The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-07

With the return of Commonwealth At
and the close approach of the dates for
the trial of ex-Alderman John NJ King
for the alleged acceptance Of a bribe
and the arraignment in Police Court of
H. Coles Jordan, II PelleErini. William
Phelps. Thomas Lyons, Walter Gathright
and Hector Plryear for the alleged CON
duction of open gaming houses in the
city and the reconvention of the special
alleged corruption in the municipal gov
ernment. public interest waxes warm.
Little else is being talked of in the ho-
tel lobbies, on the street and in the pr
that when the first of the matters is
called in Police Court next Wednesday
morning the room will be taxed to its
utmost capacity and the services of sew
e.ral special policemen will be required to
handle the throng and preserve order
No civil or criminal action in the courts
of this city for years has aroused so
much public interest as the three mat
ters above referred 10, and it is almost
toss-up as to which of the three is
holding the eye of the people most close
ly. There is probably little stronger
leaning toward the gambling cases than
either of the other two. nasmuch as a
number of the most prominent men of
the city have been summoned by Acting
Sergeant William f. Wyatt to appear
as witnesses for the prosecution
and number of surprises are looked
forward TO when the names Of these gen
tlemen are made public, And in addition
to this a conviction of any one of the
six men resting under the gambling
charge Will practically mean the substan-
tiation of the charge made by the vigil
LIANT patrollnan TO the effect that open
gambling has been conducted in the Sec
ond Police District for years under the
very nose OF Captain Angle and to the
knowledge. of numbers of citizens of
The city.
The RETURN OF MIR. RICHARDSON.
After having been away from the city
fol several weeks enjoying a wcil-earned
the continent to the Golden Gate, David
c. Richardson, Commonwelaths Attor-
ney the man who wlil lead in the prose
cution OF the gambling cases returned
TO Richmond last Friday morning. He
at once entered into the fight against the
alleged gamblers with vigor holding a
private consultation with Officer Wyatt
upon the afternoon of the very day he
reached the city
n ha NJ of II,
Richardson from the city that the officer
entered the cases against the six men
who w:ll appear in the Police Court next
Thursday morning. and naturally he was
not at all familiar, With the status of the
affair when he first landed in Richmond.
But such is not the case now, for dur
ing the TWO short days he has been back
there has been something doing in the
line of getting acquainted with the facts,
and Mr. Richardson has been the lead
ing spirit in this doing
READ NEWS IN THE TIMES.
Mr. Richardson had been away from
Richmond over a Wee. when Officer
Wyatt created the big sensation by ar
resting c. Coles Jordan, Il PelegTini
Thomas Lyons, Matter Gathright, VII
liam Phelps and Hector Puryear, and
the first information he had OF these
arrests was after he reached San Fran
cisco and procured a copy of the Rich
ruond Times. IN which a full account of
the entire affair was contained II might
be added, however, that Mr.. Richardson
was aware that the arrests We're TO be
made before he departed from the city.
having had one or two talks with Officer
Wyatt.
Two important matters of great inter
est developed III these cases yesterday
afternoon when IL was announced that
Mr. ]. Garland Pollard, OF the firm of
II. r. & j. G.. Pollard. attorneys al Law.
had been engaged by influential friends