The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-29

from the Cincinnati Commercial, Dec :mber 90 ]
On the night of February 20 last, at about IL
o'clock, well known Cinclnnatian OF large
fortune. and occasionally Of very large and
liberal views of matters and things In general,
seated himself among the players at the faro
table in John Morrissey,s house, No. West
Twenty-fourth street, New Yors; ne was
of course owned the world and was in luck,
sin his mind" He started In TO do there
what he has sometimes done here during the
last ten years In the way Of big play.
But he was not disposed to "changee
in any money. His word was good
for '!chips' to limited amount, as ne
was known by reputation to some OF the
Mr.. Bolly Lewis. So he played on his credit,
and lost, and continued 10 lose, until there
were "markers" against him in the "chip,.
rackn TO the amount OF about three tnousand
dollars. At this point Mr.. VIM. Mead, one OF
the house, stepped forward, tapped MIN on tne
shoulder and remarked that ne nad oetter gun,
as the house was not in the habit OF turning
high into the thousands against markers, par
ticularly those of comparative strangers. This
SUGGESTION was made in tone and manner
calculated to be inotfenslve. The Cinclnnatlan
was slightly nettled, however, and insisted on
PLAYING, declaring that he was good for q ten
thousand dollar losing at any time; his friend
Lewis would vouch for that. Mr. Lewis
did youch for It.; he declared Mr. - to be
man OF honor. lat least he had always found
him such,) worth half million, and as
good as his word in paying debt of honor.
Mead was reluctant to allow asy further credit
NAV. out at last consented that the indebted
ness should reach $4,000 or be wiped out. so
the play proceeded, the Cinclnnatian stacking
up the reds aud blues lavishingiy. aud always
with bad luck. There was nothing very SEN
sational about the affair, o play OF that size
being an ordinary thing in New York gamoling
honses. In fact, our Cincinnati credit system
PLAYER did not attract half go much attention
by his play as by the exposure he MADE OF
himself when the $4,000 point was reached ana
he again insisted on further credit. The man
ager OF the game again refused, was again met
with assurances of MI. IS honor ana aoili'
ty, and finally, after rather angry discussion, 81,
allowed him to proceed, and at length to leave
the house 100000 in debt to 1t, on his Word OF
honor as gentleman who owned ia bank In
Cincinnati, aud was amply able to pay twenty
| five times that much."
Onthe following day Mr.. Mead cailed AZ tne
| CIncinnatian's hotel and reminded him OF tnat
indebtedness; draft or check would De
Very clever Way of canceling 1t. He was met
| by the reply that he ought not to have allowed
the play. To make long story short, the
Cincinnatian positively wasn't inclined to pay
| Niust then. at any rate. His brother, who
was in New York at the time, was ,ppp. appealed ,s
| to. but would not move In the gamblers Ia
Unr and the loser returned to this city, leav-
ipg his word for $4,000 in the drawer Of the
bank, where it remains to this hour Taen ,et
Morrissey threatening exposure If the "debt
of honor" was not paid. When the Honorable
John passed through this city on his way to
New Orleans last spring he was strongly IN
| clined to publish his customer, but was dis
shaded by friends of the latter.
At last things took shape. day before yester
day. when William H. Mead, OF New York, re-
| gistered at the Burnet House. and shorty after
made his way to the office Of his friend. or
his way out he met his man, but not being posi-
live as TO his Identity, kept on to his office
reaching which he was informed that the oolec
of his trip had "gone to the bank" Return
Ing, he called at the bank, beckoned his frient
ONT from the back room, and made last de
mapd for q settlement. He wanted 600, o
some good excuse for the non; payment, !. Du ~,
could get neither. The agent then MADE N
his mind to the exposure. Morrissey had IN
structed him to use all means to get settle