Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-04-22
A NEM HANn I'M cARns.


Max Levy and some OF his friends
a.woy5 PLAYED a quite N,lie same Of
rcker under the most harmonious cir
cum1tancCl IN the sa.con OF Bernard
Kenlnan. at NJ 63 Ridge street, New
York. unkil a night recently, when
there was a fight The re-lA was tina.
Levy was a ps.aoner In the Essex Mar
kce Court. charged win maiiclously
brcaking six large beer glasses. Levy.
according to ala aCccunss had been q
steady winner at the game There was
no LIMIT, although the ante was gem
eral,y a penny and the raises rarely
exceeded 4 cents. Levy's luck made
him the envy CT all the crowd. lie
had teen known 70 win as high as
Sl.i5 at a single sitting
On that night luck had been pretty
even for all the Players Shortly af-
ter midnight Mike Leflsowitz arose
and said:
"Sohentiemens. / would say already
crt We should brcok up der game ven
it is twelf times by der clock. / also
move de-. we p,ay all jackpo,s until dot
time.
The ccaer players agreed 10 the
proposition. shortly before the time
was up Levy announced that he was
even with the game
"Schenclemens.' he said, Il would
pycAose dot in der next round Of jack
Pods We make dem s Genus by der
ante The others were agreeable
When the hands were dealt IN the last
Jack beads Of persp ration stood out
on Levy's brow. He opened the POI
for cerrs. Mike Epschltz raised him
3 cents. Levy called and drew one
card. Lcfl1owitg stood pat. Levy bet
? cents and his opponent raised him
one.
Il viii gall you, but | hat got you
bead, Mister LipsChltz," said Levy
throwing down four kings
You vas a very safe blaysr. Mister
Levy" said Hpsyhltz" ''undt you bay
dem guide g.ose TO your ribs. hat ]
want to announce oct I have here a
han't vat can beat anything ever blay-
cd mid p1ger, l would bet mine push
can't on I'll"
Vat is der fine hand you hat. Mis-.
ter Lrschtz?" asked Levy.
oh. hade to SHOW a. Il was too
had. too had To- bead four kings, but
p-ger Is pcger, Mister Levy" said LIP
soh.tz es DE displayed his hand X
consisted cf the deuce. four six, eight
ard ten Of hearts
Vat you mean? Va. kind OF a handt
do Won call dot?' asked Levy excited
ly.
IVY, don't you know vat dot Is, Mis-
ter Levy?" said Lipschitz. IVY, dot Is
a koscher mashima. 1t can bead any
handt in der back. II was bedder dar
five azes?"
"A kosher mashima? Dot vas nod &c.
lcrding to GOylel" cried Levy.
The ether players sided with lip
schiz,and told Levy that a kosher ma
shima was a standard hand and rarely
ever held by anyone. Levy arose frcrr
the table. and according to the story
the poXce count. demanded That Kauf-
told by az the players IL
man return to him the 30 cents which
he lc-t in the game Der CARDS werI
m2rgCi; Der CARDS yer margedi" h,
is alleged to have said Kaufman re
fused TO RETURN the money and Lew
said he would get satisfaction III
.hen smashed the six large beer glass
es which were on the bar. Kaufman
called a Policeman and Levy was ar
rested. When Magistrate Cornell
heard me story he fined Levy S..
"Chudge" he shouted, before he wai
locked up Gan I speag to you chus
a minute2"
Certainly" replied the mag strate.
Il vas fined S." said Levy. Dot va
hardE on a poor man. Please, Mr.
Chudge. will you make Mister Kauf
man gif me back der 30 cents?'
The magistrate refused and Lev,
was locked up.