Republican farmer., 1920-01-16
USED "COLD" DECK 10 WIN SMALL
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Man Who Swindled Movie Men In Poker Exposed and Kicked From
 House.

House.
 New York, Jan. 15. When the story was told along Broadway yes ferdAy names were used, but the vic tins of this remarkable card swindle are good sportsmen and their names cannot be made public at present. There are dozen or fourteen well known theatrical, motion picture and music publishing men on the list. A wealthy manufacturer, whom they allowed to play in their stud poker games, the story runs, fleeced them out of $350,00o by means of marked cards before he was detected, beaten and thrown out of the home of tahe man who caught him.
 The victims, who first became ac- auai1lted with the manufacturer at Far Rockaway and Arverne last sum rner. now refer to him as MT. Trim ner," which will answer here. He is knowp as a millionaire.
 MT Trtmmers "uncanny luck" as the other players called 1t, was mo- ticeahle from the very start. In one particular game. for instance. which began on a Saturday night and con- tfrued into Sunday, he cleaned up more than $40.00o.
 The daring of MT. Trimmer's play was what interested the others more than anything else He would make bets against seemingly impossible oalds-and win them.
 In stud" 1t may be explained ttsl. the first card dealt to each player is dealt face downward. the subsequent four cards face upward. One knows four of the cards his op- po1sent has, but doesn't know the fifth
 But Trimmer always knew what he had and what the other fellow had for his cards were what is known to gamblers as "readers." The design on the back of then-which meant nothing the others - told him exactly what denomination each pasteboard was.
 He once bet s6,500 on a pair ot trays against possible straight for he knew by means of his marked deck that the concealed card of his opponent did not complete the straight"
 At last suspicion intruded itself in- to the minds of the other men, and one of them-at a party which Trim mer had arranged-pocketed a deck of Trimmer's cards and took them tc a professional gambler for examtna. tion.
 s'Theyre readers said the pro- fessiona1. At the corner of each card on the back, was design composed of four feurs-de-lis-the three leafet flower of France. If the right hand petal of the flower at the upper righ hand of the group was heavily shad ed the card was an ace. If the cente pestaI of that particular flower wa acoentuated, it was a king; if th' Shading was on the left hand petal was a queen.
 Thsre were four flowers, each witt kRree petals. The sha dings, therefore stood for twelve different cards, ac cording to where they were placed these cards ranging down from tn. ace to the deuce. If no petal wa. shaded the card was the deuce.
 Plans were then made to expos Trimmer.
 A game was arranged for Nev Years Night, and Trimmer was in vited. He went to the mans hom at 7:15, though the game was sched uled for 9.
 The game started at g o'clock, wit eight players. all wel1-known Broad wayites of the F'1ickers, Circuit an Ragg type. Trimmer, because tn play was witk 8 legitimate deck, los $650 in a few hands.
 ''1 think I'll change the deckr' said, and wen+ to the buffet, return ing with a pack of the f1eur-de-I design Shortly afterward the ho. said:
 Boys we're all supposed to be wis fellows and old time card players. BI I-want to tell you that we've all bee round1y trimmed by thieS and crook" Then pointing to Trimme he sa.esf; There is the man!
 "For what you did elsewher Trimmer, I cant take any action said the film man. But for bringir marked cards into my house ar stealing from my guests I'm going give you the beating of your life rigl here and now. Stick up your fists
 The host is a stalwart, big-handt citizen with wide shoulders, lo1 arms and a kick in each mitt-ar he gave Trimmer everything he ha After he had battered him with a fe rights and lefts he knocked him into cornsr, then picked him up and a rninistered what the lesser lights Broadway call the "bum's rush Trimmer landing finally in the uui oF ho o71,