Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-02-12
Sensation Among the pi,tspurs Gamblers.

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Early last week a prominent New York gam
bier registered at hotel, aud during che day
accidentally" met with ',faroist," who does
business at No. - street. Hr4
The New Yorker observed to the Pittsburger
that he had taken a run over here for the pur-
pose of plucking Texas drover, who had ''sla-
theirs" of money" and who would arrive in the
city in day two. The next day another
prominent New York professional, accompanied
by the identical A" Texas droyer," "accidentally"
came in contact with the Pittsburg Egyptian.
About an hour afterwards New Yorker No.
called npon the Pittsburger and explained the
plan against the "droyer." The two New York
professionals were after the "droyer." They
had 90 fold-up spread which they carried with
them, but they were afraid that the "drover"
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 I Texan
drover" was to be plucked at leisure, and in the
mean time use their "spresd in the ordinary
line of business? The exchange was effected.
Two days days passed, and the New Workers
were apparently detected. They had worked
hard to beat Texas, but had only succeeded in
extracting about ST 700 from that nonchalant
individual: therefore they would return the
clay out" But after all there was chance to
beat the dealer in boyines They would "rope"
him into No. -, - street, where something
could be 'put up" him. In due time the
"drover," innocent of the dark plot that was
laid against him, accompanied by his two sup
posed friends, put in an appearance in the place
already indicated.
To more deeply dissimulate the two "ropers"
Joined in the grand war against the q tiger !" the
trio bet grandly and lost largely. The dealer
felt good, and the 'droyer" uttered fearful
oath that his money could not be exhausted.
His friends were detected, however. They
bought largely of twenty five cent chips.
"Texas" scorned anything less than fye-dollar
" "hsh would sooner have twenty-five dollar
ones. Suddenly the Texan Cr9sus took
fancy to the ace, king, queen and jack, and
staked bis chips on them. Thereafter he lost
no more money. With every turn-up his checks
were on the winning card. His betrayers (?)
followed his bets, and whichever of the four
charmed cards he would bet on they would heap
up their insignificant twenty-five cent checks
upon and around, until it was hard to see his
ffty-dollar bet, tell just what card it was on.
And thus the game proceeded. The per6dious
"rOpers" were losing money as often they
won, but somehow other the bank could not
get even "split' on the man from Texas.
Once when he staked forty dollars OH 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 queen very largely, and the
queen lost and the jack won. The dealer tri-
umphantly went for the pile, but, to his utter
auazement, he saw that he was mistaken and
that the stake was on the jack. The dealer rub
bed his eyes SO did the "lookout :" likewise
did the stockholders ia the bank Things were
mystifed but still the play went on until sud
denly the dealer ordered halt. Something
struck him as strange. The king-upon which
the "droyer" had staked argey-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, and place itself under her protection
1t is needless to say that business ceased imme-
diately. The Texan arose, called languidly for
drink, in which he was joined by the perfGi-
Gus wretches who were trying to pluck him. and
then, bidding the bankers good night, departed
from which moment he has not been visible in
the hesh-at least to those most interested in
him. Also thus of his per6dious friends. The
lights were put out, and dealer, lookout and
bankers retired, if not in terror, at least in
amazement. But something dawned upon them
in the darkness - metaphoricaly speaking.
There was some human deyiltry, and not the
genuine Plutonic article, at the bottom of this
thing. Bright and early the next morning each
particular banker might have been seen, armed
with screw-driver, entering the bank about
five minutes apart, frightening the porter with
their extraordinary 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 bor-
rowed it,, the cloth removed a series of grooves
cut in it, which were filled with a series of
springs, and an attachment similar to that used
in the latest improved sewing machines, on an
exact line with the ends of the cards opposite
the dealer and in the place of the screw was "a
very fine imitation, but which really a
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 los
ing one, he pressed the proper spring with a
pencil, with which he kept his game, and the
stake was transferred to another card, the ''dro-
ver's' friends distractng tue attention of the
dealer at the critical moment.
The game was spoiled in the way described
The Texan drover" and his friends have gone
west TO ''put up" another job. He is the same
person who figured in New York some two weeks
ago in similar war, breaking one bank and
running heavily on another. But the New York
tiger keepers haye not yet found out the way the
"drover" did e'thing. He is known in all the
principal cities as sharp gambler. The same
enterprising party, it is said, about three weeks
since drew on New York bank TO the tune of
some Sl3 600 in the same way that they entered
into business here.-PttsLurg Post. ..H }
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