New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-29
CAREER or 4 Y0ThD FARO PLAYER.
DEATH OF CHARLES B. RANSOM
HIS roypyrsg ror a sQUArL GAME-soME OF HIS
prCIIIARiTIES.


HIS FONDNEs9 FOR \ SQUARE GAML-S"MH VI 49,
PECULARiTIes.
Apv one who wished to see one OF the iarSeHC
and euarest games Of faro played In thiS Guy
prcyous to two years 90 would have found 1t az NO.
West Twenty -hfth-st. Cbar y. Ransom WAS INC Pi0
prictor OF the house, ana he was known Dy he"lS oS
sporting" man in the United States who has lon"-
ness for cards. For nearly year Ransom was i'll l"S
health helm troubled with diabetes andlung disease nc
gradually waste away and yesterday at $3.50 a. NJ ne
died.
Ransom was born in NcwHaven where his father Kept
small hotel Oh January - 1876. In 1896 his father
moved tins city and the son came with him. lie h"u
never been in any business further than helping his
father about the hotel. Naturally OF a"sportins as
position had made local repltationas being oarng
roker player and had many OF the Yankee boys
ut that game For a time he had kept faro BANK III
Elm City and it il said relieved many lale slGeht Vi
his spare cash lie had not been long IN this en-!
tcrnity" mere. About 1857 he, "Iom" HYre and one
stuart opened faro layout at No. . Pdrkplacc ana
1889 he opened place at Nd Barc'ay-st'
raising his limIL At both places he was
exceedingly successful and believing that
uptown presented better advantages for his game he
TOOK the house No - West Ffteonthst two years later
and itted It up in in costly manor IL WAS at tE9
place that his first wife died IN 1860. .,.., -. :,
Just before his wfe's death Iiansdm purchased No
some time later Umstead and Jumps, and attfrwayd
Leo Knight. had game at this place previously: In
beran opened big hOuso at Mob West TWENTY fOurthst
There a game without = limit was PLAYED ana Ransom
was only second 10 It. Those were flush times ana the
faro game prO-pcred rs It never Lad before II cost
$4,000 III tho MOrrsscy place aud 100000 was
lost the hr't night yet wrh me DOohs were az
the end Of the first month The house found itself aWnhcr
by $4,000. pro nlnent man Of that time, railroad
president. is said to have won $4,000 at one sitting
So far rs his business would permit Ransom was a
law abiding citizen. There was no suspicion that MS
game not fair ana everything vas carried ON
feht or di.tnr6ance in his place Ills was familiar
figure about the Uptown hotels He WAS tall rather
spare with scdatc expression. His dress wa not that
usually attributed to men OF his profession one
would think that he was well-todo banner
In appearance lie married three times his second
wife was divorced from him. The third wife IS SIN
living. In his younger days Ransom drove ore OF tn
hc once matched against Joseph liars Lantern ana
mate. Tho tr0t took place over the old Centrc'lle
Course HcdrOVe his team Lantern and mate were
driven by professional driver the race was an cN
citing ana more than $4,000 changed hacdS The
tere.t llemb0d. lie WAS so reiiceDt M
manner that IT. became the standing JOKE OF Dis
rIeuts that when he ard friend OF lis IRON New
Haven went ont 20 rlie ncither spoke during tnc tl
The dead gambler leaves properly valuci at @2JpOOJ
one rcison Tor this IS onI to be II iac that 10 neyg
buckcd" against faro himself An 0!d gambler al
last night In referring TO THIS trait; The thing that M
mate faro 50 poi MAR Is th"t rrery one ti!t las ever
dealt 1t thinks II COOL thlnE totHcAie ana 7 theory
which he thinks Will heat it. Ransom hal brother
>cheli VINO kept livery stable IN New Haven for Owe
thirty ears. and four sisters The sisters were un0r
tuuate Ia their marriages ana he supported them 10
years. lie bought them farm rear New BrUuNWcN =
J. where toy I've lie was charitable Ia al nnOgcntd
sums ~ money that he has Won In instance wher
a clerk had lost his employers money Il returned q;
/ again. When tho rain gamh'ln- places was mad
eighteen months ago. iansors place was one or tho'
Of gambling houses 80 Ga" city. Last summer ht L.'
club house utAt 10 the Ocean House. at Long Branch.
Ihe funeral VAL take place Tomorrow e $50 a. N
81 his house rno burial will be at %ow-jiavcn, Nhe9
/ he las - handsome ton b.