The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-15
ALD.PARKS BUCKS TIE TIGER
BLEW IN $4,000 At FARO, or. RATHER,
a CHECK ron $4,000
Next Morning, on Calm Reelection, lie
stopped the Cheek, which Causes Mr..
Reilly 20 Reject On the IroiIoSness OF Life.


Reilly 20 Reject On the IIoiiowness OF Life.
Mr. William T. Darr. who Is said to he a
dealer in real estate, and who lives at 10 West
| Sixty-flrst street. is. or was. possessed OF n
check for $4,000 drawn by Alderman Charles
Parks to the order Of T. W. woodford on tho
Garfield National Bank. The check is endorsed
By Mr.. Woodford Fay to William 7. Darr."
The date Of tho check is Jan. 3, 1893. 1t is al
| legged that Alderman Parks on the afternoon
OF Jan. 4. 1893, hustled into the Garfield Bank
and ordered that payment on this particular
check be stopped whereby hangs this tale.
Alderman Parks is tho most nnocent-l look
ing Of the thirty Aldermen. lilo has gray hair
and gray chin whiskers lie is the champion
Of resolutions permitting church fairs to nut
transrarencies on lamp posts. His special
forte is rising to the point OF order that the
mem bers are not in their seats
Nobody would suspect the Alderman OF
knowing anything OF the wickedness OF the
world outside what may be found in the Board
MIR. Darr says he didn't suspect when no took
tho check for 81. 900. lie was surprised whom no
took it to the bank and payment was refused.
He was more surprised when he took it to Mr..
Parks and tho Alderman told him it wasn't
good Mr.. Darr let the matter rest for a while
and then he took the check to Howe & Hummel
and asked them il ii was good They said:
lhTkbf 1hTkb why, certainty, .NlT. 1 uTkS -
good Tor any amount" and with that they sued
him. His answer. which he has Just illed, reads
In part as follows:
That said cheek was given to said woodford n ray
ment Of gambling dent won by the SAID Wexford
said bet was a%s sr the STATE
q New York, and was So known to tho SAID
payment therefor and Ikewise known Co lie raintt
A. t.e time he received the said check from sad
fof further and separate answer and defence, de.
plaintiff herein 10 not the real party IN Interest and
hat t.1i .
party In interest
1t was to find II there had been any mistake
at his home 3l4 Vest Twenty-frst street. MIR.
Parks stood with his hat on. leaning against q
the fact o! the suit having been brought was
told to him. The REPORTER would have gone on
man interrupted him with u sweep OF his
Nothing in it. my boy; nothing whatever in
come to trial. Why. have had to force it
along to keep 1t from being dropped before
get me to withdraw the suit"
But how can, you Withdraw 1T You are the
on" insisted the Aldermen: Why. sir. this
existence. and It never has been, Sir. The suit
Is q conspiracy to down me. This suit as l
neHer TSme TRAY bo TGS psGne who
soon as tn y stop will begin"
This last the Alderman, said, with solemnty
EnssRsE Eeily's place at 55$ iiehth avenue,
Did you ever play pokerf" asked the re-
p9FtSSfF d sSRs'n ssii tRo Alderman a gen
tleGffn pis sy poker I1g pay yIGurae, once IN
pR. no. li;tio stakes, said the the Alderman.
fTwo-do limit o. suggested tho reporter
Yes. two-dolla limit" said the Alderman,
Must have had pretty bad luck to lose
$4,000 in a two...d2l!ar-iim game" ventured
the reporter MHSt have had an ace full
Say said the Alderman. enthusiastically.
81 saw that last Inst niEhtman, ace tgL against
remained enthusiastic the rest OF the interview.
said t Rhs' desan ."e s the
truth generally play when can win. No par
ticular place. Just when SEQ u good chance
Any place around hero?"
oh. lots Of places UP and down Eighth ave-
You have played a little faro ?"
Ike any other gentleman. Little game.
Viii never q come to tra the Hdcri
man as he referred the Eeporter to his counsel
and Messrs Reilly and Woodford.
Mr.. Rellys rlace l. concert hall aud pool
room, orngmented with the picture Of a largo
cqlored lady singing. The bartender said that
tender didn't know where he was. Mr., Reilly
was sitting at table. Mr.. Reilly is a charac-
fora sport. lie nodded three times to col.
ored boy and winked an eye whereupon the
boy said that Mr.. Woodford lived at 10 West
:" Tom amt been here to-day" volunteered
When will he be here ?" asked the reporter.
Youse 'er bit too early" went on Mr..
Reilly, Ye see we sat in a game last night.
ye missed i not being round. She was daisy.
Say, come round t'nighti" an,
Dat mug" demanded Reilly Say, shod
say not He'sa fne mug. amt he' Dat mug
Well, say" said the reporter. getting cour-
age. How did that check business between
Ten and md the Alderman come outf Was 1t
a. Say got ~ cheek s Ttsh s hs3G
get il, hut he didn't have tn nerve. an, went
an got the pare all Ffat an got i here ~, in
1t, ali right enough, now, but got it,, see
Was It IN siuaro Eame that the Alderman
TIL boys say twas dead square. ses2 But
Parks he says he got the screw, But his troll
what corner In a game an drops his twenty or
thirty an snegks 4 he don't win. DO told me
iosin'' see Just T. give it to him see When
luck was agin him tols EN- L let him 90 ~
limit every time. see An they done It," Mr..
Reilly stopped for breath and then started on
Everybody knows him" he said. He was
an Alderman an all dat. passed me word for
him in IN houses, an on dat he was good as
gold. When election was. passed me word for
him an tn boys all nut In tn little white pill
for him. Dis night he come in an dropped his |
wad at faro. | passed me word for him again |
lie went broke dis night early. an the check |
what he's billing against he, put up as collat for
eAsn We give E. him T. buck our game. See .
TwAsnt on us but we're too fy for that. See |
We give him III cash Z buck our game an its |
too d bad We didn't cit T. de bank time Z |
git tn dough. But Tom he had have his |
break fast FIRST an he got T. tn bank at half |
past an dis Teller he'd put tn skswgse on 1t.
Frances Gln 10 the State OF New York.
ALBANY. Dec 1.-THE French Government |
will urnsent To tho StniA Of Nnw York all or |