The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-06
TUE ANTI-GAMBLlNG CHEAT
TUE SWfNDLERS 70 mr. BROrGHT
EErOhL JUDGE cox O-D1T.

rat'ou- Nerchauts' signatures FORGED
VESTS Operations in Broukl, n-Wherc
Galwny aud John Green Come In.
Ec.srs West and Galway, after writing cring.
tnr lc.cr. to the press bo2gng Tor a suspension Of
p.."-o ...un untl they could defend themselves,
mi I'D. ring that they were always ut their Office
tohc.t % hy any one, and their books open to the
Iu.r,.' on OfWy one, have conceded themselves In
iou, ..u boz lirIoNyn, and cannot be found by the
officers ar lcntlY waiting to pay their respects. We
desire nothing 80 much an opportunity TO exam.
uc thc subscription book Of the ant. gamblers, DO.
eau, rou, facts which have come before our per.
.onal kn Wedge It is moro than probable that manv
ofbc therein inscribed are rank forgories II
Is notorious to men OF the world that there aro
NcaltHy merchants like Jay Cooke who arc liberal
melting Charity herself bat have no time to in.
'cstgatc. They glance a, the list OF subscribers and
i hey recognize The names Of men who are some-
''at cautious in their donations they are satisfied,
aud shell out tiOO without hcsit,tion.
now THE FoRGgRiEs WERE COMMITTED.
Jay Cooke s notorious for this. He was caught
At the very commencement OF the association by the
name Of Horace Greeley which has been hiunted by
these scoundrels so persistcntly before the world
that men hesitated to arrest the evil doors on
count Of his supposed connection with tho afir.
their turn, served for bait, and whenever these
double.dyed backguards wanted name to catch
merchants subscription they wrote boldly the name
Of some great one such az Cladn, or A. T. Stewart
Or Mott, the iron man, or Helmboli tho drusgis,-
which familiar In the ears OF New Workers
IS household words. Their m0ilS 0psrI7di was ex-
painei To the Sun reporter by very respectable
.,ntleman who was engaged by them In 81 secre.
AIRY AMI bookkcepor. lie stayed exactly two weeks
nd three days, the reason of his quitting their scr
''e abruptly being his horror at being required TO
forge lie name Of wealthy merchant In the sab.
tcription.
NAN wTO KNOWS WHAT uE Is TALKING.
This gentleman, whose name we Withhold at pre-
sent but WHO can be produced II At any time the
desperate ylsius now In thc meshes Of tie law dare
t. deny it, declares that the whole thing was fraud:
that there assoc lton; that they pu. down rs
members people who subscribed, but who had,no
more notion OF becoming members than OF chal
longing the Khan of Tararr that they talked among
themselves like hardened cheats, and made continual
I''ertncos 70 past exploits In which they had been
partners; ani that during the fortnight that he was
IN ucr employ ie saw 70 force OF detectives and
atlemrt to prevent gambling.
This forgery OF names IN a subscription book has
been practiscd by Mr.. H. X West in other p,sces
aud for other purposes The story of his expulsion
Of Kiugs County will prove this. II had been re.
solved BIS that body to Eet up durng the Presiden.
~
wiewam in Fulton avenue committee was ap-
pointed, With Instructions 10 prepare books OF sub
scrpticn. and to enrnst them to suitable individuals
Une Of the collectors our honorable friend r. r.
West, who has had cousid cradle practice In the
business. aud has reduced Il to fine art He mhkos
~ for II just % an actor would for the stage II he
Il going to strike aeletgyman. bis garments are OF
somhre lue and prsonic cut II he designs cutting
ont q business man he dresses in a suit OF tweeI
with bright neck tie: but if lac Is going TO play spy
a. q faro bark he vcars the faded. seedy splendor
o. i"urii-c'ass gambler out u luck VITA such
Ecc Wp.i-hmeuts " might reasonably I've expected
that hv would have collected 4 large amount.
WEST RNrFLLrD raos rns vFrgsAS's ASSOCIATION.
but he did not, nor did the others over whom N.
b. obtained u complete Ssc endaucy. when the
len va, over, and the Association began paying the
PIPER, The President, Gen. Gvzlly had 10 loan S21J
out VI his private pocket to make things square
A. inve.ilz COTTON was ordered. and Committee 40.
Ion'". 20 - mine the accounts Of the coll.c ors
and among tlem those OF the Hon II r. West
lie coll. ted according TO his own documents S352,
TIE greater part Of waicll, however he Ii.I1tsei
ior TIE expense Of the collection, and for the re
uand"r he claimed that IN many instances where
person subscribed g., he would mark SIS 10 en-
etLasy ''.'r~ % a liberal subscription.
