Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18
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From tho New York Sun.
The Twenty street gambling house
has organized campaign for the winter on
an original and comprehensive system,
after tho Baden Baden school. The house
is but a few doors west OF Broadway, and
not fur from the aristocratio st. James Ho-
tel. It is a five-story brown stone front,
and is occupied by score of the card fra
tornity. Women, elegantly dressed, Aut-
ter in and out its doors. During the early
evening the Nutter 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 the number of men at this house
are young and handsome men. dressed In
the richest Of clothes. They pretend to
represent scions Of Fifth avenue and other
aristocratic neighborhoods. These young
men have engaged day board for the VIM
ter in uptown fashionable boarding
houses-one in each. The Oldest of the
crew are men who have travelled extern
for New York, Philadelphia, Boston and
Cincinnati wholesale houses. They have
more extended circle Of acduaintances
nent. They know thousands of country
merchants who visit New York to purchase
goods, and the piles of each. These have
day board at the hotels, and, like their
companions, are agents of this gambling
house.
A square game of faro, keno, roulette,
monte. or rouge ct noir is not played at this
house. Gamblers not interested in the
game IRE not allowed there. Tie associa-
ton is combination gambling ring. Their
runners obtain access to all circles of 60.
ciety. How they effect this it 10 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 a brother who COM
mands ready money, she is favorite with
one of these young men. Their syst an
for making acquaintances is 80 perfect that
they become the best known men in the
city Some of them frequent the Aanhat-
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
rich gentlemen out with them. Then, as
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 the Twenty-sixth street
house, of course. The stranger is mot
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 q shell, as the
new visitor has imagined, he Ands an abode
of elegance. He is offered q seat near the
table. He looks on and sees men accum7-
lating stack after stack of white, blue, red,
and black chips, and changing them in for
money. He is irresistibly drawn to the t.
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 ia
passed in again, and 80 the game runs on.
f--Fhose whus opekAte with country mer-
chants. da0dnpany = tb6ms khen- they p1r-
| chan goods, win THAR faSoq; and.Are taken
Will 6em to ther ril1isnt gambling hells.
Got1 Ms honest Gard is turned. Il number
l4 tA6 associates of this house may be1aen
En- the corners lot r Snty-nxth ,streets md
Broad 4ay during sunny enersoons. Icy
ErathN dealera: and older cappers: pse
Ekear damond1and . profusion ofsjew11ry.
s0ecdpYs near the vino ~ the
Hap AndBk James, and crowd respect
ablpeQpde of the walIaa The young men
who 7qffuds spak like into higher society
are neversseams th1r6 or In company with
-gambiers; but at Central Park, the thea
tres, and first-class balls, they may always
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