The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-13

u1oudCD. III Hits lctt Iut
only place in the Old World where King
Roulette and Queen Rouge-ct-Noir are still
allowed to publicly WELD their seductive
sceptre, it has attracted crowd Of dcspcra
does and blacklcss such as perhaps are moi
part of the globe. A most exciting occur
renee took place in those gilded halls on The
23d of April last The gambling-Sl0o had
been crowded from an elrly bour by a
throug in which ail civilized nations were
represented. The great centre Of attraction
was the second rouge.et-nOir table, where 4
middle-agcd Spaniard was playing with
at extraordinary run of luck. He
had $iaked one-hundred franc note on
red, and red bad won fifteen times 10
succession. He had lett his winnings. eX'
cept some gold, in which the bank had paid
him at first. on the table, and when the head
croupier saDg out in a mOnotonouS voice. tOl
the fifteenth time, Rouge gague ct co~leur
there was stir of excitement among the
dense crowd of spectators, whose eyes were
liveted upon the lucky winner. The bank
officials, seeing that the Spaniard wanted to
risk bis whole winnings, amounting then to
two hundred thousand dollars, became
nervous. aud declared they could not accept
SO heavy stake.
The Spauard. whose imperturbability ex-
cited general admiration. replied that accord.
ing to tue rules of the bank" stakes to The
amount of two million francs were admi>si,
hle. y wnngle ensued. and tipali h III IL; !,
and said .,"rtoupsuous,s, yer! me"' :"
YOU are afraid ] will play no mure!" He
prepared to rake III the pile CT bauk.notes
before him, when several men, VINO had been
hi "
claimed, "Stop! stop" The Spaniard
turned toward them, and asked, in tone OF
surprise, "Why:" Because" they an
swered, part of the winnings belong to
us :" The men said that they bad staked a
1.0pO-franc note and won eisht times. They
climed upward of one hundred thousand
iancs. All this caused intense excitement.
The Spaniard had part OF the money. but his
vehement interlecutorS snatched it. The
spectators crowded round the group. The
policemen were unable to force their way
toward the nsen who were scufiling with the
Slaniard. All at once there was a loud
shrek, aud then another. 4 moment after
ward the crowd fell back foot or two from
the fighting party. and The Spaniard was
seen, deadly pale, with bloody poinard in
his band, while two Of his adversares gasped
out that they had been stabbed. A moment
afterward the confederates of the stabbed
men, who sank to the ground, telled thu
Spanard TO the earth with their heavy
arms. ..u.
Meanwhile, during this Undesirable scene
of confusion and terror, some adroit black
legs helped themselves freely TO the vast sums
/ of money still lying on the green-baize table
and the Gewidered croupiers hardly attempt
ed to prevent them from SO doing. at iiS
ten soldiers entered, commanded BY i lieu
tenant. Then the room was sufficient,
cleared to enable the soldiers and police Il
reach the spot where the terrible quarrel hat
originated. The two men whom the Srnlart
had stabbed ay on the ground weltering il
rore. One of them was dead, tue Other
diving. The STmuiard had Ilalf-raised him
self from the ground, and looked around
with the bewildered air of a lunatic. His face
was terribly bruised, and he had evidently moi
y.t recovered his enCirc consciousness from
the stunning blows that had been shoVereo
rnon his head. He had also been trampleC
mon bv the excited crowd, and his ciothe'
were torn in shreds. He and his two vic
Tins were shortly after carried out on filters
The three confederates of the dead ner
were heavily ironed. In their possession
was found most of the money which the
Spaniard had won. anil which they grabbed
while he was scuttiing with the othertwo
All were recognized AZ desperate cbsrscters
aud low French blacklcssss,' while the span
ish residents 81 Monacotvouched for the re
speciality OF Senior Waldo Carrie, who
had heeu involved by tho men who had lll-
doubtedly planned tue quarrel with him III
order to obtain portion Of the money
which he. had won. He was in precarlons
condition for several days after the affr;iy,
but then recovered rapidly.