The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-17

and, as all concerned admit, needing
so to be, came into this port yesterday
on the Hamburg-America steamship
Columbia, says a recent issue OF the
Sun. 1t is attested not only by the sig
natures of the five players themselves
and that of witness, but nearly
quarter of the men on the first cabin
passenger list saw the hands and are
willing to stake their regulations on
the facts in the case. And, finally,
Captain vogelgesang thought the In
cident of such Importance that he had
a limited edition of the declaration"
of the players struck off on the ships
printing press, in order that copies Of
it might be put among the archives of
the company. The declaration is as
follows:
Am Board des Schnelldampfers Column
bia, Hamburg Amerika LIME, rs. Z, 81
We, the undersigned, passengers on
board the Columbia, while engaged In
game of draw poker. saw a new deck of
cards passed to the dealer by the stew
ard
The stamp was intact, and after being
shuffied, cut and dealt, the following re-
markable fact occurred:
The first man opened the pot. the sec
ond, third, fourth and fifth raising In
turn.
The cards were drawn, one each by
the first, second and third men, the
fourth and fifth standing pat.
On the call the completed hands were
as follows:
First man, full on aces.
Second man, full on deuces.
Third man, full on trays
Fourth man. 9 full on fours.
Fifth man. 10 full on fives.
Respectfully submitted to an unbeliev-
ing public as a truthful poker story.
C. Seligman. Los Angeles. Cal.
]. Dewitt Wilde, New York.
Alex. H. Meyer. Richmond, Va.
Louis Muller, New York.
Charles Stepp, San Francisco (the dealer).
was a witness to the game and GER
tify to the truth of above.
]. A. Filcher.
Publisher Placer Herald, Auburn, Cal.
POKER EVERY DAY.
This is the story Of the game as told
last evening by Mr.. Muller, No. a, who
did not get the pot. The Columbia
had bad weather almost from the time
she left Southampton, and poker was
popular. Several groups of poker play
ers formed, and one of them was COM
posed of the men who had that wonder
full deal. They played together every
day, quarter limit.
1t was about 4.30 on Monday after
noon that the big hands were dealt.
it was raining and the smoking room
was crowded. This particular game
had been going on since luncheon, and
as all the men were good players and
the hands had been running high, their
table was surrounded by a ring Of idl-
ers watching the play. The men sat in
the order named in the declaration.
Mr.. Muller had Just dealt and Mr..
Stepp was to follow. Between the deals
round of drinks had been ordered, and
part of the liquor had been spilled on
the discards. AS he gathered up the
cards Mr.. Muller said:
"These cards are getting pretty
gummy. Here, steward. bring us a
new pack"
The steward brought a new pack,
still sealed, and handed them to Mr..
Stepp. He broke the seal, took out the
joker and tore it up. and then shuffied
all cards sevor or eight times. Then
he handed them to Mr.. Muller to cut.
Between him and Mr.. Muller sat j.
A. Filcher, the secretary of the Cali
fornia state board of trade and pub
Usher of the Placer Herald, of Auburn,
Cal. He was able to see all that was
going on. Mr.. Muller cut the cards and
Mr.. Stepp dealt them out.
There was small pot, so small as to
be almost Insignificant. 1t was a jack
pot. Mr.. Seligman who had the say,
opened it for a quarter and Mr.. Wilde
promptly raised him. Mr.. Meyer stay
ed and Mr.. Muller raised Wilde. and
Mr.. Stepp, the dealer. raised Muller.
All made good and stayed. Messrs.
Seligman, Wilde and Meyer each drew
card and Messrs. Muller and Stepp
stood pat