WARMING A SERPENT IN A PIRATE POKER SCHEME
In the middle of the nineteenth century on Mississippi steamboats a group of St Louis men and a Missouri countryman used a clever ruse to fleece a skilled gambler. The card sharp manipulated hands and a mirror trick to win over $500 before the plot unraveled, prompting a quiet retirement from the scene as railroads rose. The tale recalls the era’s gambling culture and the public reaction when news of a vote or signal finally broke across the city.
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