Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-03-05
PLAQUENINE, PARISH OF IBERVILLE, MARCH 5, 1853
Fraud in Gambling.

Green-a reformed gamber-has been lee
turing in Baltimore on his old profession, and
exposing some of its mysteries. The follow
| extract we make from report Of his lecture in
the Baltimore Sun:
ITO convince gentlemen Of the utter folly of
attempting to play cards with professed gam
blers, however amusing might be their private
games with each otLermhe would show them
how completely he could control the cards Of
the entire pack. The game Of whist was cal
led for; the cards shu7ied bythose around him,
when he Immediately dealt TO himself and part
ner all the important cards in tie pack. He
then explained to them that, knowing every card
by the back, he could deal the second, third, or
even the fourth card from the top, Us well as
tie first, and this he did again with a rapi4ity
that defed the closest scrutiny to detect II, and
with as much apparent ease as II he was deal
ing from the top Of the pack,
"Igh, low, jack and the game" was next
called for, and the cards thoroughly shuffled.
He Immediately dealt himself the ace, duece
and ten Of clubs and turned the jack, and gave
his opponent TIE King, queen and tray, beneath
score of Watchtul eyes around the table, none
of which could detect, the cheat or account for
the result, until explained by Mr.. Green.
"Euchre" was next called for, the cards shuf-
fled, &c Mr.. G. dealt himself the ace, king,
jack of clubs, jack Of spades, and ten of hearts,
and turned the queen Of clubs for trumps; dis
cardng the ten, he insured himself all the tricks.
This he accomplished by making several chan
ges in the relative position Of the cards, which
is done, and could only be done, by thorough
bred gamblers.
"Bfags" was next introduced-the cards
shutt1ed and cut; partner selected, to whom
Mr.. Green said he would give large hand
lie dealt him "two bullets and a bragger," and
the third man the same hand in siZe--thus
showing that the gambler could, in his knowl
edge Of cards, BY marks, deal just such cards as
he chose to deal.
"Buf' was next called for, and Mr. G. show
cd that he could deal the cards from the top,
bottom or middle of the pack, with so much
dexterity as defed detection.
The Faro bank" was next called for. This
Mr.. G. said, might be considered the national
game, and was supposed by the public to be
the most equal and fair game played with cards
But this exposition OF the many modes of cheat
ing by marked cards, false shuflling, bending
the cards as they were about TO be placed in
the box, stocking them when gambling ''show"
the cards, Ga peculiar shutlle)-the "gatf" as
played on the finger TO push out two, (Which
cheat, he said, is played great deal by Bati-
mere gambiers.) 'Strippers" or cut cards could
be shutiied and put up to lose. All was start
ling information 10 those present, some ofwhou1
candidIy confessed that they had lost their thou
sands at the game.
A great variety oftricks with card swas next
presented, showing the extraordinary slight of
hand and powers Of memory that could be at
tanned by those who make gambling their study,
and exhibited the utter folly Of the attempt to
play cards with gamblers, vino can rob their
VICTIMS at their will, to any extent. Mr. Green's
audience left the room much wiser than when
they entered.