The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-05
HE LOST HIS GOLD
He Played With Sharks and Has ss|le
ENperience-Adams Will Know
Better the Next Time.
ID THIRTN-FINE HUNDRED
DOLLARS IN HIS BAG.

On Monday afternoon a so-calle&
farmer named c. B. Adams was Pc
lieved of his hand travelling satcllel or
bag in which there was over $4,000 ia
gold twenty-dollar gold pieces. The
story could be heightened into columns
but the facts abbreviated are:
Adams is from Center Tex He has
been in Shreveport several days. He is
not of the unsophisticated kind. He is
not what could be styled a festive coul-
try jay. At any rate, he negotiated on
Monday morning at the Commercial
National Bank certificates payable az
Center, Tex, aggregating $500. He
demanded gold and gold was paid over
to him, excepting few dollars in cur
rency which he placed in his bag. He
was advised to leave the money on de-
posit or to have it expressed to Center,
Tex, but he wanted no safeguards; he
could take care of his money no one
could rob him or take it away from him.
He left the bank with his gold, going,
he said, to catch the train at the Hous-
ton and Shreveport depot. 1t was about
10 am. and the passenger train was
gone; in fact there was no train to
take. Adams returned to Curlee's sal
oYn on Texas avenue near Jordan street
where he had slept Sunday night, and
there he met J. w. McNeal, who until
recently was employed as detective by
the Kansas City Southern. He was
warmly greeted by McNeal, with whom
If took a drink, in fact several drinks.
4 little game was proposed, but McNea1
said he could not play as he had no
money but was willing to do his best il
Adams would stake him. Adams lost:
all the money in his pocket was gone.
He paWned or sold his pistol and this
amount, SIo, was soon out of his reach.
1t was then that he rose from his seat
at the card table and with his bag re-
tired short distance and called Nc
Neal to him and to whom he displayed
his gold. Having taken several gold
pieces from the bag, he resumed his seat
at the card table and lost. He retired 4
second time and Gus Strickland was
with him at the second opening Of the
bag for more gold. Adams pulled out
handful of tWenty-dollar gold pieces,
put them in his pocket, closed the bag,
which he placed at his feet under the
card table and resumed the play. In a
| little while he felt for his bag; it was
gone. Then the cry Of alarm was raised
It was about 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
On being advised of the robbery, Chief
! Jones fastened to the scene on horse
back. He was soon joined by Deputies
Ward and Worshan. On his way to
Curlee's, Chief Jones urged several po-
licemen to meet him at the saloon where
they pulled ]. w McNeal, Al Morri-
son alias Sharkey, D. p. Corrla and
Gus Strickland, against whom there is
an indictment for robbing man named
Hamilton in St. Paul bottom. Instead of
i gold the police secured the empty bag
which had held Adams money, which
he would not leave at the bank or have
expressed, and which he alone could
keep safe and secure, etc There can be
no pity or sympathy for such man,
but in the name of law and order it is
to be hoped that the men who have
robbed Adams of his gold will be con-
victed and sent to the pen.