Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-15
a FAMOUS GAMBLER.
Career Of Billy Deutsch Among the
Baccarat Players Of Paris.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-'Good morn.
ing, Billy Florencel How do, Mr..
Stokesp Just one minute, Mr.. Re
porter,N Such were the greetings
being bestowed on "A group OF persons
standing In the Hoffman house early
to-day by youngish looking
man of about thirly-hve years
He was attired In neat morning
suit. OF light oolored tweed, which
fitted him well. The man was Billy
Deutsch, the noted baocarat bank
breaker, styled Ia Paris lie Roi do
Baccarat. y He stands about five feet
ten inches in height. isrRther well set,
having a strong appearance, has dark
complexion and wears heavy jet.
black mustache. His long soiOurn IN
the French capital has caused him to
speak with slight French accent.and
one would never think he was born
right Ia the centre OF New York CITY.
Now said he, turning 10 the re-
porter, what can | do for YOU oh,
talk, Is ~ Well, don't know. Just
come with me TO breakfast and will
see II have anything to say that will
interest the American public.n
when did you arrive here, Mr..
Deutsch2'' asked the reporter.
Yesterday morning; ON the
Amerlque, from HaVre, and right glad
am 10 be here again. have been
away FOR i've years, and for the last
two have been conferred In Paris
Now, you have had "A long turn Mt
the cards. VIII you give me your
opinion Of the card-players and gam
blers you lave come across and the
Ill sa.aN a aNs.a L..
First OF all, will you say that !
have no personal desire 10 be inter
viewed, and II Is not egotism that
prompts me 10 talk. IL Is a matter OF
total indifference TO me as TO what the
result personally IL. but, as II might
possibly benefit others who are will
Ing TO take advantage OF my expe-
rience, will tell what ! know,
aud II IL this; That the man
who will touch "A card, the
man who will gamble, is man
almost lost; because, however intelli-
gent "A man may be, after he has tast-
ed the sweets Of winning lie ~ untitled
for anything else but the demoraliaed
life of gambler"
"Mhat has been your favorite game2n
'Baccarat, at which have lost 5000
| O00--a result that must inevitably
come to all that continue 10 play. You
see that ifyou keep on playing ut each
round you place into the cagnoit, OF
kitty, 81, s., $40 or Sl2, whatever the
tax may be, while IL 10 plain TO all
that In the end all the money must be
In the kitty, which goes 10 the few
who ruin the club.p
"What have you done In London 2'i
~ played three times at the Park
Club, but that Is closed now. Gambling
Is not allowed there ~ II Is In Paria.
think there should be change In
Paris, too. Either the clubs should bs
closed or made national institution
80 that the money Of those who play
instead Of going to few, should 30 u
the nation. In France everybody
plays, from the president Of the repub
Tic down to the humblest peasant
There gambling is looked upon ~ an
amusement, and not, as here
a vice. About forty TO ilfty
millions Of francs are paid AZ
taxes to the proprletors Of thu
clubs every year. ] think there ar
only two kinds OF men who should
play--the one who has nothing 10 lose
and the one who has 30 much that 1
] lllliltn VI 30 Will uUb llib Litif hHt
ofth0e two GLASSES the former FREEDOM
inates.u
what is the largest bet you eyei
won?p
ION one occasion was 250,OOOf u
the bad, when, 10 pull me square,
bet l00,0O0f. on the turn of card anC
won.n
aWhere did you get the title, III
lRoi de BRccarap2V
"In Paris. Several months ago, fol
fwenty-eight days Ia succession, woI
total Of | ,7O0.0OOf The smallest VIII
had during that time was lS,0OOf
and the largest 2G0,000f. ia one even
ing. Bets OF 30,000f / have offer
made. play thirty games Of cards
aud have played them all for money
No. WAS not professional gambler
but did IL for pastlme.n
''Do you think amy benefit IL dc
rived from money won 80 ensilyM
"Certainly not. A man who win
at cards simply dissipates II, ans
acquires habits which no legltlmat
occupation would supply. ] attribut
the majority OF suicides 10 losses a
cards, the sudden change In the styl
Of living being too much for th
mind.n
"What have you done on the turf!
] II had 60,O00f on Foxhall when b