The evening world., 1894-05-21
.OINK DAVIS TESTIFIES'
Sued by a Man in Whose House
He Had a Faro Game.
Never Keeps Papers and Trusts TO
Persons Honesty.
Has Made Money Bucking the Tiger
and Is Going Blind.

william DAVIS. better known ms
"Dink,' whose large earnings at far,
were the sensation in sporting circles II
few years ngo, appeared before Justice
conlnu, ia the city Court. to-day a.
der j. Meyer to recover $500 and interest
from oct. /, 1887, from him.
Meyer claimed that mount was due
for the rent of the house at 133 West
Forty-second street during the months
Of October, November and December.
1887, when DIM was In his glory and was
called the Faro King.
Luck is said to have gone against
Dink since then. Lawyer Royal S.
Crane appeared for Landlord Meyer,
and Abe Hummel for DAVIS, -,
property to Davis for three years. Dink
swore IT was for only one, and that he
had paid all he owed to Meyer. He said
he had n two-year option on the place,
but decided not to keep II after the first
year.
hen "Dink" Davis took the stand he
afforded considerable amusement by his
unique way of testifying.
"Dink' is quite young smooth shaver,
fair and Is growing blind.
Meyer had already testified that he had
lost his copy of the written lease. and
when the ex-king OF faro was asked
where his copy was he answered:
II tore II up. | never keep papers. /
rely on the honesty of men,
He then testified That he gave 5000 to
Dave Gideon. the turfman, on July |.
1856, to II Meyer in full.
And you bet Dave paid It," said
Drink"
was it not 81. 200 you paid to Gideon?"
No; it was only 5000, and I don't
think that Dave Gideon would pay
$l.9co when ! only gave 5000 to him. He
was not that kind OF n man.
Davis swore he had returned the keys
of the place to $. VI. Blakoley, whom. he
said. acted as agent for Mr.. Mayer. and
notified him that he would not keep the
the, place Il ITO L"t' sign, bearing
blakeley's name as agent. VAS posted on
the house.
MIR. Mayer. whe recalled, said he had
never authorized Blak"ly to act as
agent. He also swore hat Dave Gid
con had paid him for six months. giving
him IA check for 81 200. When asked
where the check was he said it had
been lost.
During his redirect examination a dis
Cussion arose in regard to n mistake in
the amended complaint. This bore orig
inally the months OF July, August and
September as the months owed for, and
October, November and December sub
stituted Mr.. Mayer said II was "A mis-
take, and he had made the correction
During Lawyer Cranes summing up.
Justice Conlon had to call him to order
several times for disappearing evil
dence on certain points In charging the
jury, the Judge dwelt on the facts that
neither the lease or the 81 200 check were
produced.
The jury returned n verdict for the
defendant after being out about five
minutes Sixty days were allowed to the
plaintiff to prepare papers for a new
trial.
'Dink' Davis has made more money
bucking the tiger than in providing a
tiger for other men to fight. He had a
house In Twenty-eighth street. next
door to the Windermere. for some years,
ana recently ttted up II magnificent
place In T~hirty-first street, next door
to the Grand Hotel. A few days after
he opened this house he got orders to
close. Little business has been done
since that time owing to tho police dis
turbances and the Parkhurst movement.
He says II IL no wonder he lost money
In Forty-second street, as 10. the gam
hlors' unlucky figures, made up part Of
the number of the house.