Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-20


midnight until 3 or O'Clock III the morn
ing they keep the ball a-rolling.
The game is high. the lowest BET allowed
az the r0ulette-table being ~, and the re-
suit arrives rapidly. II the young men
are known 20 have rich fathers and good
bank account they are allowed 20 sign
checks until the proprietor thinks they
have lost enough for a night. Then they
NAV plead, Just < 800 more" or just
~lO)," in vain the proprietor Is ineXora-
| be and refuses 10 accept their checks:
lie is we'll informed as TO their financial
standing and their social position,
and he knows far better than they.
ln their maudlin condition, when thov
have gone far enough into their bank
accounts. The same scenes are repeated
every night with untaihng regularity;
there is the same loss of ready cash, the
same borrowing from one another when
two or three come IN together the same
resort TO check-sicning, and the tnal
pleading and yociieratlCn when the time
comes for tho proprietor TO refuse Their
checks. They hugcr awhile. and hnally
todlle of down stairs. Once IN q while
they WIN but If they were older and more
experienced IN gamblers hauuis they
| might make observations that would lead
90 suspicious.
SOMETHING WRONG.
When you 90 into camblng-house.'
a well known sporting-man said when ques
toned about this place, and don't find
any steady PLAYERS that 90 there night n
and night out it's generally safe 10 make
up your mind that something's wrong. II
a house IS run on the square. no matter
how high the limit IS. you're almost dead
sure TO find set of regular hdbfueS. An
other thing worth considering is that Q fine
house IN a good location aud free cham
al s.rfs .s4 Toll sn
cies. with q house full Of pad men and
servants. has got 20 make biz winnings and
steady winnings.
A few DAYS ago q man about 35 wears Of
are. with dark hair and q small. da1 nous
f0cne. was refused Hdmlttance bv the
colored servant. He insisted that he had
been there before, and after having the
proprietor summoned he succeeded IN
ENTERING lie said be was Dir. Coleman.
from san Francisco. aud be gave the name
of a friend who had taken him into the
place when he was in New York on pre-
vious visit. The name of the friend he
cave was we'll known in the house, and
under the circumstances IT was allowed 10
prevail. Mr. c.. a. ne a. was addressed,
according 10 the etiquette OF the mouse,
went upstairs 20 the gamlng-room, bought
5000 worth of chips NJ the rculeite-taole'
and after paying about an hour lost them
o'clock when he entered the house. and
only one other PLAYER came INTO the room
during the next hour. Hetalked pleasant
lv 10 the crouper while he played, and told
some anecdotes about gaInb llug ~ tail-
fornia. He admired the wheel ana the
table. which he examined closely. lie
seemed TO treat his play more as a diver
SION than as a serious matter, and appa-
rentlv took no more interest IN losing ms
money than the crOupier did in winning II.
He made all his bets on the number II,
putting up - at a time in monotonous
Kfcr losing his S2OO worth Of chips be
nodded pleasantly to the cr0upier and, e1-
pressing the hope Of seeing him again,
went down stairs. He stopped IN the
dinino-r0on on bis way ont on the invita-
tiou OF the proprietor. who was smoking
with some of bis guests IN the 'front.' room,
and was served with bottle of champagne
and some supper. He lighted a cigar,
shook hands with the proprietor, and.
after expressing the hope that lie would
be remembered the next time he came
went out.
PLAYED on II.
The following night about 1890 o'clock
he entered again and went upstairs 10 the
roulette-table. Only the crouper ana
coior-d attendant were IN the room. Inc
,vere downstairs eating supper. rs was tue
cusfom before the usual time when tho
nlavers were expected 20 drop IN. MT.
q Greeted the crOupicr pleasantly and
fourht $500 worth of 50 chips. Inc
croupier began spinning the wheel
and Mr.. G. PLAYED on No. IL, az ne
L9d done the night before, putting u
cn,,rle Of chips on the number each time.
After a few turns the ball fell into II, and
he was paid $3.50. AS he reached across
fhe fable carelessly % take the chips that
The croupler had counted out for him his
crfTs etrlck ono of the stacks, scattering
fhe chips on the door behind the table by
- bee your pardon" he SAID, jumping
M AS II 10 catch the chips.
Don't disturb yourself, they're rlght
t,.re - the crOupier remarked. "a he bent
down behind the table and began picAibB
ina minute be put them on the table
and stacked them up again. Mr.. {. salu
THANK YOU" and the game prOceedeu.
He increased bis bets on the II and play
ed So and so at time. In ie"
minutes the other attaches came up from
/ the supper-table. and the inebriated youuf;
/ men began 10 come IN from theatres anu
clubs. Before long halt dozen piayeIs
! ,,are at the rOulette-table, ana the Two
| croupiers had all they could attend 10 IN
! counting out the chips and keeping the
game going. u...
That pight No. II had marvellous run.
/ Al obout half-past o'clock the Californian
! roshed in S15, 900 worth OF chips. Inc pro
,,rietor had come up from down stars
tyben he was informed how things were
! coinp. and watched the play rather her-
! yousIv. Mr. G. smiled pleasantly wheh lhe
money was counted out for him. nodded
! ~ ia crounier. and shook hands with the
! ,..onrietor. IL was late. and he dechneu
| 10 ,nvItation TO have blt OF supper De-
/ tore he left. lie took a cigar ana went
About an hour later, when only one or
/ two nlavers remained at the Wneel, tne
! cronpier. in picking out the ball OF no a.,
| roticed q white spot on the corner ol tnY
| number The corner had neen t1 i'. fo.
! bocr He looked at the wheel intentiy Ior
- o' r,oment. and then. without saving any
! limo moistened his finger and stuck the
liner down again. Half an hour iater
! 30 lest player left. The croupier caliel
! LIS associates over TO him ana sent uO"n
| stairs for the proprietor. ,,..;,,
"Jook M that wheel carefully" he said;
no Won notice anything wrong ABOUT IL
Tie pointed with his hhger 10 ~. -.
Then he pointed over 10 tho opposie . ,s S,ro
~ The wheel TO a number. lhere were
TOO numbers II! With his fnger;nail he
.wy nd' nm the corner of one Of the COM
pp 1v1n and carefully pulling back a
p niece eco, Of paper on which number II was
tainted. disclosed number IL under
meath II. uon whan
no STONED down to pick up the CHIPS po-
h,nd the table Sir. Coleman. from Caiiior-
ma. bade made use Of the opportunity 70
better his chances on ii: ne pogus f. III
Der was made in exact iuitatlon Oh .ne
o Wv ,l,e hacL Although the croupier dis
covered the fraud while the game was IN
progress he did not dare to take notice /, o. !
7, ser fears the players would suspect the
hnnss ~ doing somethipg crooked and cir.