ried to a room over Walker's Library, where a rent was
paid of twelve guineas per week, showing plainly the profits of the
speculation.

Several gentlemen used to frequent the table, among whom was one who
lost L125.

Clarke asked the witness if he thought the person who lost his money was
rich? And being answered in the affirmative, it was proposed that he,
William Wright, should invite the gentleman to dinner, to let him have
what wine he liked, and to spare no expense to get him drunk.

The gentleman was induced to play again, and endeavour to recover his
money. As he had nothing but large bills, to a considerable amount, he
was prevailed on to go to London, in company with the witness, who
was to take care and bring him back. One of the firm, Pollett, wrote a
letter of recommendation to a Mr Young, to get the bills discounted at
his broker's. They returned to Brighton, and the witness apprized the
firm of his arrival. They wanted him to come that evening, but the
witness _TOLD THE GENTLEMAN OF HIS SUSPICIONS_--that during their
absence a _FALSE TABLE_ had been substituted.

The witness, however, returned to his employers that evening, when the
firm advanced him L100, and Ford, another punter of the sort, L100, to
back with the gentleman as a blind--so that when the signal was given to
put upon black or red, they were to put their stakes--by which means the
gentleman would follow; and they calculated upon fleecing him of five
or six thousand pounds in the course of an hour. According to his own
account, the witness told the gentleman of this trick; and the following
morning the latter went with him, to know if this nefarious dealing has
been truly represented.

On entering the library they met Walker, who wished them better success,
but trembled visibly. At the door leading into the room porters were
stationed; and, as soon as they entered, Walker ordered it to be bolted,
for the sake of privacy; but as soon as the gentleman ascended the dark
staircase, he became alarmed at the appearance of men in the room, and
returned to the porter, and, by a timely excuse, was allowed to pass.

At this table Clarke generally dealt, and O'Mara played. It was for
not restoring the L100 to the firm that the charge of felony was laid
against the witness--after the escape of the gentleman; but an offer of
L100 was made to him, after his imprisonment, if he would not give his
evidence of the above facts and transactions.

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