New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-10


he'lng Obtain - these f.cts Il seemed ne mater
OF tbs o-epes iat-r-et that sono veil directed eG
DoI ~ could bope 10 s-conp 10 much IA ~sfsre
vic tlcb MI and prsdonnsnns wee Il had deep
49, - ue " o,t passions OF he human hear-~as too
Ioiuhe ny The u iuencr Of ard Or -sith
heo Al its command many resources less
W - uscheTouI 70 enable opponents 10 si-m Tho
1--we ice without the support OF ildicious snd
,heen'e orgsItzsiion The sdgoc4iss % tie vice
sin n-npsivss-ihey wied small share ofi.faence
~. NC % ~ part they ge m-u Of d-sperst- chArs-.e
ofsuLDHg 10 thlec themselves rom leCs Interference
sioW Ilr'ue pe destructive calling without exposure
osu nc s1sLt pubic opinion.
az riig ~ svsrsee OF four Etmble't 10 each hoase
~nen o! 70 me- HDs exagFrrsec estimate - have
ce V'ef " etty four hOus cd % resist
evey nesufe G. RETURN The landlords s1d owners swell
We nuuosr 70 AZ sPg-rsse u over thir.- iho1ssnf
AluOufb We have exact dsla by which 10 calculate
re runner a peftCra who either hs vfcfCs of gam
os O o.Vot-d By Taste arc habit 10 lodols~Dce la tue
ty eatonahy he $50 posed MAJ u csncot al short
u tne thou' tsready Dsmed thus maIr total ofusary
80 uOutato o1t Of popbsti ~ az faf million " 10
e.'sn, oy whom habit a. fraughi with peril TO The
per IDefeh Of society 'ais every worthy aud ee
NAeo prrcip Of character 10 constant sustained wiki
snec.usl obstacle bring in,erposed 10 pfevent
I, .,eout voice heing raised IN oppo'iuon Com,
bIne ~ MT class often does tsgscy with wealth ard
It easy to imagine The Perucious sod
puut tcrcercy Of their DeueOce tRd ths extsct OF
oearucton and rnn which they sbe 70 produce
~ osu w conceal The fac that the vice IN question nss
Oeeo greatly Rihened 10 It's position by spa-ny
brg ktnce OF large proportion OF tbs City uncres,
uLceobg Police justices Police Clerks COnsa5es. Gag
isns &c 10 say nothing OF The erec ifaleucs which II
70 20 Or ehed Of the have exer,ed 10 lie favor by
thrlr personal Example and habits Thee
ID 20 oeerse iurprIng when we consider the manner 10
~D1n appointments TO Offices are cen made. Instead OF
6ensLong evoerce q coed moral character IN can't
osIes os once The ncumben have not uuffeQ1eny It IL
ueen selected for their party predictions alone,
srd been taken from the lowest esgbng houses without
sp on their part 10 even The external senolance
Among The frat steps In our enterprise, Il was deemed
reesssry obtain accurate 10 formsop, fer porsi
bic, hom trustworthy Official sources Our Executive
Agent accordingly requested the Chief OF Police urniIh
us With such scs the subject might be in bis
no1 e'p esy 10 regard 10 The numoer OF policy ofees IN
each wAicbmsas beat This application met WITH 10 other
tnccett lhaD TO refer 10 their last report We were in
formed that would be months before smother report
would he made and that could obtain 10 other fscs al
present from The Police Department 10 tuning theo to
ttr sst report found In Tie Of the patrol dit
1icis from Nov 1919 10 March ST. 1880 ths only II ar
reU for gambling hsd been made during t1a' period Of
five months out of60 tC0 perfors who have
Ge dsy violating the laws Of The STATE snd City Only
his dmnutve Dun Der under the cognZance Of The
rWorn executive ofcerf-s pregnant coma enGrY ths
1rneeroy ofour legal enscmeLs Tor The suppression Of
In view Of these gsrug facts tie friends OF the reform
were Sced 20 the conclusion that but little reliance could
=, ~ -. - w, r.. 49, - ,t,.
ne ~ md TIA tue admis OF puoc justice N tls
respect sedirgg lax Ereu IN the cases ,t con-
vcon tie peusy p viii more fliy sppelr from The n9-
joined sialrucs, Las, IN any nsan;es, been merely
nominal tnd bat small proportion NJ hose .dir cd
have ever been ued From January 1875, % Apr 1851
di,ed in he civ of New York for Keeping Gambling
Houtes end viIulng Oney OF pi51i Of iless
: Have PLEADED guilty, and been nued.
: inoicie6 but ever tried
Mole yr1seg4i entered.
Pieud guilty md eu ert suspended
Treo ard convicted, but sentence o7eu-le1.
! Never brought 70 uial.
] New sTetled.
2ComplsinaI ia In the State and refused 10 sppei
Tieo. but Jurv cifsCTtcd.
Tried Rnd EcQuiited.
