The Portland daily press., 1882-05-25
ways THAT ARE DARK"
A Portland Boy Receivers So, 1000 in
Suit Against a Boston Faro Bank.

In the Superior Civil Court, Boston, Monday
afternoon and Tuesday case was on trial
against one of the many gaming houses IN bos-
ton, kept by Patrick Fl. Coakley and Charles
j. Groves, at No. II Montgomery Place. The
case was brought by Willis I. Cole, brother oil
Henry G. Cole for the recovery of $lO6o, al
legged to have been lost at cards on the 9th ana
7th days of August, 1880, in gaming saloon
at IL Montgomery place, Boston. Henry u.
Cole, it appears, is young man, son OF Har-
rison G. Cole, formerly truant officer OF This
city and we'll known to large number OF our
citizens. He (Henry) served his time at the
printers trade in the Argus office, and was
universally liked by all of his fellow workmen'
and acquaintance generally The rest OF the
story he tells as follows, in his testimony be-
fore the court:
NY name is Henry Il. Cole; my age is 81
years; came to Boston from Portland, Me-,
in 1870; am compositor and have WORKED
on the Boston Daily News and Saturday Even
ing Gazette; was married in the year 1876;
nv wife died in April, 1880; she left all her
Notwithstanding of brick house at No.
Myrtle street, Boston, valued at $l5, O0O-to
me; was executor OF the Will; VISITED NO
II Montgomery place in August, 1851;
played faro on the second floor OF the mouse
No. II Montgomery place. at my hrst sittlng
on Friday evening, August 6, between and
$50 o'clock lost $40; on Saturday evening,
August 7, / lost $500 at the same place, max
ing total loss of $1,000. He then gave de.
scription of the game, giving the position OF
players. He testified that on his first sitting
he paid to Charles j. Groves, who was deal
ing, $3.50 in cash and $500 in checks. He said
he paid his loss Of the second day, Saturday,
amounting to $500, in cash Coakley was
dealing when he first sat down to play Sat
urday, and that he had won about $50 when
Groves came in; that Groves seeing how the
game was going, touched Coakley,s loot under
the table and them the latter arising Groves
took his place; that he lost $3.50 with Groves
before he stopped playing; that he FIRST went
to IL Montgomery place with his brother early
in the fall of 1875 that he was invited there
by frequenter of the place; that he lost all
the money he had on his person at that time,
he continued to visit the bank right along
from July, 1872 till August, 1880, losing in
all between $4,000 and $4,000.
Willis l. Cole, brother of Henry G. Cole,
testified that he had brought the suit in be-
half of his brother; that he was q years old;
that he came to Boston, June II, 1880; that he
was not gambler; that he had gone to IL
Montgomery place with his brother, but who'll
ly to try and prevent his brother from gaming.
DIR. Harrison G. Cole, father vi Henry and
Willis Cole, testified that he knew when
Henry came into considerable property and al
SO of his habits of gambling. This closed the
case for the prosecution
The defense called only one witness, John
A. Pope, whose testimony was that Henry u.
Cole asked him to testify that he had seen
Coakley dealing at No. u Montgomery place;
that if he so testified and Cole won the case he
{Coe) would make it all right with him.
After the arguments by the lawyers were
made, Judge Mason made a brief charge, and
the case was given to the jury who, after
short conference, promptly returned verdict
for the plaintiff of $33O9.32 which included
treble the amount lost at the tables of II Mont
gomery place, together with full interest to
dat