The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-15
SPORTS FAIL TO SHOW Up
Three WGll-knOWn Gamblers Take
French Leave Of the Courts.

Hersoh, Schreck and Ensel Not to Be
Found When Their Cases Were
Called for Trial - Their Bonds
Estreated-Schreok and Ensel Cap
tured Last Night-Solioitor Gem
eral Fraser Has Been Laying 1t On
Too Heavily for the Hard Times the
Gamblers Think.
Something of a sensation was caused
among the sporting fraternity yesterday
by the disappearance of three well-known
gamblers who are under indictment for
running policy shops.
The case against Julius Herself, who
was indicted about three weeks ago,
together with O'Dell and Cunneen, as
one of the proprietors of the Charleston
Lottery Company, was to have been
heard in the city court in the morning.
Hersch was in the court room during
the early part of the morning, and evil
IDENTIFY ready for trial. When the case was
called later his attorneys, Messrs. Bar
row & Osborne, announced ready, and an
officer was sent to summon Herself. There
was a ripple Of surprise in the court room
when it was reported that Herself could
not be found. Judge MacDonen directed
the officers of the city court to make
search for him and bring him in if he
could be found. His bond was also or
dered estreated.
COULDN'T BE FOUND.
Hersch was not found. He is said to
have remained in the city until last night,
however, when he left for Charleston.
Hersch informed an acquaintance that he
wanted a rest and a change of scene, and
that as things have been very dull in Sa-
vannah for some time he would seek
other fields until the next term of court,
when he would be ready to put in an APP
pearance. As his conviction is a matter
of certainty his departure from the city
simply gives him three months time be-
fore he will be required to pay the usual
fine of $500
The cases of Charlie Schreck and Sam
Ensel charged with conducting a
gambling house were to come up in the
superior court yesterday morning. Both
men were known to be in the city and
there was some surprise when they failed
to appear for trial Officers Of the court
were sent TO look for them and reported
that they could not be found.
BoNDsMEN WILL HAVE TO PAY.
Their bonds were ordered estreated,
and the officers were ordered to bring
them in on sight George w. Baudy is
the bondsman for both Schreck and Ensel
and the bond is $500 in each case. Schreck
said to friend whom he met last night
that he slept until midday, and forgot all
about his case in court. He did not say
whether he would appear in court this
morning, but some of his friends think
that he will Detective Morgan picked
up the two men last night, and they were
held by their bondsmen.
The gamblers are entertaining very hard
feelings toward Solicitor General Fraser
because he has failed to recognize the
| fact that the hard times are affecting
their business just as much as any other
line and that it is very hard matter now
for them to scrape together $500 with
which to pay a fine. One gambler who
was unable 10 pay his fine is now serving
out six months sentence in Jail. 1t is
very hard lines for the gamblers now,
and many of them are preparing to seek
other fields where there is less activity
among the officers of the law with re-
gard to their business.