The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-21
TRUMP CARDS
Up HIS ] SLEEVE l / : | {.
G. K Barker Charged .vith
s-wi1ii,g a Cheating
Device. N
GAMBLERS AS MIGRANTS
Most Of the Ga,nestcrs Get off
OH Claims Of Very Light
Labor.
especial 10 III. Times. D,spateh.)

* Especial to- This Times DIspatch.) fs
NORFOLK. VA, March 90. During the
prosecution OF the crusade against va
grants, Chief OF Police Boush, ordered
the arrest of seven ii,en reputed to be
gamblers, who appeared in the Police
Court this morning and proved that they
were engaged in various very light and
labors, which enabled
them to escape the fine for vagrancy and
no means OF support. with the excep-
ton OF c. X. Barker. His case was post
poned on the charge OF being the owner
Of gamblers device which was exhibit
ed and explained in court. 1t consisted
OF two clutchers of nickelplated steel,
which are concealed in the palm OF the
hand when not holding desirable cards
up the sleeve OF the operator. A cord
Is attached to these clutchers which runs
up the sleeve and under the clothes OF
the operator into his trousers beneathgtte
table. The cord pulled from beneath the
table by one hand works the clutch under
the other hand on the table so that the
operator can fill his hand with any desir-
able cards which are loose and thus gain
great advantages in the game. That case
was the only one which was successful
anu II WllHD6 ue tOlu.
.ers were discharged. IS n N
lgsss3 BONE OF CONTENTION.
81 Newport News 10 making an effort TO
have sewell's Point included in the GUS
toms district OF that city so that whom
1t becomes the TERMINAL OF the Tidewater
Railroad tile imports and the exports OF
Sewell's Point will swell the business OF
the Newport News customs house.
There will be q contest Between
the representatives OF the two cities
before the department at Washington on
the subject. sss8 81 N; H: Il i=si. @
The British steamship Lakonia. Captain
McNiell, broke all records here to-day in
loading 447 head of cattle in fifty-elght
minutes. HI # NJ 5 II 4.
There was not time before adjournment
for the Missouri Legislature to pass the
bill for the State building at the James.
town Tercentennial but o. D. Bachelor,
ono OF the representatives who was there,
has autographed from Little Rock, where
he and General Lee went that the SO. 8
900 appropriation for Transporting the ex-
htbits OF the. Worlds Fair, Is gratifying
and encouraging u II
EN- GINEBR. KILLED.
r. "A. Garfield. formerly an engineer IN
the Norfolk fire department, was killed
to-day, al Clifton Forge, "a. Canfied
was transferred from an old engine house
to a new one and not liking the change,
resigned and left Norfolk several months
ago. He came here from Troy, n, Y 4
J. H. Button. d British seaman, lies IN
the Portsmouth jail5a vi thSs two bullet
wounds and a charge OF felonlous assault
against him. He raised a row Saturday
night the British astea mship Riyerton,
which Is loading coal at Lambert's Point,
for. MANILA and when Tootsie White,7the
watchman, demonstrated Button drew a
knife and attacked White. White swore
out warrant for the arrest to-day He
says he shot in the air once to scare But
ton, but when Buttonf continued to ad-
vance, he fired at his foot and then at
his leg! Button is described as \ being
Wild from drinking during shore leave.
* .ss HELD AS WITNESS.
Lizzie DAILY, colored. was removed from
the Protestant Hospital here to-day to the
Norfolk county Jail In Portsmouth, She
was shot two months ago fby her lover.
The bullet split, one-half Of 1t enterinT
the brain and the other Embedding It
self In the skull The doctors removed
the bullet, and the woman has recovered.
The negro who did the shooting escaped.
She is to be held as a witness.