Connors and Ferguson, two brace men for the Square Deal Saloon in Silver Springs,[4] New Mexico Territory,[2] discuss Bret Maverick's tactics with their boss, Carl Jimson,[4] 1878.[2]
SOURCE REFERENCES
01. Clarence L. Cullen, Taking Chances (1898), The Sun Printing and Publishing Association
02. The Conjectural Maverick, Maverick Trails
03. Maverick, Escape to Tampico (1958), Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
04. Maverick, Relic of Fort Tejon (1957), Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
brace man
One who colludes with another to swindle unsuspecting gamblers. Usually associated with brace joints or other crooked gambling operations.[1]
Escape to Tampico: In 1877, the dealers at La Cantina Americana in Tampico, Mexico, were all skimming a little off the top of Steve Corbett's profits by employing brace men at their faro, blackjack and wheel of fortune tables. After Corbett hired Bret Maverick as a dealer, Bret exposed the other dealers' rigged operations and permanently ejected all the brace men from the casino. Corbett put Bret in charge of running all the games honestly, paying Bret ten percent of the profits over and above the casino's normal weekly take.[3]
Relic of Fort Tejon: In July of 1878[2] in Silver Springs,[4] New Mexico Territory,[2] Bret Maverick recognized two poker players in Carl Jimson's Square Deal Saloon, Connors and Ferguson, as brace men due to their constant signaling each other with pre-established eye twitches and other covert mannerisms. Once he was aware of their collusion, he joined the game to foil their system. He caught them running the four-card spread and single-card holdout, among other cons.[4]
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