Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-14
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.
l promised l would, and they were
kindness itself l began to acquire d
knowledge of the theatrical business
and looked forward to an opportunity
to get in business for myself
He Is IdIe Drifts Back.
About this time an unfortunate thing
happened. My two friends dissolved
partnership, and the one l remained
with for the time being couldn't assis,
me to realize my ambition. | helped
him along in his business part of each
day. Affairs went in such a state that
with too much idle time I drifted back
to my old ways and associates was
soon at 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 l hoped he would He supplied
me with all the money l wanted to keep
at gambling On many occasions he
paid my gambling debts and when my
run of hard luck was unusually long
and l felt ashamed to go to him, l re-
sorted to methods that caused him con-
siderable embarrassment, such as Dor
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 RosenthaPs Chum.
Then l 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 RosenthaI
Right here | want to 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 quarreIs
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 BANKRUPT
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 OF
the outs for quite a while over a 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 gamblers point of law.
had at Hermans suggestion made a
loan of 5000 from a friend We went
up town to gamble. On our way said
to Herman, whatever l win half is
yours" l started playing and soon won
81 OO0 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 HespeT club a while, when some
one else in the club said they were
going up town to play the bank
He Beats Bank" Aqain.
said l would go. TOO. On my way
out | stopped to ask Herman if he
would come along. He said he had
enough for that night | went alone
played again. and won $500. The fol-
lowing day l met Herman, who had al
ready heard the result of my second
play. He greeted me with Il can just
use that $3.50 Jack
Il said, What $250?"
why, my part of that $500 you won.
Why" l said, you are joking"
said as you left the club was 4 am in
which, if l had heard him say. or if it
had been said in the presence of a 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 in 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
wears later. started the gray automo-
bile which ended its ride in the murder
.ot Herman RosenthaI, and all through
gambling. JACK ROSE.