Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
CLEVER TRICKsTERs
VERSATILE SWsNDLeRS THAT lNFES1
MONTE CARLO.
Detectives Story OF the Ways That Are
Dark at the Famous Gambling Resort.
How One Man Worked the Bank-An
English Woman's Experience.

70 be n detective at Monte Carlo is to
be all things to everybody ut one time.
The place is no sinecure. l spent two full
seasons at it, and felt an exhaustion when
| finished us the vcrest roue did who had
spent his time in every dishonest game.
My life there was ono absolutely behind
the scenes. WAS not detective for the
gambling. house, but for prominent jew
clers, Il firm who had to watch every Jewel
OF note and value worn in that RENDEZVOUS
OF uuS2nturesses, eX-convicts, swindlers
and st;:rpers.
The diamond necklace worn BY the
beauty at supper would be rented from U.s.
would have to keep ten PAGES near her
during the ball Or dinner. Did she dance,
gfidcd about tho room. Did She have "a
quiet Irritation in i. recessed corner, was
there Did she take supper " deux, I
watched every mouthful. Was afraid she
would run away with them. Possibly.
But what did think about was this, that
the hand that tl;,ngleu the nonocle was
ready for the revolver tho instant somo
man attempted to t:ko tho jewels from
hcr throat.
Would she thank mo forever for my
kindncss? Perhaps SO, perhaps not
She was most probably in tho scheme.
She rcn;ed the jewels at "a good price A
! man, her accomplice would rob her Of
-
his attentions ostcnsibly because he was
Count Blank. She would report in tears
of her loss to she firm But what could
she do: she would ask. Her accomplish
would Lave time to disguise himself and
get to Paris, sell the jewels and finally
the two would divide the profits. They
might actually be of noble birth
And for these tricks and my colleagues
! watched and waited. 1t was u nn,lder,
| wi l,l,r fifp thar, 10
| why c;.n tell you stories 40 ono else has
| ever told vuu. tales that have never vet
| appeared in print.
| Now let ne tell you u story that no ono
but = detective co,ld tell YOU
I'll give you one Of my hardest cases. A
| man passed II forged draft ut the jewelers.
| III Nice for Jewels; then another ut u shop.
! was PIT on histr;,ck IIcru's his history:
| John Jones was !; swell in fashionable out
| lit. cane. nn',oclc and ::li tho purapher-
| MALTA Of ''dutlSn. y He went broke" at
| the Table and applied To the company for
| money u return homo (tl:ey always give
| thaD He WAS identified AS /, player by
the banker who watches every face, given
| sufficient money To take him home, pay
his hotel bill and SIND him out of town in
| good manner. He had to sign II paper
| saying lie would not return to the table or
allow she money they had given him to he
! placed Oh the carpet
He returned from the first station, had
u barber shave him. Instead of the blond
| n:,t-tacle are black side whiskrrs and u
! Jet blaci: wig, u pair Of conred glasses fin
| ishi:.p the disguise Hu boarded ut Z; now
| place, called himself John Smith and
| played Lis return money. He goes broke
| applies ;;t the Office for return money un-
DIR Il new name and face. Now Mr.
| saith i, no nurc but l had II widow
fascinating coy and young. The uiss,uis,
WAS excellent. The Veil had 10 b. kept down
Or when raised ~ fan Kept ut the mouth
| Eng poor widow Was not lucky Sha lost
| again ard again and went to the office for
her return money.
! -,..a...,,7 ti,iL OF an old
man, suffering pain, fearful Of people, shs
lie was yc:.v cautious. avoided every ore
He was registered james White He lost
| and could get his RETURN money hut saws
he would rather kill himself than humili-
ute himself. The next day /. ht: coat and
! note are found near the sta. BY Il reporter
for y famous journal III Nice. Hush
| money y as paid and in Nice found NV
young fellow running II cafe and selling to
| victims y sure combination to win ut the
| 30 and 40 or ut the roulette; also ready to
| write the most SENSATIONAL articles for
| newspapers
| This is how found him was watch
| II.
| took the train for S;entonu So did /. On
the car | played the haysccd, made in
| uulrlcs about the games and interested
Her SO ttat she promised to go back the
| next day with me and show me some COM
blnatoAs. she told me She played! rregu-
larry for fancy. Her husband at Mcntone
was dying OF consumption Went home
| with her III = casual manner and was pre-
| scented to the husband In hin, | found
| ~ | Jl |,
/! volvcr before | got through with them
| both, for she also was an expert
| did one slight piece oi detective work
over the tables which was interesting.
was watching the players rather strictly,
Trying to spot il. wonian whom wanted to
arrest An cd maid came in and sat
down at the table. She was English and
vcry shy and alone l turned nv nttcn-
ton to her l fnnccd She was green, and
whtchc! her play with an amused inter
| est Tor u moment She pulled, out he-
purse ana with hesitation placed u lrnla
!ot!s Oh No. %. 1t was her first gamble.
and the cid maid looked scared out of ali
| hcr SENSES. l snw she thought she would
| never he reinstated into p:ui,ricty after
thst louis dropped ON the number. No 23
ca!no out and tho banker paid ;:.i louis
me wheel started again. and once moro
- camo out i'he banker paid the limit
| ana thch Remarked that the sum, being
| above the limit, could not remain on the
carpet No ono moved. Then the dozens
OF hands reached ont for the money. some
ca:eless!y, some eagerly, all with the in
| tent of securing she money. BY that tin,e
| u seemed every ore remembered he really
mao placed IL gold louis ON No % The
Ola maid haun t moved She was looking
on IN interest at the whole proceeding. I
| quietly stepped to the table and laid NV
| hilEu over the money, ut tho Same time
Ealing out To the banker that No. % need
| I'll investigation. l gave my word that the
| English lady had put the louis o.. No. 2s
| The bankers inquired Of her and she s,,id
quickly She had placed the money there,
put olan understand enough Of the game
to know that this heap Of money belonged
| to her
one nearly went wild when sho found it
out; but poor deluGcu soul! she got SO
sScitcd that she played the most inpossi-
| ble combinations and listened to every
| ones advice, and in IL few DAYS hnb lost