The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-14
Said to Have Been Dupsd Out of $50
900 at Days Gambling House.
From the Neto York Herald.

From the Neto York Herald.
LONG BRANCH. July 11.-There is a story
being whispered tonight about the hotels
and places where the wheel goes round ard
the chips rattle that is almost a counterpart
of the robbing Of George Law last summer
in Saratoga. Strange to say, George Law
is again the hero, or rather the victim, of
the occasion.
1t is said on the best of authority that on
Monday night Law was swlndled out of
5000 According to my informant, Law
tell the story himself. The young man, it
is we'll known, Is very wealthy, and while a
shrewd, Industrious business man when
sober, when drunk is very easily led TO part
with large sums of money. This fact has
been CT late years turned to account By
gang in New York, who have become SO
notorious as to be called the "SNipes
Guards and "The Hessians." They follow
Law about, keeping out of the way while
he remains sober. but as soon as they hear
of his being on a spree they swarm down
on him like wolves.
Last year at the springs, when Law was
stopping at the Grand Union, the HeSsians
swooped down and induced him TO dlstrib-
ute about $4,000 worth of diamonds in the
bar-room. Jere Dunn wears a magnificent
ring presented to hun at that time, and Joe
Coburn has also a costly memento of the
occasion.
This time. however, the Hesslans seem to
have been left. 1t was the Long Branch
gamblers who fesced the victim.
Law came here from Saratoga on Sun
day. He had his valet with him, and was
just beginning ''toot.n He registered 1t
the West End, where the best of care was
taken of him, special efforts being made TO
save him from the gang who it was sx-
pected would soon flock around him.
sECRETED IN A ROOM
Mr.. Hayes of the hotel tells me he had
Law secreted in room other than the one
opposite his name on the register. This
was done solely for protection. A forerun-
ner of the gang had bean noticed hanging
about the hotel This was the spy who
always follows Law to notify the Hessians
when TO come on. Law was put il the
second room because at Saratoga the gang
got onto his apartment aud actually made
him get up and go away with them.
According to Mr.. Hayes, Law and his
valet did not leave the room they were put
in, and therefore the story about the young
mans losses are not true. He says s. close
watch was kept for the arrival of the gang.
On Tuesday who should put in an appear
ance but Jere Dunn. Law kept out Of his
way. A fellow named Shasfor also came
and registered as belonging to the United
States army, but got out when he ascer-
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but if George Law himself is to be believed,
Dunn and Shaefer, if they had designs OIL
Law, came to late.
A gentleman from the south, well known
| in the sporting world as a man of I'M
doubted veracity, and another from the
west, also of the best standing, tell me that
they saw Law few days ago, and he told
them that he had just been heeced out OF
| $50, 900 by Long Branch sharpers. One oil
these gentlemen said:
"Of course this thing is being kept quiet.
got it from Laws own lips, and believe
| it.n
sWINDLED WHEN DRUNK.
This is an outrage. George told me that
he was taken to Days gambling house
while drunk on Monday night, and induced
to play. He did not remember anything
that occurred, except that he made severa
thousand dollar bets. When he got through
he was told that he owed the house $50, 600
He has been in lots of such scrapes, and
consider him a fool TO pay under such Cir
| cumstances; but George ID the soul of honor
and always pays"
Law has been plucked again sure, said
! the other gentleman referred to. HE told
me so himself and do not doubt it. Thirty
| thousand dollars is not much 10 him, bu
| the way he lost it makes my blood boil. "
There are two gambling houses here KEEP
| by the DAYS. "Phi" DAILY runs the Penn
sylvania club house and John DAILY is pro
prietor of the Long Branch club house. Al
| knowledge of the loss of $30,000 by Law
was denied at both places.
The young man is said to have gone tx
Now Y ork on Tuesday, but | am told thai
friends have him safely housed in cottage
| not far from thu Branch