Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-11

EEov Gamblers Bob their VietiHia-AH
Interesting Disc0verY-Ehe tfambler's
Telegraph
From the Cleveland Ohio Hsraldl
The Cook gambling affair has led to some I'M
portant disclosures iu the affairs Ot ths sport
ing fraternity" but nothing as we have Jet
seen OF heard Of equals il interests g discovery
made in this city yesterday.
COnlisk one OF the men concerned IN haee-
ing the Paymaster Cook, was 8 hsquant visitor
TO this city, and occupied rooms IA tae thIrd
story Of the Parsons block. on Superior strest-
He had contracted debts here and yesterday an
attachment was issued against the properly Iu
his rooms. Sheriff Lewis aud Dsputy SbaTl-
Whtaey went 10 serve the aItaehment and N
the coaIss Of their researches made some rich
discoveries
The rooms occupied BY Conlisk On Che thLd
floor consist Of q sitsing-rOom where the gam
bling was done, aRd bedroom. The sitting
room was furnished in the usual manns1s and
bsd a fsro-table nesr the windows, and . draw
uoker table In the center Of the rooms with
/ chairs placed to each. The walls and ceiling OF
the room arc papsred, with white paper Of star
pattern.
/ Directly over the ROOMS are t7To small ICONS
] also occupied by Conlisk, but rot furnished. a
norton of the flooring has been removed 10 the
| room Immediately over the gambling room, and
/ a small hole bored through the ceiling OF t1e
room below shove each OF the tables. As the
holes come directly through the center Of etar
psttsrn in the paper, they are scarcely dlslr-
! ruishzble from below Each hole Is 30 placed
As 70 enable 8 person applyiag his eye 20 lti TO
look directly IL the hand Of the player seated I'D
the chair below.
( An ingenious tslegTapbic signal machine was
i discovered communicating between those holes
in the. room above and the chair Of the gambler
in the room below. A HiTe, having handle
~. h-1. T-r1~ haa-r
of the room above and the csiHag Of the room
below Co the corner Of the gar1bi ing room and
bedroom. Is enters The bedroom ard passes
down in the corner, being concealed By g st-lp
Of board nailed up ard pspered over. 1t then
passes under the h0er Of the gambling room CO
the table, where small piece Of the flooring has
been cas away close by the table leg, where the
PLAYING There it terminates Ia spring ana
hsmuler, concealed by the carpet
The melh0d Of WCrkiug this invention Tor
robbing By iritschinesy seems TO have been d
follows: Tho xielim to be operated upon hn-s
two chairs drawn mp to the ts6le- In one q
these the gambling thief seats himself at once,
placing his foot over she Telegraph hammer.
The victim is obliged 70 take the other wliea
ia placed in The proper position for playing
The gamblers aceomplica In the 1oom above
stretches himself on q mattrasss with his eye as
the paep-hole-and oas hand gTasplng me ie-a-
, gTsph handle. The hole is SO placed that b
car lock directly down into the hand Of bug
victim.
AS soon as be sees tdo cards he telsg1apls
their DESCRIPTION according 60 an arranged code
of signals By pulling toe handle, when the ham
! mer Strikes ihe number Of raps on the sole q
he gamblers boot OF slipper, the sound being
/ mufisd by the carpet. OF course it is easy %
see that tAe man who SITS down 70 play with
/ such q gambler is robbed as surely, completely
and systematically as If he had been bound
hand and foot aud delivered over % hga-
: wayman, and Of the two robbers, the highWs7-
man would be the m0re decent nan.
These rooms have bean occupied GO Faflou7
i times by Conlisk, Major Barker ana ot9si
( vambleFs, residents and ncnTesideuts Of tai-
+; city Sons highly rssPee'aks eiiizsHs L.as -
, could nasis have visited those rooms, ana niis-
: undoubtedly fought the tiger Waoes
shadow of q chance agniass l5s teell ail- ca =
J. There are other rooms 10 tAis CITY uaee tlL
It gambling purposes, which are treqgenieo oy
sar,e of our best citizens, Who would dreal g
Yea tbeir names published, and whose names Z
rrbFsbed. would siartie and shock their iriea.a
: and he public. Are there no tel9gIa2ns p
D. these rooms