Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-25
BILLY WON THE BET
Two New Workers Make Fan.
sastic Wager.
A PAIR OF LIVES AGAINST 5000,

Pate Being Made the Referee-The Bet
Made tuesday and Judgment That
Can Net Be Initiated Rendered satur-
da, Nisht-One of the Bettors Killed
In Quarrel With a Rival in Business
"Details Of the Event
Ngw YORK, March 25-Janes F. Hyde, s
ticket Spectator, shot aud fatally wounded
another speculator, namei William Turn
bull. Saturday night during qu4rrel IN
front OF the Fourteenth Street. theatre.
Hyde was arrested The men had quar-
relei over their rivalry in attempting 70 sell
a ticket 10 a theatregoer and Turnbun
struck Hyde, who did not resent The blow.
Turrbuli fol owed this blow with another
and Hyde drew revolver and shot his as
sailanr. alleging that he believed Turnbull
was drawing knife on him The above
narrats homieiis every day, but behind
il there IL a stranger story u the freaks OF
fate
Life the stake.
TUESDAY evening Of last week William
TurnbaA stakad his life against the myriad
chances OF fate At that time he sat at
table IN Browns chop house on West
Tween ,y-seventh street On the table stood
bottle OF wine and ais yis-s-yis was VIII
iam, or Billy Deutschs Dearsche Is q
familiar figure among the men about town
and sweats 81 bo visit the Hoffman house.
He was at one tine ticket Spectator, then
. manager. ami then for brief period al
actor. de disappeared from public view for
some tins, tut one day be came TO sight
again, as the hero Of q sensational gambling
episode.
Talked of the Chances of Death.
@BiilyT had broken the bank at Baccarat
IN foreign gambling place His winnings
were placed at widely varying figures;
soma said 5000, ~ome sSoo,ooo But be
lad won, AMI won largely, as was evident
from the gorgeousness Of his clothes
THIS Has the man who sat with Turubull
The wine was good, AMI they talked freely.
By some mental freak they began 10 debate
the subject 81 mans lie ami reckon the
chances Of death before certain aga
You're iacky enough to die early said
Turnbui;
-r.l Ret that ia hive !onger han you,' re-
| rorted Deusche.
A Grewsome Bet aade.
A warm, though good -narured discussion
followed. each man claiming that be would
live the longer.
Finally wager was maie-a grewsome
| fantastic wager The lives Of two men we're
| IN battle for supremacy, and the referee wa,
to be death, whose judgments are final anc
eternal
Each man vas 10 insure MS life for IS. 0ol
IN favor Of his opponent. The one that died
first was the loser and the insurance policy
| was the stake. They shook hands upon tia
agreement, and told several friends OF it
| laughing over the matter as though it wsrt
a huge joke.
The Bolt Of Destiny Falls.
| I'll buy you new hat out OF my win
nings.7 said Deutsche to an actor wht
bad shu1dered al the story OF the CHASTITY
| wager He did not know how soon b.
woGld be taken at bis word On Saturday
/ evening the lo-tery held its first and las1
drawing, aud William Turnbull was killed
| by jam. s Hyie Yesterday Deasche wa.
richer by g. ~
Turn5uI. Gad a preseatiment N Saturda.
that something would happen 70 him
| Billy will win that bet; be was Away
| lHcsyH said hs 20 a frieni
| Billy did win the bet.