The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-12-10

he would reply as politely that be would, with
the following come off:-"Is that yours, sure?
Ah! indeed, believe was mistaken. Well,
gentlemen, who has my bet? suppose it is
gone," &C., when probably he had not within
month before-had as large number of
checks in his hand. But this was the Majors
department, and he filled it we'll. He had to
be supported by some one, and the gamblers
thus INDUCED him TO steal s'sleepers,'' in pref
erence to furnish him with gift or loan.--
But then there was nothing vicious in the
Major; upon his care-worn face he carried
the index of much sorrow He had fallen
he was no gambler--he. was gamblers VIC
tina fallen gentleman
There were different grades of these sssleep-
er" gatherers. Some of them would put
man to sleep with slung shot, knife or pistol.
and then rob him; others would fasten unon
his watch or his pocket book, and should they
be detected, it was worth rams life to ac-
cuse them. Sneh were the inmates of Park
Row, from 1880 10 the year 1s45-and such
are the inmates of these beautiful gambling sa-
Icons. now so fashionable all over the Union.
But have digressed, and must return to the
murder of young Love. For some weeks had
he been visiting this house, and as he hal been
robbed every night, he began to feel unable,
or rather unwilling, to stand it, One night
while at this house, in conversation with
gentleman, he remarked that he had lost every
night he visited the house-that the money
had been taken by the old long-fingered Ma
ior, and that he would like to play if they
would let his money lay sufficient time to win
or lose but he wanted some show. The
young gentleman told him that if he wished
to play, he would watch his bet, and thus pre-
vent his being robbed. The young officer
changed in ten dollars, and received ten ivory
''checks" or counters, about the size of one
dollar each. Without dividing them, he step
ped forward to the table, which was surround
by merchants. aldermen, clerks, and all class
es of individuals, and laid the whole nron one
card. The checks had scarcely left his hand
before one Of the rough class of gambling
hawks lit upon it with as much tenasitv as
well trainedt terrier would upon rat. "Hold,,'
money belongs to me-" Youlie. vi,lair, !, cried
the nfuriated robber. madened at his Ilsuccess
-''voa lie, villain 20 he repeated.
The insult was more thaa the sick man could
bear, and without further ceremony he raised
cane he had in his hand. with tn, intention
Of dealing his assailant well deserved blow.
But alas! in his effort he ruptured a blood YES
sci, and straneling he fell PROSTATE across the
gambling table. the blood covering the cards
and money. Intbis dilemma, all parties were
thrown into consternation-a rush was made
for the door, but before, any one could make
his way out, the. doctor or proprietor OF the
den had turned the key, and swore that no
man should descend the stairs until the blood
should be claansed up and the stranglng man
removed. There was seer e for the artist +,
Upon the gambling table, like slaughtered
OK, Law bleeding and gaspng for life, young
American officer. crying for salt and water to
check the hemorage!
AT the door were officials. and every other
class of men, begging the proprietor to let
them make their escape, lest they should be
exposed, and the gambler swearing there was
no danger of the man dying. and if there was
what was the difference? A door was at last
opened lea'ling into Theatre AlleY and the
pnrty, one at time, permitted to leave. The
Young officer was then removed to small
dark closet, scarcely large enough to hold his
body and physician sent for He came and
gave him some medicine and left. The next
morning, the young men (hss- friend spoken of
as the person he conversed with previous to
making the bet) called to see him he went
to his bed side, and was told by the dying
young man that they had robbed him of his
watch and several hundred dollars in money
| THAT he had sent for physician, bnt he nev-
er came--that another came in his stead.
The young man went Immediately for a
physician, and when he returned, in few
minutes, the young officer was dead! In less
than two hours after his death. his body was
removed from the gamblers strangling closet,
for burial. But his place Of burial, and the
occasion Of his death, as well as what became
of his watch and properly, remains secret
until the present day with his murderers.
This is a startling and painful incident,
young man, but it is true. It happened in a
time that to have attempted it's exposition
would have been worth mans life. And
remember, too, that the breaking up of these
Park Row slaughter houses have only built
others, larger and more dangerous, in more
fashionable portions of the city! Beware of
those guided palaces Of death! They, TOO,
have dark closets, and their owners commit
dark deeds.
New York is not the only place where gam
blers prey upon the youth and inexperienced
They are birds of fight, and are found in
vilages-beware.
GkY' When you lie down at night compos Sc
your spirits as If you were not 10 wake till the
heavens be no more. And when you wake in
the morning, consider the new day as your last,
and act accordingly. Surely that night com
eth, Of which you shall never see the day; but
which of your morning or nights you know
not. Let the mantle of the worldly enjoyment
hang loose about you, that it may be safely