St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-04
A FULL HAND.
A Successful Game of Poker Played
in Which the City Treasury
Came Out Ahead.
Two Petty Thieves Also Appeared, but they
We're Both Discharged Through the
Kindness Of Judge Burr.
Five quiet men and 'stack of reds"
A silent copper who made sneak,

Five quiet men and "stack of reds"
A silent copper who made sneak,
And busted the s.fiush" in a holy streak;
A stern faced judge who did justice wreak,
And five quiet men with nary red.
They were sitting in the cleaning generated
from the hickering rays of a coal oil Johnny
lamp, and no sound broke the serenity save the
easy click of the rake-off chips. 1t was the
witching hour when the devotees of dame for
tune WOO the smiles of the damsel whose favors
are given only to beguile. They were engaged
in the great missionary game of poker, or at
least they had been so engaged and
the session had been long and
interesting, for it a. M.
when peeler put his nose into the place and
coraled the animal of the soft and seductive
paw and variegated strips. An account of the ar
rest of the five poker players was given in yes
terday's issue of the GLOBE. When the cases
were called in the police court yesterday, the
only man who answered was j. Sloan, the other
men, James and Thomas Stewart Thos. Fisher
and Frank Brooks, not putting in
a. appearance. Mr.. E. G. Rogers appeared for
Sloan, and although the latter claimed that they
were not playing when the officer entered; he
pleaded guilty and was fined $50 In the other
cases the bail was forfeited. 1t is understood
that orders have been given to swoop down on
couple of other quiet games in progress in
the city.
Frank Mcguire is only gamin now, bare
footed, dirty and unkempt, but some day he may
become bank president the manager of a
placer gold mine. He cabbaged a basket of
grapes from Moss grocery store, and
SO he was run in and arraigned
on the awful charge of larceny
He didn't know what the name meant and when
he heard it he commenced to cry; then he said
that another boy had stolen the grapes and given
them to him, but sometimes happens the
other boy got away. After he had had good
cry Mr.. Thos O'Brien said that in view OF the
fact that Capt. Bressett and hungry reporter
on a twilight dip had eaten all the grapes, he
didn't see how the boy could be sent up until of
age unless they went with him. This put new
aspect on the case and the kid was discharged
with lecture.
Chas. Frederick had made play at the cash
drawer of e. w Miller, his former employer,
and got left. He looked wretched yesterday and
when arraigned he cried like baby; he said his
wife was sick in bed, thai he had worked a week
and had only received 49, and the poor fellow
was all broke up. Mr.. Miller took pity Gon him
and said he didn't care to push the case. Judge
Burr warned the young man of his danger and
narrow escape from the penitentiary, and then
he let him go home to his wife.
Jacob Barnhergen, a wild looking Dutch
man, was charged with disorderly conduct.
Jacob got drunk the other night and chased his
wife and boy out of the house, having in his
| hand butcher knife. They sent for an officer
and when Mozart responded Jacob was found
concealed under the house with only his shirt
on. He was fined $40 yesterday and put under
! bonds to keep the peace.
The case Of James Staples, charged with
smoking on street car, was dismissed on pay
menl of costs,