The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-15

>. nroscnt cursed with the largest
Of thieves, gamblers and loafers
that have ever infested it within our
recollection. There is a den on Water
Street. between Main and Sycamore,
seems to be their headquarters
They have a show up stairs, over
Wells tobacco store, containing a cage
of animals, generally termed the
+" Happy Family" which are on EXIT
bition in the front room. In the back
room they have a gambling arrange
ment; and every greenhorn that goes
up there is sure to lose his money
The gambling game consists of throw
ing dice for various prizes, one of
which is $500 in gold. A mar by the
name of J. f. Linn, Of Livingston,
XIV. was swindled out of $50 last
Friday afternoon, and it was done IN
this manner: He went up to see the
show, and presently another man came
up, apparently a stranger, but n OF
the gang, who is called a capper, }
and after looking around, finally got
irto the back room, and proposed to
Linn that they should try their luck
together, each one paying half of the
stake. Linn was drinking slightly,
and of course agreed to the PROPOSE
tioE. He then threw the dice, and
the game keeper counted them,
and said be had throwed forty
seven. which won the $500 prize,
but said they had not paid him,
for the throw, which was 5000. The
" capper" put up 800, but Linn only
had$3O, which he Immediately handed
over, and the " capper" put up his
gold watch to make up the balance.
The game-keeper then counted the
dice over again, and said that he had
made a mistake the first time; that he
had only thrown thirty seven instead OF
f~orty-seven, and that he had not won
anything, and kept the money. Linn
reported this affair to the police
officers, but no arrest was made. The
"capper" afterwards gave Lima So to
pay his way out of town, to keep him
from making a fuss.
Another young "a went in there,
and was done the same way, only that
be did not have the money to put up,
but went out in town aud offered to
pay S25 for the use of $500 for half an
1 hour. He found a friend who had the
, money, but he would not let him have
I it until he went and investigated the
d case, and when he found what it was
Of course refused to give it to him.
7 Another person was beat out of$lOO
q but as he was going to make a fus
o about it, they returned it to him.
$ Such places as this ought to b.
o closed up at once by the police, in or
der to protect the unsophistieated
IS They have a license for their show
K but their gambling is contrary to tn
city ordinances and to all other laws
IS We call upon the Marshal and Chic
: of Police to clear out these birds o
u prey That have settled down over tn
} city, and advise our citizens to loo
le to their door and window fastening
Is and sleep with a revolver under thei
II pillows while they remain in town. l
is a shame on our city that such seal
lawags are permitted to carry on ii
this way, aud we shall expect to hea
of the whole batch being arrested
the police do their duty. Enforce tn
a vagrant law, also, and drive out II
- horde Of gamblers that can be seen i
SQUADS, going around looking for
"a " soft snap" to work on. clear the
ne out, and rid the city of their presence
>. FIRE IN Recommendations
20 o'clock on Saturday morning, a larg
frame building was destroyed by fiji
on the Kentucky side of the river, b.
tween Alton and Leavenworth. II
in fire occurred just after the meeting
oh the Tarascon and Morning Star. an
10 was between the two. The ligf
he being seen by the pilots of both boat
I a each had apprehensions of I'll
destruction Of the other. The CT
cumstance having been mentione
90 early Saturday evening, a report WI
lay circulated on Saturday night whic
OF in circulation soon assumed the shat
of a positive assertion that the Tia
ian ascon had been burned. The office
by of the Lawrence removed the doubi
ON having stated the cause Of the ligl
in and the arrival of the Tarascou
the time last night, removed all lingeri
his ~apprehensions on the subject.
THE "Cow CAsE."-This case
not yet done. The jury failed to agr,
Ks late Friday night. and the matt
siv stands as it was before. A new hei
ing has been set for next Friday, |
fore Justice Davidson. A great ma
people seem to'be interested in &
case, and large crowds have attend
the court.
Cor NABBED.-Two young m
whose M we withhold, got OF
regular lark" on Saturday mig
and went around to several saloo
raising quite a row and disturbing
~ 9' peace. The Chief of Police arrest
them, and lodged them in the Stat
House until they cooled off. III
will have to make a small donation
the city's exchequer this morning.
dis WARY WoBBLER.-We saw a nj