Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-12
DICK Garfield,
NOTED GAMBLER,
DIES OF INJURY
Strange Career Of GameSter
and Millionaire Art Critic Is
Ended by Fall Down Subway
Stairway in New York,
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New York, Dec. 11.--Richard Can
field, widely known sporting man of
New York and Saratoga, died tonight
at his home here from cerebral
hemorrhage, resulting from a frac-
ture of the skull sustained in a fall
on subway stairway on Thursday.
The fracture which caused Cam
fields death was one known TO the
medical profession as contre-coup,
which occurs in another part of the
body than the place struck ana the
effects of which do not show for sew
eral hours. In his fall he struck his
chin, which apparently was the only
part injured, but the shock caused q
fracture at the base of the skull which
could not be detected by an external
examination.
Declined Surgeons Aid.
surgeon was summoned after the
accident happened, but the injured
man declined his assistance and was
taken home in tdxicab by a friend.
AT his home he refused to have q
nhysician called and went to bed.
This morning his housekeeper tried
10 awaken him but failed. lie re-
NAMED unconscious until his death.
Garfield, who was So years old, was
generally rated as a millionaire. tie
once was noted as a proprietor OF pa
latial gambling houses in New YORK
CITY and at Saratoga Springs, n. r..
and as an art connoisseur A friend
of Whistler, he had q collection OF
that artists paintings which ne val
nod nj 5000. 600 and which was con-
sidered second only to that OF Charles
+. rreer of Detroit. This collection ne
sold last spring TO an art company
here. His chippendalc furniture, re-
p,tted To be the most valuable private
collection in the world was valued az
$3.50. 900.
Art in Gambling Room.
MANY OF his art treasures adorned
the rooms of his gambling establish
ment in East Forty-fourth street IN
his civ. which for years was one OF
the most widely known houses OF
chance in this country. In December,
1aoo This place was raided by District
Attorney Jerome and the police. Can
fields manager, David w, Buckiin,
was arrested and later indicted as
common gambler.
Ierome at that time declared Can
field was a much greater menace 10
the community than any Ordinary
oar, hler because he openly defied the
law The district attorney added that
II Garfield did not come in ana piead
g,,iltv to being a common gambler
within forty-eight hours he would
nrosecute him to the limit OF the law.
Garfield then took a trip west sen
sational John Doe proceedings at
which wealthy society men were SUD
noenaed TO appear as witnesses foi-
lowed. -
ater Garfield returned quietly 70
~aw YORK and sailed for Europe. pe-
.;ne on the high seas before any put
t,is intimate friends knew OF ms de-
nartmre' ,n His lawyers said that he nad
49, pa. ~ ahroad to have his portrait
.,ointod I'm hv whistler but II was COM
,nonlv reported that he had CHOSEN 70
axile himself as long as Mr. jerome
was publir prosecutor
In MAY. 1908. he returned unoe5 On
= ase,,,,,ad name. He was recognized on
sha Nor and. after consultation WIN
his attorneys went to criminal
courts building to face charges lnat
might be pending against nm. Two
,aars If legal warfare followed, az the
snd ~ which Garfield was fned
n ooo as common gambler