The evening world., 1907-01-10
DEATH CALLED
THE turn FOR
I Ion MAYNARD
'Gambler Expired Quick
as a Deal, Just as He
zHad Wished.

Ion" MAYNARD hnA Sone the way OF
eil gamblers and oil other mortals--
across uhe sraat divide, He died IN
Rsw miuutes-no longer Tine Than II
took TO break" or earIcii a player
who bought a stack of chips in Lon r..
gambling emporium In Prince street IN
the old days or IN later. dn2a IN l-rh.rte-
: Toufth street lion" always said that
when It came time for him 10 blow
ont he wanted st" to happen Just as
quickly as n turn o, the cards. His
= w1BH wa5 ru1H1Ied.
MnyyElsd died !ass night NJ The Hotel
Aatnt. xhere he hnd- apartments. with
lts wife-nn attack OF heart disease
carrying on the well-known Knight OF
4 the green. cloth" He bnted that ph-ase
{ and always naidi II nm Just n plain.
gambler" But nc never had hoar,
/. dtsease' whan It camc 10 <the Other
fellow waiting 10 play ire .limlt Or
the house .-.-..,
az t,s.s =s,.ss s=rspre .wHs.4Ai9nzo c.
2fayns+d. aithoHSt, fe~-oe even his
! drtimnics knew him by any other .thnn
Just plaiD"Lon." They also knew him
as the@"'Foro King" Lon" did not
obiSCt % that fIlic In fact he ratIict
sellshed It's dls,sneuvencss.
Grew Up a Gambler.
From boyhood Maynard was thrown
Unto sporting atmosphere. II was the
environment which made OF him
gambler. He m!aslit iIaye de.c.opst
Into a great politician. as the later OK
pcrienees OF his career Indicated. AS
more Had .-3se was 5in-ti,e err,p:sy' ,,,t
gamblers. HIS ofather was famed ns n
driver Of trotiinE- -hnrses. in-tt he. old
days when everything in that line
went and the family lived In Car.
mine street
,.,I Lon dcseIof-eti into good gam
bier. and. when Prince stree, WAS zee
downtown Tendcrioln. he owned sev-
-aral Sau:ai.i-<a ahousss-! .ti.s.--.p4oinIiy= y
ard coined wealth With the uptown
!, srend OF the gambling community
Lon" WAX identified with owncrAhip
OF houses in Foray- fourth and Thirty.
eEsntr stseets. T'hcy We're palaual
establishments.
Mnt,te-' Corbett, horse owner and
eookmakcr. was Ions" partner and
no one knew the dead gambler better
--t--.rfruSr-h hIma,ItN your IEfe.-rT vas al
ways Oorbetts comment upon the re-
liability OF Maynard. Then Lon;
: ca =te-knom poilttctnna and tf1s Yniun
of their acquaintance as au1il!aries to
tho safe conduct OF his establishments.
On Both Sides of Politlcs-
He got into the good grace OF both
sideA of the political fence and secured
immunity Tor years from interference.
---Dsifing .Ihe--I-axoTyss- -InYestlsa alIong6in-E
--Gp<stat sschra!ttbsss5S=- ttssa that st
gambler had told him that Police Com
missioner John c. Shechnu had prom.
iscd him that he would be allowed TO
keep open no matter what happened.
Maynard was known as the gambler
referred to IN this testimony.
Maynard gained notorie;y twelve
years ago Through spectacular raid.
80 s.s-lpon tho alleged backe, r.rups or
Valentine q CO., When he was charged
as n proprietor with main Ia ming
.sAn,ellns house In each oil thrcG
Z oiiices OF that concern. lie was de-
scribed at that time aA the-.EaEa
King Nothing ever come of titr
.sseIpi is.il
Arnold k'eldstein IA. elk f1er.ta<,tl
uaiied Tor as5out. 100000 in laf., and .
IN the bankruptcy examination May
nard was stim'noned To explain why he
had received sSi.Uo from Feldateln.
whose cancelled checks 10 Maynard
-SaEt3sat-aE11EiiiTt-~ t-~es.- part of tTIS eS-
htbits In the proceedings. Maynard
gaid they were given for laans
MuynHrd CHIHs IHuJ proufnance last
ngnlnst HI. klln1ilnn- 10 collect $, ..al
on check given by RImluc. upon
which the Inter stopped payment II
iSwds testified that IiIliilins lost 5000
Z In Maynard's ThEtSsrighth street
: hotisea This suit -Yps- settled