Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-30
GARD A
One OF Two Men Who Have Raked In Thou
sands OF Dollars Detected.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2t-One OF the
clever manipulators of cards who has
made victims of draw poker all over
the country from the Pacific TO the Az
lantic ocean, and, with his partner
raked in many thousands Of dollars
was exposed at n quiet little game o.
draw which was played In n private
parlor of the Hotel Waldorf. The ex'
pert card shufler is William Watt,
Hurt of Santa Barbara, Cal, who rep.
resented himself as n wealthy frui
grower, and his partner was Colonel
Jack Dean, or ARIZONA Jack" whom
Hurt introduced as n large cattle raiser
and sheriff of an Arizona county. Hurt
has been staying for several days a.
the Hotel Waldorf. lie dressed faul.
lessly and spent money lavishly.
Hurt was introduced TO a wealthy
business man several DAYS ago and in.
vited him to dinner. There was a small
party Of men and after dinner Hurt
proposed a game of poker. The gentle
men retired to a private parlor and
Hurt soon won several hundred dollars
The business man suspected Hurt and
after watching him for IA while detected
him in cheating, Nothing was said.
but the following day the business
man learned all about Hurts career
and decided to expose him. Another
small card party was arranged, Hur'
winning again. The business mar
took the money from the check box, re
turned to each player the mount h
had paid for checks and then, turning
to Hurt. remarked: "You know wha
this means" Hurt made no reply ant
the business man continued: II k12y
your record. You are a swipdlerJ0
liar. where is 'HrfZoua rack, 'yUur"t
ner, who you said was drowned?'
Still no reply came from Hurt. Ht
was asked about his doings at the
Manhattan Athletic club two years
ago and also at Long Branch. lIur'
mumbled something to the effect tina
someone might speak. Early in Tho
morning Hurt left the hotel and re
manned out all day. Hurt and "Arizon;
Jack" made a record in this city some
time ago. Hurt was the suave gentle
man and "Arizona Jack" went about
wearing a sombrero and talked abou
pistols and knives and the desperate
encounters in which he had been en-
gagged out west. The couple ~frequentet
fashionable resorts and managed 4
make the acquaintance of wealth!
men. They gave costly dinners, regu
larly followed by poker parties, II
which the guests were made TO pay TO
the dinners and to contribute to tn
funds of Hurt and Jack.
Tbar urnrlyal Lone Rranah last In1,
and are said TO have reaped a rich har
vest. Hurt returned 10 this city alone
When asked where Colonel Jack was
he replied that he had been browne,
while bathing. When he was aske'
how It was hat no mention had beeI
made of Jacks death in the news
papers, he boldly replied that all tn
papers had accounts of il.
Dean is said TO be the son of a bar
tender in Butte City and to have bee
an Arizona cowboy. In Butte Cit
the couple ingratiated themselve
into the favor of Lieutenan
Governor Richards, who introduce
them into the Silver Bow club. wher
they got up n poker party, but wer
recognized by a man who knew them
In Portland, Ore, they are said to hav
won $50, 900 from n party Of men whor
they had inveigled into a game,
Manager Bolt of the Hotel Waldor
said that he had not heard about tn
poker party until he was informed b
outsiders in the morning. He sal
when a party OF men engage a parlori
the hotel he cannot, of course. he e,
pected to set a watch on them to sc
that they do not play cards. Mr.. Bo'
said that Hurt had beer the guest {
the Hotel Waldorf for the last time.