New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-05
a GAMBLEh'S LOSSES.

John I. Chamberlain, the wcil-knOWn gam
bier, was examined yesterday in the bankruptcy pio-
ccedings before Register Dayton Some time ago he
offered to compromise his Indebtedness Of about $4,000
10y the payment of per cent. Application was made
by the Attorncy-Geuera 20 Judge B!acbforl compel
the payment the state Of $4,000, judgment pro
cured against Mr. Chamberlain a, the surety OF William
Heunessy Cook ore of the Ring mgitives. JUICE Batch
ford decided that Chamberlain should be examined 20
the disposition OF his property Peter & Olncy appeared
for the Attorney General and L. II. Arnold for Nj.
Chamberlain.
In reply TO questions Chamberlain said that in 1876
be lost considerable money at Long BraucI-porhaps
$4,000 $4,000; ne aid not remember about 1879.
but il any money made it paid out for debts
He thought that "a u1fe made in the year previous
but it also disposed Of in paying debts During
1873 he lost probably between $1,000 and 5000. Con
siderable money lost n 1879 III betting on the
His impress on was That in 1872 and -73 over 100000
was lost over aud above what Dee made bat there
no figures or documents 10 show the amount. In 1sGS
1868 lie bought ~ y acres for race TRACK The title
was in the names of Chamberlain and Davidson, the
division being share and share alike THE Davidson il
James Mcbride Davidson, VINO furnished safes TO tho
the city and turned States evidence against
Tweed.1 The track proper was purchased
for $50 $4,000 being left on mortgage,
and 100000 was spent in improving the property. It
WIS subsequently transferred TO the Long Branch I'm
provcmrut Company IN which there were about Loo
shares with capital stock OF $1,000. lie hed 700
share There was mortgage oi $4,000 on the prop
erty when II was owned bv the company. TINS was
flreclosed and the property bought ~ by VII
liam c. Ellis bis br,ther-inlaw. mortgage
Of 100000 was held by the Globe Life Insur-
Gncc Company. He did not know how The money
was used; portion went 10 pay his Obligations.
Chan berlain said h. owned ono house on Ocean-avc.
AID tir,e on Chelsca-aye and also vacant lot. The
prOpt rty Oceanave consisted OF three acres, with a
ihI6-st0ry house where ms business was carried on
during the years between 1872 aud l-7G He purchased
the property in 1865 for s3j, 900 II had mortgage
then of $4,000, and second mortgage OF $1,000 was
put on Do -75. He then gave statement II his trans
actions with M0gu Jones' ard said that the deed ~ the
house given To Jones rs security Tor debt Of
800 one OF the cottage, Oh Chelsca4ye. sold
10 Andrew Ehcehdn f1T $1,000 about three ago
lhe money used IN paying of dents. The Otcr
taxes were sold " Daniel j. kOyes to outstanding
dfbte.
what the nanreof vonr business AT Long Branch
duliue 1878 aud 1876 :" asked Mr. Olucy object TO
H., said Mf. Arnold. Nh. Oury argued that the
nm, ltiou should be aHoWcd. ~ 1872 tine bankrupt WIS
yg,itb 90 OOO-$ 900 In cash and about $4,000 in
IJnited states bonds II mportlnt TO know what
had hrcoue ~ tnis money IN what occupation waa
lost with whom Chamberlain had been dealing, and
whether or not Il lost IA gaining. The bsasI.
adioured until "wednesday al o'clock, when Chamber
lain's counsel will reply