Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18
4 NET FOR COUNTRY MERCHANTS.
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From tho New York Sun.

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From tho New York Sun.
The Twcnty-sixth street gambling house
has orgpnized a campaign for The winter on
an original and comprehensive system,
after tho Badcn-B Baden school. The house
is but q few doors west OF Broadway, and
not fir from tho aristocratic st. james llo-
tel. 1t is II fivo-story brown stone front,
and is occupied by score of tho card fra
tcrnity Women, elegantly dressed, aut-
ter in and out it's doors During tho carly
evening the ilutter of silks and laces and
the simmer of jewels grow most brilliant
These women are what are termed by gam
blers elegant cappers. They inveigle
many wealthy victims into this gambling
den.
One-half tho number Of mon ut this house
are young and handsome men, dressed in
tho richest Of clothes. They pretend to
represent scions of Fifth avenue and other
aristocrntic neighborhoods. These young
men have engaged day board for the Win
ter in uptown fashionable boarding
hou scs-one in each. The oldest of tho
crew arc men who have travelled exten-
sivcly. Five of them have been runners
for New York, Philadelphia, Boston and
Cincinnati wholesale houses. They have
a more extended circle of acquaintance
than any other class Of men on the CONT
nent They know thousands of country
merchants who visit New York to purchase
goods and the piles of each. These have
day board ut the hotels, and, like their
companions, arc agents of this gambling
house.
A square game of faro, keno, roulette,
monte, or rouge ct noir is not played Mt this
house. GAMBLERS not interested in tho
game are not allowed there. The associa-
ton is combination gambling ring. Their
runners obtain access to all circles of SO.
cioty. How they effect this it is not neces-
sary to explain; but they manage it to per-
fiction. They are at all the grand recep-
tons, and their lady companions are from
among the families Of the millionaires. If
the young lady has brother who COM
mands ready money, she is favorite with
one of these young men. Their syst I'm
for making acquaintance is so perfect that
they become the best known men in the
city. Some of them frequent the Manhat-
tan Club They lounge in the parlors of
their respective boarding houses after din
ner, and mingle with the boarders. They
are asked out with rich men, and ask
if by accident, as they converge on New
York life, gambling bells are spoken of.
Just look into some of the most elegant
ones some night is suggested and agreed
upon. They 60 to tho Twenty-sixth street
house, Of course. The stranger is not
asked to play. He sees half-dozen of fine
appearing men at the table toying with
ivory chips. Others occupy magnificent
settees and chairs. Luxury surrounds the
apartments, and instead of a ''hell, Us the
new visitor has imagined, he finds an abode
of elegance. He is offered seat near the
table. He looks on and sees men accum1-
lating stack after stack of white, blue, red,
and black chips, and changing them in for
money. He is irresistibly drawn to the ia
BILE. If he plays, he loses as long as he
lays his money down. These whom he
sees playing and winning are members of
the fraternity. The money they win is
passed in again, and so the game runs on.
r. Those VINO operate with country mer-
chants accompany them when they pur-
chaya goods, win: their favor, and are taken
With them to their brilliant gambling bells.
Not an honest card is turned. A number
Spf the associates of this house may be seen
On the corners of Twenty-saxth street and
Broadway during sunny afternoons. They
E:ara the dealers. and older cappers. These
wear diamonds and q profusion of :jewelry.
E1G3y: occupy seats near the windows-a& the
Hoffman and st: James, and crowd respect
able people off the walks. The young men
who intrude snake-like into higher society
are never. seen there or in company with
gamblers; but at Central Park, the thea
tres, and first-class balls, they may always
be found.