New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26

They arrested one OF III" gamblers The other hay
and went him IN ia" pen DOM H'""
what the charge a:arn-, him bat prura ably.
he had l.cn caughl playing "thImhlc rig" what
seemed 10 bs the evidence 81 bis crime-thr'" split
walnut shells cunSpicuously DISPLAYED on III
adjoining table "Thluble rig may r'mark IN pass
INK AMI III" spcallel SOAP game" are tie only games
+, which tho common Council ohl"c'S All otn"r
games are tolerated apparently In fact, thy enjoy
tho protection Of the Law and are regularly licensed
Thus A game I'm which any single be-" Is United Z"
IS cents paws license OF - a month. II the limit
is 20 cents the license Is raised To 80. II above 30
cents, To W..
The oklahoma CIV pen" Is as yet a tent. Under
is ,hrIrrrins shade behind table. constructed II
rough pine loari> the prisoner. lie was yuuns
man scarcely twenty five year. od-bnl on HE plei
face ucrc outlined the vces and the cAcr~~s OF u
lifetime HIS present plight evidently did not i' Hbh
him very much To him It seemed rather like h ge
Joke 10 be guarded by couple Of ga"ky pF''"me
IRISH frpm the plough they had left lr~e Than month
lctrc In the cane brakes OF Arkansas He was
rather good naturally Inclined. and. when entered
WAS engaged In styling chatting his Two cnptors They In
return looked upon him with something very akin to
| awe The rcsp Of his adventures In Colorado In
california, in New Mexico and elsewhere maic him IN
| their eyes an aw full wicked msn-and an antl TicGrd
man Is always 50 Interesting TO thc aycsG" dufcr ~"
| didn't know exactly how TO size me up, al first bhi
presently he must have suspected that his talk was
becoming little too silly. Tor he stopped suddenly and
| called to Of the policemen:
II think. I'll write 10 Ma
| Paper and pencil were put bemrc him. In about
fifteen rpnu'cs the supply Of the former was exhausted
| lie called for nor. As soon as II vas brought hc
| remarked
I'm now write 20 the glrly.grly.'
He would have kept this up indefinitely. had fherr
not arisen lls then confused noise % voices on IN"
| out side Of the tent. Amid the din you could hear
threats which left no doubt a. TO their Intent. The
gamblers check blanghri, but he r'gained hts self
bosses sion the minute he saw the chief OF Tho police
| enter the tent with n reinforcement OF deputies.
stopping outside saw about nifty cowboys, boomers
and others who. afterward ascertaln"d. had been
| yctim,ed By the gambler. and who had come With
the intention OF "maulIng7 their man. II indeed they
| did not mean worse.
| ANY particular business In hand" ] inquired Of
tho man nearest to me- with as knowing wink as !
| could summon.
| "wcIl,- replied tho fellow unconcernc,ily. the
trouble IS the cottonwood trees down in the bottom
| are not quite strong enough. Tho telegraph poles
| might do and everybody hero has got rope. We
could have little tn, think, II they'll let us
II was with some difficulty that the gang was In
| ducrd TO depart.
On Monday the trial took place. The prisoner
pleaded his own cass and must confess that except
| ing that celebrated defence OF gambling male By
| harry Lyndon I'm his memoirs never rad or heard a
| defence morp ccvcry put than this was. The
| city Attorney was completely ratified. and It was
evident before the trial hal proceeded many minutes
| that the gambler had SUCCEEDED IL gaining the
sympathy OF the crowd gathered in the tent They ap
| plalded the cnlprit. and encouraged him In every
| conceivable way to be insolcnt to tho presiding
| MAGISTRATE II was In vain that the latter STAMPED
| with his feet and cried:
Order gentlemen order you must preserve order
| The prisoner argued the simple minded city At
torney OFT Of his boots II wero: denying tho CON
sttuionay Of the proceedings IN TOTO. and declaring
that the Judge had no more right to occupy the scar
| he did then, than he tine prisoner had
Filmed $50 and oss.' calmly remarked the court
| as the gambler finished his peroraflon
| Fifty dollarsl' Quericd the gambler with sadness
| not unmIxrd with Indignation In bis voice. Fifty
dollars? Fine me $50 Only s5o' Well. WELL has II
como TO this -
| what dO you mean. sir!
.Only sSor continued tho gambler, Is II lost
in thought or addressing an imaginary audience,
we'll we'll, II this isn't the greatest the softsst,
the jutcaest snap soing!'
Ana tasn hs dsvod Into bis pockets and produced