The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-18
CASES ARE OVER
BUT END NOT YET
Police Board May Look Further
Into Gambling Matter.
co INTO OTHER BUSINESS
Nearly All the Men Convicted Have
Plans Mapped Out for New
Life-A Great Bonfire of
the Paraphernal'a.

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With the trial and conviction Of the
gamblers in the Police Court, and their
subsequent completion OF the Jail sent
ence five hours after they had Deem taken
from the City Hall to the prison on
Nineteenth Street the eye OF the public
turns from the sensational cases to the
probable action of the Police Board in
the Wyatt-Angle controversy. and mas
much as a meeting of this body has been
called for tomorrow afternoon, it is
thought that the question Of a further
investigation may be taken up.
In addition to the interest which centers
in this probable action OF the commission
crs people are anxious to know what
business the convicted men will take up,
two or three having stated in court they
would never again operate a gaming
house. And on top of this the bonfire
next week, at which most of the para
phernalia captured will be destroyed by
Justice John, Is occupying the attention
Of thu public.
BONFIRE MONDAY OR TUESDAY.
These topics being the center of interest
in the community, a partially successful
effort was made yesterday afternoon to
ascertain something dulueullC III regain
to each Of the three matters It was
learned that there is little doubt as to
further attention being given the matter
of the Police Departments attitude to-
ward gambling; Klat Hector Puryear
and Samuel Miller are already en-
gagged in another business, the former
being engaged at the shipEards in
trestle building and the latter conducting
a saloon on lower Main street; that H.
al hoo off
as drummer for well-known wholesale
house. which he may or may not accept
and in addition one Of the best-knnu-rl n err
in Richmond has offered to establish him
in some other business. the nature of
which could not be learned: that Walter
Gathright will In all probability remove
his family to Hanover county. where he
will engage in a legitimate business VEN
ture; that PeIlegrini will leave the city.
probably going to Baltimore. Philadel-
phiaI OF New York; that William Phelps !
will remain In Richmond and secure a
position with some commercial house;
that Thomas Lyons Will retire from ac-
tive life, being too old and feeble to I'M
dertal1e any business venture; that JUS
tice Crutchfeld will burn the parapher-
MALTA next Monday or Tuesday. and that
the fire will be In the vicinity of the
new Marshai-Street Jail
POLICE BOARD.
Interest in the meeting of the Police |
Board tomorrow afternoon is keen, and |
their action in the Wyatt-Angle contro- |
versy is being looked forward to with
pleasure by the sensation lovers for they |
seem confident that there will be a
further investigation. Officer Wyatt hav-
ing established fully his statement made |
several weeks a go that there were nuner-
ous gambling houses in the Second Dis |
trict
Chief of Police Howard. when asked |
last night whether or not he would, as a |
result of the developments in the gam
bling cases, prefer charges against Cap
tain Angle. replied that he knew of no
such charges. There has been. so far as
known. no intimation that he will. The !
belief that the gambling question may be |
probed deeper grows out Of the fact that |
when Officer Wyatt charged before the |
Board that Captain Angle had. Indirectly |!
if not directly, prevented him from pro- |
ceeaing against gambling houses an in
vestgaton in which all the police Of the
Second District were witnesses. result ed |
in the vindication of Captain Angle. |
while since then Wyatt has practically |
without aid. conducted a crusade in |
which seven men have been led to plead |
guilty and paraphernalia. worth several
thousand dollars has been contscated.
The fact however. that not all of the
gaming places TdlIeu were III tile Secoiiu
District would seem to indicate that. if
the Police Board enters upon further
investigation it will do SO volun tarily,
and the entire workings of the depart
ment would be brought under review.
WHAT THEY WILL DO.
Since he closed his gambling house last
March Heck Puryear has been working
as a trestIe builder at the
Tlgg Shipyards. while for some time
before he closed his place Sam Miller
has been conducting a, saloon on lower
Main Street Coles Jordan has received
an cfser from a wealthy and influential
citizen to establish him in business. and |
he is now considering this proposition.
In addition, he ha salso been offered 2, po-
stion as a whiskey drummer, but it is
not now known whether he will accept. |
Walter Gathright. before he came to |
Rchmonds some twenty years ago. re- |
sided in Hanover county. and it is his /
present intention to go back to his old |
home. II. Pellegrini will seek another |
city in all probability. leaving Richmond |
--ithin the next month or SO. William !
Phelps. it is said has been rendered one |
or two positions in local commercial |
houses and he will probably accept one |
of these. settling down TO a quiet life
Thomas Lyons. probably the Oldest of the |
seven men, will never again engage in
any active pursuit, his eyes having
failed Kim. He can scarcely see at all
now but has accumulated enough money |
during his career to live on the balance
of his life
BIG BONFIRE
Justice Crutchfeld stated yesterday
that the paraphernalia would be burned |
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