The herald., 1898-04-28
TIRED OF PUBLICITY
BANGE WANTS TO DROP A BUNCo
PROSECUTION
HE WAS WITH "P0KER" DAVIS
The Arizona Miner Asked Deputy
District Attorney Chambers Not
to Prosecute Davis Outfit

"The old man" and everybody who has
been along the line, knows he is Poker
| Davis, has got In his fine work and the
probabilities are that the cases against Y.
Bilderrain, Jack Burk. Pete Newell and
William Dale, a Quartette of "Pokers'
bright and useful aids, will be dismissed.
Last Saturday the four enticed Albert
Bange, a stranger from Jerome. Ariz., to
room in the Kalisher block at the corner
of Fifth and Main streets, and introduced
him to stud poker game. Bange is
mining man, and when he was first taken
to the room of the buzzards he supposed
that he was to see some fine ore and be
introduced to wealthy mining man. The
wealthy mining man failed to appear, how
ever, and in order to while away the time
until his arrival Bange took hand in the
game. Bange is not the "Rube' that his
actions in the present case would seem 10
indicate, but the job old King Canute
undertook of ordering back the waves was
an easy play compared with the chances
that Bange stood to beat the Quartette at
their own game. The result was that he
handed over s. in silver. $50 gold piece and
a check for $500 to the gang.
Bange thought the proposition over as he
went down the stairs and finally ended by
reporting the matter to the police. War
Iants We're issued for the arrest of the four
bunco men to answer to misdemeanor
charges. The warrants were not served
until Monday. A friend In need is a friend
indeed. and such a man always finds
friend to bail him out If he is bunco man
in Los Angeles. and Poker" rallied to the
rescue of his darlings and got them all OH.
on cash bail.
The case was to have been tried by JUS
tice Morrison yesterday. but owing to the
indisposition of Bilderrain the hearings
were continued until this afternoon at 2
o'clock. That they will be postponed again
Is certain and that the charges will have
to be dropped ultimately is almost as cer-
tain. AS matter of fact, Bange, the vic
tim of the gang. has experienced change
of heart within the last few hours. and yes
terday afternoon. after o'clock, went to
the office of Deputy District Attorney
Chambers and stated that he wanted to
drop the prosecution. Bange explained his
surprising action by the statement that he
had no idea that the newspapers would
write him up so extensively and represent
him as German greeny. He denied that
Poker" or any of the gang to drop the
case. but wanted the annoyance to himself
ended. He had stopped payment on the
check, so was out but s23 in cash, and he
thought that the lesson he had learned
would be we'll worth this small amount to
him.
Bange stated further that he would leave
today for San Diego on mining business,
and expected to be absent some days, so the
case would have at least to be postponed
on this account, if for nothing else.
Mr.. Chambers was greatly surprised at
the change of front on the part of the
man from Arizona, who but few days
before had been so clamorous for the pros
ecution of the wolves and naturally laid
it to some other motive which did not ap
pear on the surface, but Poker never
Goes take a prominent part when there
is any talking to be done. In poker game
his hand is always a royal flush of hearts,
but in diplomatic affairs, like the squaring
CT a sucker, his hand is the fine Italian Of
Machiavelli. Mr.. Chambers told Bange to
come back. as he would not consent to the
cases being dropped
While Bange was closeted with the
deputy district attorney and trying to call
off the watch dog of the public interests,
1.-The old man" was waiting on the floor
below, calm as ever and well satisfied with
the prospects for the prosecution of hi;
friends on the morrow. Poker denied
that he had squared Bange or had done
anything towards inducing him to drop the
case. At first "the old man" tried to run
one of those famous two-card-pull bluffs,
but when he found out that it would not
go, smiled blandly and admitted that he
had accompanied Bange to the station.
Hes a stranger" explained "1oker.
and of course he needs guide to show him
the sights. Give him back his stuff?
Pshaw. I never give back anything. The
old mans no fool" and here poker"
smiled and resumed. II know nothing
about this case except that I came up hero
with this man."