The morning times., 1897-01-19
POLICY DEALERS MU[CTED
The Trial of Walter DonnelIy
Concluded in Alexandria.
A HEAVY FINE WAS IMPOSED
An Appeal Was Taken From the
Mayors Decision-The Other De-
fendants' Trial Was Set for To-
morrow-The Testimony Given
Yesterday Was Entertaining.

The alleged promoters of policy, who
were arrested on Thursday last by Sergt.
Smith and his men, when SIX policy shops
i'm this city were raided, were arraigDed
before the mayor last night for trial. The
session OF the police court was neld in the
corporation courtroom, on account of the
large number OF witnesses who had been
summoned, and the great. number of citi-
zens who had expressed q desire to be
present at the hearing. When Mayor
Thompson took his seat every available
space in the large room was filled, and
the crowd extended out into the corridors.
The following prisoners wered TO
their names: Frank McLaren, Walter Don
| neley and John Mills, white, and William
Payne, Rhode Wilson. Charles Grady,
James Lee, james Banks, Edward Green,
Thomas Nelson, Edward Jameson, Frank
Chase. F. r. Ross. A w Madella, Charles
Parker and AdoIphus Woodward. All Of
the parties named, except Woodward, were
charged with promoting policy in this city.
Woodward was charged with soliciting
business in Washington for the Alexandria
houses.
Comrnonwealth's Attorney Leonard Mar
Messrs s. G Brent, John NJ. johnson and
John II. Green for the defense.
The accused were all presented under
new warrants, which were prepared sub
sequent to the raid by Mr.. Marbury, as
those used in making the arrests were
said to he defective. Immediately upon
the assembling of court. Mr.. Brent, for
the defense, waived the execution of the
new warrants, accepting them as exc
cuted.
Chief Webster then called the witnesses
summoned, and found that number were
abs ent
Mr.. Marbury asked that an attachment
be issued against all witnesses who had
failed to respond TO their names.
The case OF Walter Donnelly was the
first called, when Mr.. Brent moved to
quash the warrant and entered plea of
not guilty.
Mr.. Marbury moved that the trials be
postponed, as material witnesses for the
commonw ealth had failed to respond to
their names, and asked that attachments
be issued against the absentees.
The case was proceeded with aud Scrgt.
Smith was called To the stand. The wit
ness stated that he had raided the house
OF Walter Dounelly. He found the gate
locked, ana jumped over the fence. He
caught Donnelly running across the yard.
He went into the house and found what
he supposed We're policy writings and
drawings. lie never played policy AMI
was never in policy shop i'll his life prior
to Che raids.
Edward Williams was then called. In
reply to a question by Mr.. Green, wit
ness stated that he was a half-brother Of
Sergt. Smith. He had played policy
often, and several times at Donne!ly's
He did not know with whom he played,
and described the manner in which IL was
| necessary to proceed TO play policy.
Officer Ferguson stated that he had ac-
eompanied Sergt, Smith when he made
the raid. He was admitted By way of the
front door of the building by Mr.. Walter
Tonuelly. He recognized the paraphernalia
| as that recovered.
Mr. l. obert C.. watson, of the Washing
ton police force, was called to testify
TO the character of the paraphernalia sub
mitted in evidence against the accused.
The witness stated that he had been de
tailed on the policy business during the
past nine months, and that the papers
before the court We're what are commonly
II own as writings or books" in pClicy
parlance.
Arthur Grey and Charles Adams had in
vested in the Iolicy business i'll the house
T alleged TO have been conducted by Walter
Donnelly. They passed their money through
an opening in a frame partition and re-
ceiyed a slip of paper containing the num-
bers they desired. They had never seen
those engaged i'll the business.
After further testimony had been given
and the leargumentss submitted, Mayor Thomp-
son rendered his decision, imposing fine
OF $3.50 and a sentence of sixty days i'll
Jail.
Mr.. Brent immediately noted an appeal,
and the case will be taken to the corpora
ton court. The prisoner was released on
bail.
All the other cases were allowed to go
over.
Capt. Mushbach stated to the court that
he represented John Mills and Edward
Shock, and asked that time for trial be
fixed. The mayor stated that he would
hear these cases on Wednesday evening
if tile commonwealth's attorney could at
tend at that time.