The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-16
FARO ASPLAYED IN NEVADA.
"REMINISCENCES OF COOL MARTIN,
VINO PLATED TIE CINE

Gentry a. Crittcndcn's Gambling House II
virsinia CITY and tho Cowboys snA
Statesmen Who Made It-No Limit ana
Thousand. Dollar Chips-Johu Timber
lakes Game which Cost Him e42.OCO.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.-Ccol Martin. tall
erect. with steel. gray eyes AMI well-cut beard
Is II lux between tho faro bankers OF tho past
and tho mild eyed poker players under this
truly good Administration. which. Senator
QUAY says. opens oysters with prayer"
Cool Martin hos his habitat 10 and around
Shoemaker ~ Hcrtsogg's place. near Wizards
on Pennsylvauia avenue. still famous resore
for tho srmi.sportinG mon of the capital. It'll
his boast that he has opened a faro game In
forty OF tho fIrly-four States in this Unions
and that while lo has witnessed hundred
fights with guns. from which somebody went
out feet foremost, tits his boast that he was
never 81 ot ut, and barring few list fights he
on q human being.
The ve,e'an gamsstor snt In ,cosey corner
his brauly and soda yesterday moon. Whom
touched h,m Oh the .nonldtr ne .hook ms
but the .ur-awuy look disappeared from his
eyes us lie ordered an"lher randy aud sod.s
running back 10 the days belors. the war.
when sn, 1 hal game at tAe st; Charie ..
he ought 10 be alive now. for he could tell the
siItSo Al my game s III one night no made many
people happy. Jnck was more, in love with
.ci Hs naa oash any ay
When mo wnr ended lhs was Ma or in Texas
draw o s too TN sosmn Sow III MY
n 5sSs, to Sh again , ana he meyer I'm ISn
enemy on ear h., / asked Cool to tell mo
OF his experiences in Nov ada before the war. :,
.silt lnI "a ~ as n Al
the Territ oIics.' he continued. .bu, my Ieco!-
lections OF Nevada knock everything else out.
that. though nearly ,hreescote and ton.,
novor killed my man: In Nevada in the
man Of genuine courage needs to carry one.
;, The rsntrs OF al stirring events in Nevada
nbandant everywhrre in the West. aud tho
lucky miners some ines carried fortunes on
brace Of six, shooters There was no lurking
ns9us the big aia saGms Y
Ct % SS coy ,o and ~
Virginia City boys although there was usually
lltet Jack pt Opened every nisht at the two
M i's Syo. list Governor aud ihe' United
stat.' senator; with ms ~ General aad
ir,s. We're ever ready 70 en ia nm all,;,,,isht
poker game. nsuay with a 81 limit. These
tho v oh to t TIE asys
ham. bread and IA huge uemiloln.
"ss s VAS esS Gysi
Critlenden N. Gentry was II brother OF Dick
tsmayy sas at Gions.s s
was q nr relative Of Mere iltn P. G.nry. the
greea1,l WhiG o'a Or in Tennessee , xno when
The house OF Gontry y Criltsnden rad line
OF credit q q Quarter OF million In San F,an ana
for ,abls exyenses slone. Tor wine flowed as
% nS sSssa q with sus
rooms. ono was Il Sleeping room. and nextto
that was tho poker 90 z, for state oiiieia and
men gave dignity. ana n SEM cinl oharacter
70 his best rS SSsest gaming 81 hGuss Of
ma street OF Virginia Cry AMI was a bar.
room. Its rongh splendor, with solid si,yes
the Hoaman parroom Of to-day. The next room
contained two fare tables aud two r"u!ette
OF adm;ssion were needless and wnsre Inc
"a bettor did not ask II there was limit to
the game. sport who ha SAND and cash
The banks hackers counted their MILLIONS as
Eastern Gs vLl count their ,honsanndsr In
lerake. worth m !lion. came UP from New
Mexico having hoard Oh the lame OF Gentry&
British c91mbia t. he soIden ,.iope Of ths
tactic. John Timterake, was known W. as r.. 2
'sn,' banss siS St"ns Win
telegram tel, wa good With MRskay, Food q
his. c"rdsro . pnntaioons tucked il his boots
and smoking stogy cigars. WAS welcome
guest anywhere IN Nevada he chatted an
holsr with Gov. Nye, and after getting two bot
ties Of r"mner, soc inside OF him he sRuR.
tered int o tho faro room.
80 Give mo stack OF thousand-dollar heh
tchips.' SAID IimDerlako.
-. Certainly. all YOU want, rsplied the susys
Crlttonhen. u"phe@ 81 tho once kentucky
United STATE senator of That name.
"One thousand went on he jacx and WAS lost.
TimLer!aks lost 100000 without winn ne lot.
lie Swu!e and t,ot outside OF another Hotle ut
Sec. Luck changed. aud at l a. NJ. the old
cattleman WIS aJOOJu ahead Of the game.
Flushed with victory. Timberiake ordered Q
cdsn Of vino for lie house. but the genius OF
faro is tickle. The old man made call
with n slUyO bill and picked up $4,000.
Luck Lied him from that moment.
AT treak OF day the bury ranchman without
handing in a dollar. had blown in Just 81 900.
He was eros as u lenr with a sore head. but
tried TO smile One til .urand on the aoe.' 1t
lost. Old finboriake rose and said slowly. a.
II cach word weighed II pound: 'Crittenden.
reckon I,e hal enough fun for this ono Jam
borcc.' and. after o dering a basket OF vino for
the house. he seae ed himself at Geniry's ebony
on Mackays bank tor $4,000. When the wine
WAS opened the dealer in q soft voice said:
Cool Martin pushed his glass aside and
said sadly:
"Tto.e wore great days. wish Senator
Petisrew was here; and he would stake mo for
$1,000. and | would go over tho Potomac and
huck tire tiger. Maybe I'd bust he bank.