Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-04
A COSTLY SANDWICH.
II Lost Phil DAILY Nearly $4,000
While Being Made.

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Lose BRANCH, July 3l.-MayOr Heis-
ley is keeping UP such continuous IRE
on the CLUB ao4ses that, though be has not
closed them. be has ruined their seasons
business. None Of tue biz Wall street
men who used TO frequent them viii run
the risk Of icing caught at the roulette
wheel OF the faro board, and they have
made up their minds 10 keep away until
the scare is over. The result is that there
have been few "bIg" games at tue Branch
this season. 4 Philadelphia Councilman
drew 81 Z0J out Of Two houses 10 one night
tails We b. and | watched one OF the big
ges- criminal lawyers a. the G Iaker
CIV bar rlle up his winnings until
DC had 2I,30J the ngnt before last; but
these are on : ordinary games compared
70 some that nave been played at the
Branch. About tue pIuckIest player Of
ali the summer visitors WHO ever came
here vas the lare Charley " oerlsho.ier.
who ed last spring. Woeris hotter spent
more than lalftDe nights during the sea-
son n the ennsylgania Club house. He
was = OTth a mint Of money y that ln5ti-
tutDn every summer, not 50 much from
his own losses. but irOm those Of tue horde
OF brokers VINO were 10 BE- found there
whenever he was He liked ~ play fOT
the recreation 10 afforded him; and an ac-
tive stock market always brought him 10
Phil Days a night. BE has been known
70 get out OF his bed at the West End. al
ter tossing about sle-plessly for hours.
and wake Mr. DAILY up u play win him.
sIXTREN-THOU.A ED-DJLLAR SAND
WICH.
Amy number Of stories about the games
Ft.. f.H. val god a.
WAC nave watched him, but [ heard the
most curious OF all last Zht. il showed
how the great w ell sire "bear7 made
sandwich and a small bottle cost Phi
DAILY $4,000 the summer before last.
WOerisuOtfer rad been PLAYING all night.
aud toward 1 O'Clock cdsued in the rem
nants Of his chips TO 20 come. He never
played a small game, so that when be
WOu o. lost 1T was always big either way.
That night be was about $4,000 behind,
and when he counted up be gave Mr.
DAILY a cheek Tor that amount.
"Wa ait and take a bite 70 eat and a
small bottle suggested Philadelphia
Drlncsly gambler.
Don't mind ID DO take a sand wich. -
replied w OerIshoder, towing with the fe W
chips be lad left, and pll lose these
WhIe J am waiting for it,"
The walter WAS at once dispatched into
the club house restaurant t04 the sand
wien, aud while be Was away making it.
WOeris1Dfisr kept netting and Winning at
every turn OF tle O. d. When the darkev
reappedred mis- customer was too busy TO
eat the sandwich, and be kept him
sanding benino him tor the next half
hour. during which he won his $4,000
back and 5000 besides, Then ne ate mis-
sand wIch, cashed bis chips ana went
home 70 dream Of bigger winnings on "the
street"
THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD BEAT
GOULD.
But Woerishoher cared nothing for IN G
money ne won at cards outside OF The sat
isiacLiOn OF winning. IL is said that wnen-
ever he mace big stake, ike the SIC OOU
one, be always gave Phil DAILY u pointer
IN stocks, by which he usually more. than
made u p bis losses. There was one time,
however, when one OF these Wall street
tips came near running Day. II cost both
Woerishoiier ana Canmack over 5 900 OOO
apiece and brought Henry y. Smith 10
poverty and toe verge of the crave.
Tnls was early last summer, Just before
the pulls" took possession Of Wall
street and marked up everything on the
stock list unfortunately. Those three
men held out against the rise Of prices
until the last. They had looked Tor a
downward rush in prices and nad planned
raid on the Could stocks especially,
wa ca was TO land the "ilttle man" hi h
and dry on the shoals OF financial difficult
ty. The scheme by which this coup d'etat
was 10 be executed was coucooted during
an ali night conference in the Pennsyl-
yania Club house. 1t was 10 be done
through the Western Union and Missouri
Pacific stocks, but the details have never
been known outside Of the triumvirate
81 a lead n Tho naah
The story goes that these three men
figured Gould's wealth down to less tuan
million dollars If their movement sue
ceeded. At least one of tuem mad conf
dence enough in IL 10 lose all be had by its
failure, and the other TWO sunk enough 10
rum millionaire. All three held strong
grudges against Gould, ana 1t would nave
been tue GROWING glory Of their live to
take some Of his millions from him.