Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-14


In Mat. Karcher's saloon, on the southwest
| corner of Second and K streets, shaking dice
with two Second-street sports was drunk
at the time. We started in to shake for So,
! then $40, then $50. afterwards for 500, and
as high as 500 shake. On election night
| | lost 81 600 at what is called the middle
| faro bank located on Second street be-
tween and X, over the old Wells Fargo
building. The same night lostat Weber
u Ross'S faro game, over the Bank Elk
| change saloon, in the same block, s., 200.
A few nights previous to that Weber 4
Ross beat me out of 81 900. In San Fran
cisco one Saturday afternoon / started in to
play faro at Bill Briggs saloon, opposite
the Examiner office, and lost 81, 800. The
same night | lost $400 at a game
on Market street. The night be-
fore, at poker game over Nose
lost $500 About ten days before that. at
the same place | was beaten out of $3.50.
In few days afterwards | found robbing
stud-horse game and lost $780, Still later
the same day | found a similar one which
cost me $3.50. Then | met some parties at
the Baldwin Saloon. l was drinking cock
tails right along and apparently a new
made acquaintance was doing the same
He seemed to be greenhorn; at least |
took him for one. He showed me hand
full of greenbacks and asked me to play
with him. We went into private room
at the hotel and commenced playing.
THE PROPRIETOR DROVE Us OUT
And as l went through the door he gave me
a knowing look and beckoned me to come
back. l needed him not, however, but
went with my newly-made acquaintance,
who soon had mel room, and we started
to play stud-horse. | had a queen buried.
My second card came queen, and he gotta
small card. | bet, and he raised me for all
| had, and the last card he turned for HIM
self was king, which paired his buried
card. 1t dawned on me then that ! had
been imposed upon by q short-card sharp;
but what could | do except grin and bear
it? The night after our last spring races
here | lost 81 500 at that same place
Isadore Cohen's A well-knOwn sport
of this town won ii (his name is Charlie,
but don't mention it, The next day he
won $500 more from me at the same stud
horse game. | only played at five places
in this city, but at them have lost this vast
amount of money-ISadore Cohen's, Ed.
Bush's Zeke Walters and the two Second
street faro banks that have already men
toned. Stud-horse poker came in for its
share, and III one evening | lost 81 800;
and a well-known business man, who sat
next to me- lost 81 800. | guess | have
played cards during my short but lively
gambling career with upwards of 100 men.
They did not all what least they claimed
not to have won-but [ am certain
ALWAYS LOST
At the lowest estimate from $50 to $50 per
night. l was so infatuated that | could
scarcely take my meals. The days were
too long for me; | could scarcely wait for
night, and soon began TO play afternoons
Since January last have always, until
within the past few days, had from $10,-
600 to $4,000 on my person. Whenever l
got chance | hit the sack. | lost 81 900
at the Golden Eagle club rooms PLAYING
poker. AT the last State Fair | won s.. 900
on the races. l won for few days and
then thought, by going it heavily and hay
ing lots Of nerve, | might win out and be
able TO restore what | had surreptitiously
taken. If | had not listened to certain
horsemen who had points l would have
quit the Fair at least $4,000 ahead"
The Chief asked, Who will lose this
money!"
January replied that he supposed the de-
positors would.
Jackson again asked: Don't you sup
pose that they have families that will SUI
fer by this stealing of their money!"
January looked up and, with tears III his
eyes, replied:
YOU MAY THINK I HAVE NO FEELING
In this matter, but feel more than any
one could express. | feel better tonight
since | have made a clean breast of it but
if it was to be done over again | would not
touch single cent--nOt even to save
my life What will become of my
poor father and mother, sisters and
brothers? Mother, of course, knows
1t by this time, as father would tell her to-
night. My poor wife'S aged parents will
of course, take care of her and my offspring
until their DEATH and then God knows
what Will become Of them
On the 22d OF October | went to San
Francisco with SD 900 in my pockets. |
had fully made up my mind to carry out
the following programme: Go to n lodg-
lng-house, engage rooms for two weeks and
write back that | was feeling poorly and
would remain there for few weeks. Then
| would disguise myself and ship on board
a sailing vessel for Australia. From there
| would reship to some foreign port
where l would be unknown and undis-
coverable. But whenever | would get up
10 the point of making the break my
courage would fail me, and l returned
home to Sacramento. l was afraid of
being captured. / have not laid one cent
aside-hayc nothing 10 pay for my own
defense, or to give my wife and child. 1t
has all gone to the gambling fraternity.
LOST 5000 on BAY FRANK.
He was said to be the fastest horse on
earth. believed it then, believe it now,
and thought that was a chance to retrieve
some of my losses"
To. j Il.
haul you did | think | would have taken
it all and skipped out of the country"
January looked up sharply and replied,
" did have it nearly all. didn't I?' Con-
tinuing. lie said, The County Treasurer
of Solano county had a narrow escape
He left $50 900 there few days ago and
called and got il Yesterday / did not want
any of the States coin. There are pack
ages in the safe containing 100000 that
could slip easily in my coat pocket, but
would not take them. Only last Saturday
| thought of heeling myself and Jump
ing the train above the depot, Do You
think you would have got ON to me?' he
asked the Chief The latter then told him
that he had been Swallowed for the last two
weeks, and that during that time escape
would have been utterly impossible. He
then replied, Well, if that is the case |
1t being almost midnight the reporter
bid the prisoner good night. The unfortu-
nate young man was taken back into his
cell, and the heavy iron door closed upon
him for the night.
HoP SHIpMESTs.-The hop crop in Sacra-
mento county has been unusually good this
season. Large quantities have been shipped
per steamer to San Francisco The amount
that has been shipped East by rail is as fol-
lows Daring the month of August, 135
bales, 2i,740 pounds; September, 40 bales,
800 no pounds; October 2,134 bales, 400,
720 pounds; November to date, 30 bales,
9,675 pounds. Total 3,o39 bales, 1850
pounds.
SMYRNA, \. Y March 80 1SS3-Gents:
The New Home Sewing Machine received
in December last works like charm, and
to the best OF my knowledge it is the very
best sewing machine before the public. |
wouldn't sell mine, if | could not get an
other for AN hundred dollar bill. Yours
Publisher Tribune W. A.
Stephenson, SOC J street, Sacramento Cal,
agent for New Home and White Sewing