Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-11
THE PRINCE OF BACCARAT
A Fast Young New Yorker Swimming in
Wealth.


Billy Deutsch has struck luck again,
says New York letter to the Utica Oh
SerUer. He is swimming in wealth in
Paris, and is again famous as the 'EPrince
of Baccarat." Few men are better known
among fast New Workers than Billy
Deutsch. He is handsome man of about
% years. About five years ago he was
clerk in downtown dry goods store at
$50 week. His tendencies toward a fast
life were strongly marked. and he
achieved small reputation as a poker
player even on his small income. One
day his uncle died leaving Billy Deutsch
SO,UOO- 1t was not great sum, but it
was enough to satisfy the young man for
the time being. He left his position, went
on a bender for night or two, and then
played roulette at Murray's place in
IWenty-eighth street. He won enough to
make his capital $4,000 when he started
Tor Europe two days later. At that time
the game of baccarat was Just be-
coming popular in New York. 1t was
imported from France. The game is the
most popular of all table games now, not
excepting faro. Billy Deutsch had a
theory about playing baccarat. He re-
duced it to a system and went direct to
Paris. When he arrived he made a
'plunge" with his whole $4,000 at the
biggest gambling house in Paris, was a
winner to the extent of $4,000, broke the
bank at O'Clock in the morning, and
awoke the next morning to find all Paris
talking about him. The papers dubbed
him the "Prince of Baccarat." The young
American had such extraordinary luck
that the gambling places in Paris refused
to allow him to play at their tables after
time, and ne returned at the expiration
had Travelled all over Europe with a cara
van of friends, parasites, and sycophants.
When he returned to America he had
changed wonderfully. He was arrogant,
snObbish, dictatorial-and worth con-
siderably more than half million dollars,
He went back TO Paris a little less than
two years ago, and in a month the news
came over the water that Billy Deutsch
had squandered all of his fortune
at baccarat and was penniless. He
struggled along in poverty until
month ago, when he ''struck a
winner" again. Deutsch is a desperate
gambler, and if he wins at all he wins big
sums. In this case-I am told by a buyer
for big lace house in New York VINO had
just returned from Paris, and who saw
Deutsch's strike-Deutsch played his
usual game. He had somehow or other
got 500 together in one 500-franc note.
He placed the note on the table and wait
ed for the cards. He caught a natural,
and left the whole sum-nOw 1000 francs
on the table. 1t won again. He left it
on once more and made another winning.
Everybody watched him, and the banker
asked If he intended to risk his whole for
tune again. Billy Deutsch nodded, and
as luck would have it, he won again and
found himself worth 5000 francs, all won
within ten minutes. One or two of his
friends begged him to withdraw the ma
jOr part of his winnings, but the Ameri-
can said he would have 10000 francs or
nothing. Fortune, which has scowIed on
him so long, smiled again, and he left the
game with his 10000 francs. Then he
began to play again, as of old, and it is
said that be is again a wealthy man.