, 1876-08-06

6tructed in the private rooms in the basement
! and here the School Fund paid for many q score
4 of 'full hands'' and " tlushes."
The game Of poker, as have been informed
| upon excellent authority, and IS some Of your
| readers NAV already know, is not game Of
SOLITAIRE" 1t is seldom played by one per-
| sun alone, and Heath always bad company when
! 1t indulgcd His company we're all " nonora.
/ bic I" party, and some Of them were highly
1 society men. One was Deputy United States
! Marshal {he still holds that ot1ice) and others
I were members OF the General Assembly. Near
I }v all were entitled to be dubbed Honorable, I"
! their names being known in circles were their
| practices would be abhorred
Heath lost money. Ihe purposes OF the law
and the game wcrc thus attained. BotE had
| been arranged to accomplish that end. Not
] having money that he had earned to lose, he
took money that the people had foolishly given
hin, without restraint and lost that. The game
was frfghtfully expcnsive;r at least it was to
Heath His continued losses finally iisgusted
him with poker, md he
SOUGHT THE ACQUAINTANCE OF FARO.
Report credits the Deputy United States Mar
shal with the honor Of having presided at the
ceremony Of Heath's introduction to the s.tiger.n
The animal performed under the manipulations
OF distinguished member OF the sporting fra
ternity by the name OF Kerrick- Thenceforth
hcrricks rooms became Heaths fayorite place
Of resort. Here he played almost daily
for hours at a time, losing heavily all the time,
and here it was that the larger portion Of the
missing money was deposited. kcrrick and bis
associates. Scott and Carpenter, have been en-
richcd, while the School Fund Of St. Louis has
been impoverished. The professionals are The:
only persons who have got any permanent ben m
honorable poler-players do not seem to be any
better of, their portions having been squandercd
ON fast horses aud faster women. The gamblers
have the money; the public whistle and wonder.
Heath walks about lis usual, smiling upon his
friends, and dcfying his enemies. He has made
no defense; his friends have made none for
him. No palliating circumstances aresnggcstcd.
1t is clear case 0f embezz!ement, the money
having been taken from the public funds and
sQUAEDERED IN GAMBLING AND FAST LIVING.
That is all there is OF the case, except the one
very important point that there is no chance OF
recovering more than ST., 900. Heath docs not
seem to entertain the idea OF being punished,
aud there is little reason why he should. The
law and precedent are IN his iavor; IN AT the
laws OF Missouri there is none which directly
pronounccs the robbery of public funds by
public officer crime. The theory OF private
ownership in public office is nowhere more
clearly shown than in the banner Democratic
State. Experience shows that any man elected
to public office may consider the public funds
intrIstcd to him Us SO much private capital
with which to gamble or speculate as he may
desire. Less than two years ago the Public Ad-
ministrator Of this State tied the country de-
nmef1ote1v addressed hin, at his n1are of rofnre
IN Wevico> and informed him that hc had dow
noth;nc for which he ,,ou1 he nr,sec,1tod cri,,,i
nailv The cTile mon fesrn;n1 tf1ot he Ind hecn
rncrc;v ~ r1nfort,1nnte fnanrcrund not cr;1n;-
nal returned tn his home and his former stains
as frce and rcsnreted ,.itfzen Heath hastnken
the prccaution to have the law expounded be-
fore running away; hence he knows there is no
necessity for running away.
uas ;11ust-atnd Lv @~> |1
"'' screr IN rz,e oorrsrv no.pn
tho o+her d,r The dram.si,nn ro1iertor uhen /
.l1sI ,,on - ent H.. r;t tf. To,1nt.. Treae,,er
fou13 T;.neo1f Il cI,ort,s Gin nm ia .rrau1a3 |
,1;.b +b T-',as,,ror t,o+ ~. 1stfor sh,n1J 49,
his check for the amount and hold it for few
da,s se +lot ha ,o;rb1 h.ra IN nnnnr+un;+r ~
ma tht r'.ccint af thn money vas orfnnrieircd
;re Cnllcctar nresrntrd this re1ent viii, h;s r..
nort ~ The ronntv Roard and hn,3 his rc,art
f.sn,o7 WV 1ha S'.ss,,rar ,,n,x I,,a1, - foo;
ai.r,nes. In nrccd tbc Gol1ertor 7n nav tha
c,rci hit tfa ia7trr con1d nnt The n,pcy aas
t1,en nresentcd fnr navncnt and nrntcste1
VIII fh;s ,rctest !, b,nd tba Treos,,rer ,rent
+Ie Eo.rd cnmnia;n;ns t1,,t hn hot, hea,,
;,,,,,.eod ~ 1,,eon h, - 1;ng1,a s6ocl. Tho Roord
tni1 @ Ky HE recciof was ,,a ond IL hc oon1d
,1.t ~, 1 relief thcr. - was nj cnnst3ered
5ecess.rr % tn ;nrest;cat. The 1anse Of the short-
,ga and ~ one Iyn,re ,rbat bncane IT fho
5ss,na naA sim nm. nnre,rar NJ NO saen,s ~
a.,r. 49, t;o'o"s ~
Thasn % 40 7of,,c,t;onc b.va cvci+at eo,,a orr;
,e;t 1,i4', ros.,a4 ~ 49,. astcias,e ~ ,,h'
,,n1or .rd thora ~ h;,ts ~ dava1n,p@auts pn
W. that : - .t LAS
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