The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-03

son. but my official character forbade me
TO interfere, and, besides, my advice would
have pecn scorned, for the fellow gambled
like one mad. lie lost his winnings OF
the day before and 100000 francs OF his
own money When his last 1,000-franc note
was gone he rose. and. swayins 90 aud
fro like drunkard. stumbled out OF the
hau, Laughing immoderalely
Two OF my men led merry chase bv
this untortunote, and when they caught up
with MIN he jumped off the railway bridge,
knocking out his brains.
Another case that haunts my dreamsI
One day an elderly gentleman, Signor An
tonic Cesare. who knew my connection
with the Casino compelled me to give him
the scat l was occupying, next to the
croupicr. l did so with a bleeding heart,
for this man was the very picture of
health, ana was an intimate friend OF his
cousin, the Mayor of Bentimigi.
Wen. this gentleman lost nearly a hun
dred thousand francs In the day and even-
ing. When he got mp, his own mother
wouldn't have known him. He looked ten
years older: his flesh had fallen away.
madness stared out of his eyes. Next day
they tished his body from the lake at Mem
tone.
Bridal Couples Tragedy.
Then there were the Parlingtous, REIN
cd English people They We're on their we'd
ding trip / never forget the look OF de-
y
poclIeted her first small gain. The pref
~ bride fairly coaXed her husband 90 stake
ten francs.
When night came they had a couple II
thousand francs I'm their pockets Next
morning they took chairs Nos. % and "a
No % brought them the usual luck They
gained 3OO00 francs. But on the follow
ing day came the inevitable change. The
10000 francs went back to u.s. and the
couples little fortune followed. They
walked from the room deathly pale, hand
m hand.
My detectives informed me that they
took the train for Nice without troubling
about their baggage. They shot and killeI
themselves in the Windsor Hotel there
Everybody can sec that the cloth on tho
suicide table is of more recent make than
the rest Yet the Casino company Is only
3lS francs the poorer on that account
Here are the figures: Cloth for double
table. 80 francs; painting of yellow fig
ures. 50 francs; mailing down, Is francs;
total, 3iS francs.
Against these figures there Is an offset
Of GOO francs, which the Casino Company
would have been Obliged TO pay the young
Russian for travelling expenses. This Mus
covite Prince refused to become PEN
soner Of NJ. Blancs heirs, and blew out
his brains over the table where he had
dropped his all-i00.OOO francs,
Suicides Know Their Fate.
1t happened two years ago, and Il near
~ cost my job The circumstance that
one Of the directors of the company drew
me into corner to talk about the same
Russians persistent ill-uek just minute
before the shot rang out-that alone saved
me from disgrace.
The incident itself was soon forgotten,
and had no bearing on the game. II had
nothing to do with the superstitions at
tachng to the suicide table. The III rep
utation of that piece Of furniture was OF
many years standing when the Russian
committed his fragrant breach of Casino
etiquette. He was No IS on my list OF
unfortunates.
When ] saw man or woman approach
prevent him or her from spelling more
cloth. / signaied my men TO press around
the party and prevent him or her from
putting a hand in the pocket or from
striking the croupier.
Many desperate cases / approached as
a fellow gambler, Offering to assist them
and pay their hOmeward journey. / dare
say my interVention-whch cost me Moth
ing, as the company recouped me-has saw
ed many poor devils life.
Whether suicide candidates have a fore
boding Of evil when they come to our ta-
Bile / don't know, but few try to es-
cape their goal. They come flanked by
with prayers, or holding pieces of hang
mans rope. Others try TO insure their
fortune by paying the croupier 100 francs
before the days work begins. or course
he accepts the bribe. He isn't tampering
with his employers profits.