NOV ...N'a l.e Association got out oi the gallant
N,lus 'Ir informant member OF toe Committee
q li't.a--tUu, Il1 forgotten. but IL was a small
'wu lie v-, expelled on the 23d Of December
N'n .ua. J -p'rt uaacd Lrprh, WI, ha! collect.
Cd 81 'ue eS2cu.e- amounting 10 ts50, by which
ual-c''r he r'e'enie. TO be ! - out u pocket
tui ".,t 4.abe generosity, he forllvo ;hs orgsui
zllHL - tra'. H. "c.pr. g- spirit dil mol save
I'm, iur ue was expelled along With brot.rr West
Thee 'i.t' can 20 sUh.tndliel by Gen. Gu,lay
IN. IurI.., Ir-' cent, 10! urnlcrs OF th- AssIcia-
uor - W. .rN#1N," Euuis, Chlrl1n oi tnr
men ~crr Dp"'ri. We would have printed tie
minute lt' 'iu- Poo ne expulsion. bat some Two
months ago o." m.ru." hook WIS secured oI LA.
oI TIE name oi Nc1o' rru by strltasem.
NOW oNg oF TIE GANG STOLE 4 nook.
Tho book Vas Ia the possession VI the sacr..ar,,
VT wills. Will, bee VI, away NJ work. Mc,iuN.
en- men, 81 Of the Association, called IL; MS house
ana asked Mrs. Willis tor the book. styiny that he
h.l been sent by her husband She gave - ~
I'-Gsi 'tlngl, and tllt WIS me last ever seen OF
".y t-t caei rOund upon Gen GOLl-y and de-
handed rom him letter declaring that ne, the
Aforesaid West, had never been expelled. 'lhi- tie
"rirgll leiused 10 give hin, ana he ma &c dreadful
ilryats o. what he would do u this were rot gwen
10 him. lie swore he would maze Goz!ay repent It,
had done nothing and said nothing, was rather
lord upon the former President o, the Association.
give him the ioitoc, whe euUon West became 30
angry and so noisy that he WAS exp.l.ei from the
Engineers Department, ol watch the GeEerai - one
vi the ornaments.
GALwAI's LOTTERY DIN
West las a dandiheI appearance and a naughty
air, which may serve to account for the desperate
fight he is making against power that must crush
him. II l. believed that he has OF late been endrIy.
urng to make Tor himself a position Ia brooklyn.
md secs wth sorrow the dreadful aspect of the fu
iure Among lie policy men he Is considered as
having Tar less brains than Galway, who together
T..h Bartlett mas done some OF the greatest swim
u NJ ON record. One Of them informed Il, that
VI u hal pOnty zen al 30 hudson avenue, BROOK
llu, While Galway Was at II Wall street. Galway
Wa ever n lreuzIcd gambler, ami used 10 back hs
own books tlat is 10 say he used to take the
chances himself On one occasion, however a mer-
tltIt who had passion for pai ing policy lLyes.ed
l.rge amount, AMI Galaxy ,cos the chances.
me merchant won ycIJ large amount and Gal.
way, lvin; unable 10 pay. made q mOOnlig 4 I'll ting,
% ne great content ~ The ne bprs!1l the policy
IoJ.u- Was hy TO means tie worst ttatarc vi Gal
~ den. Behind in the back room the real vii.
IlUN w. transacted. There he used to lave a skin
i'ter gTue-pla,ing against boys o. sixteen GLd
Feritcn. They played with gold for TIL man
t-u-At TEEN mat the bags which taey carried TO and
'u were fe dom counted, and IL ttey pnraed o
f"HI. OF ilrc,s a. would not DC found out, or II IL
va Wo..u Ire considered a mistake. So the raw
Hlrvh played against Galway ana lie friends, ana
were 'n. creed 90 al-"Jud- lriycn from II in
J." Co.. :. fore hey had vel entered il.
80" byINa., West and bon 'lrtt came ~ form this
'.-- 100 lus t'm b. "a Cu.lIu- ,NauplC OF nos
much " dom may De Iouni coupled with childlike
lDty II race Gr'elty. lgun first % last was made
o TOO. VI. Lose i.C. Huul come 10 him. ts.to!ll.
j. Nt.i ana Bartlett, "..'l faster ItM, flyI u-un
iIui ANA rot hlm 10 I'd. Ger Ug'.y. ta be- yrtten ~
Tie Association. me subordinate. nf H. ONE.
( urht dal,y battles v!u LlW llYUt h,n Lut he
"ult not be undc,oiypi uuit bic I.u'.,rrrs ial
sent Wrctcled suicides into t.s. ut.yl. world. md
'uA TO Internal sCpUAlrr.s = -i..l- lY,l u.il .,-
'. , and had fastened lyon g.. cuumui.g ia,
N-t Dcsu'efous swarm Of all.ls t,t ever .Glk.q
t. rtu- q uuanity.
JOHN GaEgS.
''a bright originator. OF the scheme was re-