Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03
Buhko, Faro, Sneak Thieves, Robbery and
r.. Murder. z Sieo
Al this in--Conneclicut. NOS I'M
MissouFi Remember.
The GID Should Brand her az the Rob-
ber-Cuty Throat State.

Hartford. Conn.,, August. 25.-Hart-
ford has been over run this week with
desperate character of all sorts, attract
ed 10y the circuit races. There has new
cr been so much gambling and
skin-gaming before in this city. Faro
establishments extemporized for the oc-
ca>ion have been in tull blast, and bum
ko-players have had their haunts In va.
rious parts OF the city. A well-known
New York gambler who has followed
he Circuit has had immense success IN
running a faro bank at one OF the hotels,
and his patrons have been OF the fash
kind. 1t is reported that at one sitting
Jack Haverly, of Chicago, lost S4. 600,
and last night. lost $4,000 more. A
Providence man, also lett S6, 900 with the
bank. Last, night the hotel thieves
were busy, ana several losses OF valua-
b.es have been reported ut the police
station to-dayibut no arrests have been
made. At the City hotel, II. Ii. Stod-
'art, of MorOnto,was robbed in his room
ci $500. He went TO bed at lnid-night
| and u thief g0tiin the room with nippers.
4. the Park Central hotel sporting
mau named Fern, OF Boston, lost $500.
A friend who had slept with him went
from the room early and LETT the door
unlocked.
This afternoon the city was excited
by the report that an old man had been
FOUND DEAD.
in boarding house block on Asylum
street Mrs A. Stone keeps the house.
On Tuesday evening she rented q room
to two men who SAID they were here to
put up boilers, aud that two more men
were coming. They all took possession
and paid in advace. To-day she was
asked if they could use her parlor on
the second floor for a short time. and
| that was the last sshe saw OF. them,
though she heard footsteps ON the stars.
This was about IL O'Clock. An hour Ia
ter she went to- the parlor and there was
the old man lying dead upon the floor.
A spittoon cover with piece oil carpet
was placed under his head. Later it
was discovered he was Harvey Hill,
| over 10 years OF age, father OF Harvey
f. Hill, cashier OF the state. bank. He
had lived in Long Meadow and SPRING
field, Mass, but had been visiting his
son tor several weeks. In the room was
a complete layout OF bunko. The
police arrested, Daniel Murphy, James
Gallagher, G. +. Norris, and Henry
Greene, OF Boston, aud George I. John
| ston and Frank Fell. OF New York, all
| bunko-players,. on suspicion, and they
are in custody. The police are in doubt
about them, and about the whole case.
but among the sporting men who are in
with the gamblers 4l
THE STORY OF THE AFFAIR
is quietly toldja Soon after II O'Clock
one of the men who had the old man IN
the room hurriedly sought professional
gambler, and told hfm that an old man
named Hill was dead in the building.
on Asylum street; that he was got in
there for bunko work and on losing $50
got excited and dropped dead. A re-
quest was made that in some way the
police -hould be notified. but while plan
was being arranged to get word to them
| Mrs, Stone had made the discovery OF
the dead body, The men engaged in
| the affair live IN New York and left on
the 12: train. The fellows arrested
are therefore the wrong men, though
one OF them, who has S5 900 in his pos
session. is probably the Central hotel
| thief. rFss-s