The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-24
SKIN GAME.

OUION'S SKIN GAME.
The Poker r.b,. with which He F'~-c-d
- Catt1enan Out ut e1J 900.
From the Kansas City Times.
Bud Guion, n Chicago gambler. has just
ended n visit tn Kansas City which pro-
fitted him and his ~confedcratcs the snug
sum Of 81 1000. His victim was u we'll
known cattleman. The game was draw
poker, and n table which is arranged to
assist. the gambler I'm his work played -
very prominent part in the games. The
playing took place mt n wcll-knOwn hotel,
and il required three sittin0s. The police
broke into Guion's room early one MORN
ing shortly before he left for the purpose
of seizing the table, hut the gambler had
heard of their intentions the night before
and had carefully stored the prize away Ina
town, after spending ss,OOO of his winnings
with a Main street jewcler for diamonds.
The story of the games was told to a
Times reporter yesterday by u local gam
bier who is acquainted with all the facts.
Resides Guion and his victim" said he,
s ssssTr . wcss. 'x rec %ars am NJ the q y Sams' Z Fellow. Ma,n
u friend Of the cattlcman. who poses as u
horse dealer, and who did the capping for
in the barroom of the hotel one night and
introduced Guion to him AS % dealer on
the Chicago board Of trade; The gamble
wine, and by that time the subject had
rcachcd q happy stage; A little game was
DTDIbDStsfIs ~ tne CilttIef11ilf1, WHO mas z.
fondness for draw, consented. When
they went tn Guion's room the VIC
tim was too dazed tn notice that il
to have a Rrccn-coversd table in his room.
The table was round, with "a wide border
of richly carved wood. The gambler al
an opening wouid be made between the
keep a sure thing hand buried until the
time came for him to ,iss, il to- the most
advantage. He would deposit high cards
had collected n high hand. Then he
would dig il up when the victim tlevcl-
oped symptoms Of a hand of more than
usual strength. The confedcratcs were
mere dummies.
1.-The cattleman," continued the sport.
when the first nights play began, but be-
fore the game ended his big diamond stud
and watch and chain were i'm the gam
played "a couple of nights later, when the
cattleman came back to retrieve his losses
of the first night. He lost all the cash he
had, and then he wanted to play on
checks. His checks are good for almost
any amount, but as IL was feared he might
bling debts they were refused. He was
bound tn continue playing, however, and
q couple of promissory notes were taken.
his checks were taken then, and they
were cashed at the bank immediately, so
as to give mo chance for stopping pay
mans losses were $4,000, and on the third
night he was pulled i'm for $4,000 more,
refused to pay the promissnry notes, but
after threats Of n suit and exposure to his
family and friends he compromised.
before the police made IL advisable for
him tn leave. i'm the mean time ropinR i'm
n Mexican mer.hant for $1,ao0 and sev:
eral drnnnmersf for sums from 800 to $780,
Chief of Police Speers the
story Of the gambler. and added that lac
the table had been boxed up marked
"Cilass, handle with care, and sent by cx-
press tn Chicago.
"All there is to il il some Kansas City
gambler gave Guion's ''snap'' away. |
Gamblers don't like to see money that
they have u chance To get AXE out of
i'm the country knows what Bud
plays. The table is covered with billiard
edge. There is a strip OF wood all round.
The cloth turns next To this strip of wood,
and there is ~ natural looking seam where
In wood and the cloth meet. A man who
knows the table can sit down AT a certain
point and begin operating II helper under
strip of wood and which can he
or "a piece of wire into the seam he
u spring which causes "a lever to
drop down under the table. He fastcns
this lever W his knees and with il
works tho machine i'm the table. When
he picks up his hands he holds il i'm front
of linn just inside the edge of the cloth,
turns his knees to the left. the wood be-
tween him and the cloth swings back "a
and up out of the seam pops n re-
ceivcr. OF course he is holding out, and
he puts the cards he don't want i.,to n re-
turns his knees to- the light and
goes the machine. leaving nothing
except u misunderstanding seam tai he seen
when he straightcns mp and raises his
from the table"
From the Chicago Tribune.
There IL hardly "a sport in town who
does not know about the table which was
used tn beat Quinlan. IL is known as the
game" or California helper"
because IL was invented on the Pacific
coast. Where Guion is not known he can
his table into "a hotel or private game
and work il to great advantage. The
trouble is that he il known by the gam
blcrs all over the country. The jealousy
of gamblers is proverbiai, and i'm every
town some memhc of the local fraternity
may bc depended ON to knock any out
slider who drops in and turns n trick
A man who is familiar with the gambler
of the northwest said yesterday to "a Tri-
buns reporter:
How He Won u BREAK fast.
From the Yankee Blade.
Tramp: "Please, ma'am, will you give
n poor man "a bite to eat?" Matron:
'sNot "a bite: I don't encourage i~dlcncss.
Get out, or I'll set the dog OH you."