Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-01-23

Tennessee. and had lost $500 on his way
lin. They asked him how he lost it. Said
| he played. How did you playi 0, I've
got them things in my pocket to fool the
boys with when get home. He then
pulled out the cards, think you call
them. He Just put 'em down and worked
'em around little, aud Meyers turned
one and he said you have won. He pull
ed out ten or twenty dollar note. He
was in hurry, he said. The two, Meyers
and Anthony, asked Lin to play another
game. He said yes, for how much They
said for $500. He then worked the cards
little with his hands, and said you have
won $1,000, and pretended to get the
money, but stopped and asked Meyers II
be had enough of money to pay BIN II be
had lost. Meyers said not exactly, but
this man can get the money. l said no.
Meyers got out of the buggy, slapped me
on the leg and said yes sou have, Eon
must get the money, then we can draw
the money from him. l said no, let the
man have his money. He said no, we
might as we'll have it as him, some one
else would win it before he got back
home, to Tennessee. They Kept on at me
and got me 80 fixed up l didn't know
what was doing. They said mnst get
all had; that l must bring oil my
money. went and got it. They all
went with me to the end of tn, lane,
about three hundred yards from my house.
Meyers followed me to the cherry tree,
about one hundred yards from the house.
They took the money. didn't want to
give 1t up. said had to pay for eight
sacks ofphosphate my boys had bought
of Mr.. Boyer, on Pugh's Run, and that l
wanted to pay my taxes. They grabbed it
all, did not leave me any. told them
You are robblng me out of every cent l
have. They said no we are not. | VIII
put your money and our money in this
box and give it to you to keep. We VIII
take this man to the railroad and then
come back and give you your money out
Of the box. They said l must take 1t
home and say nothing to any one must
not say anything to my family. l took it
home. On the way came to my senses.
Put the tin box in the mixing box in the
stable. then started for town to see II
they we're there. Said they had stopped
at Laughlin's hotel, that Meyers had a
sister in town be wanted to see. Fonnd
they had not been in town. l only had
$50 in my pocket, thought 1t would be all
7 would want. l went back and got $l6O,
| walked out little way. Had given my
daughter 5000 to keep. Went hack and
told her / wanted it, did not tell heI
what for. Got 5000, it was all my money
Had been giving her my money for years
They took $3.50 and may be little silver
Never got cent back. l didn't know
one card from another, never tried 10
learn. Did not gamble or play with
these mep, never did in my life. l mex
saw the tin box in Mr. Bakers office
Had no key to it.
On cross examlnation Mr.. Kibler sale
that when the men were driving alorl
the street the first day he saw them the!
called him a name such as there is no
around here. know Mr.. Geary. Got t.
Woodstock little after u o'clock.
saw Mr.. Clinednst at Laughlin's hotel ant
asked him il two such men or lady ha6
stouped there, aud he said no. / ther
went to Mr.. Geary's and told him wha
happened. (Here the old man becam'
confused at question and talked in
rambling way when one of the attorney
for the defense told him roughly TO "stol
THAT racket and answer the question :"
"Did you not say the same evening yo'
came to town, In the presence of Dr
Henry Irwin, that the card You had wa
one with lady on It'll" II never sale
that" "Did you not say on the day yo'
lost your money that you turned car
with a lady on it, and that was the wa
You lost your money ?" 81 did not sa
that" "Did You not say at your ow
house on Saturday to Mr.. James McCun
that you had yielded to temptation b'
fore and lost money!" 81 did not. Nj
McCuue and the lady came to my hoT'
, on Saturday week, between and
! o'clock. She said she wanted TO pay m
the money had lost"
Mr.. A. p. McInturff recalled. III
prisoners left my house on morning OF et
November, and don't know where the
were. Meyers and Anthony ordered tw
horses and Dayton wagon to be ready b
7 O'clock and they drove away. JOSEF
!. johnson went to see some one In IL
country, Meyers and Anthony were t
!. rether. roomed together. johnson d
not seem to know them. He stayed abo'
the hotel, read the papers and went o
waking to the country to see a custome
T saw them after their arrest aud recoi
uize them.
Chas. KINGSLEY next took the witne
) stand and testified as follows: 81 live
stra,burg. am druggist, and board
the Chalybeate House. l was at u
hotel on the 9th, 9TH and 9Th of Noven
, her. 1890. / saw the three prisoners thel
on Friday morning, November 7th'
think. for the first time. next sa
them at supper Friday evening. Mex
time | saw them they were under ares
= 7 saw tho three men in conversation
thu Office. They stopped talking when
came in. / do not remember whether
wrote the date of November 9th in Il
hotel register or not. had no .conve
sation with the prisoners and did not he'
them make any statements.
Mr.. W. II. Albert called, and DIR. Gin
o stated that he was sick and unable
llaova hia house