The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-06
FLEECED BY TIN HORNS.
A Stranger Robbed by Gamblers and
Kicked Into the Street.
a B. viokers Falls Into the Hands of

a B. vickers Falls Into the Hands of
Bad Company He Tells His Expert
ence in Police COurt-He Began
by Throwing Dice for Drinks and
Wound UP by Being Thrown Out of
Doors Himself The Beginning Of the
Finley Tragedy.
A b. Viczers, who lives at Congress
and Draytou streets, fell into the hands
Of the tin horn gamblers, who infest the
corner, night before last with thelusual
result Mr. Vickers testimony in the
police court Yesterday morning as 10 how
he was fimfammed out Of his money
was very entertaining 1t was also Of in
terest because Of the connection It is be-
lieved to have had with the killing of
Robert Finley by Dan Kiley.
Mr.. Nickers is "a newcomer TO the city
and was an easy victim for the tin horns
He had been celebrating the glorious
Fourth. and was ready for some amuse-
meut when he walked into SOmers' sa-
loon, at the southeast cornerof BrOughton
and Drayt0n streets, some time after mid
night He went back 10 the rear Of the
saloon and sat down. There were several
men i'm the place and shortly after he
came in they proposed 10 throw dice for
drinks.
Lets wait minute, " said Ed Mehr-
tens one of the party There s a goober
back here. Well get him in too"
HIT BIN FOR THE DRINKS.
Mehrtens walked back TO where Wick
ers was and asked him if he didn't want
to throw for drinks with the crowd.
Nickers protested that he didn't care TO
g.rrs Rr,g,l g.,
pose of being sOclable, as he said, agreed
10 throw a few rounds. Several rounds
We're thrown for drinks, the losses being
about evenly distributed. 1t was then
proposed 10 throw for % cents a round,
which was done The next round was
for 30 cents apiece, and Vickers lost.
1t was then proposed 10 make it 81 a
round, which was done and he lost again.
The next round was for g, and Vickers
lost. 1t was then proposed to throw for
81 each Nickers had had enough and de-
clared that he had lost all his money.
the others rallied him on his weakness,
and Dan Kiley, who was tending bar in
the absence of the barkeeper. offered to
lend him 81. Vickers accepted the offer
and put UP 81 of his own money.
lie lost again. The gamblers now con
cluded that they had worked Vickers up
TO the proper pitch aud decided to work
him for all ne was worth. They declared
it had been agreed to double the amount
put up by each man at each round and
put the stakes for the next round at so
each Vichers did not want to enter this
round, but kiley offered to go him halves
and put up S.. lie accepted this offer
and lost as usual.
srAKED his LAST DOLLAR.
Vickers had only $40 left and he staked
it all on the next round. BY some unex-
pected chance his throw Of the dice was
the highest and nc seized the stakes.
Hold on, old man. exclaimed Mehr-
tens, that's only one horse. You haven't
won vet, " meaning that it would require
the best two out of three to decide the
bet. NiCkers protested that they had
only been throwing one dash each out of
the box in the previous rounds, but the
gamblers declared that il had been agreed
to throw three rounds this time and he
was compelled TO put the money back
on the table The other two rounds were
thrown and Mehrtens won. This broke
Nickers and he left the place. After he
had been gone a short while he remem-
bered, he said, that he was due s change
on a $40 bill he had put up on small bet
in the beginning of the game the bar
keeper saying that he was unable TO make
the change He went back and demanded
his change. The men told him he had
4tIu no CndnR6 GucIt, anu WDeu ne kicked
about it George Kilroy, the barkeeper,
threw HIM out.
SAID THEY ROBBED HIM.
Vickers made charges of robbery
against kiley and Mehrtens, and of as
sault against Kilroy. Recorder VIII
son fined Klroy S. for disorderly CON
duct and turned Kiley ana Mehrtens
over to the city court on the charge of
gambling
1t was generally reported among the
saloon men yesterday that the quarrel
between kiley and Finley, in which the
latter was killed began over the division
of the money won from Vickers. Finley
CLAIMED to have steered Vickers into the
place, and that he was entitled to an
equal share of the spoils. II was said
that S42 was the amount gotten from
Nickers, and that Kiley and Mehrtens
took $50 each and only gave Finley 81
Finley thought he was entitled to more,
and this was his reason for quarrehng
with kilpV