The morning times., 1895-11-27
WAS NOT USED
Someone's Fine Hand Displayed
in the Gamblers Trial.
MARBURY MAKES EXCUSES
He Paved the Way for the Finsco by
His Tales Of Helplessness-Beer on
Tap in the Alexandria Jaii-Con-
victed Men Have Few Needs Un-
gratiffed-Probab Action.

The happy family of convicted gamblers
| in the Alexandra jail was Joined Yesterday
| by Nelson. aud is nnw practically complete.
| With acommenda bic edegree u consistency
| the county cou;t gave that worthy the
same-Rift that bis colleagues received.
| There was the customary little private con-
| ference in the judges ronm. during which
Attorney Green succeeded IN convincing
| the court that Nelson was no verse than the
others. Consequently he viii pass ten days
| In pretty comfortable quarters and give I'D
| 500 easily earned ut the rp-river resort
over which he SO long presided.
The feeling in AirxandiId city, ALREADY
| high. was intensified by the result of the
Nelson trial The lightness of the sentence
was freely commented upon and the only
thing the citizens seemed 10 be thankful for
was that II was the county court and not the
city tribunal.
Nelson is sald tn have been Iubiiant over
the dose he received. and 1t was stated by
some uf the spectators that h" had confessed
that he anticipated something heavier.
FACTS COMING TO LIGHT.
More facts concerning the so-caIled trial
of the Heath gang pn Monday are being
turned up. and the Developments are caus-
ing Special Commonwealth Attorney Mar.
bury to- strain his ingenuity In telling Just
how IL happened.
Mr.. Marbury. prior to the trial. had
sounded ukase to the effect that the In
dicted men were to get the limit of the law.
1t may be said parenthetica!lvt that they did.
but il was pretty near the lowest. At the
same time that gifted and vcngefui State
oificialput in his spare time expla ming hnw
Il was possible that he might be defeated"
There were. per Marbury, pitfalls pre-
pared {or him a t every step: he was IN a lnne
light with his back to the wall: nn assist
ance WIS given him and the gamblers had
employed the best talent obtaiDab ble.
Alexandria people appreciated his diff
cult positlgn and their symDathies went out
to him. Vow they are wondering If he is
the serefNh son"f 4 seventh son tn be gifted
with the Vision of DTophesy. Others not so
charitable. ard in this case charity is not
i'"'ng wasted IN Alexandria. are beginning
to believe that the astule special cumInun-
" va.,n attorney was IayinE paving stunes
on which la step ont al the mud he knc " was
Mr.. Marbury has as yet not satisfactorily
explained to the people why some things
Were in connection with the proceedings OF
! Monday. Not one Df State DefeCtiye
Baldwin's men was called before the grand
jury.
Baldwin himself. however. was called
In, and testified what he had learned about
the whole ugly business.
EVIDENCE NOT USED.
These men, some seven or eight. had
been sent to Washington by the State OF
Virginia at heavy expense. and were fully
| prepared to give specific evidence in each
case; evidence gathered after months of
work among the gambling resorts, dates.
names places, amounts of money bet. COR
roborated In every detail, and all that tue
Governor desired.
but tuty ulu uOI gel q CudDct 10 tell
what they knew. Mr.. Marbury did not
exercise himself at all to put In the nail.
which Baldwin, under the Governors In
struction, had prepared.
Mr. harbury is said to have glowing
visions OF the day when the word special"
will be erased from his present title, and
needs all the friends lie can muster.
How Gov. O'Ferrall regards the course Of
the county officials is not known. and the
Governor has not yet expressed himself but
an incident of a short time ago may throw
nrp tnf a.,f
MIR, Hrent. counsel for the indicted
gambiers, went down to Richmond to see
how the land laid. His trip was wasted
railroad fare. That gentleman not only
failed 10 get u audience with tie Governor
butts said to have gotten short and point
ed potiee to the effect that no compromise
would be entertained, and that he expected
to impose the fun penalty under the laws
OF the State.
JACK HEATHs CASE.
Mr. Marbury has alsostated that there was
no evidence on which to convict Jack
that the testimony gathered by the board
of trade and the detectives was enough to
have convicted him in more than thirty
separate cases.
Ugly stories OF the whole farclaI pro-
ceeding are ailoat in Alexandria, and II
Gov. O'Ferrall's intimated investigation
comes TO aught some interesting develop
The only people who seem TO be thor
oqghly satisfied are the men in Jail, and
their lines have fallen in soft places.
Yesterday they had gotten Comfortably
fixed In several large rooms, on the second
floor, looking about as much like cells as
a parlor car does freight caboose.
Connection had been established with
nearby saloon and beer was on tap. Dur
ing the day several bucketsfull were brought
in, and with cigars and few decks OF
cards the first day OF prison life passed
merrily by.
No one seemed to know anything about
Jail rules, and as far as the occupants of the
second floor front went there were none.
Jailer Marcus Arnold and RS assistants
were kept busy waiting on the gamblers
and The, good things OF life crept inthrough
the bars to the men who have been con-
victed OF violating a State Law us freely
ss IL they were paving board.