New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-10
HE WAS LATE FOR THE BALL.
4 GAME OF CARDS AND A GAME DE STOCKS
ssoxERs EXCHANGE coMPLlMrNrs-A DhAsT
yoR a 500 THAT CAUSED TROUBLE

raoxERs ExcHAHcn CoMPIIMrNTs-A DRAFT
yon sa,soo THAT CAUSED TROUBLE
uy. x etsvsnson, tho weltknown real estate
Sehw IA not appear In his wifes DOH NJ inc OhafiJ
S.,l rnta IN unusually late Tuesday night Ia
.iht b excused BY ths dsagreeabe necessity which
RS foscod upon him shortly sfter mnnignI OF ns'eh
ing 10 he reading Of forcibo letter. hr stevenson
Ives n rAs Windsor Hotel and on tuesday 40 mar
.xray~d Asrsxsis In nns ,inens but after dinner 10
1900 INV Qames of billiards before going to the
sross han When he hsd lost the lass saue and the
Msvdroom and the corridors OF the hotel were nearly
6s,srtsd G friend read aloud letter to him from
r.nmss n. Burchell young member OF the Stock
Exchaass, who = fAmiliarly known IS Jack the
Biupes.s 10 fss o. could DO learned from The few
pssosns wAo ver present. at the recitation the hana
soma scouut of Chattanooga as Mr.. Stevenson is
,ozustamss called for hereditary reasons. was not
pleased.
su,oduoed 10 each other tho Windsor Hotel about
tuo vveh ago. The conversation may be easily
imagined.
SIS nas Mr.. stevenson who controls the real estate
uashsAp
y en- s1sd 10 meet Mr. BuscAdl1 who win be,
beer, spothss .Jtn' Kecoe.S
Tn talk naturally drfted 10 tAe prdoes Of stocka
suA IN consequence of something that was said ,'r
Buoheu y reported to have made q handsome 'nfn.
uicht on Two aftsrward there was card party at ne
WINDSOR ana before the first A1sckpor had pNnn
opeusd ths players had accused each other OF having
soA tAsln Cotton on certificates 1t was discovered
tha$ No ons OF the company had sold and plan 70
buy mos was quickly formed In some way the
ysans plungee n ths stock marriott 70 sald to have
made another handsome profit It may be that the
ssne Of osrds end the game Of stocks had DO connec
ton. u u certain that v. K Stevenson drew on
Thomas h buchen for 81 800. The draft was pro-
ssnssd Though prominent stock Exchange firm and
payments refused Mr. Stevenson caused 10 be served
sa M purcheu summons to appear before the Court
az Common Pleas to show why the draft should not
b BALD Ths summons served on Monday. ana
tvsnty days are allowed for tho fling of the COM
plsinA mutual friend who brought the two men
delayed l Stevenson from prompt attendance ct the
Chsuty Ball one Of tho fow persons who were
'yosssna secallsd some Of tho sentences:
AYou draw for 81 500 for information which
you say yeu gave on certain stocks When 10
eonss tc plain English, you know paid no moro
stantion to your talk than to tho prattling Of child
II the friend that introduced US viii say that owe
you q 800 or $4,000 win pay you Willingly"
The storm Of indignation that was aroused ny shese
words drowned thu rest Of tho letter. The mutual
Known wipg-shot, but he declined yesterday 10 tak
aoout the matter He admitted that the dispute bsn
besp rssrrod to him. but he declared that be was u
willing 70 decide the question IN @oner a sers ss
reucenf II was said BY some that II Gratis mus ~
PAD when people venturcd points on tpc marh9e
the best business would be to Furnish prcdctions IL
Was Q game IN which there could not be any losses.
Mr. stevenson was not at his office in Pine-st yes
tSrasy and singularly perhaps, Mr. Burcheu was not
- shn door Of tho stock Exchange: