The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-09
JIMMY HOPE AS A GAMBLER.
low the King of Bank Burglars Has
Lost His Plumber.
From the NsD York World.

Fror, the Nep York World
Bank Burglar Jimmy" Hope, who is
now confined in the Toombs awaiting trial
for completely in the famous Manhattan
bank robbery, was one of the most deSper-
ate gamblers in the country when he had
bis liberty. No man ever "bucked the
tiger" with more GOODNESS than he, but as q
rule he was unlucky, ard many a faro CANA
was supported by his play alone AS nearly
as can be estimated Hope, during his
career of crime, made in money 100000
not including the 81, IA, 600 worth of nego-
TABLE securities which were st len from the
Manhattan bank. These securities, princi-
pally United States bonds, are still sup
posed TO be secreted somewhere by Hopes
frie DIS, and although the government has
issued duplicates of them, they may come
to light any time, and the bank is RESPONSE
BILE for their redemption.
John G. Heenan. the pugilst, who for
many years dealt faro at 232 Broadway,
once said of Hope:
He in the coolest man who ever sat
before me, and I've dealt for the slickest of
them.n
On one occasion after having "done q
job, III the vernacular of the profession,
Hope went into Heen9n'S establishment
and wanted the limit of the game raised
After some controversy Heenan cOnsente
to allow Hope to bet s 900 to 'casen cards
and $1,000 to doubles" The burglar was
one CT the men VINO believed in putting
money on the layout TO win or lose quickly.
He played every deal from stop to bJttom, 3"
as gamblers say, and in this particular game
there was at one time during the first
deal more than $1,000 of his money on
the layout. In three deals that night he
Loaf H. 1..l
the table for his last stack Of checks. He
went out of the place with S. in his pocket
and on the sidewalk "staked" an old-time
gambler with half of it. About two wesks
afterwards he called on Heenan again and
another argument ensued as TO the limit
which was finally fixed at 81, 900 and 81 00U
as before. Hope lost 81, 900 in two deals,
but was not in the least disturbed at his i'll
luck. Again be called upon the dealer for
a loan of SIS, and he couldn't be induced to
take more Whsnever he went to Hoe lan's
place after that he played the usual limit,
with varying results.
'The biggest faro game ever saw said
a well-kuowa gam to a World reporter
yesterday, was at Harry MorrsJn's place,
corner of Broadway and Eighth street.
Hope went in there one night with S42, 900,
intending to break the bank. Everybody in
those times believed that the bank rolf at
this place was at least 100000 and Hope
wanted the money. He played from mid
night until the following afternoon, and
when he finally asked the colored boy Tor
his coat and cigar the deal er was counting
out 50. 200 winnings to him. A o'clock
that morning he had won nearly $1S, 900, but
he dropped back all bur what he 'cashed In J
be stopped playing, ate light supper, went
to bed for three or four hours aud came back
again to get the rest of Morrson's cash, but
he lost $l2, 500 of his own money besides the
$4,000 he won the night previously. He
played there every night for week, and
the bank was made something like S25, 900
the richer by his play What he did with
the rest of that money nobody knows, for he
stopped playing for months. A couple of
years after that | met him on Houston
street with S3l 900 in his pockets. At that
time Nike Murray kept No. Ii, noted
gambling place on that thoroughfare, AMI
Hope frequently played there. He played
four or five days there, sleeping about six
hours out of twenty-four, and when he con-
cluded to quit he didn't have enough money
with him to buy breakfast"
John Kenney, a veteran faro dealer, was
one of Hopes favorites. He used to deal
at No. GIG Broadway, and the burglar used
to play against him regularly. Kenney
won $4,000 at one sitting from Hope, who
lost SIC, 900 or mora at various times trying
to get this money back. Tn ugh shrewd
and cunning always, Hope never knew the
value Of dollar, and even when he was
''broke" there were hundreds of men who
loaned him money in any amount.
Whenever he made winning he
always paid his debts, and some
times with compound interest. He was
superstitious, like most men who gamble,
and was never known to pass blind man
on the street without giving him some
thing. Broadway was at this time a great
rendezvous for mendicants, aud one morn
ing, as the sun was rising, Hope walked out
of No IL Houston street, after having
played all night, to find group of a coupl9
of dozen sghtless beggars awaiting his
coming. Hope won nearly 1880 that
night, and he gave each of the beggars a
ten-dollar bill.
Now l suppose you'll all go and get
blind drunk" said he, laughing
He afterward learned that Mike Murray
was responsible for the presence Of the blind
men. About midnight Murray sent two
men out to scour the Bowery and Broad way
for signifies mendicants. They marched
them all up, and kept them in line until
Hope came out, and then they had big
laugh at the good'natured burglars
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