, 1873-10-03

il Now York (sclatfrlnnn the Victim nj
II Game Of EtlrO-Gac AOsen $4,000 Iii
milwaukee, aatltl UllfcntsDs

Il Now York Gcnttc'nna tho victim, of
IL Game OF EnrO-Eae ANHea $4,000 In
NittsvMaEkos aatltl Uliacng0.
When n gambler acolltB man with money, lio
will follow him, II moods ho, to tho gntos Of
eternity, II ho t!,nks llo can got 1t. Ho will ny
III wait for linn ut overy Btroot corner,
and will plot seductive p1ana to
cntch him, md will pursue him
until tho Inst shadow OF ohanco to Got hold Of
tho money disappears. Au illustration OF this
liaB recently occurred in this city. where ,nan
who was tho posscHuor OF $1,000 WIS pursued
from place TO placo, and although nwnro that ho
was pursued md Of tho object Of tho pursuit,
waH finally enHnarod aud boaton out Of all his
money.
4 gambler recently arrived in this city, md
registered himBolf ut Kuhns' European Hotel ns
E. Gotior, Of Now York. His vocation WIS not
known to tho proprietor Of tho houao. On tho
samo day and by tho Ha,ne train, Il gentleman
arrived III Chicago from milwaukee,, who put
lip Mt tlle Sherman House,, lie also rogsBterod
al llal1ing from Now York. 1t Inns
siuca been 1carnod that Gotlor Ind
mot tho gentleman iu Milwaukee, mud Ind dis
covered TINT ho Ind q largo anaount Of money
with lainl, and had enticed linn into 4 faro bn,k
there, where lo beat him out Of 81, 600. Tho
gentleman who Ind boon yletimizotl WIS induced
to keep tho matter still, through foar that If
given to tho poltco Of Milwaukee, hiH own ,lano
MGd o ho na0 ai I'D 91s c mhe came msxt to yy ay
city. Gotior Ind "ripctl" him, to use gn'h-
b1ors expression, mud arrived In this city, ~ ho-
foro rcnlnr1sel. Oh tho Hnnlo train witt Ills
victim: His object In following hla victim TO
thin city wns to secure largo amount of money,
Of which lle know linn to 10 possessed.
lio succeeded In carrying out his plans for &C.
curing tho rest Of Tho money, with tho assist
anco Of another gan,ihlor ,l wo assumed tic
found out whore tho object Of their intrigucs
Ind nut up, and forthwith set about to got him
into hB clutches. It took but two daye for
him to do thin. lie did 1t by stopping ut
aesuaseo a9 sis S,et Of lie vc 1t d
IIo mot him whenever m opportunity presented
itsclf, and finally told him Tint he know how he
hnl bcon used by 0olior, In 1lilwnukoo, aud re-
at Kuhns' Hotel, on Doarborn street, and Tint
for ccrtnin sum Of money llo would ngroo to
bont him (Gotter) out Of tho 81, 900 ho Ind won
from him. In tho oyont tl,at tho game was
played, the gentleman was to take q lsnd in It,
order, as tho artful follow. said, to lido from
Gotier's eyes, tho rohl object Of tho game.
10 this arrangement tho gentleman
asRonted, after Bono hesitation: Tho gamc ,Yns
pnyod III Room 81, in Kuhns' Hotel, last Mon
day, between the hours Of II i'll the morning aud
IN tho afternoon. It wns game Of fnro, and
tho result Of it, as might bo anticipated, Was.
TINT gentleman WHO Ind becn tho loser Of 81 900
in Milwaukee lost not far from $4,000 in tho
second gamo. Whom it closed lo was fronzied,
on account Of tho loss, md rushed ont
Of tho hotel, md, securing police officer,
roLurnod to effect tho arrest Of tho gamblers:
OF course they Ind made good their escape, and
The poor victim Of their yillainy was reduced TO
tho forlor1 hopc Of catcling theln in pursuit.
The matter wins reported at Police neadqunr-
ters, whero it has boon kept very quiet, the of1i
eals declaring toy hnow " nothing q ~ %hen it
Gotier's baggage is still at Kuhns, winch niallca
it u possibility TINT he may yot be caught. It
should DO said TINT tho propriotor and
cler}a OF Ku1ns' Hotel aro in no wise
to blamo for tho robbery, Us thoy Inow
nothing Of Gotor's character, or Of tho fact that
game Of faro was hoing played in their house.
THO hotel il one OF the best in tho city, and 1t is
unfortunate that ono Of itn rooms should bo
converted into faro room. Tho namo Of tho
gcntloman who was victimizcd is suppressed, at
lis earnest request. Ho is Il man we'll known in
New York, antt it would bo damaging to his
character aud ,1nrlo II the 1attor wore given.