Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-27
SUED FOR A POKER pERT.
A New Workers. Experience in a Little
Game of Draw at the Capital.
From TIE Nt.0 YORK World.

From the Nes0 York World.
There was fascinating game of poker
in private house in Washington on the
evening Of March II, and at its conclu-
sion the following morning one of the par
Elephants had lost about $1,000. One of
the results OF this pleasant party is a suit
to recover $500 on a prom ssory note.
which will be tried before Judge McAdam
in the City Court.
The defendant in the suit is Richard l..
Hull, now stopping at the Murry Hill no.
tel. he bad gone to the capital to push
an electric light, and went to the house
where the poker party met, in company
with Boston friend. He was intro
duced to Michael 7. Danaher, a breeder
OF thoroughbred stock and race-horses
near Lexington, KY, and a gentleman
from the West who answered to the name
of Judge" Champagne, whisky and
cigars were unstnted. The game went
along easily at first on fve-dOlar Slim
it," and Hull's stock of chips began to ac-
cumulate. Somebody suggested. how
ever, that an unlimited game be PLAYED
and everybody else gracefully acceded to
the proposition. Hull's luck seemed to
go with the limit, but when three sevens
were dealt out to him he felt that he had
an opportunity to retrieve his failing for
tune. BE bet heavily before the draw, af-
ter which he was delighted to find that he
had been given the fourth seven. He made
heavy bet and was very happy when a
player opposite not only saw his bet, but
raised him. Several raises were then
made on each side of the table, until the
pot had reached magnificent proportions;
then call was made, and Nj. Hull was
staggered when his opponent laid four
Fights upon the table and cooHy raked in
the pile Of chips.
After few remarks about his poor luck
Mr.. Hull continued PLAY with varying
results, until, in looking at his hand after
the deal, be found that he bad been given
a cold Jack full.' Then ne determined
to regain what he had lost and also nut
money in his purse. His previous expe-
rince did not have its effect of making
him cautious, when he found that he
again had an opponent with a good hand
who returned every raise be made. The
first faint streaks of the breaking day
were struggling with the gas-light in the
room when the call was made. His oppo-
nent showed him a "queen full" Mr.
Hull, $4,000 poorer than when he entered
the room, arose, and with a sigh de-
clared that he had had enough of the
game.
When Hull began to play he informed
the party that his pockets were not swell
INK VIII ready CASH, out ne was tOld that
his promissOry notes would be as good as
money for any amount he might lose. So
when the party broke up he had given
notes to the amount OF about $1,000. To
Mr.. Danaher he gave note for $500 That
gentleman. however. claims the note was
given for money borrowed from him with
which to pay another member of the par
ty, and he now sues for the payment OF
the note. His counsel, ex-Judge Curtis,
says some ugly things about card-players
who securelntroductions to gentlemen,
and, after losing in a card game evade
payment by pleading the gambling act,
and if they win, pursue the losers re-
mOrselessly until their claims are set
tied. On the other hand, Marshall p.
Stafford, counsel for Mr.. Huh, has an
opinion amounting to a conviction that
bis client was ''steered against a crooked
game" and ought not to honor the note.