Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-05-01
INTERIOR OF AN EARTHLY "IIELL."-

Galaxy, is entitled to public gratitude Tor
his intrepid expedition into the secret re-
cess of the gambling establishment cal
led "ihe Gynnasium," on Craig's bridge,
and for his bold exposure in his paper OF
Saturday, ofthe abominable proceedings
which he witnessed in that den Of pollu-
ton on Fast Day. We rejoice to sec
one editor at least decided and coura-
geous in both action and speech, on
subject OF such interest to public morals.
/, We extract from his narrative of what
he saw in che Gynaasiam. ~ Boston
Journal.
4 uThis Gymnasium is kept by MIR.
John Brown. Accordingly we kept
, Fast Day holy by repairing to the spot.
/, The building, hchcld from the outside,
resembles barn, except that groS
shop is kept on the lower floor, and That
il stcnds on piles sunk in the river. we,
entered, and went through door in The
back part of the shop and up flight OF
stairs The upper stories were divided
into bow ling alleys, in all but one oil
which parties were actively engaged.-I
AT the door ofthe exception stood large
table, covered with dccanters and glas-
scs. We were about to pass it, when
fellow whose very looks made us scratch,
stepped up, pointed to the table, and ask
ed us "ifw did not intend to do some
thing for the good of the house." Among
wolves we must howl, and we arc no en-
envy to an occasional glass of whiskey,
so we drank one. The room-but IT'S
/ description deserves Il separate para
! graph. 49,, ,
/ The Internal region was rcdolent OF
the fumes of sick stomachs, Of gin and
! tobacco. There were about one hun
dred persons OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
swindcrs and reprobaies of every de-
scr;ption Many Of the sons OF the aris'
! tocracy Of the city were there, as well
as others, who from their garb, one would
J have taken for honest gentlemen. Ihe
! rest were foreigners and unwashcd VII
lains. TO the honor Of the coIorcd pop
ulation, be it spoken, not one OF them
: was there. Here was to be seen the
= husband, whose wife sat lonely at home,
} pininr for his company; there the father,
: whose children were crying tor the brcao
he was casting upon the waters-not t(
return again. There stood the hopeful
) urchin, whose father, good man, sup
: nosed his pride and boast was at tha
: moment edifing in church. Full hal
q the assembly were boys, from 10 TO IL
9 ,o,rs of arc. 1t will presently appear
that they were preparing to graduate
from the State Prison, and die on the
gallcws. ~ 49,,
d a polygonal enclosure of boards abou
l. ten feel in diameter, the floor of which
,,|was strcwcd with tan, to drink the bloot
d of the cocks. Here two of the gallan
c birds were engaged. Round the soutl
@ end Of the hall were ranged score o
h tea chests, in each Of which cock wa
%, growing at his ncighbors. As man,
more were hanging in bags at the wall
le of the building. In one corner stood
10 centeel blackguard, singing an obscon
N song, to the infinite satisfaction OF nj
j. auditors. Right opposite to him sat
s. bloated wretch, riscera eTuctdns cs'
I'd loem;,u. and, in the intervals of intes
ut svncope, holding forth in praise of ten
o. nerancc. Oaths and blasphemies ran
IS on every side, and few tsticuffs wer
its exchanged.
ng On entering VIC went straight to tn
b. cock pit, where slate colored and a re
be bird were cndcayoring to kill each othe
c. with steel spurs, which had been aflixe
Of to their legs, probably because the matt
d, raj weapons could not draw blood fast
Y ncuph for the taste of the Spectators
The feathers few and the gore streamc'
Presently the slate colored cock drov
II his pafT through the brain Of his adve
Of. sary, who fell dead on the spot. w
Of turned away to gaming table, vine
O. stood in another part Of the room, with
of sensation of relief.
rc The play was Roulette. In the eel
- fro of the table was a wheel, rcsemblir
w NJ wheels of fortune, gaudily painted al
II, H. marked with hycroglyphics. There we
nc little compartments round its perpher
on and as it stopped, the gamester lost
-. won On each side of the wheel WI
a. printed a paralelogram divided in
=, squares, with figures on which the pla
no ers placed their stakes. One ill-lookII
of aullows-bird turned the wheel and anot
~ er marked the phases Of it. The ma
Of ker had under his hand pile Of slv
10 and gold eighteen inches high, viii,
= had been won. We observed that q
" " bank gained five times out of six. II
~ mana cment Of the table was heath
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