The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-29
SUNDAY POKER IN POVERTY HOLLOW.
Ran OF Lack Of korpstein the unasrtaker
Mayor Connolly stirred Up.

The cabinet Of tho Hon. Pat Connolly met
without him yesterday TO discuss plans TOT pro-
viding o new Mnyoral office. the present ono
being doomed to make way for the East RIVER
Bridge approach. and after u game OF poker inc
meeting broke up In a row II Connolly hau
been In his seat there wouldn't have been any
poker and consequently wouldn't have Deeh
any row, for the Mayor Of Poverty Hollow
though he believes in playing "Forty-Fives.
Is unalterably opposed to poker on the GROUND
that II u demoraliZing to the mind ana the
pocket But Connolly had been hurriedly sum
moned 10 attend a meeting OF the Eineraiu
Dom Paul Secret Relief Association. and lett a
letter 10 explain
"PathriOtism above me own interests, Poverty
Hollow is only a small place Whin iher fate OF
nashuns hangs in Their balance Oi 20 phwers
duty calls me Oill be wild yez mkt Sundah
"Nell. II der Mayor ain'd here. den ! move dot
we blay a game Of poker" remarked charlie
Wagner. the dry goods man. when tharle
McGtrouicle had read Connolly's letter.
The proposal was acceptable and the cabi-
net went 10 the hotel OF ex-Alderman Eisman
at Clinton and Broome streets TO play, IL was
agreed that the limit should be 50 cents and
that nobody should be allowed to 20 shy.
IF any mans has no money god, he shou'dt
yet ouid of der game. announced Wagner. and
the suggestion was approved by Eisman. Bis
marck Rosco, Korpstein the undertaken. Mike
Hannlgan. che weighing machine man, ana fat
Coleman Of the ~kerrymens Association. wh9
were the others in the game The party PLAYED
that he had lost every thing but 10 cents. -,
De- get righdt ouid Of der game. said
Wagner, who was also a loser. and kQrpslrln
became n spectator only. After watching the
game for a few minutes he said TO Coleman.
Pat. ! vii bed you mine 10 cendts dot wagner
Will have hat a higher cardt dan YOU haf
won. He repeated the bet on the next hand
and kept on betting until he had so cents on the
able A hfty-cen' Jack pot was announced
Il VII go in" exclaimed Korpstein. II hat
been n loser. ] have mine ante here
Against the wishes of Wagner and RoSco ne
only u show down for his 50 cents, he held the
highest hand and rak-d in % He went into the
M y game ana TGn again q H,sh Then he Kept oo oa
f Mln"hiM aSd. I've @if dH" rSsSiar HSs" and '' afisr three ee
hours play had taken all the money IN me
party Wagner was the last man left and when
plod,d
"Dis vas a conspiracy. Id vas a pud up chnb
TO do us ouid Of our money. " he shouted To
led 9 mans 20 in by a game init so cents TO play
1T was your fault. retorted Hannigan
You yos a liar. replied Wagner. shaking his
flst AT HanniSan =.
"OiI lick any Dootchman thot calls me a loir, -
responded Hannigan
korpstein started for the door with the rest
after him, bu, he managed 10 get away. Han
nigan and Wagner clinched IN the street, but
were separated by the bystanders and taken
by separate routes When Connolly was
informed aflerward Of the trouble over the
he was greatly wrought mp.
"OiW cit a new sit Of min as me advisers, he
said 'Begorra. II wull niver be sid thot Pat
connolly chums wild gamblers Their OWLS in
Car-rds, anyway"