Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-24

Mr.. AiIau's Challenge 10 Produce the
record Accepted.

y INC LuNOf W Wv
With your permission | will reply
to the card from Mr.. Edgar Allan con-
tanned in your issue Of this date. lie
seems aggrieved BY the report
Of that portion Of my speech
at the Mozart Academy Of Music
few evenings sgo in which l alluded 70
him in ssyipg, "If you want to know
something of his record, get somebody
to tell you abou, him when he lived In
FaTmville." :.
1t may have been somewhat unkind
Of me, and probably would not have
been said save as it was, IN the warmth
Of discussion and in response to re-
peated calls from the audience for some
thing concerning a man who was SO
active in his public advocacy OF pro-
hibitory laws for our people. The Ian
gusge employed was Of q character cal
culated rather to alleviate than aggra-
yate what knew Of his public record.
But as Mr.. Allan has seen ft to invite
me to give the record " and not - m
nuendo," comply with his request.
Here it is:
In the County Court OF the County OF
Prince edward. February Term: ieIx;
W.P. Dupuy (foremsp). John A. EIllost
w. W. Wootton. John X. brsnen, SVu.s pa.s
Polling. James A. Elliott, , John " ReS5' 5
W n living. W. n. Fowlkes. Branch +: +.
Redd. David Bagby. Il. V: Lyon ;; 4.
Wootton. w A. Bruce, and W. j" Nausuau
were duly sworn grand Jury lOr tns .s~'t
Of this county, and having received 1, sus.I
cearye. retired to their room, ana aiter
some time spent therein returned lnto
court and presented al Indictment against
Fanny Foster. &C, &C, &C, whereupon tle
grand Jury were adjourned over 'lh w.
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock; .,, and
Grand Jury empanelled and sworn snu
adiourued from yesterday met pursuant 10
sdiournlneut Preeent-W. J. Dupuy' Iote-
man: John A. Elliott, W. W. Wooiton Jon.
X. Branch James A. Elliott John " neI9'
Ir. T. Hall Dillon. L. Is. witt, X. Il. kedu'
"" II living. ". y. Folkes. Branch r.
Redd. David Bagby. K V. Lyon, ;. i.
Wootton, W. A. Bruce. and w. l.. vaughan
retired again to their room 10 consult ol
their presentments. and after some Tune
returned into court ana maue tue IoAO"ihs
prese niments-to wit:
We present Edgar ELAN FOR un ns"tull.
betting at a gaming table commonly caleu
chuckaluck, being a gaming'taOle OF Tue
Ike kind win a kanllnS thoio 'hh.u A"iD
hank, at Farmville. in Prince Edwaro
county. within twelve months Iast pa,
unon Information OF j. II. Rice and Edward
Jacobs. sent for by the grand Jury anu
sworn In court to w tsstbiy ! yprpry Foreman.
We present Edgar Allan for uniawlu,ly
| keeping and exhibiting a gaming,table'
commonly called chuekaluck. being a
gaming.table OF the Ike KIND Win a
Sa,ning.table called faro-baDk, at Farm
Vile. In Prince Edward county within
| twelve months last past, upon Information
| OF r. II. laVis, sent for by the sfaho Jury
aud sworn in court 10 testify c,..,.,,
w. L. DUFUf, Chairman.
AZ the March term OF the County Court,
! Is7z Commonwealth, flaintlli, aga nst
Edgar Aisn. defendant betting at "a
gaming tab'e &c, No. i, =.
| me dets ndant not appearing, Therefore IL
| j. otd.reu by The Court that he pay - the
| Commonwealth FOR the benent OF tne BOARD
| of fne Literary Fund $50. and lhat ne pay
| tie costs of this prosecution; anu tnety'
upou the said Edgar Allan. Win " II
| Kobertson and II. h. Hooper, his securities
| ann, ared In court and acknowledged tucnl
sslves to be IN deOted. Jointly and seNerhIy
| to the Commonweal 1 h OF ' Nirginla In the sum
| of $500 each Of their respective Boois aul
! chstte's lands and tenements. 10 De i.Nlei
| IN the use of the Commonwealth, rendered
| yet uron the condition that II thetsatd ~
| oar Allan shall be OF good behavior lot
| Twelve months nom the time, TINS recpg-
pizauce TO be void, else ID remain III iuil
/ force and virtue. ... -.
