St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-18
DEAD MANS DEAL.
Being an Account of the Remark
able Death of a Gambler.


From the Denver News.
Il was just reading" said Denver
sport, "about man winking his eye after
his head was cut off. Now, know that
have seen something just as strange
twenty years ago this month there was a
lot OF us took trip to Old Mexico to see
What we could scoop in-and, by the way
we got scooped-and went to bucking
heaVy on every game we could strike. One
vi our gang, Bill Brewster, was a rafting
dealer, good hand at short cards. and al
ways had pocketful of money till he cot.
struck on Mexican monte.
Ialk about your Greaser's infatuatiob
1or the game! l never saw one of them
could hold a marker to Bill. He'd gel
proke. Then he'd get pack of cards and
deal himself. He'd turn the cards for any,
body or for anything when he was busted.
sometimes he'd make a raise and quit, and
go 10 playing faro, where he was, as rule,
lucky. But no sooner did he get a big
stake than he would tackle monte, and
would invariably get downed. Us bows
trled TO persuade him to stick to a white
mans game, but no, he wouldn't have it.
and was almost all the time in state of i'm
pecuniOSity.
Zone day Bill had established himself in
a pulque shop with his cards, and was turn
ing them for anybody who wanted to wa
ger cent. There was party of Mexican
DloOdS In the room, and finally they saun-
tered over to Bills table and one of them
asked If he would turn for 500. Bill said
he would, though he didn't have but SO in
the bank. The fellow slaps down his
money and Bill wins. That made the Mex
lean mad and he slaps down another Bill
wins again. The third time, and Bill
scoOped the pile.
Inc Mexican asked Bill if he would
Turn Ii, nm Tor $1,000, and Bill told him it
o eI NJ make make any difference if he made it
$1,000, 900, as the bank was able tn nav ten
tmes that amount. The Mexican bef and
lost Then he accused Bill of cheating.
Bill called him a liar.
was standing right to one side of Riu
lie mad the cards in his left hand. and had
mold OF the bottom card with his right
hand. The Mexican's hand was on his
gun. ''A 'lt'
Hold on said Bill; don't draw till
make m this turn. III bet you 81, 900 to S1OO
that IT'S the seven of spades
Done says the Mexican, who threw
500 on the table.
Bu commenced pulling the card OUT
SLOWLY. Inc Mexican was watching. There
h MeI5 TWO black spots showed up, and BilI's
ENiASh DIS IL udSl IIl6 Mexican
drew his gun and fired. Bill never moved
IN MS chair, but his right hand kept its
slow motion until the card was drawn from
the pack and held up to view. 1t was the
seven of spades. The hand moved slowly
back again and the card was laid on the
table, Bill then leaned back in his chair
and shut his eyes. N'-'''-
we were all so excited when the shot
was fired that we didn't know what to do.
and, as Bill continued to turn the card. we
supposed he hadn't been hit, but we found
out differently when we examined him. He
was shot directly through the heart.
Now, reason that thing out this wav:
Bill was determi ID to convince that Next
can that he didn't know as much as he
thought he did. That thought was in his
mind when he was shot, and though
Killed instantly, his wishes were carried
out after death. Bill was game, too, and L
believe that if he hadn't realized that he
was dead man when shot, and hadn't
wanted to win the Mexican's money. he
would have grabbed his gun and done some
execution with it.
That's why l say a man can do thing
after he's dead"