Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-22
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sad Tales from the Bunco Rcgion
by Rich Young Man.

(New York SUM
Alexander 6. Chopin, relative OF
Chester W. Chaplin. president OF the New
Haven Steamship Company and belonging
TO a wealthy family of that name OF
Western Massachusetts,. says he was
feeced Of $500 in several neat games
| by a chanc, acquaintance, Richard Is.
! Gibbons, who ran a pOol-room III the
! Trenton House, at C0rtiandt and Wash
ington streets. and who Is said 10 live at
Perth Amboy. In an action which Chapin
| has brought In the Supreme Court 10 re-
| cover this money Justice Patterson re-
| served decision yesterday on a motion
Of ChaDin for an Injunction restraining
| Gibbons from parting with certain Sc
curties which he obtained from Chapin.
Chaplin. who Is y years old, ana who
| has resided abroad for the past eight
wears left his wife In London. and came
| on TO visit this country, arriving on rep
ruarv 18th. last. he had forgotten many
things he had read before he went abroad,
and il is said he had heard nothing about
| come-ons and the various sharks that
work gullible people over here. Anyway,
ne straysd into the Trenton House. aad
got on social terms with Gibbons, VINO,
according to Chaplin. then had three
| rooms there for his business OF POOLS H.
ing. Chaplin says that Gibbons piled nm
with liquor during their acquaintance
ship, which ran along until May -'th,
last.
The first scheme which Gibbons pre-
scented was betting on pigeon-matches to
be- shot Of at Dexter Park. chaplin
made bet Of $500 side with Gibbons
, on one match. ana lost Chaplin deposit
ed his 500 with Gibbons. Another
match was arranged, az which some
shOoter-none Of the names 90 the marks
men being giyen-Was 10 try and XII
% pigeons out OF 100. Cnapln and
| Gibbons agreed to put NJ G.y0 each
against NpD 10 be advanced by a. man
| named Morris. Chaplin and Gibbons were
10 bet on the birls Morris is said to
be- cabman. Gibbons was 10 act as
stakeholder again. II appeared that cha
| pin gave check FOR 5000 to Gibbons
on the Market and Fulton-Street Bank,
| but IT is not stated how h. came to give
| so large a check Chaplin did not have
money 10 meet the check
Chaplin says that h. was piled with
| liquor just before this match. and that
Gibbons induced him 10 agree 10 a post
ponement Of tho match. and 10 make the
stakes S2o00. Gibbons 10 be stakeholder
Morris was 10 put up $1,000 against SO
| eO. which Chaplin and Gibbons were 10
raise between them. Chaplin says that
besides the 5000 check which was not
paid. he gave Gibbons S2500 I'm cash II
Is not stated what became of the match.
That ended the pigeou-matches. but
Chaplin says that Gibbons obtained Sc
curities by another scheme. lie saws
that Gibbons represented that II was ne
cessary 10 secure the payment Of the
5000 check. and said that II chaplin would
give him some securities he could get a
| loan OF $1,000 on them from his brother.
| Chaplin s7ys that on May 10th last he
gave $50 shares 81 stock If the New Ha-
ven Steamboat Company and five bonds
| Of tho Spokane Falls and Northern Rail-
road Company 10 Gibbons under these re-
| presentations.
The next day. while under the influence
| Of liquor. given him as alleged at the in
stance OF the defendant. Chaplin says he
was induced 10 20 To Washington with
| Gibbons on new scheme OF a partner
| ship for the buying and selling OF watch
| es They returned here on May 18th.
| Chaplin says that h. was induced 20 Sign
| some papers. the contents Of which he
| does not know ON May nth he signed a
| paper which he afterward discovered was
| articles OF cOpartnership 10 90 into the
| real estate business he and Gibbons each
agreeing to advance $500 They were
| also 10 make loans and DO a general
| brokerage business. In view OF this ar
| rangement chaplin gave Gibbons a check
| for $4,000. which does not appear 70 have
| been cashed. Chaplin declares that about
| this time Gibbons obtained his diamonds
| and six bonds or the New Haven Steam
| boat Company. which had been pledged
| with the Seventh National Bank for a
| loan Of 5000
| Chaplin says that Gibbons comes and
| goes to Perth Amboy, and that the places
he Is sometimes found AT in this city
are the Trenton House. l57 Cedar street,
| over a saloon; Raab's Hotel. al Liberty
| and West street and Blenderman's sa-
| loon. at 100 West street. Chaplin says thar
| Gibbons ran pool-ro0ms at all these places
| except the last named. but he believes
| that they are closed now.
| In opposing the motion for an injunction
| Gibbons makes affidavit that all his trans
| actions with the plaintiff were Of busi-
| ness character. lie admits that he ran
poOl-roOms. but declares that he shut
| them down when they were declared TO be
| Illegal. He says he bought the securities
OF Chaplin for 1880. He declares that
| Chaplin IS a shrewd business man who
does not drink, and he presented two
| aftidavlts stating that while in Washing
| ton Chaplin was sober
| The action il brought through W. j.
Kelly. and Louis Hess appears Tor the
| defendant