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(3 PURSUED @y THe SPECTER OF “Cape MITCHELL. Midshone Det) Ses Onne Tim Gab Sneate? MaacEath and Sheet Corp: ter-WWint Spore in Con~ Field's Artaur. New York Meritas. When that queted juli walked nice of Richard Cantiehsss Sameday Neate HLL purer than he erloteey Ie hott tot esa than han Can~ fel For tha youll Lee foes gieant the bences anu fiormantion et seta ios pyded His ride and the pride thoes. ha boven, x 'meotding front tia ! 4 contrite plelge never ba fit out that way agains. but for ant Confeld the winning of tha ORGY AoteloN the DeeInAlpE at ts fal The Faden of Gale Mens Is Nit. iat Mak dag late In Samiary: eel, sronded. Yi immtneee hy Ss Wile, ilued nine at tie oor | Nor Edgar Te Brackett ytfito J. ties Loa halt dit Serato; aulator~ nfekt and Loss Sn Wks. ‘ght on Trouble Max emerte and with the gamble’: Hyackol, viv teptelntay, auld to Carpenter, the 12 Awl see MisenM NAS been dewt minke tan tea mots Sn the gilded youth who.ith the Windy bands surtived we chins abone i uintts table smd issinnisd 4 for 2 Hk Bolnse Wen he was Wt am instrument no Nollie justice, and thie thodugh Tie TRAN foe Lt served Ube ons pairs V1 of centering pan Canfield. tha VI Hs path pgainet achicha man NEEL 3 a MaANsed Inore FUN or taace reditiously han Hich- PM Vantiel3. No gametr an Amerten hon wou mort shterssfut or mar fowertal, he thoee genet to have been, # Might agon Wim aince Cole Mitchell tied. There were a few, thiige clear to rhard Cantehl when he came to New York. One Was that if he aided keep his Troutdonne gambling place elazed | | Avent Agals mo ta dah, another was Wat thread gas cre Mend f4lloy In the RAltopede for enendisee which Aas vee Ween developed, and SU another 12k thine Sats Thane Buoety ae the late Mure dag werk than In Brest Hohe fn vee. Mn Canfield, cens willed and pas tent plaentd carefully and well. He boilvyhd his read to process gene TIES eM N Tie thats ae the per @. Ing ahd he arbreerang, Owe at the Piet rar ne dented Wikhi Nat Tefessanal paminerd. U2 aipand terr Soult oy at oneal: exolun en Celie Lene! At coh Wn : Teel Wy cm i ay Morton ara micedtea ty Wi AE Lie deeazyr yy Tate PUP Te UE mo Ia eve ying beneg, all the yoan Wit entered Fas ale ‘pussie ta be and ties expattes to act Wer gentleman. i 34 Cantiett were content with ou! airy sucess Weight go on.n the ord of ble Uze or without disturbancs. Slit he fa pf a temperament, which Krome not contentment, bus is ever seeking to attain or obtain something more A fortune Toured in upot kin before he had been hi New York mah yeat. And hid Weriine recognized an Oe shrewdest and, meat accomplished of all the gambltre, Ro polinerniit or detective or official ever darkened his doory, Talliclans might coms au port Yelinson, pattee oblete rise and police chiefs fab, out his mysterious influence was eppotent that Wits pines, ke the brook, want on forever, v ‘There are three wWeale points in Can field's chracter. Greth overween its ambition, the second is Lennedy of our Poke beyoan the realm of reason, and the third in the vinsictive breait of anyone Who owes money to hin, He Strengl isin’ his wonderfully thar anlatl, his patience, his antify to adapt him ent wo whatever companionship | ShMOUK to HAVE Sk Rep woment, Ais control of aneh and hte ‘entatng” al verity fravers thing he does, but Ut trivial of benportant. Men who theet him wut OnEr Fo Hiway Charmed with the bi Wet dott “Bead meeply impressed by Them. Hecoure he gives his whale xt Centon to them, Feet to he it full agmpathy eal acenrd with ieeir shonphis and ways. they waconer must: uoome his advlters any lherents. They He set appreciam that he of [that peestiar temperament which be able to Mane WENT Le any otter at wi, aA ratwiler EUerard tan Belilte. In