Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-13
1sh the 1850 Or 1900 worth Of checks in

cash the $500 or 5000 worth OF checks In
the pot.
The witness also related that he, Gov
lngton, Jordan, Arlington and Catfish
met AZ bis room 10 the Def.ouvro hotel
short time alter and divided the money
into six parts, five OF SIS each aud one Of
Si2o. Catfish and Thompson, alias ''thc
KID received one, Jordan, alias "Cute,r
one; Arlington, alias "Big Harry the
largest share, sla0; the witness one
share, and the last was reserved for Nc,
Konzle. lie went back with Jordan to
the saloon, and the latter took Mckenzie
back and handed him something: when
they walked up In front each was thrust.
ing money In his pocket.
SOMETHING ABOUT 4 "coiD DECK
The witness seemed very reluctant to
explain the nature of ''cold deck as
used IN the game OF stud-horse poker,
which led TO the following colloquy bo.
tween the prosecuting attorney and
Witcber.
Question--Do you remember making
statement In the county attorneys office
about this case and using deck OF cards
to illustrate your statement
Answer--I do
Q,--was that statement true?
Ayes.
Q.-nldyou, in that statement, tell the
county attorney that the second deck of
cards used 10 the Conley game was called
by any particular nameg
Al don't remember that told Mr..
Bowliu what that deck was called The
deck had up IN the county attorneys
the game Conoy was In, is called
the "cold deck.n The deck nxed
up In the county attorneys office rep
resented the ''cold deck | was sur.
posed 10 be representing the second deck
used In the CDnley game. | believe i
told the county attorney before il,us.
trated with the deck what the deck that
was brought up In the Conley game was
called, ! can't say positively that told
| you, but believe told you that II was
a "cold deck saw Jordan change the
deck of cards. saw the second deck IN
the game with Conley brought up. 1t
was brought up from underneath the
table. Mr.. Covington (when Arlington
and Conley FIRST came inl asked Jordan II
all the cards were there, or something
like that, and Jordan put his hands be-
neash the table and nodded his head.
Q,--Where did the dealer put
his hand with reference TO the place
from which the secoud deck was brought
Al can't answer that question
| positively, IL the dealer changed his
! position after the conversation with Cow
ingtou and before the change OF decks
did not notice It, | can't answer the
question, don't know what cold deck
| Is. showed the county attorney In his
office the other day what would call a
cold deck know what It takes TO CON
stitute cold deck. To take u deck OF
cards and place them as you would want
the hands is what | would call cold
deck.
Odd you not tell the county
attorney In his Office that you stepped 10
/ the gambling-room door and saw Big
Harry (Arllngton); that you stepped back
and told the boys, and the dealer was
then asked about the other deck, and he
looked at them under the edge OF the table
aud said they were all right, and that
after Conley was brought in you got
TO your proper places in the gamer That
the deck under the table was exchanged
for the deck you We're then using and that
this was a cold deck, aud that the men
you are turning states evidence against
had been your friends, and IL was like
i pulling eye-teeth to have TO tell itY
A,--Ths statement is all right
except that | don't recollect that told
MIN it WASH cold deck, but said | sup.
posed 1t was cold deck. had not seen
the deck that day. l suppose from the
hand Conley got In the game cold decl
was used. The cards might have rur
that way.
FIVE JOLLY PARTNERS.
There was an agreement made with par
ticular persons TO run game there, bu
no particular game was mentioned Thil
was eight or ten days before the Conle,
game. The parties to this arrangement
were Jordan, McKinsie, Arlington, Gov
ington andmyself. We were all to run
the gambling room and each have one
fifth interest in the proceeds. The money
that was won was the proceeds.