Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1912 — Lost Trousers Playing Poker. [ARTICLE]

Lost Trousers Playing Poker.

William Verne appeared in a Detroit police court attired in a dress coat and some underwear —he had bet the trousers in a poker game the evening before and lost. His cash, his watch and his diamonds preceded the trousers into the “bank.” The trousers were of good quality, so William bet several blue chips on them. But his luck didn’t turn, and when he was cleaned out again he broke up the game by quitting. He begged tbe loan of the trousers to go home In, hut the bank took no risks and declined. So William started in dress coat and underwear and was arrested.