MOI yet ciSooGed or
Thus showing ths, Yearly seyc-,Eefts % 81 thote
injected, which h but 'Hs portion one n 3i6 OF tn';e
GfTtsec punished ard that he proportion ~ pun
m snts to the arrests Is ONLY one 10 y further sp-
rtsrs that The Whole amount ~ files iofctet Cu-icC
The period has been fourteen hundred snc forty dol
sFS or ~ average ofahy seven dollars 10 each CONVICTION
the hiF hest being two hundred and fly cua-s sud the
oWes FIVE coiss tEd Only in or inisnce wds he pun
10 mt u CT iui pTitOumeft 90 pefGcted-
Under these Circumstances there seemed TO be but one
coure for tote who Eshed ssy the progress Of this
ef.er vice. Ii evident that pubic official measures
were Of 10 svsi srd indeed were wore t1an noth1g II
Jtm6ired orly efahth iuCh roWeTi OrgHnLaIon OF
OvoUts should be able 70 se,ect the hidden workings
O. cErknets TO command Efficient mears u supp eislon,
Nhh this irtenthe New-Ycrb Association for the Sap
Tretsop OF Gambling was organized on or ABOUT me h"
The Association Immediately amer It's Organization com
uCIctd operations by throwing before he pablo sl1h iIa
examination OF s extent ard character, through frequent
unicelons 10 tgch OF ne 9ey pagers Meae .S1uu
10 iake special interett IN Tho mattel Tney Lave en-
& a. one 20 s 1y s ns 10 foees me a5~sry
from falling into the srsret the gambler and TO warn
hoie aeacy confirmed In tho vice OF the danger sod a.
herein.
FOR his purpose we have directed efforts toward
The discovery q the Residences and busneIs or ali
those IhsI are IN The habit OF VGiuug Gambling Houses
ard have uate hem beet OF privae record, 10 be
used S. cccsoD msy require 81 her Tor "erng 20 mem
ayes or for tie prole elton OF these whose Interests may
be endangered by their psruicoup hs5s Ia dong 1hs
rule of operations vi. Always Gdvise the Individual
Tat were acquSnied with Ls pfscceS and end SAVIOR
influence him 10 abandon them, before We have COM
muncaleo he L'Jrmelou TO stues arc men GUY Wueu
hope Of reform alton bad besn oeaToyec 6y Aa return
Actre itus cautiously The Auo.sdoa have the ssIisc
ton Of believing hist they have already been intfs nenu
Ct much good ard thsl iroivduls who were fapay nu
Iyiug 70 ABYSS which swss ihe gambler have been
retcued and employers saved from the depieisuous OF
their confidential sgers. By Nete means manifest IN
preston has been made on several or he gear ganohse
establishments Tie sensation produced throughout We
whole gsmbng community 10 proof that our measures
s,srts we have received On tIs &C.
have served 90 ofc the attention o. The Pablo more
folly to our operations and 10 awaken deeper ln'es
has been Objected to our organization that employed
reformed gambler itE Executive Ageul bl1 "hoioi
we wcud AT could 70 found more proper Instrument 70
csry out cur designs thar who had experienced ne
crest Tsngs q lie gamblers career Wh1 better ca
tfd long been &c willing victim hurh chicquy 20 DOUBT
wi Ite,I upon bic nsme until ne l-r issuance d9uDy
ture lhst he IL indeed re'ormei. g.. oar Ado1auon
fee 7 doubt familiar acquaintance wh ne msehina.
crf Of the gJu bier eLsbfs I'm 10 present t9em IN he
rgest gut before the public Tho Gran sn5 vocation
M Danger Add ihuI he 9ecoHea Of lfs 81 aoo
VerlEE OF eumiiy not lew They dislike TO have her
diameter and burmese he'd up 10 pubic tlial .aO1
orile community warned asai-s. Ne snHes which are
spread 10 ia path ,, , 80. c,.,,
ctt-nfnr ce.t.in ucmbeis q he Leffai1fe h uilrfy
trd corruption have tad the Indirect ee e OF iaIoo eng
irtohe Legislature tuDgen. law, which 10 hope1 std
believed vii fusly peIsed a. ii' approaching te'sion
H. com echc- with tiS topi, we may noucs c4iOus
f.rt he irfuence OF The RtnDuE inrrestn mo
CIV s-e Ccunly Of Nov-YOrL Ire lil just s.t1d 70
rsltsc sh- Afterbly by he sFrtca1l vote o. % 80
But ohefe sever Three were fllLsLcl % OaL Oy Oct-
ga'ior Thus cur Cy, with only one-t'NiA al ne poPu-
lson Of he stae. bfords lfee ssycaLs o. legislative
protection 70 gamb'eIF. ., ,...
suorq e services witch th.f Au0claon hts a.e npt.
90 10 retder the community, msy be noticed I've esctasl
sppea 10 TIE public 10 regard 20 tie eyLs Pf1ducea "
On Corcerls Horeaiend Ulions a1i olber res ianglsd
oiiefy svp'eus Besce IhE mo Assoca0l LsV.9B soel
win ssfu The uuiufs lens rsRi6cSrons O. gtm9uIg 90
tr Hihred IN policy schemes snd Legally E-th9aro ~.
tafies tnd IN Of the vice spIesd misery AID crime OF
wtch iteg srs me rursllg motLefs deem p5llen1
O. rresor ~ o. ealv DAY TO ihe aary ad sc - .s.
uoa 10 setton Tor rtgsisg he C0ns-lu9a ol tatt
Sa.e reiiuon Gs rec by sree an1 ies . ~ ef
G. iubtcrters, sskrR that ne O,ga,ic 50 oi us ~
,houd be- % amended o hereafter forever proio ne
ctSrf q ouces 10 nat STATS. IL cQnio-ily WIN us
r-Cr frr itet TIE Convention re tied % feco ne'd
g. prctiuon OF ell lotteries tr me az ai.-r - e1