! I972-Commonwealth. Prosecute
| against Edgar Allan. Defeudant-dnlaw-
! fully exhibiting. &c-NO. q
ord, red, That this case he continued I'll
/ the first Gay OF the April term next. aud
r. ". Porter J. 4. Miller +. II. Davis. aud 4
| Indebted TO the Commonwealth of Virgins
i'm the sum OF sl0O each Of their respec
tive goods and chattels lands ana tene
ments, 10 be levied for tne us OF tue sal'
! commonwealth. rendered yet upon th'
condition that the said parties appear her
/ ON the INST day Of the April term next u
testify IN behalf OF the CommOnWealtn II
I The prosecution Of tie Com monwealtn "a
Edgar Allan. ana shall not depart Thence
without the leave Of said court, then tn
/ above recognizance 10 he void. else TO re
/ main in full force and virtue.
| AT a County Court held April Is, 1879
/ Commonwealth rs. Edgar Allan
ordered. That this case he continued 4
Al a County Court held May %. 1872
| Commonwealth, Prosecutor, against I'd
gar Allan, Defendant-gaming.
This DAY came again as well Robert u
I Ferkeley, acting attorney for the com
[ wealth, as the defendant by his attorney
( and the cefendan ut moved the court q
? quash the piesentme nt IN this prosecution
for errors appearing upon the face OF thi
record snd assigning no reason therefor
said motion was OVerrued by the court
and thereupOn "the defendant Tor p.e'
saith that the Commonwealth OF Nirglnli
ought not TO nave ana MAINTAIN tne sal'
I prosecution and presentment against hin
because he SAYS that he was examined a
"A witness and gave evidence before tn
grand lury Of the said county OF Prime
Edward duly empanelled and sworn a
such at the April term. 1872 OF the Count
Court OF Prince Edward on behalf of tn
/ Commonwealth OF Virgins as 10 unlswfu
/ gaming committed by Others and particu
Iarly by a certain Isaac Read az the satn
time and place Indicated In the said prose
cutiOn and presentnent against MIN. IN
said defendant. and this ne Is ready I
verify : 10 which the attorney for III
/ Commonwealth replied generally, and 10
further replication satin that II 10 be tru
/ that the defendant was exafni med as a Wit
I ness and gave evidence before the gran
Jury of the said county OF Prince Edward
duly enpanelled and sworn IA such at tn
| April term. 1872 OF the County Court {
Prince Edward on benaH OF the Com
monwealth OF Virginia as TO unlaw
/ iul gaming committed by Others, an
particularly by certain Isaac Read a
| ihe same time and place al while
he the said deie endani, was presented by /
| II. DAVIS. the witness on wnose eVldenc
said preseutment was made. a. IN his sal
| plea ne hath alleged. Yet the said defe nd
ant did at divers other times and place
! within the twelve months Ext preced u
the 2lst day OF February, 1872, nDla@
| fully Keep and exhibit a gamln2-taOl
ommouly called Cnuckaluck. bein
with gsming.table called faro-Daul
atFaImyllle, IN Prince Edward county, 8
which said times and places neither 10
g. ID Isaac Read or any other person agai "a,
whom the said defendant gave eyiden,
! for the Commonwealth OF Virginia hi
fore the said grand jury. Wherefor
the Commonwealth said that this pr
sentiment and prosecution ought 10 be IA
ther had aud n a!nteined. To the receptto
OF which last replica ion the defendant Tel
dered a bill OF exceptions which was sig
ed and sealed by the Court aud mad
a part Of the record in this case as fully I
ifthe same were here written out. And tf
defendant moved the Court 70 allow "a
counsel for the defendant TO open and cot
clude the argument IN this case. which m1
ton the Court oyerruled. 10 which ruling
the Court the defendant excepted aud teI
dered bis bill OF exceptions. which wa
signed and sealed by the Court and mad
a part Of the record In this care as fully az
| the same were here written out.
AT q County Court Ded May "a. 1872
Commonwealth. Prosecutor, against l..
gar Allan. Defendant-Gaming sc
This day again came as well Robert
Berkeley, acting attorney for the COmmoi
wealth a. the defendant By as attorne
and thereupon came Jury-to wit: &.
BondursDt, G. e. Talisferro. r. L. Elliott.
A. Richardson, w. W. Anderson, j. T. Red
| \. "a. Garland, II. Il. Bradshaw, aud W.
Hubbard, was duly selected and swoI
as provided by law, and having ful
heard the evidence Of witnesses and arg
meDis OF counsel returned their verde
In these words We, the jury. nd the d
iepdanl guilty and ascertain hls me
$500" Nhereupon the defendant oy
| moved the Court 10 set 4<!Ie n