The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-30

fooi. OF HIMSELF IN TlNE 10 SAVE
SLIGO.
New York Tribune.l
Previous 20 the departure OF Oscar Wilde
for Europe many Of his acquaintances ian
ms Guy were interested in n story that he
had been >wlndled by a "banco Stccrer. :,
hr. wide liofeSscd 10 make light Of the
mailer and when spoken 30 by reporters
ne fe'urntu C'aSiNc or misleading answers.
ihoSe OF has acquain.anccS who knew the
Facts Felt bound 70 conceal them so long ~
the "aposilc OF ;osthoticism" remained ON
This side al The Atlantic. when he saile1
ON the Bothnia on Wednesday their tongues
were .ooscd aud they talked moro freely
about the swind)c. \ full rcport of Nv
Ni,de's experience with banc0~ swim.
dlciS was obtained from authentic sources
hy a fr'JuFc reporter yesterday.
On thc afternoon Of THURSDAY, Dcce;n.
Der i4ih. hr. Wilde drove rapidly In y
cab 10 the MaG.son-Squaie Bank. in Tween.
iA-ihird street.. Entering The bank with
evident excitement. he asked To see The
cashier. and told him thst hc wished 10
stop payment upon three cheeks. amonni-
Ing 10 81 Ice. which he had signed only n
lew minutes before. lie described fLe
checks, and limited that they had been o.
tanned from him 10y fraud. Fir. Wilde
then wen; directly 10 The police teton i'm
west IhiUic,b street and incurred fort aD-
,sin Williams, ,ey ing that he q sired an IN
tcrN iCW on urgent business. Caufain VIII
Hams led The way into his private room
aad closed ;Ac door, Mr.. Wilde threw
himself upon 2 small sofa. in graceful.
haI-rcclinng attitude. lie ran the fingers
of cue hand through bis long hair, qndvi,h
the other hand lee S;rokcd lis trousers un.
easily. 81 i,ngth lac cleared bis throat
with faint cough and said:
''tcptain Williams. in your long aud W.
r,,.l experience Is gn C.GrCr oi police.
presume Won have occasionally met with
persons who u'hc fool. of thcLi,. IVES"
The Captain Sm!od ana gave IN anirma-
tive mol.
"Wei," Nr. Wilde continued, IL have
jU-i made a fool OF myscli"
Then he related in detail his experience.
He was walking in Broadway. not fer from
Union Square. when sharr-.ca,urcd and
Nell-drc>s cd Young maa si0ppcd him and
extended his hand. "ExcuSe Inc. Mr..
Wilde" the stranger said. but am =
Ion Of Mr.. DroXcl, OF the firm Of Drcxol.
Morgan & Co., the Wall-Strcel bankers.
Having seen vou once or twice in my
fathers office. hope yoT will pardon me
Tor Introducing myself" llr. Wilde
had been IN Mr.. DrcXefs office on
business. and he was taken OF his
guard. lie shook hands with the man.
expressed his qualification At The meeting.
and accompanied him into q nciehbOr-
ing restaurant. W here Mr.. "prcXel" told
q story 81 having won a prize 10y a lottery
drawing. lie induced Mr. Wilde 10 &C.
company him 20 house ia either Fifteenth
street or Seventeenth street, between Sec
ond and Third avenues Or. Wilde could
40. find the house afterWard,) and led him
into = room where two or three other men
were throwing dlce. The poets friend in
sisted On making a throw FOR him, aud
Mr.. Wilde was told that he had won q
handsome sum. Gradually, ~ the play
went on. Mr. Wilde became interested in
tie game. and then he lost steadily. Al
length he was informed that his losses cX-
cecdcd his Winnings 10y $50. He had not
much money n his pocket and nc was
pressed 20 give Il check for The amount.
Tie consented. hNcr % few more throws
hc Wa- declared a loser 10 the extent OF
500. and he signed another check for that
amount His blood was up by that time
and he made larger ventures, only to learn
that ne was in debt Si,ooo. He wrote his
name to "A check Tor that sum and then re-
fused 10 play longer. 1t had dawned upon
him that he was being sWiEdled. Young
Drcy.l made q loud outcry and declared
that Mr. Wildc's treatment had been out
raecous. lie persisted in accompanying
his Acquaintance from the house. blli Ut;
Wilde shook him OF, ran Tor cab, and
hastcnod 10 the lank before the SWmdltl-
had 81 opportunity to get al! o. me cAecN'
cashcd.
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