A POKER FIEND
WH-’E AND l-’ORTI’NE LOST. A largo estate, a. line house, and a I petty young wife have all been lost. — through playing poker—by Jacob Ajdar, a young Yugoslav. When his father died some months ago a considerable fortune was left to Ajdar, who lives at. Vnchitrna; Now he has lost, everything—and he is in prison
serving a sentence for attempting to steal money so that he could 1 continue gambling. When ho had no money I'-ff. a friend who was in love with bis prelty young wife offered money for her. Jacob took it. and lost it all that, same night. At his trial he begged the Magistrate to keep him in prison out of temptation.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 16 April 1937, Page 10
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119A POKER FIEND Greymouth Evening Star, 16 April 1937, Page 10
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