Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-05-26

me Proprietor Of DeSsrer GaSpbiing House
Essas Up % a High Roller I-ssp me FasL

me Proprietor Of a Deurer Ganbiing House
Dsas Up By a High Roller frsSn The FasL
Denver special: The sporting circles
Of Denver are more than usually excited
over n play against faro made early this
morning by Charlie Pierson, q well
known sport, and three-ffths owner Of
the Arcade gambling halls, which at the
end Of about three hours run reduced
him 10 a condition which often over
takes those who ''monkey with the til
ger"
Pierson walked into his place about .
this morning, and to paes away time con-
cluded TO chance" a few dollars ON the
game. He promptly lost, and reaching
for an inside pocket he produced a roll
OF bills. A hundred dollar bill soon
vanished into space. Another disap-
peared. A third, fourth and fifty were
exchanged for ''reds" and ''blnes,"
which found their way back into the
track" without netting the player y dol
lar. "Out of luck, by h~eayensl" ex-
claimed Pierson RI he produced a big
fat pocketbook. "GiYe me 81 900 worth
Of checks" and lie placed two 500 on
the layout. HBlues," worth &c. % each,
were handed oYer and the deal vent on
Scarcely a bet was won by Pierson. and
his 81, 600 was gone and he was stuck"
as the gamblers parlance runs He
must win out at any cost, and 100 i
checks were soon piled up before him,
but they dwindled away rapidly, the
player scarcely picking up a bet.
A few deals were made and the hes
ting ran high. "Yellows" at -, apiece
Ill Aolan Aho NIaoa ~ ffr0lab and
''blues." 81 win $4,000 on that deal,
exclaimed Pierson. "I am still in $751;
900 but I'll ret even on the next deal"
and the mechanic" on the Opposite
side of the table began to shuttle the
cards. Persons bad luck came back to
him with renewed force, and inside Of
twenty minutes he had lost altp <ether
$50, 600 in cash. He arose from the Ia
|, hle. walked oyer to the business desk,
/, and drew his check for all he had il the
bank and be gan his attacks on the ii GER
, a ain. He lost rapidly and then Put up
:, his interest in the house, receiving
> Therefor "checks" to the market value
of his 60 per cent interest. That rent
the way of the balance, and the only
: thing he had left was a valuable ranch
I not far from the city. The true gam-
3 bling disposition was centred in his
| partners, and they gave Charles chance
1 to Twin ont" by accepting hi ranch al
: GOOD figures. Fortune still frOwned
o upon the unlucky man, and when ht
: arose q few moments afterwards from
the table that had been his ruin, he wa
worse off by 81. 00O, 900, many people
placing his losings at S13j. 900, bal
doubtless the first mentioned sum Il
nearer the truth.
a This is the heaviest playing ever don'
;. in this part of the Rocky mountains
&c In the early days of Virginia City, New.
t. fortunes we're lost and won, bnt in thi
Is part of tho country a few Thousand dol
lars lost at a faro game was considere'
10 ."creat play"
/, Persons history is brief. He wa
III formerly a cook in a Leadvlle hotel o
D. restaurant and for 800 purchased a.
?. interest in a defunct gambling house o
the great camp. Luck followed his ven
ID ture and he was oon a wealthy man
He came to Denver about two years ag
and purchased an interest in the Arcade
where dollars rolled in upon him will
out any cessation. Until the time b
:. sat down to the unlucky game he wa
n estimated to be worth $3.50, 0OO.