Evening journal., 1891-09-12
TIGER CLAWS CLIPPED.
Gambler John Days Safe Rob-
bed of 100000.
DID his MANAGER DO THE DEEDq

IL Is Alleged That "BiIly" HeITIngs-
worth Took the Cash aud Then Told
His Employer TO Have Him Arrested
IL He Dared--No Arrest Is Reported.
EEw YoRK Sept i2--The Herald says
that John DAILY, the king OK all the New
York gamblers, the man whe has won
more bets over faro table than any other
keeper Of a gambling house in this city,
the man who has been able TO deal faro
when all other faro banks have been com
PEELED to close, has had his own bank
broken in an unusual manner. From the
safe in Days gambling palace, 80 West
Twenty-ninth street, was taken Friday
night a sum Of money estimated at from
800, 900 TO 100000.
It was in bills II made roll larger
than q mans head, and the bills were big
ones and tightly packed at that
Robbed by His Manager.
The Herald says that the man who took
them was William $ Hollingsworth,
Daly's manager, a man living a double
life. Church member and seemingly re
spectacle citizen twelve hours in the day;
custodian Of the money OF gamblers aud
interested in resort where thousands OF
dollars have changed hands the other
twelve John Dalys loss is the one alb
sorbing topic among men about town.
They have wondered how this cool bet
tor, this master of the art Of winning other
| peoples money, how he, Of all men, could
have been made a victim. The subject
supplanted the interest even in the Glib
bons-McAuliffe fight. Nobody would ever
have dreamed that any man would get the
better OF John DAILY in the matter OF money.
let one man has-the man Hollingsworth.
How IL Was Done.
The story Is that he took the money
from Days safes, Of which he held the
| combination, and used il, or the greater
| part OF IT, TO cover losses in Wall street.
II was said last night that when DAILY de
manded its return Hollingsworth dared
DAILY to 80 10 court
Daily has taken no steps in that direction
for the reason, il is whispered, that any
action Of that character on his part would
involve persons of prominence ia the adj
ministration Of the city OF New York.
He who can maintain a gambling house
even when the hue and cry against gam
bling is loudest and strongest can't afford
to appear In public courtroom as a com
plainant against one acquainted with his
affairs. Those who know DAILY and Hol-
lingsworth aud who know Of this affair
are as silent as the proverbial clam.
He Didn't co to Canada.
Some Of the money taken belonged to
bookmakers and to some fortunate ones
who had made winnings aud had given
them 70 DAILY to keep for them. John DAILY
as trustee is rs solid as the Chemical
bank. Hollingsworth, il appears, had long
had access to the safe.
After the game was closed on Friday
night and after DAILY had gone Hollings-
worth is said 10 have taken the money.
He did not fee 70 Canada, as many q
thieving cashier had done He took the
money home. He was seen in Wall street
early the next morning Presumably he
took the money down tOWn with him to
make good his margins. IL is said that
he was a bear on the rising market. He
sold stocks and they advanced.
Hollingsworth Denies II.
The Herald claims that Hollingsworth,
who Tor years has been resident Of Har
lem, is to all appearances a devout wor-
shipper at the altar Of Sc. Andrews Episco-
pal church, at One Hundred and Twenty
seventh street and Fifth avenue, of which
the Rev DR. George r. Van De Water is
the rector. Hollingsworth denies that any
robbery occurred as alleged, at Dalys
place.