Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-31
TWO HIGH RoLLERs.
How George Law and Tom Ochiltree
Hunted tho Saratoga Tiger.

Hunted the Saratoga Tiger.
NEW York, August 30th.-George Laws
Saratoga exploit is the talk of the day, and
the gag" of theatrical comedians Some
of the friends of Law came TO town from
Saratoga night before last, and the story of
Laws extraordinary gifts received an addi-
tional touch of interest. Law is reported
to be still at Saratoga, but those of his as
sociates who clustered in the Hoffman
House and Delmonico's heard from the
witnesses how the whole affair started.
Law, they said, bad been stricly temp
crate for months. He is not given TO
guzzling, by any means" said one of his
intimates, and even at the dinner given
TO him by John Chamberlin, in Saratoga,
week ago Friday night, he positively re-
fused to drink. He said he had an import
ant meeting of the Eighth-avenue Railroad
Company to attend on the following Thurs
day, and he didn't propose to drink any
thing, and he didn't.
There were present at this dinner John
r. Mclean, of the Cincinnati ENQUIRER :,
Edward Sanbern, Admiral Peters, Victor
Boughman, who expects to be the nominee
for Governor of Maryland this fall Nc
Laughlin, of the Philadelphia Times, and
others, who will corroborate my statement
that Law took only apollinaris.
OCHILTREE AND THE TIGER.
rFom Ochiltree does not come into the
story till the next evening, when Law and
most of the diners were drinking geyser
water at an establishment on Broadway.
Along about IL o'clock the party broke
up, Colonel Ochiltree and Law adiourning
to the rooms of the Saratoga Club for bird
and bite of toast, preparatory to going to
bed. While there Law thought he would
af inbf hah ho,, 1nI
Colonel Ochiltree $1,000 and told him to
tackle the tiger. Law is in the habit of do
ing this, and If there are any winnings he
takes half allowing the man who plays the
other half
{" In short time Colonel Ochiltree had
won $4,000, and pushing the original stake
and his winnings toward the banker, he
said he guessed he would cash in. The
banker looked at him and replied
'' Excuse me, Colonel, I'll cash in to
Law
The Colonel was Indifferent, but Law
wouldn't have it, and Colonel Ochiltree
continued to play. He was anchored to
the table all night and up to IL o'clock on
Sunday morning, when Law was out Sc, 900,
and he gave his check for that amount.
That was the beginning of the high-rolliug
period.
LAW Is OUT $4,000
Things were pretty lively on Sunday
evening and on the following days up to
! Thursday evening of last week, when Law
strewed diamonds among those around
| him. Money was also spent on the race
! track with his sporting friends. The
names of Laws associates there have all
! been published. 1t is known that Mr..
| Law staked them. They understood his
| rule, that they were to have half of the
| winnings, but there were no winnings.
Instead, Law dropped $4,000, which, with
the diamond gifts and loss of $1,000 al
faro, which | positively know about, and
| other sums which are known to others
made the five days of that week cost him
! close on to $4,000; but that didn't trouble
! Law. for at one sitting in Newport he drop
} ped $4,000"
GEORGES CLOSE FRIENDS.
Laws friend said he knew positively that
! Colonel Ochiltree had not profited a cent
! BY Mr. Laws munificence, but he was
| severe on the sporting friends of Law who
/ seem to scent him out whenever he is
/ convlval and hasten around him.
! 1t was amusing uptown last night to SET
/ the absence of diamond rings and pin.
from the persons of Mr.. Laws friends anC
acquaintance who had profted by hi,
munificence on other occasions.
! All OF Law s friends to whom he mad,
/ such generous gifts Of money, diamonds
! suits of clothes, etc, except Tom Ochiltree
have left town, taking their presents will
J them. Tom 0chiiree remains at the Crane
Union.
oCHILTREE MAKES a STATEMENT
Here is the full text of his denial a
| written by himself, and which he desire
published
'Mr. Law and myself have been init
! mate friends for over twenty years, and b.
! will tell you that in all that time havt
never asked nor received a pecuniary favo
| except in this particular instance. Hi
! brother, Samuel Law, who is now here, i
eogniZant of his action throughout, aut
will vouch for my sincere friendship for hi
brother, and | feel confident that in du
time Mr.. Law will bear out this state
ment."
LAW SOBERING UP.
George Law is at his country seat il
Washington county, aud very happy owe
the incidents of his recent visit to Saratoga
He only regrets that there were not NOR
of his friends present that he might hav
made more presents to them also, and Nh
Laws unfortunately absent friends sin
| cerely share with him in his regret. Fl
sent his valet here to-day to get his hotel
bar, carriage and diamond bill for imme
diate settlement.