Bet on the "Alsee"
A gambler is jailed in Austin after being caught betting on a game called the "alsee," awaiting county court in January.
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The Austin Weekly Statesman · December 24, 1896 · Page 6
1 min readWill Bunton, colored, was brought in yesterday from Buda and lodged in the county bastile. Will has been gamboling over the green, figuratively speaking, and cheerfully stacked up on the "alsee." He played a bold, bad game, played once too often, was caught and is now in jail to await the session of the county court, which will convene the first Monday in January.
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