The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-07

Come eleben: come seben; git my gal
new pair q shoes; ioll on, baby carriage,
roll on
This song was in full blast yesterday in
| a gambling den at classic Gum Springs
| near Alexandria, when the constables o.
Squire Kirby swooped Gown on the ganl
and arrested the bones, and the cards, and
the bottles and the Sunday sinners.
The most astonishing Incident OF the raid
is the statement OF the boss o. the speak
easy, that lie was throwing the bones for
the greater glory and extension OF the neat
iittie church which stands IN earsnot OF the
den.
Another question involved in the case is
whether beer and re d liquor are mineral
waters. And still another question against
which Squire Kirby is 10 go up, is whether
a horse attached To wagon, alleged To
be hauling mineral water to speakeasy,
is subject to arrest under the OFerrall
construction Of the Virginia statutes.
FOR THE CHURCH.
Dick Burnett, co,ored, is the individual
who swears that he was shaking the dice
for the benefit OF the Gum Springs Church.
The Rev. Mr.. Taylor is the pastor OF that
church. and he ceEies point blank that he
entered into any agreement whereby his
church was 10 lie tenefited by the unholy
traffic in Sunday liquor or the hazard OF
tI!e ulCe III Tie HdDus VI DiCh VI
any Of the crapshooters who shot rhein-
selves into tire Alexandria tail. 1t all
happened this way:
Gun Springs is live miles below Alexan-
dria. They have been holding protracted
meetings there in the church OF the Rev.
Mr.. Taylor, and near this church is the
shanty which is run as n gambling den by
Dick Burnett, Charles Knoxville, Edward
julius and Tim Henderson in their various
capacities of hone throwers, sweaters, and
Illegal barkcepers. The noise Of the dice
and the diccrs' oaths was distinctly heard
by the people at the revival meetings, which
induced the church officers to apply to
Squire Kirby to have it stopped yesterday.
Therefore at o'clock in tie afternoon
Constable Webster and his assistants ap-
peared suddenly in the camp OF the law
breakers. In the sianty and all around
there Were parties engaged in cTaping,
sweating, drinking, swearing, and doing
other things IN the alleged Interest of the
revival. Dick Burnett, Charles Knoxville
and Tim Henderson especially We're caught
in the act OF handing round the beer and
the whiskey, while Edward Julius was
sweating everything in sight.
HAD 4 HEARING.
The coDstabies made haste to gather in
these principals while the rest OF the festive
throng made their way into the wilderness
vi sEt gum SN d1p, tHV
landscape feature of Gum Springs The
cons .ables gathered the lawbreakers just
named into the gon, and also all the
whisky, beer, dice and dice boxes. crap
layout, etc, and took them vi ct afmis TO
the home OF sc uirc Kirby, where the pris-
oBers had n hearing.
Charles Knoxville was fined S6S. 40 for
sSuuuay seinnr sLd-illcgaI seiing or whisky;
Edwards was fined an even 500 for sweat
~ x,fC On in
jail Dick Burnett and Tim Henderson gave
$3.50 bail. Their trial will be fcfore Squire
Kirby at 2 p. m. next Wednesday.
Burnett sets up that IL wds onthe grounds
by permission of the Rev. Mr.. Taylor.
who was TO receive half the profits OF
the joint. to he applied to the erection of
a new church.
Henderson alleges that he was simply
an eniploye and that his conscience had
been put to sleep by the understanding
that the church was to realize on the bust
ness In fact, be said that he believed
that he was working in the interests OF
the church,
Rev Mr.. Taylor denies every one OF
these statements and affirms that he was
anxious to have the unseemiy and Illegal
business broken up.
Julius and Knoxville. on top OF the beer
and whisky, were taken to Alexandria last
night and are in jail. If they do not pay
up they will be sent to prison al Fairfax
cour thouSe.
THE HORSE AND WAGON.
The other complication of the case is that
the horse and wagon belong to Mr.. James
McC uen Of Alexandria. He called ar
police headquarters last night for their
release, but was Informed that everything,
including his horse and wagon, had been
confiscated and would be sold at public
auction. He explains the presence of the
innocent horse and wagon at the speak
easy by his having Sold the parties some
mineral water on Saturday last and that
the stuff was delivered yesterday morn
ing The Police. however. re holding on
to the animal and wagon.
A to the beer and ether stuff the police
are considering the best way to dispose
Of it as they are prohibited from drinking
when they are on duty.
The accounts OF the raid so far do not
show the presence OF mineral waters on
the grounds other than the unbottled stuff
which gurgles and warblcs on its way to
the surface at Gum Springs 1t is also not
manifest what the forty cents is for in the
fine of Knoxville, who was mulcted in the
sum OF 500. 40.