The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-07
He Pawnad Revolver for So, and
With the Money Shaped Up TO Win
RESULT WAS $4,000 TO THE GOOD.
Went 10 KIondIke, and al Last Report Was
Installed as General Manager Of
New Lager Beer Hall.

New York, Aug 7.--Nhen he was I'm the
city two weeks ago DOC" Brown. the
gambling king OF the Northwest" told
OF some OF the scratches made at roul-
cite wheels and faro layouts In his home
town, Spokane, cissoula. Helena, Butte
and neighboring cities.
The one which he described as the
most peculiar which has come under his
observation In twenty years was made
by an eccentric Austrian who landed In
Spokane about three years ago.
"lle claimed 10 be an Austrian count"
said Brown, "and he told US he had been
driven from his native land on account
OF political troubles. lie had some money
when he arrived and got remittances
regularly for while from the old coun-
try.
"He was regular lend against the
wheel and when playing could give cards
and spades TO anybody | ever saw play
roulette. lie would get all over the lay
out. just as Paderewsh does over the
keyboard of a piano.
"lIe could take from ten checks 10 a
stack and land them on "A number at
either END OF the layout. on the line, be-
tween. or anywhere I'm fact, just as II he
had them trained.
"Well Bismarck-as thay Is the nick
name the gang gave him-sfted I'm at
the different houses In Spokane I'm the
course OF "A few months probably be-
tween 5000 and $1,000.
Then he got TO plking' around and
couldn't win a bet as IL seemed To him.
aud 10 cap the climax his remittances
ceased arriving. all OF which. with the
'ioshng' he got from the boys. seemed
30 depress his spirits 10 such an extent
that he Secded TO quit, as we call IL
out west.
WHEN HE BEGAN TO LOSE.
$50 he went down 10 the Post street
bridge. oyer the falls, climbed UP on the
railing put a sixshooter 20 his head and
was about 10 pull the trigger when the
happy thought came to him that he might
soak his pistp for s. and possibly make
n scratch off that
$50 he suited the action 20 the word.
came back up town, and ! loaned him
five on his pistol.
He went up stairs 10 the club in three
leaps, and when ] went up about an
hour later he Vd one check rack COM
pletely won out and George Griffths the
dealer. had just sent out for another one.
well 10 make hong story short.
he drew out $500 that night at the Owl.
went over 20 the Occur D'Alene and won
as much or more there. and at the end
of two weeks had deposited In the Trad
ers' National Bank the sum Of $4,000.
BEGAN TO LOSE AGAIN.
"Then his luck changed again and he
began TO blow back part OF his win
nngs, but finally drew out OF Spokane
with Sli 900 and started for the Klondike.
AT Skagway he fell i'm with Jeff Smith
n Co. and we heard. strange TO say.
that he got broke trying 10 find the limit
against the shells, strap etc.
''At last reports bismarck was said to
he installed as the general manager Of
q .drge new beer hall recently opened in
Spokane.
"oh, yes, 7 forgot to say that Bismarck
gave mo the revolver with which he was
going 10 end his life as souvenir. and
II Is now one OF the interesting relics OF
the freak pen. as we call nv cabinet col
lection Of things which are bloody remind
ers of tho real Wild West days OF our
section OF the country"