The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-15
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monte players in the wilds of New Mex
leo She is known the west over as a
nervy but square gambler.
Born Of "A cultured southern family, she
was reared in wealth and affluence in St,
Louis. Her father was of Scotch Irish
descent and a colonel In the confederate
army, while her maternity was the best
that old Kentucky could afford. She had
the tenderest care during childhood. and
her welfare and morality were looked
after with the greatest sOlicitude When
twelve years Of age little Alice, with her
parents, removed to Virginia, and at fif-
teen was most promising pupil at
Broade's female seminary at Clarksburg,
w Va.
Then came the changes which so COM
pletely altered her life and misdirected
the talents which doubtless would have
brought distinction to their possessor in
less ignOble calling. Alice was lust Is
when she ran away from school and
joined circus, appearing as hurdle
rider Later she filled engagements with
other shows, changing her vocation to
that of charioteer. While on the road
she met her husband, who was a profess
sional gambler. He taught her faro. She
was fascinated by the game, which soon
took complete possession Of her. When
her husband died fifteen years ago she
eAAtpbN0 HdllDllllE dS Il luttHS OF llNGll-
hood for herself and her two young chill
dren, whom she handsomely supports at
st. Mary's academy at Columbus, Ohio.
The historic old City of Mexico was the
birthplace of her gambling life Since
then she has operated milling games Of
her own, dealt faro poker and monte for
others and bucked the tiger from the
other side of the table in speculative in
situations in every quarter of the west.
Although but 81, her experiences have
probably been more varied and exciting
than a score of ordinary women's lives
rolled into one. She took up her new call
ing with a vim and paid little attention
TO her surroundings. Many a fortune has
slipped through those soft, white digits
Of hers and many "a one has reversed The
course A single sitting at faro has net
ted the daring gambler as high as s., 200.
On one occasion at Silver City, Col, she
not only watched her last dollar disap-
pear over the green cloth, but lost her
watch, diamonds and wardrobe as we'll
Alice borrowed $500 from a friend, Jour-
neyed TO another camp, struck a streak of
luck and won enough TO pay out and have
some left. Mrs. Ramsey was a Creole at
the height of the excitement, and has at
tended the OpeningOf all the other min
ing camps in the west in the last decade.
Alice has rarely fallen a victim of the
pilferous. The most notable attempt Of
holding up the female gambler was made
by a wild and woolly cow puncher down
at Socorro, n. NJ Alice was sitting in
game of faro one night and had Just put
an s. stack Of chips on a winning card
doubling the money, when the COW
puncher grabbed the chips and made
run. Alice waxed exceedingly wroth,
and selling an iron poker smote the flee
ing puncher such a swat as to send him
heldlOng down the stairs. She gathered
up her chips and continued her play,
nnally quitting winner just $3.50 At an
other time, up in Jim town, while playing
at Doc Muncon's. a "tin-hornn snatched
at $50 stack of chips and ran, but his
forlOrn appearance excited the pity of the
kind-hearted gambler, and Alice allowed
MIN 10 90 unmOlcsJed.
Alices gamOung operations have not
Oeen confined to mining camps alone.
)nce she JOurneyed eastward and played
n the big places of Kansas City, ST.
outs and Cincinnati, but of course al
ways Disgusting her sex, which she could
10 with great sul cess.