Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-11-26

cloudy weather to night; Friday
,-n!ng weather and showers; continued
weather tonight aud Friday; colder
ld-ht decidedly colder Saturday
e,ly winds becoming southwesterly
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NroN TO THE GRAND JURY.-The
p.5 Court room was crowded last
5y persons who had gathered to
he examination of the case of
Gambler, VIM. Arlington and
a Henderson, who were charged
breaking into and robbing Mr.. r..
W french store on the night of the
instant. Mayor Thompson pre-
i AMI Commonwealth Attorney
Jury conducted the prosecution.
constable Webster was the first wit
lie testified to visiting the Jail
purpose of writing letter for
!d Burnett. one of the prisoners;
Burnett directed him to cigar
when he asked for pen and that
,und gold pen in the box with
pencils. Burnett appeared much
reed when he saw Webster with
ZEN. and refused to let him have it.
pen, the witness said, was found in
room occupied by Gambler.
. George Young testified to see
man emerge from the alley next
Nr. rrench's store on the night OF
obeyy and Immediately 90 back.
couldn't recognize him. Sub;e.
otly me discovered small box in
Vesibule Of Mr.. French's store
pom examination found that the
.io, had been broken in.
ienzberger, private Waterman,
strange man in the neighborhood
a. lr night OF the 18th, but could not
auiy either Of the prisoners.
Sir Braxton Smith. Deputy Sergeant,
yea history OF the finding of the pen
Ciudler's cell under the window sill
is aere he had been directed to look for
The prisoner. His subsequent tes-
u0ly was 10 substance as published
sterday's GAZETTE. he detailing
conversation with Gambler, who
1j HIM the stolen property was in the
-ouer's house in the county, aud the
recovery of it by the City Sergeant and
himself. Gambler accompanying them to
he place. Mr.. Smith further testified
LAT Gambler was in jail on the 18th,
which The record would show.
lI French was next called. He
Identified the razors, strOps, penknives
and pens found as his property. He
iued the lot at 500.
,chard Burnett was put on the stand.
was impossible for the prosecu
non 10 get anything out of him,
Though the prosecution is satisfied ne
knows enough to throw considerable
light on the case. lie told of the find
ing OF the pen by Constable Webster,
said it belonged to Harry Gambler, but
said he didn't see any of the goods
brought into jail Burnett was evasiye
in his answers TO the ques-
lions propounded, and although occu-
pying the same room with Gambler he
said he did not see Arlington bring the
goods into jail
Mrs. Burnett reiterated the state.
ment she made yesterday morning in
regard 10 Arlington and Henderson
coming to her house to sell one of the
stolen pens
John Gambler, brother of Harry, who
mad been arrested on suspicion OF be-
nc a party to the robbery, was next ex-
He had been going in and
out of Jail to visit his brother. He en-
phatically denied any knowledge of
the stolen goods having been brought
into Jail, although he said he had seen
he pen Mr.. Webster discovered seye-
raj times when on visits to his brother.
Harry Gambler was then called on
Tor his statement. He said Ar
rington and Henderson, both of whom
he knew, called at the Jail Wednesday,
the 18th, and that while there airing
ton had handed him gold pen which
ne recognized when it was shown to
MIN. subsequently Arlington gave
him four email packages and asked
him to keep them for him. Gambler
said he did not open them nor did he
know what they contained. lie slip
ped them in his overcoat pocket, ana
when Sheriff Palmer came for him.
the same day ne carried the
bundles out with him, they still
being in his pockets. Upon arriving
at his house in the county he
took them out and put them away. He
then told of the finding OF the pen in
his room in the Jail by the Deputy Ser
geant in the spot he had indicated to
him. lis telling where the goods could
be found and their subsequent recovery
by the Sergeant, Deputy and himself.
The Commonwealth's Attorney had
some little difficulty in getting Gambler
topositively identify the goods.
James German, who had slso been
occupying the same room with Cand.
Ter. was put en- the stand, but he said
ne saw no packages given to the pris'
oner.
Arlington and Henderson declined
10 make statements, and they were
sent on to the grand jury without bail,
the Mayor ruling that where he had
reason to believe the evidence was
sufficient for conviction ii was out OF
MS power 10 take bail. Gamblers case
was continued.
The PUBLIC DEBT.-The following
fal-ap fro,,, tho auDuo1 ranort of City