Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-07-29
A Game Of Poker.

Ch:cagc officers played fshd in the
sequel to the largest draw-poker game OF
Which the public ever had knowledge.
Deputy Sheriff Resolution" Burke lev
i-d upon the three trotters, Novelty, st.
Keno, and j. b. Thomas, and the PAGER
Bay Billy, now at the Chicago Driving
park, all entered in the pending races.
The horses are alleged to be the joint
property Of NJ. NJ. Hedges, in whose
name they are entered, and William
Scott. The account of the little game
Of draw" which these gentlemen PLAYED
with Mr.. Francis Weed at Newburgh, n.
L., was published about two months
ago. The story is, briefly, that Scott,
Weed, and Hedges had been playing to-
gether considerably, and one day, while
- engaged, Weed had occasion to leave
The room for few moments, and on
his return three remarkable hands were
dealt. The betting began, and Scott and
Hedges "cross-lifted" Weed until each
had about $780, 900 at stake. Upon show
ing of the hands, Scott held sequence
fiush," Weed had four aces, and Hedges
a queen full The money was not all
paid, Of course at the time, and Scott
and Hedges then opened faro game, at
which Weed was given an opportunity
to get even. At this game he lost about
S5OO,000 This was too much money.
and after paying considerable amount
in cash Weed compromised by giving
notes for Sl5O,O0O. lie paid something
over 100000 of these before it seems to
have occurred to him that three such
hands at a time was something more of
:, miracle than those which have excited
the laughter Of Ingcrsoll. An investiga-
ton showed that Scott and Hedges were
dividing his drafts, whereas if every.
thing had been correct Scott was entitled
to all the money. He then brought suit
to recover his money, and caused
Hedges to be arrested. Hedges and
Scott are both III Chicago in attendance
upon the races, and Yesterdays pro-
cedure was step In the prosecution Of
Weeds case. Judge Fullerton, Of New
York, is Weeds attorney, and came
here on that business He swore out
the attachment papers and employed
Mr.. a. 5. Trude, and that gentleman
signed the necessary bond for $4,000.
The horses attached are supposed to be
worth about $4,000. After the levy.
Deputy Sheriff Resolution" Burke went
to Mr.. SCOTS rooms at the Briggs house,
and found him very sick with consump-
ton. and unable to leave hid bed. The
deputy served his attachment papers
He had also requisition from the gov.
ernor Of New York for the arrest of
Scott on three charges-conspiracy to
defraud, obtaining money by gambling,
and for gambling. Scott was according
ly placed under arrest, and will be AIKEN
to New York as soon as he is able to
travel. His rooms were searched, but,
as the searching party expected, no
money was found. Scott says very little
about the affair, and the whole business
was transacted as quietly as possible in
order not to excite him unnecessarily.
He is scarcely more than a skeleton and
has frequent hemorrhages. He is full
of pluck, as one instance will show. 1t
vas the fourth hemorrhage from which
he had suffered within few hours, and
as he wiped the blood from his mouth
he offered to bet the physician two to
one that it would not kill him. Scott
admits that he is one-half owner Of the
horse Bay Billy, but claims that his
driver owns half of the others Hedges
admits the ownership of half interest
in the string, and was served with the
attachment papers. Arrangements were
made by which the horses will be per-
mitted to keep their engagements in the
present Chicago races.-Chicago Times,
10Th.