The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-08-30


rue; but the one who offered the bet
knew perfectly well that he was running
that risk. He waived that by the ve7s
terms ofshis bet, It's the pame as if i
man betss SURPRISING a certain horse is
dead, and he knows the horse is dead, so
far as he can know when he bets. He
thinks he has got sure thing. Then
the horse turns out not to be dead, but
gets up and wins the race. Can bio refuse
TO pay because he bets on sure tbiug2
Not.much. This bet is all right"
ANb CLERK M'cABE.
Patrick McC Cabe, clerk of Jefferson
Market Police Court, when he finished
his arduous duties at 5.l5 P. NJ, was
asked for his opinion. He said:
"M = opinion Is That II Was proper
bet, ,It was substantially bet by A
that B.was blu&ng. a knew that B had
not shown his hand, and that B had
pcsitiYe knowledge whether his hand WAS
greater. than AS. y chose to bet that
BIS WAS not the greater hand, knowing
that if B bet he must bet on . sure thing.
j That is quite q different thing from bet
made where one bets on a sure thing
without the knowledge Of the other. It
was proper bet, because a said substan.
tally, Z am willing to bet, although you
Tibet on a certainty. B was not barr.
ed from betting under these circumstan.
.ces, and "a should pay the loss" s
Police Justice Mauice J. Power was
busy until nearly $50 r. M.sholding
Court. He glanced over the betting
problem when he got through Court, and
sale, aI have nothing 70 says lam not
an expert
WH1Bf CLUB MEN SAY THE BET 1sTADs.
Several members of the New York
Whist Club, at the club house, Is West
530th street, last night discussed the bet.
The men who play poker as well as;whiat,
though Of course spoke kef5 is not played in
the club; were Of. the opinion thatthe bet
should be paid, while the men who do
mot play poker were inclined to think
that the bet should not be paid becauseit It
sWasmade BY B knowing she would dswin.
1 After presentation Of the arguments by
both sides, it was at last generally con.
ceded that the bet wonld stand and should
|ibe;paid One of the leading members Of
the club, who Is an authority in tho rules
and etiaae:.e i'm cards and betting, said
il stating that view
he bet should bs paid. The ques.
tion Of the foolishnesss or lack Of sjudg.
ment Of, ADDE'S not enter into it. There
was mo deception or conce cealment Of
knowledg :thatis necessary ltobetting on
s certainty. AS hand lay exposed son
the table,. Ay knew that B knew what
was was in his own hdn 4, and whether it war
q; Of Was NJ NOT better than AS hand. A.had
full knoWledg on lthe5 subject. he saw
Bs.fye cards, and he knew that B knew
what they were. b had said they Were
better than AS hand. Is If Ca wanted te
bet that 3 was not telling the truth hi
could; and when he lost be: lost q morally
fair Bet. A bet on. .as certainty differ
|$from. this. If aman says that he san
EMr. Smith. down: town, and another man
|sbets that lheid did not see Mr.. Smith, but
That Mr. Smith was in Philadelphia a
1.-The time, the. frat man is betting what
The saw. Heztold the other man, and i
THE other man wants: TO bet On it that.
Ehis lookout: This bet would stand in the
same way. B might haYe5been afflicted
with the strabismus. or he might have
mistaken q 5ten for q nine, or be. might
Ehave: been blnf6ng. az knew Just what
l;knowledg B had, and The chose to &bet
that B gave inaccurate ,or, false informa.
|Estlon about his hand. 3. If az believed B.
Ehe had no business to bet. IF he disbe.
Slieysd q; he betagainst B'spoker veraci,
|.ty. Poker is a game Of bluff any how
and "a took the chances. Ii. B had been
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