, 1865-03-23
GAMBLING AND GAMBLERS.
Arrests and Conv1cHipug-EsalfrY Fines
-11e LAW Def1ed By our Police
Justices,

For ycass past our city has been cursed by a
| Eung Of tnsolcut gamblers, who hare swarmed in
large numbers upon all our principal avenues Of
trade, md boldly piled their vocation under the
| ly the provisions ot law framed and passed at
their diciatitn, tbcy continued to suck their sus
tenance from the poor victims they had entangled
in their coils. From fathers, noihere, Wiye= and
sstcrs who saw their heart treasures thus drained
ano ssasaed> there came prayer for their punish
demanded change. and the Last Legislature grant
ed ne partial relief.
Undcr The provisions OF this new charter, an
uent and suppression Of gambling. The Commits
etoner, Snpcrtntecdent ind his subordinstes have
eon 56a md Ts ;S They
courts, hut there seems to be but Hide disposition
on the rart Of our Police Justices to aid in the
wcrk Of driving them out Of the city.
But 4 lew Weeks slnce 4 descent was made By
Superintendent Turtle upon large. number OF
1he .pl lo!ession. They we're taken before Justice
qn6 si 9s e IN u,ten @ o. , 51e
try Gne Of Sz5 each. So g1ar1ne was this Viola
uun of Law, and such IN outrsEe Was upou
thoee Of our police oticisls who are car
nestly and honestly al. work to eradicate
the ev1l OF gaming. thar the state's, At
torney 1t once caueed the pritoners to be 1e;
} d91Ha % nna they
On Tuesday last the Chez Of Police and Capt.
Nelson broke up anotheE establishment On the
lhe keeper and nbouta dozen inmates, all Of whom
were engaged IN the game. Yesterday these men
were atTnie ned before Justice McDonnelI, and in
IN The face Of the law, Tue terms Of which are IN.
mistakablc, that astn,e Official dismissed them
with fine Of 80 each ior the Inmates and SIS for
Section IL Of the new charter defines the duties
OF the JuEtce in the premises 1t directs that the
Superintendent Of police, af,cr mak1ne such ar.
rest "shail forthwith convey the person on per-
said city Who shall forthwith proceed 10 hear the
proofs, and II there be probable cause for be-
lieviug that such person OF persons hsve been
said magistrate shsll forthwith order snch pcr.on
or petsoIk to dId good bali with two househoId-
crs In sa,d city. as bis or lheir surety conditioned
for his their appearance at the prooor criminal
court. TO ausver my indictment which rnnv he
found; and in default OF such BAIL then the mag
| the county jail"
uaa coplie with by The Police Justiec ~ etber
Of The instances mentioned above both Fyera set
at defiance. We Eepeat-it Is Useless to expect
apy degree OF success in Cur efforts to ubate the
Csmlng evil until judicial officers respcct audi en-
force the law. We nay abuee and ytllly our pnlico
au,horttes, but w1thont Just cause when alf thrfr
efforts arc nulaaed BY the Justices Of theIpolice
cent. n.,..
new provisions but for the good uame ~ mr.
city, ior the cause Of moralify lei M hsra rho
statutes enforced Or at least moi Knocked bx bur-
lesque administration Of the law,
HoR TOR TIE FR1EHp1tss.-Thtrty ornhan
children from Little Rock, A1kansat, arrived in
this CITY yesterday, under the conduct Of Rev. J.
II. 1csrd, chaplain Of the list A1kaueas infantry.
They were taken to the home :sor the Feaendiesu
and duly cured for. There are eighteen boys from
biz to twelve Years II sge. and twelve g1r1s from
| three to sixteen yeafs OF age. They are In q
/ 1rfFh N1tu fr1n