Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-01

bullet. Luke then proceeded to fill his
antagonist up on cold lead with deadly
effect. How Short In 'S3 took posses
sion of Dodge aud with a band Of cow
boys ran the place TO suit themselves in
defiance of the alleged officers of the law,
and in rs, while dealing Spanish Monte
up in Dakota he killed two notorious
desperadoS who had attempted TO hold
him up; how, while scouting during the
Sioux war under General Crook, he
killed FIVE Of q band OF fifteen Indians
who attacked him, and again, in 81,
sent to grass Charley Stems, a desper-
ado with three to his credit, down at
Tombstone; and 10 81 was badly wound
ed by a man named Wright, who was
himself shot before he escaped, at Fort
Worth-all this was recalled by Buck
skin Alice" who had witnessed the
killing of Cartwright and was fully
acquainted with the other incidents.
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During her varied career Of ups and
downs, Mrs. Ramsey has come ia on
tact with every class Of society, from
the most exclusive circles Of St. Louis
itself-in which city she was born
down to the monte players in the wilds
of New Mexico. She is known the
West over as a nerVy, but square gam
bier. Her luck has been as varied as
her career, and she has been compelled
to relieve financial stringency by way
Of o negotiation on more than one occa.
sion, but IL was always a temporary one,
for she never borrowed q dollar she
didn't return.
The most singular thing Of her whole
life Is that she should have ever entered
the speculative existence which she has
led for the past 10 years.
Born Of a cultured Southern family,
she was reared in wealth and afluence
in the metropolis of the Mississippi.
Her father was of Scotch-Irish descent
and q Colonel in the Confederate army,
while her maternity way 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 solicit
tude. When - years Of age little
Alice with her parents removed 10 Vir-
GINA, and at Is was a most promising
pupil az Broade's Female Seminary at
Clarksburg, w. Va.
Then came the change which so COM
pletely altered her life and instructed
the talents which doubtless would have
brought distinction to their possessor
in a less ignoble calling. Alice was just
16 when she ran away from school and
joined Coles circus, appearing as a hur-
Kie rider. Later she filled engagements
with Grin Bros, ~Forepaugh's and Sells
Bros. shows, changing her vocation to
that OF q charioteer.
While on the road she met her hus-
band, who was a professional gambler.
He taught her faro. She was fascinated
By the game. which soon took complete
possession Of her.
When her husband died she adopted
gambling as a mean of livelihood for
herself and her two young children,
whom she handsomely supports at ST.
Mary's Academy ct Columbus. o.
The historic old City OF Mexico was
the birthplace OF her gambling life.
Since then she has operated gambling
games of her own, dealt faro, poker and
monte for others and bUcked
the tiger from the other side OF the
table in speculative institutions in every
Quarter Of the West.
Although but 81, her experiences
have probably been more varied and ex-
citing than a score OF ordinary women's
lives rolled into one. She took M her
new calling with q vim and raid little
attention 10 her surroundings. Many a
fortune has slipped through those soft,
white digits Of hers, and many 9 one
has reversed the course. A single sit
ting al faro has netted the daring gam
bier as high as So, coo.
On one occasion al Silver City, Colo,
she not only watched her last do,lsrdis-
apoear over the green cloth, but lost
her watch. diamonds and wardrobe rs
well. Alice borrowed $500 from n friend,
iogrneyed 10 another camp, struck a
streak OF luck and won enough 70 pay
out and have some left.
Mrs. Ramsey was al Creole at the
height of theexcitement and has attend
ed the opening OF sill the other mining
camps in tbc West in the last decade.
Alice has rarely fallen q victim OF the
piIferous. The most notable attempt
Of holding ub the femab gambler was
made by q va and woody COW puneher