| Show FR in of 1 6 HOM alexandria VA PROCURED TOWN CLOCK ancient law enabled citizen to get even on sharper who had fleeced him blackie blackleg compelled to pay I 1 high price for freedom perhaps no lio cloch in fit america IMS li is n murt indio interesting history than tic ho otte one in fit tho steep leof ib of the city liall hall anil and market houser at alexandria va it vas as install edas ap ais tiia tho purchase pi price drice ot of a u gai gambler libler rn in the days before tho the war alexia ale an dria was known by the sporting ira cra eternity Rs as a pretty rapid place nut but in hi those good gocia old days it b was sq 11 val panics and no cheating in ili the town once however alexandria was visited by devoral prof professional es s gamblers ars from the southwest in search for dup cRi R and a W respectable cotteen cit teen in m an ail evil bavil dour fell into the snare they set i or lor hiro after a serica ofa adverse gamon lie found himself butof something like fike ila ho paid without any bickering but not very willingly then a thought enabled enable d him to take his ro re vengo on the chief ca 1 I L A blackleg somehow or other lie her lear learned neff that thel there 0 was an old law in virginia dished while slie slid was yet a L colony in which it was provided pro ald that if any man could not show allow that lie he was pursuing some lawful moans means ot of obtaining 1 a I livelihood lie ho should besold besold or hired out at auction to prevent his maintenance t erianne becoming chargeable to to tho town 0 going offie before ise fore u tha tile citizen entered a complaint against tho the gamester the nian man was arrested tried and condemned to be sold at public auction at first ho he was disposed to treat the matter as a huge hug icke hut but lie ho fount out his ini mistake stalie when her he was taken to a public tand stand s and put up tip for sale tiia the started the 1 bid with otte one dollars two lam hundred dref said the gambler amr so io gamester and victim went on oil bidding until tho amount had reached 2000 then the gambler begged to be lot off pleading plea dinO pa poverty verty but lie he pleaded in an vain there Ther ewas was giai alternative tho gam bab must either be forced to labor under the an per vision of the man who had small cause to love him or he must go on bidding hit for himself 1 he was actually comp compelled to flo til the sum hatt hail reached then lie he was knocked down to and permitted to leave the town towi the citizen gave the proceeds edt of the sale to the city to be used for putting a welock dock in uie town hall wb the building was avas torn down a f few ew years ago to malce make room for a larger 0 and more impressing iono I ono one not many of of the know know tile the pecullar peculiar history ot of the and steeple but capt ca lt edward edwa rd dangerfield waz was one who did he Hec told the building committee that lie he was part partia wil arly desirous of bf having shaving the old el clock ock which hail had done aone faithful service earvle so many targa scars repair repaired eil anti and in tho of the new liew building and anddie ife was willing to foot the expense pense his wishes were carried out ard today to day the the people of alexandria Alexc andrIa tir nave their famous clock |