the Nighoet arial tie Safhe deem. Me hag the veneer of education and re fintament, the preitgality of n #aler at [shore leave, and the Scwilevengsa of vampire. Canfield the polished and Fe ne Would face in teern from John McGurk, tie keeps of dutuds Kai’ in the Newer; bat Cenieht the im mineable crediter ot ie merchant of Founsman who hag fost more fh Enms dling thin he could pa! would do things j from which John McGurk wool (urn is victious horcor I Je thera he any mera! duterente ha- Ween the MeGures and the Cantelén, who crest probably is with the Me Barks, foe they got their recruits from among the Cook impertats who are be yond retoration. Why the Cantelde Dre over searching (or pray aiong the men to hain the fates have been Kio), and for whom the future is all bright ness. ‘The record of the Suicide ball’ of the Uowary is omen, that of the “Suicide hal In Portos fourth street, Tioar Fifth avenue, and of the other In Saratoga in a closed hook, Only ane of the cases of Men who. Wave Rone the twit in Ganfetiyspace Wave been End to the public, Haw or Chord, after tailurs or 2 defaleas (len) there has been a reference tay Cyr Fold. ‘oat Chat haa ented 1. ance or Lies CHG hae gue) those who dos | Viet tin, Dit That Was enty because We Tempem ent the Reeler as te pute its OY Nutadel yy 8 Grails to him, amet ho Matha be Uisa the bariniss of Gindeld to brow the character and financial standing of his parents. Those whom he bows to be “god” can get all the creddi they Neghe. Toway Zo with the sided youth. He went to CanBell’a wish thle oF ity = US got credit up to $74,000. Alsg when the patron has overplayed him ar if, his squandered not only hie con many, but, perhaps, Wat of Nig Gren wien ‘he has “markers at Cuti fielte for many thovernds and 15 of his Watts ends to take them up without crippling his purinees of ruining Was seff—it is then that Canteld 4: In plovably, 2p tac vaulting ambhlan of Canteld in the Bartosie Weld may be ascribed “Cale” Mitchell's death. Mitchell, luv, was 4 geombler. We taved In Saris toga, many years. We had kent herety oe spolitTeat accused her becaleg ial and wULW a Revereas AL Ww had a niece Zollowtea. Mitonen was peemlent at the vibace at Sarategi several Gaws He and Senator Brackett were. Some pereers say Brankell wee ap lege of’ Mitchell. When Canned, seek ing new fields € o enaquer, purchased the SarMogit clude hole he Sin vphur- Cunings there all he had New York, but to enroy thes benugh crenainst political Tinckine of the strongest wort. He thought there was too Nye gambileg in datatera. He be leved MN chouht be restricted, and ae thought Richard Canfield was the prope r pareph to do she resarredne. There came n'day when trackees had to choory between Ns otd friend, “Cale” Mitchell, and his new friend, Wiehardt, Canfield. Te choot Confeld. Then bopon A Ashe which AM not eed wd the tragedy at Brackett's attire door on the 251 of January last. Mitchell teas deposed at president of the Village de Iraxée Lhe nflire teas abzolished. He ae elared that i t wes due to frackert. His gubticg place Wax elated and he was harassed In many ways. Isis Renin Venites and his money detritied. He Was Nl 0 Tong Ming and be Hooded exer ‘a wrongs, Me had never bramed no Inten+ Monally, Yat he believed: he was the victim of ® most cruel and relentless pereecution, Fa arose from his hed at, ‘Hiness on” the morning of January 26 and purchased a pistol. Tin ap pearance has changed so much ina y foe months that few peragns recon omized him as with following steps We walked to the tar halt, he spent to Ue oiler of Senator Tackett. The senator had lft the minutea before for Altang, Wat ‘Mitchell's real purpose was In going to that office the neerkngwy, Heackad ik Hoves 2 as to KU Dem. The neyes that the dan Ne sought