Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-20
n,oRE REPUBLIC MONDAY EVENING. DECEDEE 20 1885
IT WAS The CAT.
The Feline is Probably Responsible for the
Mysterious Disappearance of Will
Sewald's Money.
The Gamblers Swear They Don't kH""
Anything About It-A Trio OF VIZ
tuous Innocents - Tho
Case In Full.

Case IN Full.
The trial of Al. Fisher, white, and Guar
lev Brown. colored, for gambling, came up
hefore Squire Breckenridge this forenoon
II will be remembered that atfidaylts against
these p.rties and six others, were hled D!
Will r, Seewaid. the young Michigander'
who claims to have dropped between s"oo
and s4OO at Ed. Sullivan's gambling place
and SI25 at room on west Malh sueet
LJoe Sheets's) where Al. Fisher is alleged
TO HAVE BEEN DEALER
There are two separate suits in The litlga- |
tion-ciyil action against Sullivan ana
Fisher. separately, to recover the re-
snectiye amounts, and criminal &c
ton against Al. Fisher oharIeS
Rroun. will Hutchins and lot more Tor
gambling, under the state laws. Johh l.
Zimmcrman represented Seewald, ana Eu'
Wallace, ESD, the defendants.
seeU,d was the first and only witness
for the state. He is an innocent-iooklhk
hIonde Youth, with thick lips, light hair
worn nompsdour and very good ciothes.
He is extremely boyish in manner ana taik'
and is built Just the right way ior @ suoA
arr amongst a nest of shorthand gaihoIerS'
He Was painfully at the mercy OF MI wal,
lace who smoked a cigar and thundereu
lie Boanerges throughout the trial; Inc
.-n,,nr faIIoy testified that he is the son
- nrominent ieweler OF Hudson. Mlchl-
Ton. that he had worked in his father
stor. ever since he was big enough TO De De
hind a counter. He had come here with
5000 and married the girl of his choice, VINO
bad come to Springfield with him. he had
dsnosited about $500 with Landlord Ihos;
nIran of the st. James hotel, nut had
| aftsrwards drawn it and gone out to see the
| town. He had dropped" $50 at S9iil-
vans place. and the next night, trluay' De-
Gambler 10th. had
plowN IN THE REST
-s125-at Joe Sheetss place IN gaule
with Fisher, Brown and Hutchins; me
young fellows testimony-ln-chiet was
main and direct, and he only wriSsleu
under the castigation thal ever!
lavyer knows how to Apply an
INNOCENT witness-on the other side. Ihere
were constant passages at arms cet"eei
.ncas 10 Young Seewald. in innuendo. were
nnf,,tteriug in the last degree. A pleasing
taat,Ire of the case developed when the
t.cbnicalities OF 'stud-poker' came up for
.ynIan,tion. Neither attorney knew any
| tbiny beyond progressive euchre and casino
SeeT.Id's eyplanatiOn of the game was
very lame. and he wound up with the con
fesSion that he didn't know much ABOUT IL
In the light of recent events, he prooaply
told the truth. he doesn't.
Rut the interest of the trial developed
when the defendants themselves were caiie.
as witnesses. Al Fisher was nrsl calle9 u
Ha ia a short-necked, thick-set young Eel
Ioyy with black hair and an uncompromis
inc nomnadour. His clothes are the con
ventional large check-goOds, and he LOOK
vbat he is. Al. Fisher has been pulled II
gambling houses about once month 10
tbe last six wears. The police dockets shoV
this. ..,os
He WAS sworn. and put upon the stand
Then This distinguished gentleman wen
bact on the whole business, and testlne'
that
HE WAS No GAMBLER
2 was a saloonist by profession. Had neVe
, haa,, in a game with Seewald; never playe'
|, with him: never saw him before, and oil
: not win his money on December 10,
i sny other date. There was a
2 .Ir of meek and hirh-minded innocenc
. about Fisher that made the suppression o
emotion on the part of the spectators a mar
matter He asserted his virtue in weak
1 sweet voice that was hardly dlstlnsulshao!
, above the roar produced by MI; aiiace
t cigar. Ii is hoped that the public Will nc
E feel hard at Mr.. Seewald for the arrest o
. this Y. NJ. c. A. young man, MI: ishel
. All along it has been suspected that
gambled. A.,
Brown. the cOlOred man, who has III
+ reputation of being capper TOT sever
dives in town, was the next witness hei'
, | also yirtuous innocence reared its wool
. head. He knew nothing about SeewalC
: had never seen him. or played with hin
ana WAS a bard-yorking mechanic by trade
!. "Here, Brown said Squire Brecker
e ridge finally. goaded into indignatlor
..didn't Won tell me awhile ago, in the nen
room. that Friday night week ago 20
were in a game with Fisher, Hutehlns an
Seewald, that you won Sl25. that you
. HAD NOTION Te CHANGE YOUR PLEA
GUILTY,
n But believed you would wait till you sa'
g Al. Fisher"
No, san. Didn't tell yo' that
Didn't ?"
a NO. sah."
! "You know you're under oath'
q "Yessah."
e And yet you say you didn't tell n
that?"
"No, sah."
Squire Breckenridge leaned back al
, folded his hands with an air OF resigns
~ ton.
Hutchins was the next called and,
Il course stuck 10 the same story. Squll
:. Breckenridge reserved his decision until L
e morrow. II is not the province for new
a paper to decide legal cases. or pass upo
is the reliability of witnesses, but tits the POI
d Mar impression that some lofty lying h'
II been done, and Mr.. Zimmerman is col
templating an action for perjury again
the defendants. The sporting proiesslo
about town is indulging in broad laug
rs today over the farce and every time the ca
h i. mentioned somebody pulls out cal
/ bearing the legend. II am Something OF
\ Liar Myself" Meanwhile, what got aws
II with Seewald's money? 1t must have BET