Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-13
A GAMBLERS LUCK.
Ho,c One Dollar Bill ,cas Increased.
Cincinnati Commercial

cincinnati Commercial.
Don Lawrence, an old time Cincinnati
sport, J" was in the city few days ago, and
Commercial reporter happening to meet him
said: Il suppose you have seen some pretty
high play, Mr.. Lawrence?"
well, | should say So, replied Don.
The reporter remarked that he had often
heard of enormous winnings by gamblers on
little or no capital, and asked him what was
the largest winning he had ever seen made on u
few dollars.
We'll, replied the veteran, "about the big
gest winning ever saw made on next to moth
ing, as it were, was made by AL Wescott, hard
listed faro bank player. Along in the fall of
1858 Wescott landed here as near broke as q
man could we'll be. He had beat his way up
from New Orleans, and after getting a bite to
eat had just dollar bill left. Late at night
he sauntered into Tom Kar,an'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 un-
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.
When he awoke the game was about to close.
high roller from Chillicothe-named Sargent,
l think-had lost $500 or 81 600, and was nearly
broke. The dealer, swarthy, repulsive-ooking
! chap, they called 'Penobscot Dan,' 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 mp to the table, and tossing his LOUISE
ana dollar across the table, asked for short
stack of white chips. Penobscot, in his sur
lest tone, said, We'll, we won't have much
trouble with YOU and threw him two white
checks worth SO cents EACH They were playing
| whites at 8 ~ 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 LIT it won
through if it would. 1t did win through and
at the end of the deal AL had sixteen good
dollars stacked up the four. AL never
touched his bet, and let it stand the four.
The first tnrn of the box nine, four; and
Penebscot with an ugly grunt, sized up to the
stack, which made the pile $32. Wescott made
no movement to reduce the bet, ard the irri-
tated dealer said: Here, Mr.. Wescott we can
only give you limit of $685. you must take
down.
IAN right replied Wescott IF that's the
kind of gamb lers you' We 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 terrible
game man, ready to gamble against anybody
and for any amount of money. Said he:
5 '''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
e and at the end of the deal Wescott, who sal
t stolidly looking at his rapidly-increasing pile
of chips, had 1856 stacked upon the four.
:, Now said Wescott to Kayran. you hav'
e made your brag about being game man, III
f just cut the cards with you for the card neares
a the four for double that bet quits
It '''Donen excitedly exclaimed Karran, ant
d reaching for fresh pack of cards cut the 81
n of diamonds. Wescott cut, and you'd hardl
h believe it, showed up the four of clubs.
1T . For that S512 calmly remarked Wescot
to Karran you may give me some blue checks
3; I'm tired of playing these cotton things
n "Penobscot was wide awake by this time. an
l. looked as if he would never want to go to slice
again. Wescott started in to play with his blu
checks-S10 apiecc-and in less than two hour
had won out ga, eco. Karran and his deale
got reckless and let him go as much as
wanted to bet In nine deals he beat the for
Ia spot thirty-two times for 575 crack, and nel
M er lost to it once. He drew out $500 or $4(
every DEAL which you may
sure made the house pretty no
a. but he capped the climax along about o'c!oc
n. in the morning by getting very sleepy himsel
OF and handing over FIVE six hundred dollar
"a. worth of checks for redemption. saying. with
=. yawn that the game was altogether too on
% %. sided and he thought he would go to bed. III
OF money-drawers were ransacked, and the ban
mt roll reduced to its last wrapper, but the mon'
ut to redeem the last bundle of checks was n
'er forthcoming. The bank broke for t
'as night, and Wescott had to call for the mon
III. the next day,