The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-13
FOR WORTH LOCAL NEWS
THE GANG" FIND AN 'INJuN'
Aud Proceed TO Take His Scalp-The
BIysteries of Draw Poker Partially
Revealed to II Fresh" from
Georgia-The Arm-Clutoh
Item-PersOnnl, Etc.

Piclwick, "Josoph silver, Sparta,
Georgia" lie was ola genial DISPOSE
ton and spent his money freely, and it
was not long before WIS pretty well
known about town. He deposited
about 81, 400 In bank and told his new
acquaintance that he intended going
into business of some kind. The
fact that he had this amount OF money
in cash coon become known TO certain
members OF the sporting fraternity.
Saturday morning he was approached
by q we!l-dregsed man, who soon on
gagged him in conversation, and
quickly the two were chatting away
aB Intimately as II they had known
each other for years. The stranger
was
DECoY,
and to make tho bond of new made
friendship stronger, and to grease the
| hinges of credulity, he proposed
that they should take social drink.
| The man from Georgia, who refused to
drink, when offered, has yet to be-
| found, and young Silver was not the
man to so back upon the record OF his
State. The drink was taken, and this
unwonted liborality upon the part of a
stranger seemed TO stamp him In the
Dyes OF the young Georgian rs u gem
tleman beyond question, and IL never
occurred to him 10 suspect the motives
OF his new made friend. Somehow, the
two next found themselves
IN A GAMBLING HOUSE,
aud tho decoy proposed to the "goober-
grebb6r" that they shOuld Join four
others, already engaged in game lof
draw poker. They were sOoh engaged
in the mysteries OF q full hand, a bob
tail flush and q pat hand; and some of
the party occasionally pulled in a big,
TAT
JACK POT,
hutit ngyer fell 70 the lot OF the gem
/, t,eu, ic0sl c eoTGis TO rake Ia any
thing that had monetary value.
Rosy fingered Aurora was Just paint
ing the eastern horizon and casting
tho beams OF her smiling copntensuco
over the broad expanse ofthis western
prairie when the game was abandoned,
aud Silver began TO examine his hnan-
cial status. lie -four q that he had con.
tibuted SIS toward tho financial
happiness Of the party oil
four with whom no had played
Sunday afternoon no was approached
, by one o; tho party with whom no had
been playing, who proposed that he
, should try mis- luck again and goi
. even. Silver thought tho idea Of get.
/ ting even was good one, aud once
moro tho interesting game of "dTaW'
engaged the undivided attention OF
tho quintettn. During tho course oil
the night, after Silver had lost all the
, cash no had with him, about
, $500, no gave several checks
amounting in all 90 $3.50
, After going homo Silver related TO hi,
roommate, a young man from Allan
t., Georgia, that tho parties wero all
playing together against him, and that
! trey didn't scruple TO cheat In the
, most bgreiace manner. His room
mate advised him then to stop tho pay
meut Of checks. To mako the msttei
doubly sure, Silver gave check 10 his
friend for the full amount Of money hI
had In tho bank. So when the gaming
, checks wero presented, the
cashier informed tho holder of then
0 that tho gentlemen mad no money
there. Then the four gamblers rallied
, in force aud attempted TO
BULLnOZE THE MAN
: they mad already dupod. They sue
ceedod in getting their victim pretty
badly heightened Tor his persona
safety, and last night he quietly pur
chased ticket for 81. Louis aud leil
on tho north-bound Missouri Pacific.
= AN ALARM OF FIRE,
:. About 2:3O this afternoon tho alarm
u. OF iiro WGs sounded vigorously from
the uptown engine house, aud tho
people in the street rushed around up
: parently aimlessly from one corner u
= another until The lre was located n
the opera house. The SIN 9ko could bt
seen coming from the third story win
dows, and IL looked as IL q big contla
grafton was imminent. Burning
bed clothes and furniture werj
. seen hurled out OF the windows
= aud tho flames were put out before The
Y ire department could be Of any assist
: anoe. Tho fire was caused by LAM
D.. exploding in Mr.. Sam BewsOn's room
I which by neglect had been left burn
9 ing this morning. Mr. Theodore Holt
! OF the Gazette, who was asleep In the
, ad dining room, was aroused by tht
o explosion, and but for his timely ar
. rival tho opera house would no doub
J, have boon partially destroyed. Tit
n room was handsom oly furnished auC
wna tho property Of Mrg. Benton. The
loss i5 about $7b aud no insurance,
CHICKEN THIEVES.
For some time past various oitizonl
Q have been annoyed by having thei!
;, coops raided and their chicken mea
O carried nn-b0h6 and feathoss. Ii
y Vicious parts OF tho city has patty
4 thioving been going on. 0ilice
n Tucker, OF the police force, has sue
q oosded In arrostiug 10 youthful Seno
}. canadians, who, It Is thought, hay,
heon doing this mischief. 1hoy wert
unVd by the recorder this morning OF
tho charge of vagrancy, and will worl
- their fines out on tho street.
= THE ARM CLUTCH,
The Rrm'olutch IL praotlced, 10 SOM
j. extent, In this city, and 10 tho casua
x observer IL certainly deserves all tn,
o condemnation that tho Row. Sau
a Jones bestowed upon II. 10 oortRinl,
= has no show of convenience, deconc.
,, or responsibility 20 recomn end IL
u adoption by tho public, gnd q little 10
tentlon nom tho press of the c0untr,
would insure its abolition IS apeodil,
as the fashion OF ladies wearing I'M
- menso hats was discarded through tn
e influence of tho press q few years ago
= the arm clutch as often soon In publ
= rs SIMPLY disgusting, and should h
D abolished ~ once.
PERSONAL,
4 Mr. A'hbv y. James, cashier ui th
y pnhNno National bank, ui Wichit
FNlH, vts Ia tue ely tphht eu
bHsf., vu iouta west.
Mi lnuua d. simpson, cfhM'8A d
ln thp city
Mr. j, Q. Hoxie, OF NeR london
e Wisconsin,, Is In tho CITY pru. puctinp
i 1IAOKMEN's WAR LuLLED.
\ The war which has boon in progres
|. since the reunion between tho back
men and tho Fort Worth Tranaie