Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-06
Affemnt md Bribery.


bride him and general denunclauon oil
the "Old Dominion Telegraph Com
pany" we're the features OF States Al
toruev Mackey's efforts to force a trlaI IN
the case of theS Asapb pool room people
in the Circuit Court o. the county yester-
day. The men are charged with setting
mn q gaming table. The indictments
were found under the code which pro-
vides that offenses charged therein may
he tried by the Circuit Court. In full
the presentments charge the men with
"setting up gaming table of the like
kind az keno. under the denomination
of bookmakiDg on horse races, and OF
the like kind as faro and OF the
like kind as keno and faro, under
the denomination of commission betting
on horse races" The question raised
nv the term "of the like kind" is to be
determined by the jury.
When the case was called by Judge
Nicol Wednesday Col Smith and
Messrs. Burke and Carlin, attorneys
for the defense, asked for a post
pouement until the next session OF
the court They declared the matter OF
the charge to be a surprise to them, ana
claimed that they had not had time to
prepare their defense. Mr. Mackey OBJ
iected to a postpouement or continuance
of the case. ''You have been expecting
this thing for months" he SAID
OTIS your business TO expect IT,
Your are defending a fraudulent con
cern-a telegraph company thal
never owned pole nor a WIRE that
meyer even paid taxes on such prop
ertg. You are defending a lake
athletic association that has never exist
ed. You are defending an alleged gen
tleman's driving park, when no one has
ever seen either the gentlemen or The
driving park. Nothing about the indlct-
ment is surprise 10 you. You expect
one at every session OF this court. There
isn't any decision ON gambling made
that YOU do not know by heart, and
could if necessary set to music. Inc
Old Dominion Telegraph Company Is
fake, composed only of gamblers ana
black mailers.
Mr.. Mackey in continuing claimed
that he had recently been approached
on two separate occasions by emlssa-
rries Of the st. Asapb people, who at
tempted to bride him to drop the case
against St. Asaph, and to enter proceed
ings against the Virginia Telegraph
Company, the pool room recently start
ed by John Nelson in jackson CITY.
al had witnesses concealed in the room
when James Pumfrey, an emissary, al
tempted TO bride me, and before these
witnesses | forced him to confess that
he had attempted a bribe," continued
Attorney Mackey. al shall, IN short
while. have him indicted for attempting
TO bride public officer" Among the
allnremenls held ont, be said, was a
handsome monetary consideration, seat
in the state legislature, the State Senate
or other political honors. Mr.. Mackey
stated that he had taken steps to prose
cute the man for bribery under the laws
OF the District of Columbia. Attorneys
for The defendant then entered a demur'
rer asking that the case be postponed IN,
iii witnesses living in other cities coulc
be summoned. The demurrer was refused
a ,,ostponement OF one day being granted
the attorneys for the defense in which t(
prepare their case.
Mr.. Burke termed the proceedings an
anomaly at law, requiring time for prep
aration, for which he asked. lie re
ferred TO the continued efforts of Mr.
Mackey against the pool rooms at st
Asaph as persecution, asking why 'h'
States attorney did not proceed agains
e,another notorious resort in the county
Judge Nicol at once interrupted ."
wish You would say" he stated, "~ha
notorious place it Is. ] want to know
something about 1t.
Mr.. Burke said he referred to the so
called Virginia Telegraph Company
which he understood to be op'rating
pool room at jackson City such as j
Conducted at St. Asaph. He wondere,
why the Commonwealth ) Attorney, Wit
his intense zeal, his bloodhound tenaclty
hal not prosecuted the Jackson City on
terprise. ~,
THIS or ught forth reply from Nh
Mackey. in which occurred his denunc
alton OF the st. Asaph poolroom. lie wa
well aware. he sand, of the nature OF th
business being done at the new place
jackson City. lie charged that gan
bling was conducted there and asserte
that the place was a counterpart Of ,
Asapb. But, concluding, he announce
his policy to be to get rid otthe establish
ment at st. Asaph and then TO procee
against that at Jackson City.
In the discussion Mr.. Burke declare
that if his side had to enter the TN
without further preparation, some rum
might be made which would not stan
tess at the Court of Appeals, but Juds
Nieol admonished The attorney not
worry himself abolt the court IN th
respect.
Counsel for the defense were require
10 present afiidayits to support the PEI
tion for continuance. The court
TODAY for the hearing of the demurrer
the indictments. which they entered.
Toward the latter part OF the arg
ments interest in the proceedings "
intensified bv an invitation from q
Smith. one of the lawyers for the deien'
TO Mr.. Mackey to go outside the cot cot
room. and the direction OF Judge NJ
to the sheriffto prevent trouble oe'"e
the two attorneys. ~
The tilt between Mr.. Mackey and y
Smith followed a complimentary rel