Then the wretched man has to sign a document banishing himself forever
from Monaco. His name and particulars are written in the "black
book," his photograph is taken and given to the doorkeepers and other
officials to study, and then the man is taken to the railway station,
a ticket bought, a few dollars given him, and an official escorts him
as far as the frontier. Should he return it would not avail him. The
police would turn him back again into France or Italy. It is related
that an American who was "broke" and anxious to get back to the United
States heard of this feature of Monte Carlo. He had not gambled there
because he had no money, but he managed to make his way to Monte Carlo
and demanded to see the authorities. He coolly asked for a steamer
ticket to New York. Inquiries revealed that he had only just arrived
in Monaco, and had never put a foot inside the Casino, but despite
this the authorities gave him a steerage ticket to New York and saw
him on his way.