The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-30
S0lIEL0SSES POKER
F.IRuER W1LTERMIRES DIVERSIONS
IN TWO HEMISPHERES.
Making AmdavIt that he was Enticed by Per-
sons who DIda't Play AccordIng TO schencIt
-GoinR TO the Courts TO Get the Money Lost.

Making AmdavIt that he was Enticed by Per-
sons who DIda't Play AccordIng TO schencIt
-GoinE TO the Courts to Get the Money Lost.
Charles Lehman, gentleman OF leisure
and means. sued Jnmes NJ. Durand. the Maiden
lane jeweller. who Is cx-Gov Warmoth's father
in-lnw. for about $4,000. which he alleges. he
lent to Mr.. Durand in April to enable Mr.. Du-
rand to pay IN Indebtedness to William Walter
miro. On Wednesday Mr.. Durand obtained
leave Of Court TO intcrposo supplemental an
swcr. in which no rcsists payment OF the debt
on the ground that II was incurred in game at
poker. and that. therefore. under the statute
forbidding gaming and betting. he is not e-
gally liable.
Tho story told by tho afIldavits Of Mr.. Durand.
and the answering af1idavits OF Mcssrs Lehman
and Waltormre. that have been filed in the case.
make up an interesting history Of series Of
all-night sttings in the fascinating and sinful
Sehnnck F sta,es WpsierR 10 the EouTrts OF
81. James under Gen. Grants Administration.
Mr.. Durnnd AYERS. and the other gentlemen
coincide with him. that some very stn g91mes
were played between Mcssrs. Durand and Wal
tcrmirc first in the Langham Hotel. London and
subsequently IN steamship on voyage to
difference Of opinion. Mr.. Durand alleges that
gether to cheat him. and followed him about on
his travels to do So He says that Waltermire
Is n CHEAT nj cards, and that Lehman, who,
he says, is u cnpper or roper in. IL his partner,
and asssts in getting victims for Waltermire.
Lehman, Mr. Durand ayers, introduced Walter
miro 10 him one evening In August 1877. on
the porch of the Langham Hotel. Wultermire
induced him to Join himself and others at
cards. Mr. Durand lost repeatedly In thu. ses-
siOns that followed. He says that he paid Leh-
man and Watrrmirc moro than ~ 500 in losses
MessTs Lehman and Waltcrmire make afil-
against Mr.. Durand. and that they did not fol-
low him about. Mr. Waltprmirc. they admit
won from Mr. Durand and Mr.. Lehman fur
nishcd Mr. Durand the money with which to
meet bis obligations.
Mr.. Waltcrmiro begins his affidavit thus:
town, Columbia County In the spring oi 1877 started
New YORK Nay r. on the Steamship Bn,annie met
Mr. Lehman. whom had known FOR many wears. on the
lany., Al the time i started ! never heard OF
met, him in ne Iansha% Hotel in London,
IN Au.ust lN'l short time before J came home !
Lehman were walking on the porch and smoking Wien
opp9aic me they soprcd aud Lehman introduced Du.
rand 10 me In the course Of conversation nurand asked
me 10 Join him and friends In n game NJ cards
called poker. that evening did So We both lost aud
on the 2ist OF Augustine owed me cTa Afterward he
tired to borrow this sum OF l. Imam TO pay me.
Mr.. Watcrmire goes on 70 say that Lehman
agreed 10 become responsible TO him for Mr..
About the lst Of January last Mr.. Watermire
says he called on Lehman for the money They
went to Mr.. Durand's house in Newark. whore
the matter Of the debt was talked over. On the
Lehman 81 1885,. and gave up Mr. Durands
obligation for G4O9.
Mr.. Waltermirc ayers that Mr.. Lehman's
transaction with Mr.. Durand was Independent
Lehman did not know the manner in which the
debt was contracted.