The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-24
BEE cHEn's bets.
How One OF the Plymouth Pastors Sons
Won Money ON Cleveland.
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How One OF the plymouth Pastors Sons
won Money ON Cleveland.
New York Morning Journal
The Rev. Henry Ward Bsechsr aud his
son, Colonel William q. Beecher, have de.
clartd that they are opposed to gambling In
any shape. and express the desire that the
Legislature will kill the bill authorizing pool
selling on race tracks. Yesterday the princl.
pal Brooklyn advocates were congratulating
themselves on the fact that one OF the
Beecher family, Henry Is. Beechsr, had not
tignsd the petition calling FOR tho killing Of
the pool bill.
Mr.. Henry d. Beecher Is one OF the sons OF
the distinguished pastor OF the Plymouth
Church. He 10 In real estate business on the
corner OF Montague and Court streets, Brook.
Ign, Is sharp man OF business, isan admirer
OF all manly athletic sports. can tell the dit.
ference between good and bad cigar, and Is
genial companion. In politics, Henry 10
cla.sed as an Independent.
Henry In n man who Ia inclined TO back
his opinions with hard cash. and by follow
ing his inclinations last fall he 10 said TO have
won between 81. 600 and s. 600. Mr.. Bseoher
was quite positive that Mr.. Cleveland would
carry New York State, and he wagered his
me ney that way. He captured several large
bets--one OF $500 from Leonard Moody. n Re.
publican, who, like himself. Is In the real
estate business on largo scale. Mr.. Bsechsr
was so confident OF Mr.. Clevelands election
thhs no nsiu w MS ifiehu, bfs pfo"ni oho
morning:
"rll give you 10 per cent on bet OF $500
| II you can get some man to bet that AMOUNT
that Blaine will carry the State OF New
| York."
DIR. Brown was In Harry Millsr's chop.
house and heard Mr. Moody Offering to wager
| $500 that Blaine would carry New York
State. Drawing $50 from his pocket, the
| doctor said:
siil take that bet for a friend OF mine. Mr..
Beecher, and put up SIS 10 bind the bet.'
What Henry Ward Beecher, s500?' ex.
| claimed Mr.. Moodv In astonishment. "All
rilht, I'll bet him ~ 000."
Mr.. Henry b. Bseoher. the old gentle.
mans son, Is tie gentleman whom refer
TO-" said d.. Brown.
Messfs Brown aud Moody each deposited
$50 with the proprietor Of the chop.house.
On the following day In q truly sporlsmaa'
| like spirit. Mr.. Btecher made good the wager
msds by bis friend, and sent a check for $500
10 Harry Miller
"He put up his check like a little man,
| eaid q sport, who sn the wager IN aie lie
Vas full OF grit. like his father, and guess
he would have put up all the money 10 hi,
clothes, II any Blaine man had tackled him.
And he didn't seem bit afraid 10 leave the
stakes In the hands OF man yho sold
| liquor"
Did you open any wine wheE he collected
his winninekg" the reporter asked
| moi ~ hiiiitf y. Tie S~ut MS bJok kcepcF,
Mr.. Shaw. 10 get the stakes while there Was
some doubt about the result OF the election
Mile wouldn't give mp until Moody said Ia
was satisfied. Moody said he woald tend
Mr. Beecher $500 N he wanted To use ths
money, but he said be would not consent "a
abandoning his $500 uatil he vas sure tha
| Blaine bad IL st New York. "A few days at,el
this he telephoned to Mr.. Miller to give Nr
Bsecher the stakesn
Colonel William O. Beecher Is counsel Il
the Society for the Prevention OF Vics, and
Ii q man of Roman frmness. II 10 believed
although he, too. was asupporter OF Cleve
land. that II he knew before the election
that his brother had been wagering m ,ney OF
the probable result he would have threat
ened Henry with the terrors oil the law ans
challenged his vote.
Henry Is the business man OF the Bseol.s
family" said one OF his friends. He Is no
the sort OF man to get mp and howl agAirs
the pool bill when petition for its passag
Is signed by gentlemen Of such standing o.
]. 6. I. 6tranahan, president OF the bricg'
trustees; Samuel Mclean. the millionhr'
warehouseman; General Slocum, William
Van An6en. OF the Brooklyn Eagle; Rosco
Conkling, August Belmont, Clarence A
Seward and many Of the best citizens o
Brooklyn. Let me give another pointer or
young Beecher. He transacted the insurance
business for the Brewers Association, IA pr
gapization which represents many millien
Of dollars. You won't hear him maxim
any temperance speeches likely to oneu'
the makers Of lager beer.