The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-10
ROSAhONO WINS
A RICH HAWAIIAN
Miss Robinson of Talmud and
Poker Fame.
VISITED SALT LAKE
WON MONEY AND A HUSBAND
AT POKER.

"San Francisco. Cal. June 3.
TO Or. J. NJ. Rivas OF Honolulu, H. T..
'Iu response TO your proposal made 20
yue this evening at the BOOdIedOg rest11I-
rant. tiat marry sou tomorrow. heie-
py agr%e that 4 VIII marry you tomorrow
SFosAMoND RCDKINsoN,
California Hotel
And it is presumed that the marriage
took place. There are many residents
Of salt Lake, particularly among the
members Of the Jewish faith. who VIII
recognize the bride. Her father it was
who translated the Talmud, and she it
was who sold a couple of hundred
copies of the work in Zion. But while
she was here a few weeks back, while
the young woman mOdestly admitted
that she was the daughter Of the great
est Hebrew scholar of the age and the
translator of the Talmud, she never
once intimated that she had inherited
her fathers talent in any degree. 1t
develops that she was a translator Of
BOyle for further orders. She knew
fOu--Card hus = from a pair of trays
She knew when TO lay down the hand,
when TO call and when to put on a bold
front. She knew that a certain per-
Centase Of the American public like
to play poker, and she knew that the
best place 20 acceI.C a proposal Of mar
riage was where quart OF claret is
thrown in with the seven-course dinner.
At least size IS credited with all this
knowledge by the san Francisco
papers.
Salt Lake Knew Her.
Miss Rodl1inson appeared in Salt
Lake about i've weeks ago. She was
ostensib}y the representative of her
Lather Michael Robinson, who. as a
literary man. is known throughout
Europe. The first thing the attracuye
young woman did was to send for the
reporters Of the daily papers. She al
lowed herself to be discovered just as
quickly as communication with the
daiHes could be established by tele-
phone. Then she looked up the rabbi
and the congregation, and told them
what a great work the translation OF
the Taiuu1 was, and inquired as TO the
n Tber o. copies wanted. There was
but one result. The congregation was
attracted. They purchased the work
iT quantities. The Jewish Council of
Women made her the guest of honor at
a meeting. Every attention that could
be oestOv ed upon a stranger was be-
slowed upon Miss Robinson Anon
she departed, and San Francisco was
her r ext stopping place. Frisco is
known by one or two people to be q
lively place at times. Somebody told
Miss ROdkinson that 1t was. 50, when
poker was mentioned, and she COnhded
the information that she 'dOute0' on
the game. il is said, there were a lew
y
California metropolis who Volunteered
TO show her the detIFs. Miss ROdkin-
son had rooms at the Palace hotel 1t
is said also that she had many small
bottle and bird al other places. she
was the rage The Talmud was a hit.
She allowed two or three young men
10 sit in on certain occasions, and in
time had reduced the finances of some
of the best people in San Francisco.
Rivals Cut In
Then came her most ardent admirer,
Dr. Rivas a, wealthy resident OF Homo
lulu, WITH a passion for poker exceeded
only by that of the young woman. lie
cut in with a swollen wallet at the
PoodIedog one Convivfal evening" and
attracted by Miss RodkinsOn's talent
proposed that she marry him and &C
company him On an extended European
trip. In order tC assure the doctor, il
is alleged that the young woman put
her acceptance in writing, and most OF
his money in her pOCh etbOOk.
Rabbi REYNOLDS, when seen las
evening. said he had heard from Miss
RCdlCinsOn within a week, relative tC
come copies os the Talmud she haC
left with him to sell. but she had no
mentioned her marriage.
IT knew Miss Rodkinson's father bS
reputation as q literary man." con
tinued the rabbi "and received her cor
daily. as did the congregation. Sac
was d lively girl but I discOvere IL
her no such trait as poker and late
suppers. do not believe she partici
pated in anything OF the kind here lie
father was formerly editor OF he
brew paper in Germany, and late
moved TO Vienna. know nothing NOR
Of nor