The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-27

DiamOnd-Bedecked sports-why Ivorl
Spectators Invest Their Cash Ia stones

Diamond Bedecked sports-why Ivory
Spectators Invest Their Cash ia stones.
New York World
Gamblers are among the best customers
we have" said a weil-known diamond
broker yesterday. They buy better stones
thsn most people, and pay better prices You
see" he continued, they buy only when
flush, and at such times a thoroughbred
Speculation IN iyories will not stop at few
hun bred dollars"
why is il that gamblers are so fond OF
diamonds?" well, there are many reasons
Why gamblers buy diamonds" was tue re-
Spouse. You see" he continued, when.
ever = man feels Ike four.time winner he
puts what money he can into good stones.
These he knows have permanent value,
and can be turned into ready cash wish
greater facility than any ether Of his chat
tells II be puts his money into real estate
and wishes to dispose OF the latter. days
must elRpse before sale can be msde and
the title searched. Real estate a 80 dspIes.
ates On forced sale. Horses and carriages
are liable to injury and depreciation in
value, but with diamonds Il Is different
Should a man make a loser playing bank he
can obtain ready cash az q few hours NOTES
10y selling or 'soakng' bis gems. Il IS the
work OF few minutes 70 test stone, and
the 'sBm. soon has money IN his pocket.
Then, too, Il must bs remembered. tue
Gle ss Of men OF which We speak generally
have no settled habitation. They migrate
from place 20 place. In moving about they
can carry their diamonds, aud ase thus
sesdy for any emergency. The could not
carry houses and lots Then. sgain, they
sre, az q rule, men who like to appear
wealthy, and diamonds, it must BE- con-
tossed, do give a man the appearance of
filuer ce
"who that you know has thu most valua.
b Q diamonds? WIS asked Of Mr. f. NJ
Cattle who was seen in his OFF 20 under the
Coleman House
Il think that Sheedy has" was the reply.
Dir. Sheedy hss great deal OF money IN
vsited IN diamords many Of which ara large
and remarkable for their purity Some time
$50 lie bought two aud had them set IN gold
bands for bracelets for his WIFE, Each stone
weighed four and ons-half carats, and the
pair cost over s. 600. he also purchased a
pair OF s0litair earrings for Mrs Slesdy that
cost 81 500. He has Eve and one eighth carat
stone that be values at 81 900. Gas Abel has
fine large stone set In a ring that Il valued ST
more than 81 900. Davy Johnson has one
WEIGHING nearly two oarats IN ring IN q
gypsy setting. Larry O'Brien has a cluster
scarf-pin worth $500 and a ring valued at
the came. Matt C0rbitt, who went 10 New
Orleans with Pat Sheedy, wears s. 900 worth
OF hrst water gems AL Smith has several
very fine dicmOnds. Ned Jones wears a
handsom old mine stone in a heavy gold
ring. Henry Morrison has an odd and
valuable diamondset locket. Marty Malone
has several fine gems set in rings and scarf
pins. Bud Kirby has q large single stone in
q scaTt-piD that always secures Bad posi-
ton as hotel clerk when his usual vocation
| is dull. Sam Emery and George Brotharton
run over from Philadelphia occasionally,
| and sometimes lend the railroad companies
| ;helr scaTfpinB for locomotive headlights.
| Johnnie Condor leads Chicago sports 10 the
| diamond line. Johnnie is worth ~ 600 600,
| and has many thousands invested in dia-
monds as has also "ParsOnn Davis.
Ridge LeVien has a large diamond set ia a
| ring and il never fails TO attract attention.
| Little Charles Davis sports q fine cluster
/ scarf.pin, ae does Peter Delacey. The later
has also a handsome diamond ring. Pete
| Downey has two gems OF the pure3t rays se-
rene. and John DAILY wears handsome soil
taire scarf.pin.
Look at these, and Mr. Cattle drew
| from a secret pocket q package OF unset dia
monds ranking in size from hall q carat TO a
| carat and q half. "These will not be sold
! for some time. The action of the authorities
in suppresslng gambling has had bad et-
| feet on. business OF all kinds in this part OF
the city. The boys have little cash TO spare
for investment, and, indeed, many are leay-
| ing this city for other points Those who
/ remain are dabbling in grain and exc out an
| existence. All hands are awaiting the open
ing of the racing season. and then thu lucky
ones will probably buy more diamonds