The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-21
A VERY SLICK TRICK R I.
BY Which a Bridgeport Man Was
Robbed of His Roll,
THE "7HEN7Y-ONE" DICE GAME
Used to Secure his 500, aud thon all
Conoerpcd AFRO Arrested and Fined,
Including tho Saloon Keeper In
whose Plaoc tho Thing was Worked.
Other Criminal Matters.

A alick Gamc was played on @. II.
Robinson, n man whose homo Ia In
kirkwood, whore no has n vito and
family, on his arrival at Bellairo Tues.
day evening. Robinson had boon at
work on oil wells down In Monroe
county, and had boon away from homo
about two months. during which timo
he had saved 500. This no had on his
Z person when ho got within four miles OF
home, but no dropped into restaurant
toIct q lunch. Hero no foil in with
Harry Williams and follow known as
big Wilbur" who gave his namo as
Wilbur Smith. Thoro was au organ
in Loves restaurant and little girl
played tho organ while "Big Wilbur"
picked tho guitar. Robinson became
Interested in tho music, rs did also
Williams. and finally they adjourned
to Shorwood's saloon, next door, to take
something.
Big Wilbur played tho role OF
stranger just in from Tennessee. Robin.
son took out his roll OF money and
Sskinning a S. bill of it, offered to pay
for tho drinks. The bartender could
not make change End one Of tho parties
proposed game OF dice. It was thrown
and Robinson did not have to pay, ono
OF the others footing the bill. Several
drinks were had, Robinson escaping
the pay ali the time by good throwing.
Finally big Wilbur" absen.ed him.
sell for moment, and Williams put
Robinson onto q scheme to skin him il
. he got gay when no camo back. Tho
Tennessee man returned aid got very
gay, and finally proposed to bet against
: any game Robinson proposed. Robin.
son told him OF 'suro thing game" by
which hostou.d throw twenty-one with
dice every time, but he said he didn't
want to beat him, aud he illustrated it
to him by throwing twenty.one a half
dozen times. But this only increased
big Wilbur's" desire to bot, and no
flashed 500 to wager that no couldn'.
throw twenty-one, and Robinson quick
" covered it. putting the stakes in
Williams hands.
Before the box was turned "Big Will
( bur" wanted to see the dice, and turned
them out in his hand in full view Of
Robinson. Tho dice in the box were 80
fixed that twenty.one would always
come, but when they were put back
there was one among them that lessened
the number to nineteen. Robinson
turned tho box aud for tho first time
discovered tho dice could make some.
thing else than twenty.ons and also
that his money was lost.
Williams handed the money over to
the alleged Tennessee man, and he
hastily made his exit. Robinson had
not yet realized that he was victim OF
! the conniyinS OF the two men, but pres
emily Williams disappeared. Then he
realized he had been buncoed or skinned
out OF his money, and he went after
Marshal Bahra. The marshal accom-
panied him to Sherwood's saloon, and
hearing the particulars and names of
parties to the game Robinson filed an
affidavit aud the marshal went in search
(, OF Williams and Smith. He found them
in a downtown saloon that night and
locked them up, but Williams insisted
on making charge against Robinson
for gambling. and he, too, was locked
up. Yesterday the mayor sent for
Sherwood and fined him so and costs
for permitting gaming in his house.
IA Later in the day $50 of Robinson's
money was returned to him, and when
they were arraigned before tho mayor
they all plead guilty, and the-mayor
taxed each one $50 and costs, 500 co in
all. making total Of S94 10 the mayor
r,r. and there was oniv 500 Mt stake.
Robinson got homo with less than $50
& OF the money. however. 1t is sud tina.
Williams and Lewis offered the marshal
$50 to shut his eyes fora minute when
he went to arrest them.