The sun., 1893-02-05
A CONNECTICUT JACK POE
CAPT HILLHoUsB CAPTURED IT WITH
a FLUSH OF CLUBS,

-~N''-Ns.
wILhrMANT1c, Feb. 2-The most interesting
Jack pot" In the history OF the game. as che
Is played In the Land OF Steady Habits" has
just been raked into the Golfers Of the Goddess
OF Justice In this slvely borough. The goddess
acted with what might be called insouciancs
In Gaul. but Is defined as plain unornam entail
gall in this unvarnished Yankee town. Mr..
Justice Bowen OF the Willimantlc Police Court
was her accomplce In the performance "But
what the dickens difference does Il make how
she scooped that pot9" said q Willtmantic
gentleman mournfully. who is believed to have
had prior right to 1t. Whats the differ.
ence g longs she's got it7 She's swiped 10,
there amt no doubt about that. and think I
ought to know about it. Maybe I don't,
though. maybe l don't" he continued
dolefully: "A man can't be expected to know
everything who's Just stacked MP o game
against the State OF Connecticut and then boon
snatched by her baldheaded. Qui transtulit
sustinet. That's Latin-motto OF the State.
but 1t don mean anything. There's nothing In
1t. It'll beat you every time you play It."
The famous lack pot' that the Common.
wealth Of Connecticut raked in by means OF
the Goddess. or Justice Bowen, is the talk Of
the borough. When two or more Willlmantio
mon meet on the street now one wnks and
the other replies: Good uni oh 2 Amt NO
flies oil Bowen? Hows jack potsa" Then
thoy chucklc and break away.
ltwas about midnight n day or two ago IN
the swell North Street Club room. Messrs.
starkweather and Ford. proprietors. and the
male gentry OF Willmantic sat about little
tables. smoking and rafting stacks OF red and
white lozenros In tho hoiIov ~ .ho,. h..aS
They also had nstfuls OF cards. It was nota.
bly, taciturn party: hardly word was uttered.
The windows OF the luxurious apartment wore
closely curtained. ana two or three turned.
down gas Jets difrused subdued yellow glow
about it. Once in while man called for
l,esn cigar agar and SAID something about strashts
withthor".k anu II" mrnhah %us'orea rs-
m"'"ef.uch. W., ~ no was probably soiiioouiz-
ing rg.,,n, IN cultural and unknown tongue
at tba bsn, "; ma nrinoin0i :, no e, kenieman
snoss o "'Sa OF ,e table
Agreed ?" Yea yas" I rasnonSad ~. 70 say sas
right I'm with you" V thereunon ths s'u s.n. AZ
ptoeeeueu' Lve,y ono IN the room gathered
about the principal table now. fascinated BY
wora ramo sorts ae :. huinn .na mere. ioi mere
W,,'. .aiie spo,'s Ut 'he ooara' neaVy men OF
Wiiiimantic. and every one said the game was
heon tolerahv sof. onaoos NV paS nmnsf.o an nao
2.cont 2Sen t"'eThy sn,S @ onenchaperoned With
S19 ths wndrTp ir, was to 10 sort 0i eo:as
other boundaes in pSrtouar Nenrly eysnn ey any
bod body In the apartment came into" this eork-
inscina,n ing game one 9 aiter another. drawn by .
Even, Even Starkweather and Ford. irresistiby i'm.
fringe Of spectators about the tape Whe o. outs sn
st side the house in mnonlit North street lurksd
did not nr"oct Of info tbs cih Whicn; as yse
house Of the borouCh me poce cllo %if thrpps h
nwaIinu mn onnori.nn skn,oeu IN the shadGW;
the game too AMID proopn sG lsSa n inso nc
cnrIs ona ~ ni;nti ony me rustic Of the
tha saa una 'ne eet eteRns XII 81 the ao1engs
hands hands sorted discards made. and then The
ye"' Thep cards eaI,ed 4 Tor 700, ,vora dnalt Wth
mHrmur ra =, g /, VOICES ran about the table,
hattoyr, IS See yer ara RAISE an9 Ro yerthree
stiii the shadow Of the comin1 eVent That Waa na
a he Ms Was Sy tn.r The
a fabe WhcS Shd Te fhe cr dsEs IN IN the middle Q, the
over the Gnmnsters eaT eved % oendhs
Hithn, HHenIns, ana the time was now ripe for Capt.
AtaeSGErdns!y, that officer suddenly beted the
tmes erit t5a IN ~ ~ fG is cIn ouss door three
o FIX stsp and heard ant sounds
within: The footste Hurried dali aimiesss s hither
sss ana .ad ththoE for few seconds then suddenly
Ss see uh than e
sober ene moments % feIieciion d a0ss had eon. %a
esce"a ron thae @ was iutile to atfSmpt TO
bnS texternusIv si ,aIap ,r W.tfn th oaps aihouse
inin Jn The tat iaih h ios nem. ana tne CAP.
each door Of thc mE sa mao posten sentry st
Their wisdom hsara iest aPPlpDGsa
~ ant nnssd ban a.er ~; Mr @
opon the door: the oticer anI sntSW b,.
Curious scene in tho enmbns nG fRs 9oo ss
ftt ta aTs. s mi o terror the paysr
their seats at the tabes watad naa t
ico no cain,iv to aS ~ ~ mnn tne po-
tam nt ne Was mads ds ~ at TeSepTn. H9s one at
their unlawful snort ihat were scattarss oPf RI
MONEY and tha ms.nHe.nt ,e caro-. chins. ana
that scared on White and crimson pfers }aen pEs
fha midhIs ~ thn t,IIau du NJ NNt,hson a, pnars IN
want lint not once the no,ico Sns 6ns seemed 70
the game Neyertheless tbere Hr vas soh9 nt tht y,
monsW in the MOI mnno nn nu,e w Was t 10y 9L
how much but BY noe reaso3able u inierenee Sss
was not less than $50 or SO 'n'''en'e' "
laws rovernine Tho borouSn rant Hiha0y nha 0y.
hnd no ri.ht it is said. to arrest The niayers,
still, after takinr Messrs. Stnrkwastbbar! enj
Ford into cusfodx ha rncordah the hhe"unsr " aug