Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-04-26
A Big Game of Faro.
A U. S. ARMY OEFIcER LOSES A
LARGE AMOUNT OF GOVERNMENT
FuNDs--DEsPERATE EFFORTS TO GET
SQUARE WITH THE TIGER.

n ". .. ARMY OEflcEh LOSES
LARGE AMOUNT OF GOVERNMENT
FuNDs--DEsPERATE EFFORTS TO 0El
SQUARE WITH THE TIGER.
First Lieutenant ID, G. Fenno, O
the Seventeenth Infantry, United
States Army, and acting Post Commis
sary at Grand River Agency, Dakots
Territory, with his wife and sister
arrived on Monday in this city, anC
engaged rooms at the Sherman. After
pariaking of his dinner, Fenno re
quested a blank check, and filing il
for $500 asked tho clerk 10 send il to
the depository for collection. The
clerk did as requested, and the mes
sengef soon returned with the check
and note requesting the Lieutenant
to call at the depository. Fenno did
SO at once, and found that his neglect
TO present in person his check and au,
lhority for drawing it was the reason
payment was refused Settling tho
preliminaries TO the satisfaction of the
cashier, he received tho $500 and dc,
parted.
About eight o'clock on the same
evening he visited a house on Ran.
dolph street, TO try his luck at cards.
He was in highly intoxicated con
dition.
He sat down at the dealing table
and invested ton-dollar grecnback
he won. Again and again did the
Y 90 in and yield a rich harvest. He
won upwards Of $3.50, aud then his
luck changed. He came out loser in
several deals, and his pile was reduced
to $50.
On the following morning Wedncs.
day. his sister departed for home, and
her bill was charged up to her broth
er's account. 1t would appear that
Fenno remembered his previous nights
bebauch, for with an evident intention
TO win back all he had lost at the
Dearborn street establishment, he re.
visited that place shortly after dinner,
having seven hundred dollars in his
possession.
He was perfectly sober at the time,
and drank but sparingly during the
entire afternoon. His first venture
was $40; he won, and next time lost.
In q few moments his looses amounted
to upward of 500. He then doubled
the stake, and the same luck attended
him. He would win occasionally, but
not often. In an hour he he had lost
all the ready money he had with him,
s460. Calling for blank check, he
filed il out for 81 900 on the United
States Depository. Tho check was
given to an attendant, who shortly
alterward returned with tho money.
Fenno now went in with "big'
money-as high as $500 on deal.
His losses continued, and by o'clock
Oss.J dsii--s of tLa 81 200 was lost
Becoming desperate, Fcnno finally
filled out check on the depository
for s., 900, and being too late to draw
il then, it was taken for its full value
by The dealer, who was satisfied of its
worth by Fenno's statement of the
position be held At o'clock Fcnno
arose from the table without a dollar,
the loser of SO, AGO.
Mai. Gen. Hartsuff, commandant
of the department in Gen. Sheridan's
absence, sent for Fenno yesterday
morning, and ordered him to immodi.
ately report himself under arrest TO
the commanding General at st. Paul,
Mimi, that being the headquarters Of
his department.
He stated his family to be wealthy
and prominent persons in Wheeling,
Va, and that they would help him out
of his present difficulties. All the
money he lost was Government funds,
but as he was obliged to give bonds
when appointed commissary, the
Government will probably not suffer
by his dishonesty.
About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Fcnno called at the gambling.
house, and with tears in her eyes re.
questcd money enough TO enable her
and her miserable husband 10 leave
the city, stating that they bad not a
dollar. She was given 500, with
which Fenno shortly after paid his
hotel bill. They left on the s o'clock
train, via the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy road.
Mrs. Fenno is a most refined and
cultivated lady, daughter ofa promi-
nent man in Pennsylvania, and one
who has always been surrounded with
the accessories Of wealth and position.
The dreadful course of her husband
must cause her to suffer untold misery.
Fenno is a very ordinary appearing
man, but said to be very highly con.
nccted- Chicago Republican.