New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-06
THE TRIBUNE AND THE GAMBLERS.

To the Editor Of The N. Y. Tribune
SIR The bold, independent, and manly course pur.
sued by your journal in relation to gamblers and gam
bling, should receive it justly merits, the thanks
and gratitude of this community. II is impossible to
properly estimate the widespread ruin the desoation
and degradation caused by this aecursed practice The
agents employed to manage these he!s, hearess feel
ipgess cold impassve, unrelentng the tit and proper
instruments for such trade, ever on the alert for
Lew victims, ard they are rarely wanting, owing to
one main cause, the secrecy with which the practice
may be INDUCED in. Visit Of these splendid saloons
brilliant with blaze Of light, every sense gratifed TO
safety costly furniture pncely suppers, with liquors
to incite the timid and make the bold desperate gray
headed men sitting by the side of hord youth manhood
deprived Of proper reflection, and naddened by pay
dead to that despair which ls soon to oyeiake them
carving destruction disgrace and death into the home
Of innocence and cOnfdng love. On, had the power
would sweep from the face of the earth these poison
ed adders that crawl and nsinuae themselves into the
bosom of unsuspecting men to sting them to death
Sir your reporter has only half performed his task let
me add some particulars which you will find, on IN
qury too true. The list given by You is incomplete
| propose to add few more names TO II, with some
characteristic circumstances in relation to the parties
No. l is old Dancy, over Sertield's cigar store,
Broadway. Dancy commenced life as blacksmith
but having become too fond of drink to attend to bust
ness, be was thrown out of employment, and having
by good luck acquired some me ney, commenced the
career VI ShulpNI' ne Is reputeQ 10 be WndL Is
termed in gambling psrlance square player"
No. 2-F. Blackman, corner Of Ann street and
Broadway, opposite the Museum. This man is open
for all the chance being OF the shrewdest Of gam
blers. He has accumulated large fortune, and
spends it zen prince " keeps a span of horses etc.
No. George Hale, No. 1853 Broadway. Hale is
an Epglshman who, 10 connection with Mr. Cotton,
contrves to amuse the New.York Hotel bosrders
more TO his satisfaction than theirs, imagine.
No. 4-January & Young, over Aliens saloon
Broadway Their place illustrates the adage Of The
more you put down the less you take up." Its ap-
pearance and the utter garity Of the people that
most do congregate there, is sufficient warning
without any other evidence, that it is a skianing
game
No. 5-Ransom & Co., Walker street. Dureu,
Conn Co. are the managing agents for this concern.
The former Is held in low estimate by gamblers; the
other party is considered clever by bis compeers
Ransom has been before the public so often that his
antecedents need not be mentioned
NO. o-Alles Farrell McGoggin. These worthy
partners OF handsome tbut ignorant) George Beers
for whom writ is out land who could be found
at any moment If the officer desired it, are probably
the rost sklliul and expert dealers in the United
States. One of these gentlemen became notorious a
few years since as deauter for 500 900 to the
Ocean Bank This man, hcGeggin, has respectable
connections.
No. IL s. Stewart corner of Brosdway aud Ful.
ton. lie was arrested short time since but after a
short interval continued his game, aud most success.
fully He has house for night game on Walker
street, Broadway. lie has realized from doctors
lawyers merchants and clerks over 800 600 in the last
nine months. He is low and vulgar in all his associa.
tons but has good reputation with the sporting cir
Cles.
No. s-Charley IIileman Spring street near Broad
way Injustice was done this gentleman by the short
and curt notice given him the other day. He prides
himself on being handsome man and a big bettor
His house and suppers are unexcepuonable, and his
ingenuity in getting guests Is no less He is
pected with a honse in Washington and another in
Phiadelpbia, apd .he mo8as efrraHd is this: gem