was gone ceemed to Alfind silenell greatly, Typt his tun he thre bls as We Wide his evlet, The he Inewed and drew a fowmlyer. Hept the maazle (ohla head, pulled t he trig ger AIA Tell ead, Thor's a srt ot the est which baa ah beer Aral Wer De Waeeed sine, wa THERE, In Atlony,ay renate T passed to third readewe Ph than ¢ Miler Drickest Rad introdied glist. Aeally gave to Tichanl Canfied obsolete legal control of the gambling ft Saritoga, Twas mose remarkable | wad daring attempt t8 give te alates sanction fe gasblins monopaty. Senators voted for tt wth Uwie exas Pile open to Ite outcagdaun provtions, t hat they! vast their votes In Sty favor | USM courtesy to Hanalar Bracket|, The | Is Reulal, untertaiing abd generalty | Whew, Hut with the, death of ‘Cisle' Mitchel te Alight come upon Senator Brackett's ‘AML nest came UpON Tehasg Crtefelt The conga yaesed no pl, but serene, easing data te nareaibly it was stauR tered, and some things werd eal aout Wo Riat weer cavers, but rue. That was the keganing of Renator Brackett's roubles, Iewas Ambion , If Lerome allurety, Kez eral of the state of New York, tie think he ta a great lawyer. With tie death of Cie Michail he care inté enrry-unpleasant Natoriety thaw is cond for an ambitious, man. ruekere mace no cecret as is connection win. Medard Carsfield, let he insisted he wreavily’ acting on the i éapielty of canésel to the pacabdler. WN Senator Brackett's explanation was not satisfactory to the many to controls the republicaw party to New York, and the name of Edgar. Bracket was gubled from the state. Wharever the snater‘comes before the tonic of the cate the Mitchell specter WH He brought Into thi estripalsa, And now comes the sun of Carpen 110, the sherkf of Exctoyn county, who, aning to aympathy wis dy Seed, Senator Brichert, refused to serve Warrants on Michard Unatetd or ex force the law. Complaint In lend form diz been made th Gurermor Ogell against the sheriff. Tf tse te mat pe mover, then the reverhor will nave s1- 1 after the precedent he established 1 the case of tha cherill at Bele county, [avho Last hia office too like offense. But, white Brackett and Carpe may are their petttfout careers roined and dheir hopes and ambitions shatter. ca, the heaviest load and the Reentest Wow wil for up al Hiehart Canada. 2¢ fe rewarted on good guitarity that he Won mies than a million doalarn last year in the Extaraga club houre. From the Wing agent he won a fortune and Launched him until he got the last pen nz of the money dar. For the year he had planned exten sions and elavorations which would squirell the finest gambling establied fomt in the world. He is now purchas ing In Burspe same of the Decorationt. He wat sameiie Ihe Urackelt bit woud go through, and he is detére amined to carry Meschanaes cut regard less OF Sts facture. With the opening of the mue sace track at Sarntown this summer and improvemente in the te sort owing if the expanmitures of Mr. Wiliam ©. Whitney end hie flonan, ri Uxpested the ceeatent play and Keay profil In The Wishaiy of the r resort. Foss St is questionahts whather he will tern a wheel or a card to Sarar Soin year. as Gtae Questions he whethe r he will not have to fare forces in the alge while Reker had lo Stet before. LY Steri? Carpenter is Teneeved, Thoster(@ wha woacantn him wit at Hal Cone and Cannens ovett itt )Canttela's patrons, of he renvyed wei) AL Sher TW i fipainged why will Keepy We place eloped: . nd in this Thty Vietyard fares ob work, blob will noe reat itd 13 dete tn thy Mah Were Canfont aka fighter he would worket tis ture tung, sinke bly euletde nal and Ray ard Gigers. But hy vil give patie un- ti he wins or he faces pileay ivnila. Meanwhile the tratley ut ealy* Mitehgll is Upra brat,
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