The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15
He Had Accepted Small Fortune on
COrbett-Jeffries Fight and Had
Planned Big Coup.
LOST HIS NERVE TOO SOON
CHRYSLER REALLY RAN AWAY
FROM HIS OWN MONEY.
Victory of the Boiler Maker Hap
pened as He Had Figured-Large
Sum Involved in Affair.

Charles B. Chrysler, who made the book
on the Corbett-Jeffries fight at the Denison
House bar, stood to lose a big sum, va
riously estimated at from 5000 to $500.
in event Corbett won the fight. He stood to
win fourth third that sum if JEFF
fries won. And his nerve failed him. Chrys-
Ter is missing. or was at a late hour last
night, and with him substantial part of
the Corbett money he had received is also
missing. He would be all right if the man
angement of the Denison had not posted a
notice to the effect that all bets made in
the bar were off, and that the bettors
would get their money back. AS it is he
may still be able to put up a fight for the
money, if he RECEIVERS his nerve, for he
was making the book on his own respon-
sibility, it is said, and Jeffries did win for
him.
Chrysler posted bets on the board in the
Denison House bar at odds ranging from
. to 1 to to that Jeffries would win, and
he took all the Corbett money that was Of
fered. 1t is said that he was banking the
game on his nerve and did not have the
money to make good in the event Corbett
won, but he taking gambler s
chance on Jeffries's saving him from such
a predicament. His judgment was good but
he fell down on execution.
SUSPICION WAS AROUSED.
It is understood that the affair was ex-
posed when guest of the Denson made q
bet OF $50 on Corbett Thursday night. re-
ceiving odds of 4 to !. After he had re-
ceived his ticket he began thinking over
the proposition and his suspicious were
aroused by the liberal odds. He was curious
to know who was putting up Jeffries money
in such punches. He went to the manager
of the Denison and stated his suspicious.
The manager Immediately decided that
Chrysler was planning to get away with
all the money in his possession some time
yesterday and he conceived plan to pre-
vent the coup. He told the guest to say
nothing about his suspicious. that Chrysler
would bring his roll TO be deposited in the
hotel safe over night and that they would
refuse TO turn the money over to him again
next morning. Friday, when he called for
it, The scheme worked out admira bly,.
Chrysier deposited about $1.0C0 I'm the hotel
safe Thursday night and also left 1910 with
the bartender. Yesterday morning when he
asked for his roll he was told that the
hotel would hold Ii for him as guarantees
of good faith.
Then il was that ChrysIer's nerve failed
him. He Immediately began making his
arrangements for flight and at o'clock in
the afternoon he disappeared. 1t is under
stood that ne nad deposited a conSiderabl BILE
sum with one of the local banks and that
he got away with that amount. whatever IL
was. Ii was reported last night that he
was seen I'm the Capitol National Bank
about o'clock in the afternoon, counting
a roll of bills of large denomination The
talk of the town is that ne got away with
sum ranging from $500 to $4,000 The
first figures are liberal.
NO ONE WILL LOSE
The management of the Denison, IL was
said last night, although not authoritative
ly, viii see that no one loses as a result OF
J the affair. After posting the notice in the