Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-02
FARO.
Sensation among the Pittsburg
Gamblers.
Professionals Cheat Profession
ais.
Prom The pittaburg Post. Dec. u.

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the day accidentally" met with 'farO-
ist' who does business at No. -, -
| street.
The New Yorker observed to the Pitts
burger that he had taken a run over here
for the purpose of plucking a ''Texan
drover," who chad slathers of money, -
and who would arrive in the city in day
or two. The next day another prominent
New York professional, accompanied by
| the identical ''Texan drover,n accident
ally came in contact with the Pittsburg
Egyptian.
| About an hour afterWard New Yorker
| No. l called upon the Pittsburger and ex-
| planned the plan against the "drover. .
The two New York professionals were
| after the "drOvern They had q E'fold-
up spread, - which they carried with them,
bnt they were rather afraid that the ''dro-
yer" would feel suspicious about it.
| Would Mr.. extend the fraternal
courtesy to loan the New Workers the
'lay -Out" of the firm, to be taken to their
room at the hotel, where the ''Texan dro-
yer" was to be plucked at leisure, and in
| the meantime use their spread in the
ordinary line of business? The exchange
was effected. Two days passed, and the
New Yorkers-were apparently detected.
They had worked hard TO beat Texas,
but had only succeeded in extracting
about 81, 700 from that nOBcbdIdnt indi-
yidual therefore they would return the
clay out" But after all, there was a
| chance to beat the dealerin bOvincs. They
would ''Topc' him into No. , -
street, where something could be put up
on him In due time the ''ClrOver, innO-
cent of The dark plot that was laid against
him, accompanied by his two supposed
friends, put in an appearance in the place
already indicated
To more deeply dissimulatc, the two
troopers joined in the grand war against
the tiger The dealer felt good, and the
drover muttered fearful oath that his
money could not be exhausted. His
friends were detected, however They
bought largely of twenty-five cent chips
Texas scoTned anything less than five
dollar ''fishn-wOuld sooner have twenty
five dollar ones. Suddenly the Texas
CrOssus took fancy to the ace, king,
queen, aud jack, and staked his chips on
them. Thereafter he lost no more money.
With every turn up his checks were on
the winning or safe card. His betTayers
@ followed his bets, and whichever of
The four charmed cards that he would
bet on they would heap up their insig-
nificant twenty-five cents upon and around,
until il was hard to see his fifty-dOlar bet,
or tell lust what card It was on.
And thus the game proceeded. The
peTidiOus troopers were losing mon
ey as often as they won, but some
how or other the bank could not get even
a Split on the man from Texas. Once
when he staked forty dollars on the king
there was ''split, and the dealer reached
over for the twenty, when 10 and behold.
the checks were on the queen. Shortly
after the drover staked On the yucca very
largely, and the queen lost and the Jack
won. The dealer triumphantly went for
the pile, but to his utter amazeinent he
saw that he was mistaken, and that the
stake was on the jack. The dealer rubbed
his eyes; so did the lookout likewise
did the stockholders in the bank Things
were mystifed, but still the play went on
until suddenly the dealer ordered halt
Something struck him as strange The
king-upOn which the 'dTOveI had
staked largely-lOst, but just as that fact
was developed by the turn of the card, he
saw the stake get up and walk over TO the
queen, aud place itself under her prOiec-
ton
Ii Is needless to say that business
ceased Immediately. The Texan arose,
called languidly for a drink, in which he
was Joined by the perfidious wretches who
were trying to pluck him, aud then, bid
ding the bankers good night, departed,
from which moment he has not been yisi-
bic in the flesh-at least to those most in
terested in him. Also thus of his perfidi- |
Gus friends.
The lights were put out and dealer,
lookout, and bankers retired, II not in
terror at least in amazement. But some
thing dawncd upon them in the darkness
-metaphorically speaking. There was
some human divinity, and not the genu-
inc PlutOGiC article, at the bottom of this
thing. Bright and early the next morn
ing each particular banker might have
been seen, armed with a sCrew-driyCT, en- |
tering the bank about five minutes apart,
frightening the porter with their extraor-
binary appearance. A consultation
was held. Something must be
done Attacking the 'lay-out" with
the screw drivers, they found the
following state of The case: The
screws fastening down the green cover of
the table had been removed by the party
who borrowed il, the cloth removed, a
series OF grooves cut in it, which were
filled with series of springs, an attach
ment similar to that used in the latest i'm
proved sewing machines, on an exact line
with the ends of the cards opposite the
dealer, and in the place Of the screws,
was very fine imitation, but which was
really spring connecting with the other
arrangement All the ''drOver" had to
do was to watch the turn of the cards,
and if his stake was On losing one, he
pressed the proper spring with a pencil,
with which he kept his game, and the
stake was transferred to another card, the
Growers friends distracting the stten-
ton of the dealer at the critical moment.
The game was spoiled in the way de
scribed. The "Texas drover' and his
friends have gone west TO ''put up another
job. He is the same gentleman who
figured IN New ok some two weeks ago |
in similar way, breaking one bank and
running heavily on another. But the
New York tiger-koepcrs have not yet
found out the way the drover'' did the
thing lie is known in all the principal |
cities as a sharp gambler, and his name is
said to be j NJ.
The same enteTprising party, it Is said,
about three weeks since drew on a New
York ''bank" to the tune of some S49,- |
600, in the same way that they entered |
into business here, but i'll which they
were detected by the dealer while they
were themselves some 1878 behind the
game,
TIE Decline IN PRINTED Mgs-
Inns.
The following statement il regard TO
the recent decline in printed muslins has
been made in New York
"a secret touching the fall in printed
muslins has Just leaked out. SpTague, Of
Providence, has in his employ a young
German named Praff, who not long ago
ipuantoI y,ntboI nv f,ipb tI,o ,,r- rfi,,r-