Show FLEECED THE MINERS Arizona Gambler Who Was Willing to Back Corbett Phoenix dispatch to the New York World Goldfleldsis a little mining camp in the Superstition mountains 50 miles east of here In the afternoon of the day of the CorbettvFitzsimmons fight a wearylooking individual drew rein on a jaded horse in front of the camps saloon where had gathered the larger part of the population to observe St Patricks day He was recognized as a gambler who occasionally made a trip to Goldfields about payday time His first Inquiry as he vacated his saddle was Any news from the fight There was no news There would be none till the buckboard came in that night from Mesa the nearest telegraph station twentyfive miles away But there was only one opinion in the camp as to who would win Every man in sight was willing to stake his holiday holi-day capital on Corbett It was not unusual un-usual for the gambler to take a contrary con-trary view from the miners But hemet he-met only with derision when he stated faith in the superior prowess of the Cornisnrnan Had he cash to back up his belief He had He had done very well at Florence he said and would wager his poker winnings if decent de-cent odds could be had They could He laid out about 2000 on Fitzsim mans AVith odds of 2 and 3 to 1 Then he got into a game of cinch in a quiet cornervand there remained till the mail buckboard came in shortly before midnight mid-night He collected his winnings at the bar set em up and vanished The next day a visitor from Mesa said he had seen the gambler about the Mesa telegraph office early on the afternoon of St Patricks day He received re-ceived a telegram which seemed to call upon him to mount his horse and ride furiously away in the direction of Goldfields Gold-fields Several of the miners cut mosquito clubs and came to Phoenix but their bird had flown |