The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-17
MUSINGS COURT.
Lottery Player. sen, to Jon-other Cases.

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Lottery Players Sent to Jail-Other Gases.
Henry Shields was arranged before the
Hastings Court Yesterday on an indict-
ment charging him with setting up ana
conducting drawing OF lottery, com
monty called policy.
William Bibbs a shiny black African
was the first man put on the stand lie
testified that on the night of the arrest he
was i'm the room with the prisoner and
that Shields was al the pOlicy-table with
the books before him; that another
man whom he did not know, was at the
table also. and that they together received
the money for the tickets Give cents
each and entered them up on the booss'
but that De would not tell which OF the
TWO men received the money; that when
anyone played policy, he was required to
put his money down on the table when
The men fixed mp the ticket for him.
Here Giles Jackson, counsel for the
prisoner. asked the witness what he did
for living. The reply was that he
worked
Giles Work at what
At my trade
What is your trade
Blacksmith.
Policeman Folkes. the next witness.
said that he had warrant for the arrest
of George Pcarman, and that on The
way TO make the arrest he passed
bv the house where these parties
were lie looked through the win
B r.nrar.ffa "a the
rame. He saw Shields in the room at
the table writing tickets and giving
change He stood at the window Tor
several minutes, when he went INTO lhe
room and arrested him When he ar
rested him about forty persons in
the rOom-hoth men and women
who were an frightened and
some of them screamed, and then the
prisoner told them that they need not be
uneasy. that he was the only one who
would Get into trouble He required the
prisoner TO carry the policy book, which
he did until he got 10 the Old Market,
when he tore that part of the book which
had the numbers on IL of and threw
10 under one of the boxes in stall. lie
carried the prisoner 10 the stati0n-house,
and then went back and got the papers.
The case was argued for the Common
wealth. after which il was submitted 10
the jury who. after a retirement OF about
fifteen minutes, returned verdict sen
fencing the prisoner TO six months IN the
CITY jail and fniEg him 500
Giles saws that all the men OF the jury
were good church men. He WAS going
up 20 higher court.
OTHER CASES.
James McFearson. 0lias Black Dia
mond was arraigned on an indictment
charging him with stealing one lot oil
chickens. the property of Martha John
SON. ON the night of the 18th of Decem-
her Policeman Harris testified that on
that night he received information that
there was basket of chickens under a
house on Mr. J0rdan's premises, ON
Brook avenue near Leigh street; that he
got the chickens and took them 10 the
s.ation-house. and then went back
Go the place and laid in wart for the
thief. Soon after he got there the man
came up and commenced feeling Tor the
basket. when he. with Policeman Baker
closed in ON him and took him TO the sta
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that he was with Policeman Harris when
The prisoner was arrested, and helped 10
carry him lo the station-house. His ties
tim0ny corrob0rated that of Mr. Harris
and the account of the arrest published
in the TINES at the time Martha John
son testified that ON the night her hen
house was robbed she heard the
fire bells ring, and went out
10 see where the fire was. She was gone
about am hour and on her return she
noticed that the door 20 she hen-house,
which had been locked, was open Go
ing ON farther she saw one of her
chickens lying in the yard with its head
runr off She then notified the police
and on the next day identified her fowls
al the Third station-hOuse.
Black Diamond was acquitted OF tins
charge and committed for fifteen days
and fined 500 on a charge of escaping
from jail He pleaded guilty to this
latter charge
The Court yesterday heard the argu-
ment of counsel for William Williamson,
who was ON Tuesday given four years in
the penitentiary for HOUSEKEEPING, on
his motion TO set aside the verdict OF the
jury and grant the prisoner new trial.
The motion was oyerruled and the sen
tence passed on the prisoner