Daily Republican., 1883-09-24
FIFTH ED|T|0 \.
BEECHHD MAKEs A sTATEMEHT
A PrsDr1etes Of . Ganblipg Ne,
APresteA-The True Facts Of IN.

4 Rr0DPteeoD Of . 600bllng ma.
AsresteA-The True Facts Of IN.
Case.
In reference to an article published
In tho Sunday Star aud sabseq uent
communication which appeared in thu
Morning News, relating to the arrest ~
Hugh McCsferty, proprietor of pam.
bling den on 6bipley street above Third
on Q warrant sworn out BY j. s. Beecb.r
. conversation was held with Mr. Beech.
er In reference to the affair, when be er,
plained that while engaged in PLAYING
poker, he observed that McCafferty an5
Stroud were playing with false cards
and that they were deliberately robbiuu
him, hence the arrest.
When In the magistrates office Chief
Hawkins made the assertion "that he
considered any man who played cards
in such den as bad a. the propretor
himself" He also spoke of having
Beecher arrested, when that gentleman
defed him to do 1t and said he would
make 1t worth 500 to the Squire before
it was concluded, by bringing fifty or
more of the "tony" ysung men and
aris' ocrats Of this city who frequent
such places before His Honor, and
further talk of arresting Beecher sub.
sided.
Mr.. Beecher does not deny being in
the place, but does not think the Sunday
paper done him justice by chasing him
~ the "blackest sheep in the Iot,"
hence the following communication
was published In the News this morn.
ing, which fully explains the whole
matter:
The place named in the Star IL false.
The real place Ia In Gibson's Building
on Shipley street, above Third, and the
game was poker instead Of faro. The
bank was kept by McCafferty, WHO
used to run faro bank in the Ebbit
House. acknowledge that ! played
the game to small extent, only SG, and
l believe that l detected McCatierty
and Stroud cheating several times and
demanded my money, which he, Nc
Catferty, refused to pay and so told
him that would have his place shut
up. had him arrested and brought
before Squire Vandegrift, and he Is
bound over under bonds for hearing
on Tuesday evening at 7.3O O'Clock.
Time will tell who IL the wronged man.
was merely playing for little past
time, and when l think that am being
cheated l propose to punish the man
who l think is doing it. l could give
fifty names Of some of the aristocracy
and wealth of this city who play cards
for money and cigars. The building at
Seventh and Market Is a noted resort
for the tony young men of this city, and
| know place on Market street not two
squares from your office where old men
gather nightly and play cards, who,
some of them, are worth their hundred
thousand dollars, and believe that the
building il owned by one of the shining
lights of one of the city churches. So |
do not thiuk ! am the blacklist sheep Of
the flock. have no apologies to make
and no misstatements to make; and
dare any one to contradict one word Of
the foregoingor l will publish full list
of at least fifty names.
Iconsider myself better than any
man who sells rum on Sunday, and it
is sold all over this city. do not cause
any one misery al the rumsellers dc.
| earn my own money and spend it,and
no man can call upon me for an honest
cent owe him !; and l pay my bills
better than the editor of the Star used to
pay my son for serving his paper
Us. BEECHER
Wilmington, Sept. %, 1883.