The morning call., 1894-01-30
THE PROPRIETOR ARRESTED.
Mark Gumberts Also Taken Into
Custody.
GRAND LARCENY ChARuED'
Two Eastern Visitors Claim They
Were Relieved of Seven hundred
and Fifty Dollars.

Harry Corbett, brother of Champion
Jim. and Mark Gumberts, a borseman
who owns an interest il a stable at the
Bay District rscetrack. were arrested last
night by Officer Thomas Rourke on war
rants sworn out yesterday afternoon be-
fore Judge Campbell by Thomas Collins
and William Morgan, charging them with
grand larceny. They were taken to the
old City Prison, and. after being booked,
were released on $1,000 bonds each. ac-
cepted by Judge Low, who was waiting
for them at the prison.
The story told by Collins and Morgan is
that they live in lodging-house at 761B
Howard street. They came here about
two weeks ago from the East to enjoy the
sights of the Midwinter Fair Between
them they had about $3.50, and it is this
amount Corbett and Gum berts are charged
with taking. For several days the two
strangers took in the sights of the
city, and on Wednesday last found
their way into Corbett'S saloon on Ellis
street. They had several drinks with
the proprietor; when they were introduced
by him to Gumberts many more drinks
followed. In a short time they were very
friendly with Corbett and he volunteered
to Introduce them TO two girls They went
" into wineroom, where trey met the girls and
had several more drinks With them, when Cor
bett proposed a game of dice for the drinks
This was followed BY "Shaking'' for so cents
then 81, then So, until the two strangers had
- lost considerable amount of money.
They then spoke OF leaving, when Corbett
suggested that they should all repair TO a crap
game tDat was 10 progress IN room under
neatn his saloon, and there hey might re-
-cuperate their losses. Downstairs they went,
and in the course of half an hour their iolnt
: capital was reduced to $500.
Morgan, who was the SOberer of the two,
saw that they were losing their money and pre-
qFfn n nTTTr Inrh haft
under the influence of liquor he thought il
p" would not be advisable TO carry so much money
about with them, and be asked Corbelt il he
would take the amount and put II IN his safe
TIL Ithey had sobered uD. COrbett said he would
and the money was handed TO him by Collins.
who was In daZed condition. Morgan, think
Ing II was time for both 20 sober up tried to get
. his partner home. but without avail. Collins
declared bis intention of staying IN one of the
WlneroomS and sleeping OF his iDtoXicatiOn.
Unable TO get him out Morgan left him there TO
go home and lie down. telling Corbetl that the
money IN his safe belonged 10 him and Collins
Jointly, and that he must not give il up unit he
returned. In this Corbett acQuieSced, and Nor
gan left
After his partner had gone Collins charges
that Corbett went TO his safe, took out the
money and gave it 10 him, at the same time
= proposing that they should continue their dice
shaking. Collins says he does not now how
long 1t took, but when be woke up he was
Informed by COrbett that he had lost his $500
and that Gumberts bad won II together with a
considerable amount from him. When Morgan,
late in the evening. came for his friend he was
much surprised to learn that the $500 had been
taken from the safe and lost through dtce-throw-
ing. He made a demand on Corbett that he
should ina ke good the money, but was refused.
Since that time be has called at Corbett's
saloon every day 10 renew his demand and
Yesterday when he was told positively that he
could not expect IL TO ever be made good the
warrants were sworn out
Harry COrbett aud Gumberts say The money
g was lost not with dice, but by Throwing at
crack" When seen last Eight Corbett said:
The whole thing is the result of a biackmai
About week ago these two fellows came into
my place. Ihey had $500 or $500 and began
talking horserace. / Introduced them TO Gum.
berts, and the first thing l knew they were
. throwing dollars at crack In the floor. l was
asked 10 join In, which | did TO accommodates
lost some money, they lost what they had
They came to me several times and Threatened
me with arrest if did not pay them back and
they have Kept their word. The whole thing is
a backmail because l would not put I'D the
money they lost. and L guess when it comes up
e. tomorrow l Will come out all right"