St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-04
The Chicago BoOkmakers Want
"Adonis" to Pay L. y. US on
Short Horses.

The Chicago BoOkmakers Want
"Adonis" to Pay L. o. US on
Short Horses.
Chicago Times.
When "Adonis" DiXey returns to the
city next week it Is said that among the
representations he will give will be an
imitation of man paying his gambling
debts. During his last visit here he in
dulged himself in betting on the races
then in progress at the West Side Driv
ing Park. Not having his magical cane
with him, "Adonis" lost heavily. He
had no money, ct least not enough to
pay the score, and his creditors had to
put him ON their list. He lost i'll all
about S1,S00. of which Sl.040 was
balance was i'll smaller sums to vari Gus
boekmakerS, among them George
HankinS. Han&inS, it is claimed, did
not want to tluSt DiXey, and refused at
first to take his bets, until he saw others
booking them, when he put him down
for 500 on horse which ran the wrong
way of the track. When the races
finished DiXey went home to the theater
Il wiser and an exceedingly poorer man.
He left his |. .. us with the bOOkmen
and told them to call at the theater.
The next was Saturday. and, owing to
the matinee, AdoniS was not at the
races. In his place came Edward Flu
Slve Rice. his manager. He excused
DlXey'S absence. and said he was some
thing of u betting man himself. lie also
put money on horses which started with
tie rest, but never came in at the finish.
When the men called at the box office
that night, they were informed that the
percentage coming to Dixey had been
paid. 1t Was too late to begin proceed
ingS then, and DiXey went East with the
company. 1t is said that John Rice was
more fortunate than Riley. for he held
DiXey up for 800 Just before the train
started. From New York the poolmen
received the cheering intelligence that
DlXey and his family were i'll the full
enjoyment of excellent health, and that
the little account would be settled it it
was forwarded. 1t was sent, but never,
Oh. never. Il WORT heard they. AdOniS
had returned to his marble quarry, and
the past was evidently blank. Then
the diSgruntled bookmakerS told their
story with more or less establishment,
and then an agent of DiXey appeared
in town and said that the bets would be
paid Ill August. August came, but the
hopes of the poolmen sank be-
meath the zero mark of despair
as the letter that they longed for never
came. The next act took place in Kan
sas City, where Sam Small, the revival
ist, referred to DiXey in sermon as a
blackleg and a gambler. The Times, of
that city, published the sermon, and the
actor-that is to say, Dixey-sued the
paper for criminal libel. The showing
was such that the prosecution dropped
the suit without submitting the case to
the jury. The scene now changes to
Chicago, where Manager Henderson. of
the opera house. communicates with
Riley to the effect that he could have
his money next week by calling at the
box office. There are several stories
atioat as to the cause of DiXey's action.
One is that he had just before lost s., 900
at brace faro in a downtown hotel.
DiXey's friends claim that he had not
time to pay the claim before he left the
city, and that the publication of the
story here by the pool men determined
him to make them wait for the money
till he got ready to pay it. AT any rate
Riley is again subristing on diet of
hope.