The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1882-10-07

Capt. HI ustto pass away the monoto-
ny of the time, as business was dull in
theSheriff's office.
Riff you had it to do over again
would you 60 into another company
Capt. HI think ! would under the
same circumstances.
R-'Under what circumstances did
you 60 into the King 2
Capt. H-For the reasons above stated,
and don't care to answer any more OF
your questions. The King books are
open to you and all others for inspec-
ton.
Next we found Charlie Doherity, the
man who is just as honest in his prayers
as he is in a cock-fght, and obtained
from him views that will do to record and
keep:
Reporter -"Mr. Doherty, knowing
that,you have engaged in the Matrimoni-
al business rather lively, want to ask
some questions regarding them.
Doherty.-'It will afford me much
pleasure to give you any information de-
sired, and more pleasure if I can talk
you out of some business for our compa-
Mes
R-'Have you not taken out policies
in different companies on various parties
who have married?
D.-I have, on great many 5t
R-sDid you collect your money from
all the Associations
Certainly not, from all. | never
made any such calculations
Ron the whole have you made or
lost money by investing in them?'
D.-T made handsome profits on rs
per cent. OF all investments. Ii you
have any doubts, I refer you to Mr..
Pardue or DR.. Peoples, who collected q
nine months board bill. Those lost on,
[ never made assessments good, 80 am
only out the advance assessments.
R-'Did you look upon them as gamb-
ling institutions when you put your
money in them?'
D.-I did, unqualifiedly, and knew
the percentage of winnings charged by
the companies as annual dues was
greater than any fees on keno commits
sions'
R-Then you admit that the chances
to get your money back are not as good
to the average man, as they would be in
playing poker or "bucking the tiger" as
it is called? .....f
D.-I do not. On the contrary, you
run very little if any risk in the compa-
nies, by playing short marriages. Itwas
almost certainty that in any new COM
pany started 5 day risk would win
! without one assessment. | so based all
my calculations and never had one sin
gle assessment on any such risk
RI am speaking OF the average man
who went into it, and not altogether of a
thorough bred" like yourself% :.
Dot course there were not wanting
some few who had confidence in the
business lasting for months All such
stood no earthly showing of ever realiz-
ing any return for investments. No
company started in Mississippi in Sep
tember can pay up one half OF their
claims. At faro, the same rule would
not hold, for the chances OF winning are
always the same, and the first player
stands no better chance to win than the
one who only "plays cases" or attempts
to "call the turn"
R-'Well, then you admit that "poker
playing or faro, is a better and falrer
way of gambling than in the marriage
ssociations' p
D.-I consider it better, from the
chances of winning being nearer even
and being able to control your losings,
which cannot be done in the guild
gambling. | see no unfairness, however,
in the guilds, and no necessity for 1t, as
only the officers could benefit by it and
their profits are at least 25 per cent OF
ALL money invested.
R-'What is your opinion OF the
average nice young man who went into
these Guilds to make a small fortune"
D.-'Your question is what | consider
leading one,' i. G. it mighs lead me
into innumerable affairs of honor if l
gave my full and free opinion. | think
they ali went into it with zeal worthy
of a better cause. You can now, how
ever class them with the little boys who
won't do so any more.
| R-'Do you think any one who took
out applications and "gof LEFT" have any
right to growl, providing the assessments
were honestly paid out. -"
D.-I do not .s..t
R-'Why p u,e
d. Simply because by doing so they
would give themselves dead away. No
one but 'damphooP could expect all to
win.'
R-'Do you not believe there has been
great many rascally things perpetrated
by some of the Guilds?
D.-'Undoubtedly there has. | know
personally OF several instances where, to
express it charitably, the officers have
acted in very bad faith with the policy
holders
R-'Who do you consider the most
honest Guild man you have struck up
WITH (,
D.-I have met many, but our friend
Saw Mill Jones, of Winona, is the patri-
arch In all good faith he was willingto
give the business up IL month ago II ne
could be convinced any one would lose
cent at it, or If it was even suspicioned
of being gambling or even specializing,
by the ''good people"
| R-'Who is the meanest man you nave
met within the blisinessY l
| D.--'Max Ginsburger, for after agree
| ing to give me u $1,000 bond as treasurer
OF the Bonanza, he forced me to go on
his bond, which materially embarrassed
me in all following financial transac-
tons