The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17

feet In diameter. with a green cloth
centre ard four inches of dark coi0red
wood around the edge. between INC
cloth and the wood just above the dra a."
er lay the simple contrivance wnlch Won
Stokes money. Looking from above one
could not soc any gap between clotn
and wood. In fact. the point or tnln
knife blade could hardly ind room
there. The drawer did rot extend under
the table and directly behind II 1uyoh
invention was placed.
With his finger Guyon drew out Of n
slit behind the drawer thin steel blaoe
four inches long somewhat IKE n ie1tssa
opener. He placed his knee agalHst ,ne
"Deafy'' lost, but the victim kept ever
with the game. Then came the triai OF
the Guyon machine. Before the hrst
hand mad been dealt the cards Were
counted and found TO be all right. Dua
ing the game Guyon manassd 10 ~ ~ Inn,
by one OF his partners. and WIN anotntsa
card he slowed them away. After -, e,,
next deal he crossed his hands IN lIon,
and allowed the FIVE cards 10 ieah "kaand.
HE fngers. He held the cold NAM
there TOO. and as he pressed the ss I'll
blade TO the left with his knee a sui, ,i
stool clamp pushed It's way up s'.ened
batween the cloth ana the 0tflp o. n,',
The green cloth bulged up q IT, s,ot,,e.
The victim could not see what was solms
an behind those closely Locked Hhsels,
III =, ,ros easily done a slight movement
and the hand containing the ioul ri
y,as caught tightly by the cl5.hP,, ~
80 vent back and the CARDS 9'sap
h nd c;,ivon played and lost and then
gave the signal to his confederates
eSTb~as kings were dealt 70 stokes ana
be caljed for two cards ana drew d pdll
Of 0ves with a "fuii house ~ 49, 49,
bacl, and waited. Guyon drew three
80 -Ga and the others apparently mao
no,htne more than pair. flsher tnrtM
in small bet. which the victim ralsei
1.-THE. Morris raised this, anu ""g ~
raised again. Fisher 9ropp'Id NE; o',t
stokes raised GuyOn. Morris droppe' on.
- tbis point. Guyon coming hack az
,bo vic,im with a roll OF bills. The TWO
nIavers see-sRwed back ana lorth mn
Stokes called Guyon. Guyon had a-Hi"
,rsassd rho blade underneath the taple
"a ,be "cold hand" appeared. IL sniit-
ed the hand the original hve cafas dIop-
,ing ont OF sight Stokes showed n Hlng
f,ii but Guyon had four trays. Inc
victim was out 500. he playeG on We
ming 5000 altogether. II was apsolutely
impossible for him to beat such n game
II was a sure system. He was suspicious
however. and reported the matter 10 the
police.
70 admit OF convenient carriage through
out the country. Guyon has faVeHeu lh
every State Of the Union with II ana mas
never failed 70 secure victims
1T Is the simplest and most ingenious
machine ever invented 70 heere the I'M
wary" said Detective Murnane last night
= first heard Of it about SIX years ago.
a man reported 10 the police mat ne
had lost $3.50 IN a poker game at one
of the large hotels and 1 vas sent our
10 Investigate the matter. / soon learned
that Bert GuyOH was one OF the men
who helped to fleece the sucker. Nhle
working on the case | ran across q
gambler from the Pacific coast, ana NJ
told ne OF Guyon's ingerious table.
Search warrants were sworn out TOT tne
table. and every large hotel in CHICAGO
was searched from top TO bottom hut
the table was not found REPORTS began
10 come IN from all over the country
about Guyon's phenomenal luck at poker
He has played in all the large cities,
from San Francisco to Portland, Me-
and I don't think It would be an eNag-
peration 70 say he has cleaned up
ZOO 600 with the wonderful table.
Guyon always has three contederateS,
Deafy' Morris, who was arrested WIN
him here was driven out Of New YORK
bv Inspector Byrnes several Years ago.
His right name Is Morris Holland. lie
Is a very clever man. Frederick >. FISH
or used 10 run q saloon and hotel NJ
Kansas City. His real name Is Bishop.
Hugh Dunn has been gambler IN
Chicago for thirty years.-Chicago Her
aid.