The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-10
VEueBTABLE g BILLIARD
SHARP

A Swindlcr arrives I'm Rutland,
Rents n Billiard Room, "CarOms''
ON two prominent Hotels, secures
Dozen Billiard Balls and
Jumps the Town.
On Friday last there arrived in Rutland
Il man who gave his name as Charles Wild
er, from Detroit, Mich He registered
himself as such at tho Berwick House and
soon made known his desire to rent bili-
ard room here, where the youth of the
town could indulge in this fascinating but
uncertain game to their own amusement
and to the financial benefit of Mr.. Charles
Wilder. Fortunately for the success of
his purpose the rooms at the Berwick
formerly used, under the former manage
ment, for billiard playing, were vacant and
bargain was finally made with Mr.. C. F.
Richardson, the proprietor. for the lease of
the rooms by Wilder.
The lessee at once set about preparing
the rooms, saying that he expected new
table soon. On Saturday he visited several
billiard rooms in town for the ostcnsible
that might be required by the saloon
keepers upon their tables or billiard balls.
He visited the Bates House and took along
with him set of balls belonging to the
Berwick House. These he offered for
sale to the proprctors there for $15. He
failed to dispose of them, however, at that
price, and then asked if they had any
billiard balls they would like to have al
tered in size or color. They had none and
he was obliged to retire from there in dis
gust. He then went to the Barlwell House
and made known his business. Unfortu
nately, "Charley" had some billiard balls
which he wanted made over, and as Wilder
explained his situation and his affairs salts
factorily, two sets of billiard balls, making
eight balls in all, were given him to work
upon. He left another set behind him
there for their use until his job was finished
On Monday morning he came in and sale
he had sold the set which he had left there
Saturday, and that their own would bt
finished by ten o'clock that forenoon 81
the set were given up to him aud he left
He was seen at the Berwick during thu
forenoon, at work in his rooms.
About five o'clock in the afternoon i
begun to be strongly suspected at the hotc
that Wilder had left, as no one had seel
him during the afternoon, and an investi
CATION discovered the fact that the biliart
balls and brush belonging tot the room wer
missing These suspicious were strength
cncd during the evening by the non-appear
ance of the blliardist, and the parties wit
whom he had dealt begun to think they ha
been ''taken IN and done for.
The value of the property taken fror
the Berwick House is about $27, while tn
Bardwell House loses some S35. Tn
game was played in new and very adroi
manner-the difference in the "cue" whc
the sharper used and the usual one needle
for the regular game of billiards having
tendency to deceive and delude the partie
with whom he played. The game is hi
and one of his own manufacture. Ii
may be called, in the language of Mar
Twain, "a billiard sharp"
The said biliardist was a man apparen
ly about forty-five years of age, wore L
whiskers, had iron gray hair, curled unde
light colored cap, long sack overcoat an
light pants. In manners he was urbai
and gentlcmanly and is undoubtedly
thorough professional" in his business,
Efforts will be made to effect his arres
and the neighboring public IN this and
joining states are warned of his approac