New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-28
s A GAMBLERS LUCK.
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Il HOsE a. One Dollar Bill acns Inc1ens eI.

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Hon. a One Dollar Bill av0s Increased.
Cincinnati Commercially 5
Don Lawrence, an old time Cincinnati
sport. Z was in the city a few days ago, and a
co,n,,leycia1 reporter happening to meet him
lisaid aassI suppose you have seen some pretty
thigh play, Mr.. Lawrence?'
swell, L should say so, replied Don. @
The reporter remarked that he, had often
/ heard of enormous winnings by gamblers on
4 little or no capital, and asked him what was
I the largest winning he had ever seen made on a
/ few dollars.
ssWell, = replied the veteran, ssabout the big
gest winning I ever saw made on next to moth
ing as it were, was made by al Wescott, a hard
/ listed faro bank player. Along in the fall Of
1858 Wescott landed here as near broke as a
man could well be. He had beat his way up
from New Orleans, and after getting bite to
eat had just a dollar bill left. Late at night
he sauntered into Tom Karyan's gambling
house, next the old colored church. The house
was finely fitted up, and AL presented rather
unique contrast to the brilliant surroundings,
in his shabby suit badly damaged hat and I'M
polished boots. He threw himself upon vel
vet covered lounge on entering the room, and,
completely ignoring the black looks Of the
waiter, fell asleep for couple of hours.
| hen he awoke the game was about to close.
| A high roller from Chillicothe-named Sargent,
I think-had lost $500 or 81, 900, and was nearly
broke. The dealer, a swarthy, repulsive-looking
chap they called 'Penobscot Dan,' was getting
very sleepy, and yawning good deal, with an
| intimation now and then that the bank would
| have to close pretty soon, when Wescott
lounged up to the table, and tossing his Louisi-
ana dollar across the table, asked for a short
stack Of white chips Penobscot, in his sur
lest tone, said, Well, we won't have much
trouble with you, and threw him two white
checks worth so cents each. They were playing
whites at $40 stack then. The two checks
| happened to fall on the four spot. Al let them
remain where they fell. The four Of spades
won. Al let the bet stand and it won again.
He now seemed to have a sort Of presentiment
| about the card and determined to let it won
through if it would. It did win through, and
at the end of the deal AL had sixteen good
dollars stacked up on the four. Al never
touched his bet, and let it stand on the four.
The first turn Of the box was nine, four; and
Penebscot, with an ugly grunt, sized UP to the
stack which made the pile 1892. Wescott made
no movement to reduce the bet, and the irri-
tated dealer said: Here, Mr.. Wescott, we can
only give you a limit of $25; you must take
| down.
4 "'sAll right replied Wescott; If that's the
kind of gamblers you've got to be I'll take
down, but was going to see if with all your
shutting you could prevent that four from
winning through again
Just then Tom Karran, one of the proprie-
tors happened to drop in and overhear the last
remark. He prided himself on being a terrible
4 game man, ready to gamble against anybody
and for any amount Of money. Said he:
"'Oh he wants the four to win through does
he? Well, let him go what he wants; you bet
I'll not ask him to take down.
"With these orders the dealer turned on, and
the result was that the four won through again,
and at the end of the deal Wescott, who sat
stolidly looking at his rapidly Embarrassing pile
of chips, had 1886 stacked upon the four
Now said Wescott to Ka,ran, you have
made your brag about being game man, I'll
just cut the cards with you for the card nearest
the four for double that bet or quits
dome! excitedly exclaimed Karran, and
reaching for fresh pack of cards cut the six
Of diamonds. Wescott cut. and you'd hardly
believe it, showed up the four Of clubs.
For that $512, calmly remarked Wescott
to Karran, you may give me some blue checks,
I'm tired of playing these cotton things
'penobscot was vide awake by this time and
looked as if he would never want to go to sleep
again. Wescott started in to play with his blue
checks-$10 apiece and in less than two hours
had won out go, 600. Karran and his dealer
got reckless and let him go as much as he
wanted to bet In nine deals he beat the four
spot thirty -two times for 1915 crack, and new
er lost to it once. He drew out $500 or $400
sure made the house pretty hot,
but he capped the climax along about o'clock
in the morning by getting very sleepy himself,
| bHu udHulHS over I'VE OF SIX sHuuOreG dOilarS'
worth Of checks for redemption, saying, with a
yawn, that the game was altogether too one
sided, and he thought he would go to bed. The
money drawers were ransacked, and the bank
roll reduced to its last wrapper, but the money
| to redeem the last bundle of checks was not
forthcoming. The bank was broke for the
night, and Wescott had to call for the money
the next day.
4 A FAMILY FEUD.