The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-29
THREW DICE FOR A HORSE.
-. LAWSUIT AFTER DAVE JoBNsoN'S
RAFELE IN BIYONNE.

The Lowest Mas cot an Idea that He WON
and Carried or the rIorse-Now ne ia.
charge OF Horse stealing to An-wer.
There was ra1le In John Csrroll's saloon in
Bayonns . few nights ago The prize was
Alarm H.. . Gutenberg Splinter. the prop-
erty OF Dave Johnson. sporting man OF the
town. AZ a result OF the rafIle the peace OF
the city Ia threatened and the horse has mys-
teriously disappeared
About week ago Mr.. Johnson announced
that on account OF the hard times he intended
10 make Alarm b. valued at 500. as the pri2e
in A dice throwing match. lie offered 500
tickets for sale at 81 Apiece.
Each ticket was mum bered and entitled the
holder to three throws In order to make the
sralr entirely above hoard. Mr.. Johnson
opened a set OF books. in which were put down
the names Of the purchasers Of tickets and the
numbers OF the tickets
According to Mr. johnson about $50 tickets
yere sold. Those remaining no distributed
among friends who were to endcavor
20 retain the animal in the john
son family. When the night OF tho
rsfie arrived the saloon was packet TO
the doors with IN excited throng. Paddy
Gallagher was referee and Carroll Hermann
butcher. undertook tho task OF keeping count
OF tho THROWS. The raf1le continued for six un-
Interrupted hours. Then Gallagher announced
that three OF the throwers. Jas.Jennings. Thos.
Emery. and John Hermann were tied for first
place with ~. The lucky throwers were con-
grstulstinR themselves. whom a stranger
pushed his way through the struggling crowd
and threw down ticket No. 2S2.
Guess ;bs .F.nrs ,9s .V1Da Ss souch
hat upon the table and stretching out one hand
don't know" began Jennings; we
supposed that it had como down to a throw
Al.
Hes got a ticket. Give him show. He
can't beat ~ no how" the crowd said.
ade At Ro dee s hs Sq S
third time a cheer arose. from those nearest
the ' ., The h" sn tarq tSs
You will kindly prepare to come up for tho
Hermann was throwing for Nicholas Carroll,
q saloon keeper and an eS-Councilman OF
Rsronne. lie picked up the dice box and,
Bottom side up on the table with bang.
Six" shouted the counter.
HermHnn's luck appeaIed to h have , deserted
down with = muttered exclamation o. disgust.
Fifteen, nine eight" shouted the referee
!" You'ye won II. Jim !" shouted a man In the
crowd and Jennings ordered dozen rounds
Of beer Emery ga sStsed nmSe SSa 9
tsts Of ssat
waste any IN ore wind
and took a stfr drink OF whiskey. Next he
carefully removed his coat and loosened his
sSSSE the dice eeq beS soy 10 tho anu
Gents. said he, I'm not much on playing
tWo in my day. ' dreamt last night that 2S2
was about the right size for that hoss
lie Gndled the IOf for moment emit, S ,S nTh 81:
dancing across the table.
Fourteen" yelled the counter:
atr ~ nd al
And fourteen" came from the counter
crowd near the door began pushing to get q
better view OF the thrower.
There thirty two against me and
Tho crash OF the dice box upon the table In.
tsrIup,ssd him an and tEemOr OF excitement
foyty:tWp; Mri Mr. =. wins "a the hc,s s
Every one knows, me down that way. and Twas
Three cheers for Fay" shouted some one
and the crowd set up shout that was heard
three blocks %w&y cr, When the noise ,Sro finally
behalf Of Dave Johnson. the original owner OF
Ms God" said Hermann, Jumping from hi:
that horse would GO to Carroll after all"
Then he rushed for the ne5esS me-
wilderment by the message that came over the
wire. TWAS this;
There Is an uncertainty in the minds OF tho
citizens OF Bayonne as to whether Hermann
did this as = Joke. The total entered opposite
CARROTS number was the lowest OF the four
made In the shake or
Carroll didn't take the matter IS a joke at
oil. TN Tuesday morning. while Mr.. Johnson
was away, he unlocked the stable door and
bore the Guttenburg. racer away in triumph;
When Johnson returned to Bayonne he
swore out warrant against Carroll on q
charge OF horse stealing. When Carol! was
confronted with the warrant he smiled dis
daintuly.
THE horse Is mine. amt it?" said he II
won It, and by thunder reckon I'll keep It."
Thon he accompanied the policeman around
TO Recorder Connelly's and arranged TO APP
pear for examination the next day.
The examination came off on Wednesday
Witnesses gave a detailed account OF the
rafie. No one. however. explained why Car
roll should think that he won the horse. Care
roll him self refused to do so. Recorder Con-
nelly adjourned the case until to- morrow.
Mr. Johnson has secured writ OF repleyin
for the horse and the sheriff tried to serve IL
yesterday. hut he could not discover the
Whereabou OF Alarm y