New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-05
0HnrmIess - Gambling.

Mr.. GREELEY: The battle just commenced
between the Gamblers and the Anti Gamblers is
a matter Of deep interest to me, bat did not
suppose that, under any circumstances, should
be anything more than a mere spectator, and
probably should not have been, had not read an
editorial in the Globe Of yesterday, which opened
all my wounds afresh, and therefore have troub-
led you with this.
GREENS Report estimates the number Of gam
bling houses in this City at about six thousand,
including enpin alleys, billiard rooms, railing
houses &c-to which The Globe says that, If
in making an estimate of these places, we In
clude all concerns that admit harmless and heatth-
tuI eames of chance for purposes OF recreation,
we shall probably ascertain that one hall the
population OF the City is addicted to gambling"
And again-"A man who, after INDUCING 10
hard davis work goes 70 q bar.room, with friend,
and plays a game Of dominoes for glass Of beer,
is not gambler" &c.
Now, Sir, | am jo1rneyman printer, and
served my time on morning paper IN TINS icy
tons, is nv iefing" (which, you know, 10 slnni'
Jar to throwing dice for copy, for leisure hours,
for theatrical orders, and, when journeynan, for
money and more than once have lost my weeks
wages before left the office. IL was also COM
mon practice for as friends after " hard days
work, 10 repair 10 ono VI suos P'@O' "HSAS
harmless and healthful games OF chance were
allowed to be played, and, after playing dominoes
for beer, continue the game Tor money, and l
have often PLAYED until had no more money to
lose, and once lost my situation for being thus en-,
gagged when / should have been at WORK, but
was stuck and played for hunk, aud although
won my money back lost my place. There
was q time when the foreman OF certain mora
ing paper OF this City paid the compositions re
Was very fond of =" going with friend where
harmless azd kealLhful games OF chance were
PLAYED, and very often in such places played
away the money that belonged 70 the hands, and
not 1nfrequently took them there 70 pay them Oh,
and tAeu won tie money back again.
Barney Tully's Coffee House, cornerNEssau and
Pine SITS was, at that time, one OF those hdrMLess
places Beside other games, Barney kept billiard
tables, but allowed no betting. My friend, the
ioremsn, was fond OF billiards, and so was /. he
thought he could beat me, and thought / could
beat him-so, on q certain occasion, after hard
days work, we met there, played game OF domi-
noes for beer, and, as be owed me some stSty
dollars for work, we played hundred at billiards
FOR FIVE dollars We had bot an hour TO spare
from the Office bat - he won the first game, ne
usgnaninously played another that might nAvs
4 chance 70 win il back and thas we continued
playin until nine or ten o'clock, Wnen NC sup
posed that the proprietors would suppose tnat We
were sick, and so we continued playing Winning
and losing until long after the next morning sur
had risen and when this hedithJM game wa
over | ad lost siz Eeeks' wages and tie gsmea
beside the drinks. l may as well, however, re-
mark that the next Saturday Eishs won Il q.