The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-01
THE SENATOR" TOOK A HAND.
The story of the Famous KlmbRn
House Poker Game.

House Poker Game.
The famous game of poker recently play
ed at the Kimball house in Atlanta with
such disastrous results had reached a
very interesting stage when the authorities
took a hand.
The interruption had something about 1t
that suggested the interference by the po-
lice at the ring side when one of the par
Elephants in a prize fight is getting a good
deal the worst of it, Not that any of the
players were outclassed; it was not that,
but merely the fact that luck was running
pretty strongly against some of the seats
around the table.
The occupants of the unlucky places had
gotten up and turned around, but fortune
still refused her smiles. Then they had
gotten up ard turned around the other
way and spit into the cuspidors, but the
tickle jade was still obdurate and coyly
changed, with no better results, and things
had settled into kind of rut, and the
chips We're sliding to one side of the table
as if it had been tilted in that direction.
A leading politician of Savannah had
Just dealt the cards. One by one the
players had either said pass" or simply
knocked on the table in the listless ana
bored way that follows for the losers after
the game has been in progress for some
time. 1t came to the dealer; he looked
carefully into his hand, "skinning" the
cards off in order that the full magnifi-
cence of pat flush or straight might
dawn upon his mind gradually. This
time his faith in the "skinning" process
was MOI increased, and he tossed the cards
into the deck. This made it Jack, "
and the players had to "come up
Just before the cards We're dealt by the
next man there came rap at the door.
spectator was sitting close by, and he
reached over and opened H. In walked
anotherG politician and two others. one of
whom was addressed by one of the party
OF devotees TO the American gentlemen $
game as Senator" 1t seemed that there
was very strong resemblance
between the man who saun-
tered in so unconcernedly and
member of the upper house of the
legislature. The courtesies of the game
Were extended the supposed senator ana
MS friend, but the urbane gentleman re
marked that he would merely look on He
eVlnced considerable interest in what was
going on at the table, and he asked one
OF the players if he objected to his stand
ing behind him to look on. This hap
pened to be the winner. He had a big
stack of blues in front of him, and conse-
quently was not "superstitious' about any
one standing behind him. Certainly, SEN
ator; glad to have you" he said.
The cards were dealt, and each man
was looking at them as they fell and
elancinS at the imposing dimensions of
the POT with covetous eyes. The first
man gathered up his hand skinned" 1t
out slowly and announced in an inviting
voice that he would boost it, lie had
two nice large pairs, and was in a posi-
ton to give a seductive note to his an
nouncement. The next man accepted the
invitation, going him one better. He had
"a straight" but the third man thought
he was just trying to keep the little fell
lows out with his two pairs. But the
winner was flushed with success, and play
ing his chips with the recklessness that
runs hand in hand with a visitation of
luck. He had three trays and "trailed"
along. 1t came around to the opener
without either of the others sticking -
and he saw the raise.
Deal the cards" said the man with
the straight
Gimme one" said he of the two pairs
9TH play these" announced the man
with the straight in a voice that carried
a pang to the heart of the holder of the
trays
IF catch to mine I'll show you some
meant to be nonchalent.
Then the drawers of cards skinned" out
what they had gotten with unusual care
while the holder of the straight regarded
them with the proud consciousness of the
superiority of his hand. He wore a sort
of Casey at the bat" expression, and
looked to be above this world of doubt
and trouble. The other spectators, in
Guiding the Senator" gave every evidence
of being interested.
Seeing that he had not improved AS
hand, the opener said, "I'll smudge it up
to you" This was what the happy hold
er of the straight wanted, so he said he
would make a bid for the pot. Then the
man who had he'd the three trays an
nounced a little elevation. This caused
the holder of the pat hand to bounce al
most out of his seat. But both he and
the opener had gone so far that they both
decided they would look at what the man
who had drawn two cards had.
81 call it, said he of the two pairs.
SOL l." announced the holder of the
straight that had suddenly begun to look
very small; "what've you got?"
1.-TWO pairs" said the man who had
started in with his three trays. He spoke
with the confidence th@ follows the hold
ing of tours.
How big are they?" asked the holder
of the two pairs. He had begun to think
his hand might win after all.
"Threes up and threes down., replied
their holder, and he spread them out on
the table. at the same time reaching for
the pot.
The Senator" reached over the winner s
shoulder and said: TN take charge of this
little game" "Who the ID are your"
burst out the winner.
81 am an officer" responded Detective
Looney, who has the distingue appear
ance of a senator and he announced that
the gentlemen were under arrest.
LOCAL Personal.