The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-07

who has come TO mans estate, has been
sent round the world to complete his
education, with a Cook ticket, in so
days.
Prince Stanislas is said to be a lively
youth, fond of horses, sport amuse-
ment, the fair seX-all that makes life
enjoyable at %. He has cost his high
ness a good deal of money at times, but
his father has paid without murmur
until now. The present demand-that
on which we seek your cooperation
AIac-iS for the liquidation of a gamb-
ling debt incurred under peculiar-in-
deed, as it is alleged, disgraceful cir
cumstances. The young prince has
been accused of a fragrant attempt to
correct fortune"
In plain English, of cheating at
cards?"
Nothing less. And on the surface
the case seems perfectly clear The
charge of cheating is supported by his
own confession, owning up, in so many
words signed by his own hand, and
duly atteSted. We have the notarial. au-
thenticated copy in our hands. Here it
is. But first read the letter that &C
companied it
1t was dated from the Hotel des lib
. -Biskra, and, translated, ran as fol-
lows:
Your Highness.-It is our inexpres-
sibly painful task to bring to your
highness' notice the deliberately dishon-
est and disgraceful conduct of your
son. Prince Stanislas de Medea He
has been caught cheating at baccarat;
caught in the act, fiagrantly. This de-
plorable affair occurred at the Cercle
el Salahin. 10 which the prince was
readily admitted on account of his
rank and presumed gentlemanly char
acter.
CT
friendly game, he took the bank with a
capital of 1000 francs, advanced him
without question by the gerant of the
club. Up to that point he had lost
steadily. but now the luck turned 1t
became phenomenal. At every deal the
prince Won: he cleared the table For
quite an hour this lasted. but with a
growing suspicion in the minds of sew
eral players that all was not well We
set ourselves 10 watch the prince l
myself was chosen to stand behind him.
and at a given moment, a signal be-
ing made, to seize and hold his hands
I did so, and Immediately a pack of
cards, concealed somewhere within his
paletot, fell to the ground 1t was a
pack made I'D chiefly of 'threes and
skies. II your highness is acquainted
with the game OF baccarat the capital
Importance of these numbers will need
no explanation.
play was stopped, and two of US
were deputed to draw up a process
verbal describing the occurrence.
of course, the princes gains were
declared null and void, and he was
called upon to make restitution. also
to pay his previous losses and the ad-
vance made by the gerant. These, in
all, amounted to 1907 francs and, as he
had no funds, l discharged the debt,
taking his acknowledgment
We also prepared for your sons
signat ire a confession of his mscon-
duct, a copy of which, duly certified by
a notary, is now Enclosed. The origin
al viii be surrendered to your son or
to any person you may name on one
condition: that you hand over in ex-
change a sum of $4,000 francs. to be ap-
piled FOR the relief of the poor Arabs in
this oasis.
We think that your highness will
see the wisdom of meeting US fairly
and promptly. 1t can hardly be your
wish that a prince de Medea. the di-
rect heir to your ancient name and fu-
ture holder of the high fortune that
may some day return to your noble
house, should be exposed as a cheat.
branded as a plackguard, throughout
the civilized world. 1t is only out of
consideration to your highness that we
spare him the ignominy he so richly
merits