The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-18
GAMBL ING IN NEW YORK
Charles barron Tells of Games
Run on the Quiet.
SOME LOFTY PLAYING
But tho Ordinary Run Is Not 50 Good
as in the West-What a Rsub
DID by Catching the
Gutter.

Charles Harron, who is very well
known throughout the state and par
ticularly in Butte and Anaconda. as
being a fearless plunger on gambling
games, has just returned from New
York, where he went intending TO
scoop in all the money in sight. He
didn't succeed, and his eastern trip
cost him 'about $500, or possibly a
little more as he says. Harron left
Anaconda about two months ego after
having made big winning at faro in
Butte.
Il went East with the expectation
of making a big winning" said he
yesterday, land l came very near 60
ing broke. l noticed some very strong
games played there and some big win
nings and big losses made. There is
plenty of playing going on in New
York. but it's nothing compared to the
West.
THE Lexow investigating committee
has made New York highly moral. 1t
is close city, but in several places
the machinery is running all right.
The funniest experience l had on
the trip was in a big gambling house
one night. There were six of rs in
poker game where the joker was
played as a cutter The playing was
pretty lively, when suddenly a Reub
walked into the room and took The va
cant chair opposite a listless gambler.
He bought IS worth of poker chips.
The game went along in the fashion of
men who wonder how much money
the stranger had about him, until at
the end of half an hour one oe the
sharpers found three kings before the
draw-it was on the deal of one of his
allies, and the play came up so this
gambler had a chance to raise.
THE Reub puzzled over his hand so
long they thought he was counting a
straight. When he lifted back, they
were sure of it, He had to gu down in
an inside vest pocket for mora money
and there was plenty there. The boost
ers' dropped out and the gambler, Just
to see how good his opponents nerve
was. made second-a savage-raiie.
Reub tilted it back again and the
gambler just stayed.
THE gambler asked cards, and to
his surprise the Reub took two. The
sharper fixed up pair, expecting the
innocent to stand pat on his straight
| when the pair ran off in he draw
would give the sharper a king full
The call of Reub for two cards was
surprising, but the gambler was alert
and, keeping his eyes wide open as
the countryman threw aside mis- DIS
card, saw one of the cards was an
ace.
1.-THE sharper must have argued: of
course he has threes, but they can't
beat my kings since he has discarded
an ace So. when they had drawn
cards. the betting began in lively fash
ion and more than $4,000 was in the
pot-there was no limit-and wnen he
gambler had no more money he called
the Reub and said: I win: I've got
four kings The gambler then made
break to take in the money, but the
Reub stopped him, saying: Hold on;
I've got four aces
"'You discarded an ace cried the
gambler.
Ives, but I caught another one. I
threw one away to throw you off be-
cause / knew you had no more tran
threes,' said the Reub.
THE Reub had drawn the joker and
this gave him the money, and it made
the gambler feel bad for quite a
while"