The morning times., 1896-01-10
E STRIKES hAR GbI IEER WHILE IS ACTIVE VIRGINIA
le. Mr.. Walton, Ike May Irwin.s

be dOue. Mr. Walton. Ike Lay lrwiu's
b;,lly, ''must be found"
AS Cap. Beiils was about due Ia arrive
al College station in The course OF the
next halr hour. start was made for that
place 10 meet him, but as the buggy would
only hn.d three the working member OF
The Times cJtnbipaiioa went along with
The boy, while the other stayed at Justice
Bailey's house.
La,er he aud tile justice walked over To
Hya;tsyille. where they found the cap
tain aud The other Times man Ar. Bailey
went up to the engine Eousc, where George
McFariard was passing away the time,
ard brought that worthy down to the cap
iain's buggy.
A buried Consultation was held in the
ruad, which resulted in Mcfarland depu-
iizius the two Times men tu 60 aloHC and
aSsis; him in making the arrest. The cap
tain did not Consider this force big enough,
So l. o. Nissman, who viii likely be nom
ina;ed In the Place or Justice Carr, If that
or,hy is removed, and "Rube'' Vincent
were also depuiiZed Ia go along so as to
be ON hand in case Of trouble.
HAD A POSSE.
Preceded 10y Capt. Beliis. in his buggy.
this small army OF deputy officers started
ON their walk To WaHou's place. By this
time il was well on to 8 O'Clock ard the
night was pitch dark. As we crossed over
.ra-...o re Pan Hsnoie Salmon. but they
made no move to follow. and the party
passed ON up the hill unmolested.
There were five in all, Justice Bailey
and Captain Bells having gone on up
to the formers house on his poultry farm
to make things comfortable for the court
OF inquiry which, if everything went right,
would shortly convene there.
As the party Deared the house the door
sopeDed and man stuck his head out.
He appeared to be listening, but before
they had reached the house be closed the
door and when they walked up the path
to the side door no sign of life was visible
from without.
Mcfarland went first, and opening the
door, walked into the main room, where
the bar is situated. There were three
people in tie room, Walton, StiegInier, and
n small tlarky boy who looked with wonder
ing eyes.
McFarlaD nd performed the ceremonies
in quiet, gentIemanly manner. He de-
ciared he did not have his glasses with
him." so one of The Times men accommo-
datingly read the warrant for him. Walton
listened without losing a word Of il and
| then, when it was finally finished, requested
the officer to make a thorough search
for the tables, etc.
APPARATUS ALL GONE.
The first room that he led to was the
one where the game had been running
in full blast when The Times men visited
the place last Monday night. But 10!
what change had come over the room.
Where were the bright green tables and
the merry rattle OF the roulette wheel?
In the place of these green tables which
are the delight OF the gambling fraternity
were two very pIain-looking wooden tables.
One stood in each room and half a dozen
chairs were grouped around them in very
inviting looking style, as II asking the
stranger to sit down and shave a smile"
A hasty survey of the other rooms in the
house showed that the things had been
spirited away as If by magic. Not even u
stray chip could be found, and one would
have thought that no such thing as a
playing card was ever in tie house.
This failure to find the tables did not
do away with the necessity for Mr..
Walton fulfilling his part OF the program,
however, and he requested few moments
in which to go and get his coat. This was
granted, and after treating all hands
round, he and Steigmeir Joined the party
and proceeded to the temporary court set
set up by Mr.. Bailey in his office on the
poultry farm.
Here the proceedings were short. but so
| far as walton was concerned. very bitter.
He asked for a jury trial and Justice
Bailey, after confering with Captain Bells,
set his bond at $500. The Times man was
put under $50 bond for his appearance in
court at MaIboro.
SO ended the first chapter of The Times
| Hyattsville- drama. The next act.
| so far as Mr.. Walton is concerned. will be
| laid in the lower country. at Maiboro. and
| then will be Illustrated the difference be-
| tween Virginia and Maryland law.
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