The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-09-21
POKER SHARP At BAY,
An Artistic Western Gambler
Exposed at the Waldorf
Millionaires lured Into Poker
Games and SWind!ed.
Bold Career Of w. W. Hurt and
Arizona Jack. His Pal.

A quiet little game &C draw" in one
Of the parlors Of the arstocratic Hotel
Waldorf has revealed the presence in
this city of the slickest pair of card
sharpers that ever manipulated the
pasteboard.
The sharpers are known Col Jack
Dean, of Arizona, and w. w. Hurt, of
Santa Barbara Cal, and their string of
victims stretches from the Atlantic to
the Pacific Coast.
Only one of the men, w. w. Hurt,
figured in the quiet little game" at the
Waldorf last night, which, by the way,
was not so quiet as 1t might have BEEN
But Hurt and Dean are never far
apart. and although the former claims
that the latter was drowned some time
ago at Long Branch. it's dollars to
doughnuts that Dean was in an adjoin-
Ing room and heard his partner de-
noMnced at the close Of the game.
The man who denounced Hurt was a
lows record from A to lizard, and who
had entered the game with the single
intention OF exposing Hurt to his vic
erner viii not disclose ' the ' names @es Of
these victims. Hurt was detected in
crooked work and compelled to make
restitution. His victims were amazed
at the disclosure. and expected Hurt
to shoot his accuser. 70 their greater
surprise he made no defense Of his con-
and Dean are probably engaged In
figuring up what might have been theirs
put for last nights Ito them) untimely
disclosure.
The men have been operating in this
vicinity for almost two years, and it is
now r.gs rded as most singular that they
should have nourished here so long
They have given the same names and
told the same story about themselves
IN all parts of the country. and they al
class. TO secure acquaintance In this
class they have resorted to many in
genious schemes. and men high up SO
s G,a,,y and financially have unwittingly
John p: Richards, the present Cover
nor OF Montana, was imposed upon by
them to the extent Of introducing them
Bow Club, of Butte City, several mem
bers OF which are millionaire mne-own-
ers. That was little more than two
years years age ana I lust before Hurt and
sought an entrance to the Silver Bow
Club, where high stakes at poker were
the rule, with the intention of clean
Clark. the silver king. and Marcus DAILY,
Of theh Anaconda Copper Mine. 1t may
be no more than a coincidence that
"; 4; Clark is now stopping at the
They arrived in Butte late in the Sum
mer. and put up. at the McDermott
Hotel. the est in the town; They regis
Barbara, Call, and Col. Jack Dean.
shsrpsrs hit upon Mr., kiekards: then
: real estate dealer as well, as the man
20 get into the club.
Mr.. Richards has a reputation as
very upright man and a devout Chris
PRODUCTION by him would put them be-
yond question on sure footing.
To secure this introduction they repre-,
.ented themselves az capitalists who had
building 100000 hotel. They requested
Mr.. Richards to secure site for them.
bara, Cal, and Col. Dean had vast
cattle interests In Arizona.
Mr.. Richards Is fond of business and
dollars. He was taken in by Hurt and
wealth of the Rothschilds to draw upon.
He dined them, drove. them about town
and pointed out sites for week. A.
Then came the suggestion as to the
Silver Bow Club, and Mr.. Richards in
troduced them and secured visiting
cards that gave them almost as many
privileges as the members themselves
1t was plain sailing then, but for a
day only. Hart and Dean had Just pre-
Portsnd ore a6 Sa one Of sT the MEMBER
OF that party, unfortunately for them,
happened to visit Butte and to see them
He suspected their intentions and
warned prominent member of tn.
Silver Bow Club. This member called
on Mr.. Richards and the Lieutenant
They assumed airs OF injured inno-
cence and demanded to be confronted
with their hccilstr.
Col. Dean was accommodated. He
caused II to be given out that he was
o man-killer, and when brought face to
face with the Portland man assaulted
admitted that he might have been mis-
taken In the men, and Col. Dean smil-
tngly assured newspaper reporter
who had witnessed the encounter that
who repeated the same accusations.
The reporter later saw the Portland
man, and got from him positive iden-
story of their Portland clean up"
special Pullman coach, and Hurt had
the famous palace car man. Their .spe-
cial was side-tracked. a directory OF the
town obtained, their intended victims
selected ana cards q INVITATION 10 d sent out
wine in the special car and afterwards
to discuss a business proposition.
They were dined and wined by Hurt,
and inveighed into quiet little game
Of draw" by Dean s,, The party broke up
guests were provided with car fares to
their homes by their bland entertainers.
II Is said that Dean and Hurt secured
cash and ]. o. Us representing $4,000
This story the reporter prepared for
publication. Dean was told that IL was
TO be used, and sought to buy OF the
story by presenting the reporter and
the managing editor OF his paper with
diamond scarf pins. The story was pub
Hurt and Dean left town hurrisdly.