The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-18
THAT $4,000 TIGER FIGHT.
NM. POTTER LEVI ms CHECK, II AP-
yEAIS; DfD NOT LOSE IT.


The r,ttasurEh Man who Eid Loss re st
RouIette ha. Got 10 Come Out and Say 90
How Mr.. Potter Came to bo Plaintiff
and the Gnmbiers the Defendants.
Tho revised version OF the story OF Henry A.
Potter's SIS. 600 check, which was paid to Read
& Haulonbeck. the proprietors OF a gam
bling establishment at s West Twenty fourth
street. on Thursday night after n session at
the roulette table. relieves Mr.. Potter Of the
charge OF doing the gambling. and makes a
friend OF his. q Pittsburgh merchant. tho hero
Of the evening.
Mr.. Potter's lawyers, Dill. Chandler 4
Seymour. were very much astonisied to see
the story In print after having taken unusual
precautions to Keen 1t quiet. Tho name Of the
Pittsburgh merchant Is withheld for tho pres
emit, but II will become known in an interest
ing way IL Mr.. Dill does what ho says no will.
MIR. Potter. his lawyers say. was in Town on
Thursday on business. and stopped ut tho
Holland House. He has a h~andsomehome on
Harrison avenue. East Orange. but at present
his family Is in the country. He belongs to
the firm OF Thomas Potter. Sons 4 Co.. manu-
facturers Of oilcloth. at 343 Broadway.
At Orange he is ono OF the trustees OF the
Brick Presbyterian Church. This summer he
has spent most Of his time at the Philadelphia
factory. and has stayed at the Holland House
whenever he visited town.
Several business friends. two OF them from
Pittsburgh. were at the Holland House also.
A party OF four. including Mr.. Potter. dined
there together on Thursday evening. and
after dinner all except Mr.. Potter went out to
see the town. Mr.. Potter remained at the
hotel and went to bed early. One
Of the trio who wont out to have
a royal time and incidentally to wrestle with
tho the TI r'.na # Mrl Street bosts tiger Nv %as was = ra ,rnior
partner in q business house In Pittsburgh. and
was supposed 20 he a rich man., 1t was he
who subsequently, became the moro OF tho
MIR. Potter. It is related. went to bed. About
BY his fsof friends s"v who had returned from the
gambling house in a state OF mind. The friend
i f. Told Ht M1' Fote.r y r.. ' Se ssd los. ' sii I'd
He said he had, offered ME check. but that
s ri aaias's about 9TH him. Thsy Knew Nj; Potter
by reputation. however. and were willing to
aS %SalG 81, Nj sn fetisr help his friend out b, loan;
ing him his check forthat amountp He would
agree, to make good the sum in cash by IL
0S MS. fos'e sne say a9i his LAWYERS, i. on. o, til.
most obliging men in tho world. and IS always
sssiss'na nIs c IsssRss and NJ e showSin oa i imilar e SeSr:
tss ses +, c httir i e l 81. o6 tSl * h hi. get fpfeS oat o. dr Ssd.
and n handed it over to him. With the distinct
made saoS by ii h o'siosf, that tho amount DO
The trio Of meT Sy5 sss th A. left and Mr.:
drawn on the Psople's Bank, Of East Orange.
in a distressed frame Of mind and said he had
lost every cent Of the money and could not
fulfil his agreement. Mr.. Potter would haveto
MIR. Potter did wait until 9. o'clock in the
tdIs tb,% o, T ths tr ns ssSuEfHt h. his K.n 1swy s9 kn sna
!; Ss r $Sss:s IT, IT, b SfF a s%fs Nj sH sSsn sssH f sS9as shs
They hauled down their law books and
z ROM o. 5,ar to yet get En- 81 injnnct y; \ restraining res tha the
to exactly determine the Justice Of Mr. Potter's
The point in restraining the gamblers from
parting with, the check was that they were not
eoRa-lae holders; hGSine obtained 1t as a Re
SSlds s;'S Who A' %Isht have S$ss 81 + for HH ys !!
As it was an accommodstion check. for which
Mr. Potter received no value from his Pitts.
him even in the hands Of tbs man to whose
order he had drawn it, and either he or that
man 1nd iesl @e pI q w sH sn Mr.. iRs ss' s % 1t
a. plaintiff: signed an Injunction restraining
Twenty-fourth street and served this per-
scnft am p boan tr to p sag." SAID Mr.. Dill y~ester.
day. that the gamblers acted in q very square
circumstances they said they were perfectly
willing to give up tie cheek; md would do 80
and they gave ne the cheek:
less, '" WIZ an injunetion 's served on them
forbade them realizing on the check
Of law. the paper. was worth absolutely MOTH
to them. for their claim would not stand q
The injunction alleges that " said check was
IS void" a stats OF affairs which. II true.
gamblers themselves made no claim that they
had received it in any = 9t th way than upon the
The complaint which was presented to Judge
McAdam gives the story in slightly different
shape I%s from q ti;T aet9pnt above: It s e .,+x
delivereEd If his Check for the sum Of $1,000:
and upon his agreement to mskethe sum good
statement that he, desired the same
lsr 3 6 6t ih n sss 9S Of ths sa ana vas in immediate
Then ths complaint %Teeites that the third
table. and that later in the day was
to make it good as promised,
Potter had any fnoWledsc Of the fact that
Pittsburgh friend wanted the money to
:, Whether he knew or did not know at the
It for gambling. will not. however. at
Mr.. Potter and his lawyers intended that the
story 81, fhou \; never be ber mnd Dc, PPubiiH: bsIhisylng
out before the case came UP in court.
account as II ai erssS eat adto Mr. PEin fot hewe WITH and pam IS tine
Yesterday one Of his counsel telegraphed to
clare over his signature TINT Mr.. Potter did