The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-24
BUTCH" WEIGHS MISTAKE.
HE STOLE THREE JACKS, BUT GAVE
WILLIAMS a THIRD QUEEN.
Williams Got the Fot and the Worst Drus-
bing New Brunswick Touehs Could Give
H,m-How New Jersey Poker - Played.


Him-How New Jersey Poker - Played.
Clinton T. Williams. son OF ex-Mayor Frank
c. Williams Of Baltimore. was on his way home
to Baltimore to pass the Christmas holidays.
but stopped of at New Brunswick to see a
friend and collect debt. Having accom-
plished 10th OF these pleasant purposes. he
was waiting on Thursday afternoon in tho
Palmer House for the baltimore train when a
casual acquaintance. Michael Daily by name.
suggested that there was time for a stroll over
to the Second ward. whore they could sit In a
small poker game until the Baltimore express
came along. Williams consented. aud they
went TO a saloon on Throop avenue kent ty a
cripple named John Brennan. resort for the
worst gang Of roughs in New Brunswick.
In the game were John. alias Butch"
WEIGH. sadie" WEIGH. Dave Barrie. DAILY. and
Williams Williams was formerly chic, train
dispatcher at OMAHA OF the Chicago. Burling
ton and Quincy Railroad. and had learned to
keep his eyes oren when lie played poker with
strangers. He had also learned to play a
rather tidy game himself In Thursday
evenings game no observed that Mr.. Butch"
Welch was frequently so absent-minded as to
discard and draw twice. but by playing his
own hands pretty close TO his chin Williams
kept ahead OF the tricks that were vain. AS
train time approached Williams complained OF
Butch" welch deal. and Williams got
ln ina and nd in the draw Williams saw him help
him self to q Jack out OF the middle OF the pack.
srt the haSd cs out and Mon
much to the inIic1ation 81 Melch who had
made great mistake IN me dsa Williams
ers to i have q drink. A. he turned Ills lack
WeIsh str,ek him bow which which eEs open his
one a'n IN the the saloon Williams thinks there wers
at least fifteen. jumped on him. calling to each
other s. nilI u hS': the - Knock hts
They came nearly doing both by industri.
ous use OF boots aud eoda-water bottles They
faes and Hi BODY Alter robbiIs him Of Ris
money. about so. and his watch. they threw
When hen be b. re resanesi consciousness he man
ss f st to tTe s fHg Ns as5n he TSss
wounds were dressed. and he then went to
Tor Or "Butch" wolch Officers Reel and Gillen
took the warrant and Williams s., retnEned With
ths hands busy rAns Of the crW
which tried to prevent Melei,s arrest, another
Part 2' the crowd again y, attacked Williams
bed in III. Thanix Hotel. where he was well
looked after yesterday hy committees from
Masonic and Pythian lodges. as lie is men,
Williams is badly Injured. hu. his doctor,
say he will recover. he belongs TO good
liams Hotel in that citv. He i - years old.
He was seen last night by SIN reporter. and
he would die. the only regret h. EXPRESSED
was for his own follv in getting iuto bad com
pany. Then the poker players instinct came
urpermost. and he said:
''Weich could Just as easily have stolen
three aces. and where would my three queens
have been them"
Officer Reed has warrants for the arrest OF
Barrie and Sadie" WEIGH and the rearrest
P,,fO allah rhg.v rQ n tsnIt hail
but who will have to answer the charge OF
grand larceny.