The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-09
ACE FULL AND JACK FULL
Robert castiton, Of Wisconsin,
Dropped His Cash on the
Larger Hand.
It Was Likely a Misdeal, but the
Stakeholder Kept the
Money.
Three Arrests on the Charge of Running
an Unfair Game-A Bucket OF
Blood AFFAIR.

All authorities Of poker agree that an
ace full boats q jack full. Robert Castiton,
of Wisconsin, however, has had q different
experience. He held three aces and a pair
of kihRa against three jacks and q pair OF
Fights yesterday, and still his hand lost hin,
$lO5. II came about in this way: Castiton
was on tho way from Wisconsin to Tacoma
over the Northern Pacific railroad. At
Bozeman three men got On the train with
whom Castlton was soon on agreeable
terms. His story from this point runs n
follows: AS the train sped along q game OF
euchre was proposed, inst to pass away the
time. The men who sat down to il wsrs
Castiton, OF WISCONSIN. and Orson Seeley,
Leonard Lano and William Woods. the
Bozsnan passengers. Suddenly Seeley
found he had = great poker hand, and
mentioned the fact, expressing the opinion
that it topped anything at the table. Gas
titon also discovered that he had . good
poker hand. Seeley was willing to bet on
his. Castiton was willing to bet on
his, too. The results was that the
Wisconsin man put mp his entire
pile, $105. A like amount Was staksd BY
Seeley. The money was put up in Lanes
hands. Castiton says he held three aces
and two kings, and, as he afterwards dis
covered, Seeley had three jacks and a pair
Of Fights. He is Of opinion now that this
was : "misdeal," and that ths hands were
meant to be reversed. II it was that way
the stakeholder must have found it ont, hs
thinks. BY looking at his hand, 80 Lane left
the game before the hands were displayed;
time to show the two hands, Castiton had
the best one, but there was no money to
take in. He left the game right there and
went on 9 search for the money in the
Stockholders hands. He failed to find it
and complained to the trainmen and other
passengers. who could do nothing, he says,
except to advise him to follow the three
men and have them arrested when they left
the train. They got off at Helena and CAST
ton did likewise. Going to police head
quarters he made his complaint. A war
rant was issued. and during the evening
Policeman Vanasse arrested Soeley and Lane
while Marshal Sims arrested Woods. At a
late hour they were arraigned before Judge
Sanders on the charge of running an unfair
game of cards and gave bail in $500 each
for : preliminary hearing. When the
hearing will take place depends IN the ac-
cused men, who asked time to hunt up wit
ncssas. Sseley took the arrest very coolly.
and remarked to the judge that he didn't
see why the man should kick" on losing
his money. Hereafter when he (Seeley)
AObsI AU kAc6ooA - WOuAA AAVb 70 KICK
too. The complaining witness was sent to
9 hotel by Marshal Sims, as he had no
none left after his poker experience.
Tho accused are all we'll known. Seeley is
an intelligent man of middle age, with full
black beard and always well dressed. He
always carries considerable none with
him. CANDLES some at times, and ID ALWAYS
ready to "stakeo a friend with enough TO
play faro. He is known in the sporting
fraternity as Doc Seeley. Lane is
more generally known as big
Sandy" on account Of his i'm
mems size and his ford complexion.
He belongs to the sporting fraternity and
occasionally deals faro. Both he and Sec
ley arc practically residents Of Helena on
account Of the length of time they have
been here. Woods came here recently from
Denver unde engagement to one of the
gambling houses. He is a heavy built, in
telligent looking man.
When the examination comes off the men
will claim that this county has no iurisdic-
tion. The complaint charges running an
unfair game within the limits of Lewis and
Clarke county. 1t ia claimed by Seeley and
his companions that the game took place
not over forty miles west of Bozsman, and
therefore in Gallatin county. Castiton,
however. claims that the poker hands were
played along about two stations east Of
Helena, which would be in Lewis and
Clarke county. Whether one or the other
is right, County Attorney Nolan will en-
deavor to hold the men IA the grounds that
it was q continuous offense, being played
on a train which WAS moving from one
county to another. The offense is punisha-
BILE by imprisonment in the p~enitentiary.