The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-05
DRUMMONDS SUED.
Tobacco Men Alleged to Owe
Big Gambling Debt.

st. Louis, April 5.-Richard A. Can
field, the famous New York proprietor
of big gambling houses, run in the in
terest of gentlemen sports in the met
ropolis and at Saratoga and Newport,
filed suit today in the st. Louis circuit
court against James T. Drummond and
Harrison I. Drummond. the wealthy
heirs of the great Drummond estate, to
force the collection of $55, 600, which he
claims he advanced to James T. Drum
mond in New York during the month of
September, 1899. The suit is the direct
outcome Of a conference held last Sat
urday in this city between John Della
hanty one of the leading attorneys of
New York, legal representative of Can
neld, and John F. Lee. attorney for the
Drummonds.
Mr. Lee advised his client against the
settlement of the suit, and Mr.. Della
hanty turned the entire local action
over to Attorney Thomas c. FauntIe-
roy, Jr., whose firm filed the suit
The suit is without precedent of its
kind in the United States, owing to the
amount involved. and the prominence of
the parties concerned.
The allegations in the complaint do
not recite the details of the transac-
ton, which are to be brought out by
deposition when the matter goes to
| trial Attorney Delahanty, who has
gone home to New York gave the fol-
| lowing particulars Of the case before
his departure:
'Canfield is probably the most in
Huentiai gambling house proprietor in
| the United States His well known
| connection with the great Tammany
| organization of Gotham has been III no
| wise detrimental to his interest. His
| gambling house next to Deimonico's in
| New York is the resort of all the great
| plungerS of the -four hundred" and
| the professional gentlemen who live on
| easy street by his gambols on the
| green
Besides. his rendezvous in the me-
| tropolist Garfield conducts the Saratoga
club at the fashionable watering place,
! and the Nautilus at swell Newport.
| They are exclusive places of hazard,
and to none Of them is the most princely
| players admitted unless he have an in
I PRODUCTION"
The testimony Garfield will give in
| the case now commenced, is. according
| to Mr.. DeIahanty, that James T. Drum
| mOnd visited Canfield's New York place
| during the month of September, 1899,
| and became interested in roulette. Mr..
| DrummOnd's experience was not salts
| factory. and Mr. Garfield maintains
| that he protested against his guest re-
| naming. He says that Mr.. Drummond
| became incenSed. and insisted on his
| right as a gentleman. The upshot of
the misunderstanding was that Garfield
set an absolute limit of 900.
Garfield will say IN his disposition
that while Mr. James T. Drummond
| was enjoying his diversion Harrison J.
| Drummond arrived in quest of his
| brother. The gambling proprietor re-
lateS that he requested the new arrival
to take mis- brother away with him, and
he says that the elder brothers attempt
| provoked a scene Canneld, as Mr.
Delahanty stated coming to the trans
action upon which the suit is based, was
then asked by James T. Drummond t
advance him money.
He declares that he hesitated but tina
{ on assurances from Harrison l. Drum
mond that his brother was good for any
| amount he did advance the total sum o.
So. 600. for which he has now entered suit
Garfield will observe in his deposition tina
| Harrison L Drummond departed afte
| the incident, and that James 7. Drum
| mOnd stayed the length of time that h
was the guest of Garfield. having beer
about As hours. Garfield will also explain
| that Mr.. Jas T. Drummond then left tn
place to go, as he told Garfield, to hi
! brokers. to secure money, after which i
was his intention to return Garfield say
that Mr. Drummond did not come back
but that he was credibly informed OF Mr.
Drumnond having started from the brok
er's in the direction of Canfeld's whiel
point he never reached.
Garfield TO COMPROMISE.
Garfield is ready to testify that he wa
the amount by the payment of 5000
was met by refusal, the big sporting
man taking the position that he Woul
not dare to set such a precedent. as Othe
persons might be expected to take ad
: vantage of it. He says that there ha
since been nothing but positive relec
: ton of his claim, and that he intends I
/ / enforce 1t under the guarantee, as
terms it. of Harrison 1. Drummond. ]
was then that Garfield referred the lat
Ter to District Attorney Delahanty. VIII
5 advised him that he had a case. TIL
result was Mr.. DeIahanty's quiet trip
St Louis for the purpose of arranging a
amicabl settlement.
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