The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-08-19
A CONTORTIONIST'S GREAT SCHEME.
Il Was n Money-Making Game Untn Hyde
and smith Came Along.

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ina uoNh-'o~h ,a,.' "ner 80 nen
sone.nnee II "',L A 90.
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speaAer sune
away oa0sm II 'e"-
son had been very uuh. many managers were
on their uppers, and as for the ticket spectators,
tbav couIdn,t make a Lying. HYDE and smith
u., ,unnnn" nj has .ran,a. daasndinn
were SPECTATORS. Both had families depending
rack cd their brains for some sch.me nv which
49, Ibo,, snan, III, ., IN. ,h.x
to make money. Ihey nnaiiy MT IL, out they
had to lay low for some time afterward, as the
man they made a victim OF threatened 10 shoot
them on sight.
In 1854 the Arion saloon on lower broadway
~ -. 800. $3.50 -
a wiry little spaniaru walked INTO the saloon
and got in conversation with a couple OF sport
- WI, o,,h..o ,nou.,.
You'd either OF you gentlemen IKE 70 maSs
lney were noS u ! az "ne,se - in.fea''ns thels
his scheme. He was a professional contortion.
ist ho said. and in addition 20 being able 90
twist himself into all sorts OF shapes, he was
also aole TO wriggle himself out of any rope
with which he might be tied His scheme was
to have the two men make bets on his ability to
do it. The men fell right into the scheme.
saloon again and announced that he would bet
sos that no ten men in the place could tie him
20 VIZ. ~ { u ~ ~ pa ,u.o,,t I'm
oseoureiS tha' "e Jul W : nI ~ W.
minutes. Jack Johnson. a gambler. took him
nm. and The two sports succeeded In placing
-, 900 a. 49,. Tha Snan,ara IA, htnsoIt he
Yea UP Win u RIPE anu whs thch piaeea ,hs
Securely zee and with watches in hand the crowd
watched the bag: There were one or two wrig-
f III S Saa wns ans nD and ont SEEMED the Span.
lard Carrying the rope in his hand; p, Co.. cha
,r,o n en n n1 X Una STa niard FER nisbt tbav
visited a different saloon and went through the
Sa ni Sai Hyds and his friend Smith heard OF the
spaniard, and devised "a little scheme TO beat the
man al ms own gains anu dlnhInisn tns Danh
b h@iS and M as 4, nesded money 10 nut theip
schenle through' lhey ~shi 70 az oIu pnfslclan
VINO was a sporting man hihlseii anu Wha was
before him, and finally succeeded in getting
soIneihInH lhe SI,9uO LII uI III. xe III
and then the two went around to the Arion and
MailI9 lot ,ne Siish,a'1 anu ni,ad nus n sIIm
IN dnnir,b piGbt tbaS Ssrs rswSrded The Spano
Lousln night theE Mers rsMmanlSabI ~ SpIaanr-
lie repeated II several Times before ne sot amy
- - $500, ..",.l 80 tbat 800 4, ., ,ntfa
DO YOU mean 70 tel ne that you 6 a unite
'""uHr ~ IN O u ~ iIi,tis fsiioyy ou
~, IS, replied the I'sIe ieiom.
betcha rant sala hyuei oetcner wine ior
the house that you san T. A. ot1. ,.
Al. 70 you anu go On outsiue' re'urneu
tIe 1pahl.IuI III
p'he, sau ISue, anI tnIn ny ~ ~ oJfah,
nMllh pegah Da"llhH put Thai 20 uinh{ oelieEe
'Oliu pS uohue, ~ tAeh INC oPallalh $50
err offered 70 bet hun money thst u COULD hyde
pet more ana more ana many Smlth ana iSue
had about sl'o0O wagered on lhe result Those
VINO mad seen Tue Sps9iaru oeiols iooh1d ia ply
on the Two men. Inc spanlArd SAID hOthihs. Dut
SAT quietly ~ a chalr' Wine somebody got = rope
anu s9lhehody else pI3SuIed a pig pptsIo Dag,
Iheh no sIlou Wy, anu hSue anu omith oesah ~
we Nun lhey tled ms hanus tlShtiy toeelher
behiilu MS BACK anu lheh wound lhe rope sc,
curelS around MS DO1y. me Iest Were theh tlel
anu more rope Houhu aIouhu MS less, ~ looked
impossible FOR the man 70 escape Dnt ne never
once stopped smiling, ana MS hackers looked
equally c9nhde1t. When the tyihg was through