The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-24
DRUGS AT THE CARD PARTY
GUEST DOCTORED THE BEER AND
THE OTHERS AWOKE ROBBED.

Sure Way of Coming Out Ahead at Casino
In Little Italy illustrated by Dominic De
AnRelo-Police to BE Reckoned with,
However, and In This Case They Win.
According to Hoyle. casino is a game OF
chance. but Mr. Dominic de Angelo has sue
ceeded In evolving system by which he has
reduced 1t to u sure thing. This system he
tried at the house OF his friend Antonio Mari
ano. on Wednesday night,wth such success that
he got not only all the money around the table
but also five gold watches. three scarfplns and
some odd trinkets. The only element OF luck
in the performance ia that the police have now
got Dominic. which he says is hard luck.
Seven Of the friends Of the Mariana family
were hidden to little friendly game at the
house. $40 East 10Dth street. by Maria Prem
iano. Mariano's wife. De Angelo being among
the number After some beer. casino. the
favoritc card game OF Little Italy. was sug-
Rested. As the luck ran pretty even everybody
was fairly contented and there wasn't as much
rs a knife drawn-an unusual condition OF af-
fairs in this sort OF game. Everybody who
has ever played casino knows that it Possesses
the curious physiological attribute OF inducing
u severe thirst. One after another the guests
smacked their dry mouths and looked express
Tony" said she to her husband. Take
the bucket and go down for beer"
cried her husband: I've done nothing but
lose; and you want me to leave the game now.
iii get the beer" said De Angelo.
f2Mnre '. nu better man n than my own man"
Within five minutes Dominic was back with
and and ali drSnE deeply except Donnie Il Is SNOW now
remembered against him that he hit the can
glazed, closed He fell back in his chair. Pietro
mo nT and d a otheps S s he
away and continued the game
fhhey must h3Ue been st b, drinking before
Around went the beer again. and all drank.
I'm very sleepy" said Teresa Coeo. the
ctgarmakers wife, Let me take nap on the
In ten seconds she was fast asleep. and tho
remaining guests were snoring In their chairs.
d. :" Drunken. be, beasts r. said DOMINIC to Maria
The game Is all broken up she said regret
TSs All ;hsy AID aTs soy wo aS
mentioning. Dominic de Angelo had got away
with Sas hsy did
would have been jabbedS SO fSil Of holes that
he'd have l9oked III paper q pins after the
would Kindly md the missing guest her
On Thursday afternoon Policeman Deishly
Of the East l04th street station arrested him
some rings. pins and earrings. and $40 in bills
were found in his trousers pockets. Then
from an upper ,waistcoat pocket the ,searoher
pulled gold-plated watch. De Angelo said 1t
was atpresent from his mother. From the
opposite pocket camo a watch OF different
design.
prisoner calmly
Three other watches and two chains were
discovered lurking In other pockets.
Some lady friends gave me those" said De
Angelo I'm such popular man."
Two small yialS OF dark LIQUID found In
inside pocket were medicine. he said. A
druggist who examined them thought they
raigned in the HARLEM Police Court yesterday
on charge OF stealing $40 from Maria Prem
iano, Mariano's wife, and was held In $500 ball.
being sent up for a long term. They would
have preferred to settle the matter while their
memories and daggers are both sharp.