Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-02
GRAND-JURY CASES.
Those Sent on by PoIice-Justicc
Riehardson Yesterday.

The continued case Of William Britain,
charged with fcloniously shooting and
wounding James IIolIeran, was called in
the Police Court yesterday morning. Ed
gar Allan. Esq, represented the accused.
Mr. Hol,eraD, who, when the case was called
last Monday. was unablet 20 appear, was In
court and made the following statement:
was sitting on n sofa In my bar.room
Saturday night, October 23d, talking to
Mr. Pat. Carroll Ny wife was behind the
bar. About twenty-five minutes past II
o'clock Britain came in, asked for
drink of the best gin, and remarked that
ne supposed bis credit was good for 1t. My
wife replied, You must ask jim Brit
tan then asked me II he could get n drink
and pay for it Monday. told him that be
already owed me fifteen cents for drinks,
and that he could not get anything
more. He replied, 81 paid that t.
your wife" | told him that he was not
wanted in the house, aud got up and led
him 10 the door As Britain got into thc
street be turned around, drawing n pistol
from his pocket, and remarked, "Take
that and fired, the ball entering my chest
After being shot | took up fOur-Dound
weight and ran up the road. looking FOR
Britain. but I could not find him. Some
one said. "Hcre am.' This caused me 10
turn, and, seeing man in the middle OF tie
road, whom | took to be Britain, threw
the weight at him. Just then | heard Mr..
James Smith say "Jim, what are you
throwing at me fOrY"
To questions by Mr.. Allan the witness
said that he dld not strike Britain, neither
did he attemp' to do 50. Other witnesses
corIobOratcd the testimony OF Mr.. Hole
ran.
Brittan was sent on TO the grand jury.
POKTR.ROONs RAIDED.
j. W. Ungcr, Colin Jarvis, and RoscberTy
Mosby, the last-named cOlOred, were before
the court charged with keeping common
gaming-houseS, where the game Of poker is
played.
Captain James B. Plcaslnts. OF the First
police district, with several OF his trusty
assistants, went out TO raid these place,
saturday night, and found person, playing
At each Of them. They are situated at los
east Main street, - north Seventeenth
street, and 23li cast Main street, respec.
lively.
when the cases were called Samuel NJ.
Page, Esq, counsel for Unger and Jarvis,
and /. 4. Randolph, counsel for Mosby,
asked for a continuance. This Justice
Richardson refused to grant, saying that
poker-playing had been carried on here for
long time under the impression that it wa'
rot unlawful; that be desired to have the
matter tested At this term Of the Hastings
Court. and that il the cases were con.
tnuod il would be impoSsiblee 10 have
them before the grand jury at this term.
He said. further. that II the Court should
decide that such gaming was unlawful
be intend, to break II up; II it decide,
that il is no yioltion OF law, OF course h
will have to allow it to be carried on.
An examination was had in each case;
the eydcn,e was conclusive, and al three
Of the accused were sent on to the grand
jury.
THE "JUG" CASE.
William Jackson, the colored man who
wa. arrested IN Theatre alley saturday
ni.ht on warrant sworn ont 10y another
colorcd nan named Thomas Carter,
harcing hm with dealing in Kind OF lot
terry commonly called the jug game,
was also lcfore the court. The case wa;
continued until tomorrow.