Deseret Evening News | 1906-12-29 | Page 11 | An Accidental Gambler

AN ACCIDENTAL GAMBLER GAMBLER New e York Dec became a gambler Imbler said Thc Tho Allen the other day Is the gambler whose place has hns been raided 12 G times In ht the last eight olah ears and wham Theodore Roosevelt then pollee commissioner called the most notorious outlaw In his North Amer Ameleo Ica years old M ho lies hns fought the tho police In almost every cery court In the Ihl state and has al always ways been victorious Ito Ho has been charged with Innumerable offenses up to murder bat bul has ha never served a term ot of Imprisonment lie Ito Is the tho theman man All Atty Jeromo has sel selected as the target by br active assault upon which he hc hopes hopeR to rehabilitates hIm himself self with the pu public lle My I old father was a minister said laid Allen to n group roup of at friends ono one tin tiny and 0 nd woe was too loo buy busy In ht good works wok tl to save savo enough money to provIde for tor hIs family after hIs death S So I hn had J to go to work asa as a kid That was long before betor the tho CIvil war Onn tiny day I 1 was employed to lan earl n suit ot of clothes to old Gen Oen Infield Scott who then main his headquarters III at the Astor An Another Another other kid tripped me up I tell full and the Suit eull splashed spIn shed In the mud I car red It up to Gen Scott but that thai vet oran area receive mo me tn In n a spirit ot of Christian courtesy courtes Ito f sent nl mo back to the tailor with the tho suit along with witha II a few tew precepts for tor 01 my own use Old Ohl Dancer then the tho richest grumbler lit In the Iho United States f had seen the tho whole thinG When ho he saw nta mo cOma out of the slue Astor Rouse Houe with mY cheeks blubbered with tears tealS he took pity on me lie went along to the tho tailor explained d the thc matter and paid the co cost t ot of having the tho suit cleaned Well Roll I 1 naturally looked to Dancer IlS as II a sort ot of demigod otter after that I kept up the managed to todo todo do him a number ot of small mall services and finally he made II a protte lit et me Ive been II a gambler ever since