The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-30
THE GAME CALLED DRAW.
Information about Tiushcs nni Pull Hands
thai ~ III ~urpris" NtIor-firn N"b SchencIs
~ Much ~ II Hid Ne. Meyers Lawyer.

W ioNf+N ~ " HItn - ~ RIA ED.
Information about riushcs AMI PUN Hands
thai wIiI Surpris" NtIor-flrn. Nob schencx
~ Much ~ u hid Ne Meyers Lawyer.
There are many anomalous features I'm
draw poker Some Of which have boon OK
| hausNvcly discussed Nv tho ablost writer's on
that interesting subject; hut mono. go fnr as
| heard from have yet cited tho fact that tho
player who knows nothing about the game may
have the best record IA winner in the long
run. The mysteries os the ante, tho blind. the
pnss. aud tkc call are sun irnily VOL UNDER
stood oven by many who hqv0 never boon
"sccn." and who however had by nature. hnyo
ncvcr tried TO 60 hotcr; and to whom tho fact
that sequence flush boats four aces. and that a
straight il Just u hu'klehcrry above the porsim-
mon VI two pnrs. IL as incomprchcnsihlo as the
oscillativo antagonsms between Incompatible
pnradoxes. Yet there are other peculiaritirs
about the fascinating game that should not be
ignored. and these are set forth in the tosti-
mony of Mr. Henry Sohn before Judge Goopp
in the Marine Court yesfcrday, in his suit
against Morris Meyer for sthe recovery Of
s2s710. alleged to have boon lent 10 Mcycrat
| various times hctyccn oct. II and Doc. %.
| 1871 Meyer, in his answer. arkuowlcdged the
debit hut said that the money was due ~ gam
bling debit and therefore. under the statute. not
Henry Sohn. n tail elm man NJ about 70 vonrs
NJ ago. with fun hcgrd closely cliup"d. and short
| bln"k hair. testified that he and Meyrr hud
| friends for twelve years hero Hnl in Europe;
that be had frequently lent his friend mon,y:
| That Meyer sometimes rernid IN" loan. hut that
| there was n balance of f2s7l 10 which he hal
| found II impossible to collect. None Of tho
money WIS due on account Of losses at play.
Msvr nSy ", r, T'1 prt 90 rt
| Meyer been playing cards Just prior to this
time" and The reply was invariably, No ex-
| cent rs 10 the time when he had lent Meyer 500.
| We had hecn playing one or two days be-
| FORE" Mr. Sohu said. =" but | do not remember
| what game; nor can recall whether Won or
What games nj cards 10 you play"
| on. sgvernl; play 20; slNtv,slN; ana ana
ccmbcr Mevcr borrowed sl3 We played draw
49,, please explain to the jury how you
Am | compelled to answer that question,
d" / address you a. an expert Meyers lawyer
said. and Insist mat You explain to the jury
My client IL not an expert Sohns lawyer
said. our late Minister 20 England might
properly ic So called because he wrote a book
| on The subject. | object 10 the demand. You
might as we'll ask burglar TO- explain to tho
Jury how he broke into q house
| The question was allowed. and Sohn was
aided BY Meyers lawyer with suggestive ques-
You play draw poker. but are not an OK
>" No. am not m expert"
| With how many cards il tho game played p
| With five or six. cannot remember
| " DO YOU mean 70 say that five men can play
draw poker with n.y. or six cards Y'
| on. yes. the with 'ss said. SIN ling.
Are there not nlty-twO cards in poker
pack p i,
never counted them; 1t is lona since played.
II suggest. Your Honor" Sohn's lawyer In
torruutcd. that my learned brother tako tho
stand. and explain tho mysteries Of poker 10
the jury. He surely knows moro about the
Whnt-is-a-pair? the lawyer asked. not
needing the interruption.
| Two Of a Kind, supp 80. May be two of n
color. or something OF that sort At any rate
And what il n flush ?"
flush. think. is Ave Of kind: may be
Now. tell the Jury, sir without equivocation
IA full hand. thc witness replied. with great
doliheration. and with the evident intention of
giving the Jury such Information NJ would ena-
hle them TO hold their own against any number
oteXpens. "a full hand is three hearts and two
There must have been soma poker players on
the jury. for this reply evoked smile from the
~" Now, Mr. sohn do you know how man,
hearts there are IN poker pack ?"
really couldn't t'll YOU, sir. Inever count
cd tie hearts in n.pokcr pack in my life. Their,
may he NOR" and there may be less as likely
What money was lost at your different poker
~ don't know"
" Did YOU play with chips or with morcyY
Always with cash money
pa W. M'y"r have c''sh NIL the timeT
" Tow did hr play then ~
"Dil De- owe YOU any ~ play7"
" Yes. two or three times but he mover paid \
haek, and mover seed for ill.,
Ia answer to further questions in regard {.
not depart fnr amy length Of time. Snhn said
that he generally p.ny"d poker with nv car1-
hui that iu Europ" his hand held six; thnt four
w.re dealt five or six carl-. In draw poker. %,
said. 10 YOU have cards that you don't want. you
n D. "a Do o.