The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-17
GATES GNDMGDDEN FLIP CENT
GATES WINS norm TOSSES AND
LlWNIT ENDS,
The i've johns. LonE Friends AZ the Race
traek. QuAFFsIled over TexAs on ana
Made ~ with a llliIe Copper Gamble
Losing tests Madden s2.SoO.

Made IR with a l.litle Copper Gamble
Losing tests Madden sa.SoO.
John W. Gates and John z. Madden.
whose love 10 hatred turned three years
ago because q q slight Misunderstanding
over a purchase Of Texas OIL STOCK, which
led Gates TO sue Madden to recover about
sal 900 for stock Madden wouldn't take
when Gates sent him a bill for il, shook
hands yesterday afternoon when II. Snow
den Marshall. who was taking testimony
in the case a. referee. had heard Madden's
story. Then az Oatss's suggestion they
dipped a cent TO see who should pay the
cost Of the reference. and Madden called
Il wrong and vas stuck for about 500.
Madden came back with a proposal to
zip again to SEE whether Madden should
pay Gates $3.50 or nothing and Gates
called the coin right.
The testimony showed that the trouble
really began just after Madden's two
year-old Uncle won a rare AZ Belmont
Park on Juns S. 1917. al odds Of , TO 1.
Az that time Mr. Gates was az the race
track nearly every day. and he always
hunted zap Madden the first thing after
he got 20 the racetrack and asked him
II he knew anything good. On the day
in question. 20 Madden testified, h. told
Gates that Uncle. which was running Tor
the first time. had the race cinched
Madden testified that hs had Il on good
authority that Gates cleaned up tsO.O0
on Uncle and got most Of his money down
AZ better than ~ 1. the odds Peceding
because Of the aow ~ Gates cash AFTER
the rare Gates told him the only way
he could repay his kindness was 10 give
him a good thing in the market and that
he would do 20 al the first opportunity
Madden said that the next thing he heard
was that Gates had sailed for Europe
after declaring that he had bought a
block % stock in the TEXAS oil Company
for Madden a. his agent. Madden was uR-
able then IN face Gates and compel him
70 show his authority for buying tbs
stock A. agent. and when he got a bill
n, shc,,, AS OOo for the stork hs wouldnt
nay II. He aid be- had no use for Texas
Oh stock and wouldn't have bought q
n he had been paying Cor IL.
Gates had been the first witness heforS
the referee and declared that Madder
b.d told him he ras interested In the Of
.,ock and saked 4, be let in On the GROUND
a. Oat.s said hat acting on Mad.
Aen's in.tructions ha bouaht siSyOoO worth
- Ire s,ooh ana sent MADDEN the bin
W., Ma5dsn vouldn't nav for IA N.
,,och h.d n he aoId 40 some one che
I,'hrought st0oO and Gates acoordlngl,
sn.a for Al NoO
A rs,rn..nsatfve Of Ltndeav. KaliNh 4
p.lr,.r coupsel for Madden. Who cross
svamiDs1 Gates. asked him Il he dldn'
make $50 coo ON Madden's tip on Uncle
.rd GATES declared that he won only 500
He ala that he was grateful 20 Maddel
for tips on the races. although some o
them went wrong. but that he wash
N grateful that he had offered % Civ,
Maiden a tip on the market and buy stool
for him TOO.
J,,st A Maiden left the witness stan,
GATES walked over 10 where he sat dow
and said.
-John. | guess you've told a oorrec
story A YOU understand IL. TN zip you
a conner To see who pays the cost of thi