THREE-CARD TRICKSTERS

Evening Star, Issue 16198, 21 August 1916, Page 4

THREE-CARD TRICKSTERS

Th-j Uuee-oard trick was the flubjee.b matter of a prosecution in the Koekhampton District Court on the 10th inst., when John fkno-.vn a> "Nigger") Tel for and Mieha-fil Barr,-t were charged -with fraudulently ohtaijiiyip £l6 Irom a Russian by means of a trie!;.. When complainant hud concluded hia evidence, To! for asked His Honor's permission to give a demonstration of tho cards bolero witness, to see if hj& recognised it as the same kind of game he hud played vh.en he. lost his money, stating at the sa-;n.-. time that it was another colored man with whom witness had lost hia money. The necessary permission having been jdvtn, Tclfer proceeded with hia du- " Now, hero you .are," ho said to tha Russian. " Two red cards and a black. Keen your eyo on the, black, and seo if you can pick it. Watch, closely. There, you .".-e the black rifiht undor yonr eyes. I t-ho cards down no. "rjoe, now, which is the. black? " " That one." said tho Russian excitedly, to the end card. " Not much," replied the prisoner. "Iff* a red." (Laughter.) i,he prisoner, and the process was i-opoated. <; Which is tho black card now?"' said Toifer. " The middle one," was the response. "Wrong a;;ain," replied tho prisoner, and he turned tip a red card. " Now, J 'll toko this one away ami leave, two. Which ifs tho black now ? " Tho .Hussion scratched his head and hesitated. At. last lie said in broken good a, job.'' Even the. prisoner joined in the laiitfhto-r. Each accused w.as sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labor. The Judge said that if the money wero refunded, ho would recommend that th? sentence be reduced by half.