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 l would quit gam
bling.
promised | would, and they were
kindness itself ! began to acquire d
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 assisl
me to realize my ambition | helped
him along in his business part of each
day Affairs went in such state that
with too much idle time | drifted back
to my old ways and associates | was
soon a it again hammer and tongs
gambling hard as ever
l 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
run of hard luck was unusually long
and | felt ashamed to go to him. | re-
sorted to methods that caused him con-
siderable embarrassment, such as boz
rowing from his partners or making
promises when negotiating 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 Rosenthars 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 ROsenthal
Right here | want 10 say. without
violating a 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 hells'-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 at 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 strange freak
of fate. Herman and I had been on
the outs for quite a while over mis-
understanding we had as to what should
have been the proper division of some
money l had won playing faro bank"
Gamblers have certain laws of their
own. and our dispute involved the
question of a gamblers point of law
l 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
81 600 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 while. when some
one else in the club said they We're
going up town to play he bank"
He Beats Bank" Again.
| said | would go TOO on my way
out stopped to ask Herman if he
would come along. He said ne had
enough for that night. | went alone,
played again and Won $500. The fol-
lowing day | met Herman, VINO had al
ready heard the result of my second
play He greeted me with II can just
use that $3.50. Jack"
Il said What $25O?"
why. my part of that $500 you won.
why" | said ''yop are joking"
No" he said THE last thing II
said as YOU left the club was I am in.
which. il | had heard him say. or if it
had been said in the presence Of third
party entitled him to his share
But ] had not heard him. nor could
he produce any one who heard him
say it,
So refused him his half 1t result
ed i'm a quarrel and we were not on
speaking terms until one night some
time after he met me on Fourteenth
street in front Of Tom Sharkeys cafe.
He asked me in TO have a drink and
We patched it up.
From this same cafe. about four
years later started the gray automo-
bile which ended its ride i'm the murder
" Herman Rosenthal. and all through
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