Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-17

DR.. Hedges dealt the first hand after my return
| received three aces. l drew two cards and
got the fourth ace. Scott drew one card, and
DR.. Hedges announced himself as satisfied with
his. We began betting in amounts from $50 to
S!,0O: When the pot reached 5000 I
wished to withdraw. The other two continued
| betting, and stayed. When the pot went up
to s6o, 600 said, Boys, there is no use of our
playing; there is not one Of Us who will pay the
amount We continued, and the hands were
called when the bets amounted to $780, COO
Scott had straight fush.' which was the win
ming hand. said, 1 am through, gentlemen.
l will give you my check for sec, 900 and call it
square, Scott laughed and refused to accept
anything except the full amount. Hedges Sc
cretly proposed to get even with him by mark
ing the cards. We had several talks about set
tement. and finally Scott agreed to take S2O, 600
| in cash and my note for 800. 600. objected to
give him my note, but endorsed a note of Hedges
for S1OO,000 at three months, dated June IS
1t was understood that the collection of this
would not be pressed, and would from time to
time reduce its amount by payments from nv
income. In addition to the note, paid on June
% sl2, 500 toward the $50, 600 in cash. This was
a draft on Golf Il Randall, of New York. The
payment Of this $40 600 was completed in July
scott went away shortly after our settle
ment was agreed on. In September, q week or
so before the note for S1OO, 600 came due, was
told by Hedges that Frederick Bostwick, cashier
OF the Stissing National Bank, in Pine Plains,
nad written to say that the note for 800 900 was
III niS ouu tildt III ndQ my lnQOrSemenC. L
replied that J would pay $4,000 and give
another note for the balance. Hedges and 1
went to Pine Plains made new note at four
months for $4,000, and paid $50 600 and 81, O35
lor discount: Hedges gave me the old note a
few days afterward. In January, when this
note fell due, paid S35 900 and discount and
gave note for $15, 600. This was due on June
2, and by the advice Of counsel, refused to pay
it." w f~'
On the cross-examnation, which was con-
Quoted by Judge Hirschberg, Weed testified
that after his large loss at poker, Scott had Of
Tered to give him his revenge in any way he
chose. He refused at first, but finally played
faro with him and lost $45O. 900 in half an hour.
This was after he had given the note for 800 OOO
but before he had paid all the S2O, 600 cash. II
was then agreed that the $45O, 900 would be In
Guided in the settlement already arranged
Weed testified that Hedges settled for his loss
OF $15O, 600 to Scott by personal note Scott re-
marking that Hedges had no money at present
Weed began to believe that he had been SWIM
died at the game when he heard that Hedges
seemed to have plenty Of money. Hedges
sought to explain this by saying thatshe had
learned from an expert in New York how to
deal cards, and had won back his loss from Scott
Hedges called upon Weed in Newburg when
he learned that action was to be taken In the
matter, and offered SO, 600 in settlement, saying
that he knew where SCOTS money was, and
would get it for Weed If his proposition was
agreed to.
The testimony of Frederick Bostwick was
taken, and Hedges was held in e 900 bail to
appear before the Orange county grand j,ry,
The bail In the civil suit was fixed at $4,000.