WEST-END CARDSHARPING.
The cardsharping gang which is preying upon gilded young London, and whose operations have fluttered some very aristocratic circles, is receiving the active attention of Scotland Yard. The leader of the gang is now found to be a notorious ex-convict, while a member of it—who acts as a decoy—belongs to an aristocratic family. One wealthy young man parted with £600 to this gang over cards, and gave a written undertaking to pay £27,000 when he came of age. A proposal was actually made that the young man should borrow £50,000 to be raised on the security of a life policy. The victim informed his trustees, who promptly took stops to defeat the ends of the conspirators.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 6917, 28 January 1901, Page 4
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118WEST-END CARDSHARPING. Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 6917, 28 January 1901, Page 4
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