Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
JACK ROSE, GAMBLER, WRITES
HIS CONFESSION FOR GEORGIAN

to break away from gambling" and
my gambling associates.
1t was about this time that two life
long friends of mine who were in the
theatrical business showed a DISPOSE
ton to help me if I would quit gam
bling
| promised ! would. and they we e
kindness itself | began to acquire 4
knowledge of the theatrical business
and looked forward to an opportunity
TO get in business for myself
He Is Idle; Drifts Back.
About this time an unfortunate thing
happened My two friends dissolved
partnership, and the one | remained
with for the time being couldn't assls,
me to realize my ambition ! helped
him aIong in his business part Of each
day. Affairs went in such state that
with too much idle time l drifted back
to my old ways and associates l was
soon at it again hammer and tongs
gambling hard as ever
had then joined the Hesper club
and spent most of my time there My
friend in the theatrical business began
to meet with great success, and was
looking forward to the chance that had
been promised me
All this time my friend helped me in
every conceivable way, excepting the
way | hoped he would He supplied
me with all~the money | wanted to keep
at gambling" On many occasions he
paid my gambling debts, and when my
un Of hard luck was unusually long
and | felt ashamed to go to him, | re-
sorted to methods that caused him con
siderable embarra ssment. such as boy
rowing from his partners or making
promises when negotiating a loan that
my friend would pay for me.
He spoke of my methods on many
occasions, and eventually they led to
an open quarrel.
Was RosenthaPs Chum.
Then | drifted back down town and
became Indifferent to everything and
anything but gambling Most of my
time was spent in the company of Her
man RosentEal
Right here | want to say, without
violating q promise made to District
Attorney Whitman that for years Her
man and | were the best of chums We
often had our differences. but never of a
serious nature. They were the quarrels
that come to men who have given up
their lives to the hell of hels''-gam-
bling.
When things Went wrong we blamed
each other Each thought the other
should have done the other thing-"bet
on the other horse or to have played
the opposite system al the bank but
soon we would patch it up and then
everything was all right again We
continued on trying to get rich over
night
Dispute Over Winnings,
am Just thinking OF a strange freak
Of fate. Herman and ! had been or
the outs for quite while over a mis-
understanding We had as to what should
have been the proper division of some
money / had won playing faro bank"
Gamblers have certain laws of their
own. and our dispute involved the
question of a gamblers point of law
had at Herman's suggestion made a
loan of 5000 from a friend. We went
up town to gamble on our way | said
to Herman. whatever | win half is
yours" | started playing and soon won
81 900, cashed in and quit handing Her
man $500 as his part of the winnings,
as per agreement We left the place
and returned down town. We sat around
the Hesper club a while. when some
one else in the club said they were
going I'M town MAY he ''Da nix -