The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-24

Ihere has been much talk and specu,e
non about the famous g,,me of faro pl.iycd
10y Riley Grammar. the rlunger aud Gam.
bier Al Smith in New York The ,rus
story of the game has never been told ana
many efforts have been made TO obtain /,
rom RAT sheedy. the king of gamblers.
'ne oniN person present besides the prn-
'ihais' Mr. Shoedy now, FOR the frs. time.
'elS the story in his own words.
! i have been asked SAYS MIR. Sheedv.
TO tell the story of The greatest faro
s"nie that was eyer PLAYED SO far as /
know Al sorts of stuiemouis have been
r"de 10 the effect that in That game con-
srired with another man 10 fleece "a friend.
II want II understood That this art!c,
is not written to vindicntc myself. Tho.e
who know Fat sheedy do not believe III
of him. Those who don, know him arc
no concern of mine. There ara 81 lot of
door mat stcnicrs IN the rendefloin dis
tr!ci who'll believe hadiy OF mo anyway
because they are envious. and II waul,i,i'
p' any usa for me 10 try to square myself
WIN them.
"rhe story Of that great faro eome Is
mlthtN Interesting reading and / nav.
told 1t for that reason. | DON'T ear, Il
bit how You nuy THINK show up nyself
FRIENDSHIP AMONG GAMBLERS
IT m gambler, and I'm rot any loo
proud OF that fact, but any man who says
a.d Al Smith put up game to roll Riley
Grammar comes pretty n.ur being u horse
i,ief ana liar
ny. | wouldn't have o win his money.
If l wanted it. all III have TO do would
he to ask him FOR II and 20, IL What's
Inc use Of Playing with nan when you're
On those tel ms Win hiin2 Wifh one *
cfpt!pn-onen at Sarnforn, We,tn / was
. - brokr aud Grammar ,oid ms to 20 and
may against the bank ne0rr had MY
ira IinEs at all with him al ,,t ls won
$500 then aud gave Grammar S}nn OF IT.
: never borrowed s. from MN since I've
Hno~n him although a. proNy nenriy
c'"rypne knows, We been hfni most of
INV lfn. Nrt thcro's 81 pnpuar impression
q ai lvo iNed OF Gtannnu
"'Vhe irpnhie anJui M b. that too often
I've pNt al MY Gigs M ono BASKET Al
| tnd 10 10 was to stub my to- ana 'hen
all
NEVER CHEAT YOURSELF.
a nan is justltcd som times IA cheat-
ug others. tut he's never justified ~
heating hmse.i. II cheated CHAPMAN
I'd De chcafpe myself. Whom I'm ex-
,ocdingly frionely with a man, l won't
lldy win Inn at MI. Smith and Grammar
were pretty thick but they wern1 80
m ch 50 tnal tlicy wouldn't win each ,
I was diifcrout.
n We're playing cards with my own ,
mother, III win from him | ray that i
{ mad chance to see the bottom cara 4,
d see 1t, and 50 would you OF any one 4
lse. Wh,n IA gambler pt"ichoS honesty 4
o ?uu. look out FOR your watch. II IT Il
we're 81 crime 10 be IN drDt. IA 10 doing /
ic sentence. but | never eot So far
= Oke rs 10 rob man like Grammar A,
tAen ho'd had given me every dollar he d
ad Just Tor the asking r
The little fellows around the Terderloin /,
no wear No hats and u shots. and l.
MI themselves gamblers. sny we ticeecd d
amman. a Smith and mr, but Grammar v
oyer said so II be said SO it would h. S
Ne, II Smith said 20 It would he true
hey ar hoth honorable men aud the f.
est h'nrtrd follows eyer met. Smith a
luidn't tel lie II he tried. If
Nov, III ,cil YOU 'he story of how nj
fannan tainc 10 lose $50 900 dealing snap ~
,ro without limit. 1t was the greatest 81
ime IN TITO bi.torS % plmhipg. At one
mo Gfaun; n was so ub1 loser and II ii,
NTH and ne had be- fieeeing BIN. we'd "
iYc ANT than ma 10 waited until he =,
I'd got almost out az tho hole. a.
now THE GAME STARTED. -,
/ vas last November Grnnnan had ~
on seeooo down at stotpshead Bay. and liz