, 1870-01-01
A NICE LITTLE GAME.
The Police pesd1ad Upon a Poker
Establishment and Capture
tho Ipmates
rh. aomos aame ~Th. Roper~iu." !"
"I.ooks1-ou," and Flat"

e,..4,. s,t., the fsYo banx1 IL tht1 citT VETO
closed which happened three 0ontns Azos 1ne
supe.tntendent Of Pol!es rA tnbrmed ta1' -
Il oo1cs game Of poker wts beng ea11ea on Q!
some g1mh1es1 who reio na1tas nanas ~
dollau daily. The exact ioeason o' sno sAa!o
~ mot sace.talued ~ those Interested 1e2t fefJ
| ontet, but thAt It WAS IN exntenee tase
-. not the shadow Of dooht Ihe
superintendent determined, Il possible 70 an-
| cov-r she hiding place, hnd seeofanalJ oe'.oeo
| Dctectye EellJ to unea1th It. hehJ MosAea ~.
| sduou.,y. but hls efforts weze unnrAtlinR unua
| .n~.., no veel. rao, when be'received irtoEma-
ton tcat certain JoanR man - ssanf sae ~
oI "roper.tn" for !ne game ss1Gs ~
.11ts" to 20 mo gambling dens, N:sn u se1 70
their neeeng Ksl{ aeP. % ~ III, sas 9a one
,o; s a,china LEI bin. to1 be 1e9se weat auywhere
nss ocfed d Al lke p,ss wac ~ a1
conductrd The ot1cer *as Lot Sraeaf!eneo Te eo y
in:ng s W % :oIn up which xoa,d Ese nsn c!ae; Z;
Ys.sefda, Is h6o1s cullntnated ~ ne airest ot
~ ~ be va walk,sg along Washington r.es. r.
~ cen Cla1t and Dearborn, aooatt o'eloes u INC
saw re opss & "1n I'M sao1 nv "a aeF
.srns tare seat near xinoox u y: sec9aa q "a
ory. lie At opce eonsludsd aad tSat.J sss1 ne
nss ss iset 1sa1a e g. sa AZ,
Assistant Ie11ntendept soe1so ~ nsseetses M erSa
Tpr nsst1 a Tent np stsss to tic recon! noot a2d
II ocked 1t The door Of the front room nnt no ore
opeLe I'd IT, That tae1l RAulo - IL ~ sUv
r.o,,s wstS suFe a9er s1a eon,1de1aais pasntnE
,as ts,tsrnGs e. = o 1as qaeqs aep
l. we're lh1ee men presenting looei Mho o ~ -
seated corner with ne1spapel Wsa 6,a &c 9aa ~
pfsu ps,lpr % md ,he nst, Tho sta2.ns near
( tsbe On winch Wa rhck Of cardh noiss' q
K aoue one WIS srInE q opsa @ 9t aoo1 y 'ni
r. ~ enicefh rpon gotpg In TO see VII made II,
of dl.eose,ed a5ohtf individual WIG p!1sd 's5, e,
.npsnt sf ., u sr,sr' ~so sa~ asf eld.
q aa," lad u his nsnd and told Us a..aatea wi.a1
h rs5e S1 u zee IL
~, | sefy appearance ot being business once Iae!s
was Usual railing which nseSlnots o!stngs! ot1
il payers on DC, Eap1 &c In the req nj. ro2a ~
Wa aootnes, xhlcn w& Represented ne F1c
H. ~ ntcrr " ~ door, va frostsd in accoaance VIII
o. nIiye,sAl custom. with the exception spac. =
ahors three inches wde on which *a4nisa as xa1
Rs rom Ifo s." Tho letter. were paa.sd on ta
=. g!ass very i1senioatly. II TAey Ne1e 'Moc1ed
tSs ~l'h hlsck PANT t9 such mauneEn 20 1 leas
ne Eern 81 any one from the front looklnio.ct
NJ aet In the "consults1ton room WAS fot1d POI
III u, The ufe o{ this box was very eslaat Il Ma
PLACED against The connecting door, ,ona nne w
"a! itotirV 1t the " nats II band. TO walk over az
1ed tell Ill opponent what ca1as he ,wiiloa' MAJ
- ffheie 3 ~ we're holes in the doors. thrugh wh!t
wIres bud heen run and connected Wit The bo
tom Of the 1shle BY eJces tcteTs- Tie Eanol
placed his knees against these ecreEs lsa "11s
~, acd could tell BY tue signals Rren Vhaher to
Of Of not He was also tep. po,ted@ @ ~ calis1 ,. y
trained eur, when certain cards we're 0t
ns u he sns sas 1te afe fsFfs
W. has been runner for gambling nouts . 70
ex- time, Tue icr1ner was tie 1oote. Ut y and
X 1t latter the "rcper.!n." Ine 2tnef org ga3e !
aten nAne Of George u Bauer. ~ @ Ma1 I'LL. LII .oh
VI :, no right TO go into his private Office !. WAS
~ deed pirate, for 70 one Hls run ~ ouk tne
lied se t3s ~ nn1V nne mn Wns sTored Ii
:;ne, a1d when be had lost ali hs meme, anott
y. me WAS admitted TO lore all he had Win bin
a. e9eissed % .n,1ude neon me ps.ey =
ieY. for gambler, when they sef 1e!lof nas1n'
good and sure thing, are apt to p achs -
TIE nat captured, VINO gag NJ 1nmo tas ~ ~
EtpHn merchant Of this cttY. He stAttl that
met Barney on Dearborn streef: CANT q po
Il Sn,cn S Bsfps' s1an ss0 e sf
'snt. lcstcs Of take half the proo,a: He had Lost
leae 10 when the lt scent waa made
hian The quattette were tneen to tne Ce3tIai \
bolIc ton, 6Lo admitted to ball. ~ Inc HHnnlioB
Io11y pro9idea that al peIsona arrested for Eanpl
,uti thall be Immediately 1aken bef0fc 1usl6o OF
i 10 PrAce ard examined. DatleT E.sa oo 20 a. n T.
In sam Of f5nO and the others $50 each, for oe
Ao' nj FL L 'a aotee Ssnc w. in1eauced Into
viii cago By the men mentioned. Iae nusine.1
ME- st Iouts soon, b-A will not do 70 now. II u
pre- poaltble 10 say Row much mnney theI nase q
oc. frou ttcae who we're enfieed into tne p!aet,
no. oeon reading .n, VII anvs51 fs5R Il los
.rinc, | once" at No 70 Warrington atreet