New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-03
thnm arc shut up through fear Of O. raid by the
Pce but Il ia said that In week two they will be

Ioveu AT the latter the lights were out and the rahA
shut NJ The proprietor stood at tho door "-'
over his left eye He explained that he was III
s ovnactation OF raid, but II II did MT come on ne
won,d no open Monday night At No t3 BoSery q heh'
W.. vos :, nrogress AT No ESQ Grand-st, corner
~ the Bswery the reporter noticed that he was Narrowly
watched by locking artist witt dyec
AS he LEFT he must have followed by this
for as soon es he gained access TO NO. lSs bo"erS
the same man entered tho room, and, speaking to the
man in charge OF the cuebox called his attention tc
the reporter When he left he noticed that the
left too and as lie walked up the Bowery he looked
around froIn time TO time and the cueman sti on
es track At ~ nus tbe esse At tie
norter got upon the front platform or ThrdaVe car
eft the car at Seyenthst and found himself confronted
by the same three men, all very mach out OF oresih
The reporter now confronted one OF LIS pdrsuers iu
| the following dialogue occurred;
| Reportor-Here, want You
| Gambler stepping uplI"hat Is itf
G.--For whats
R-Chlps. .
RI did MT know bu. what yol had seme and might
here-somethng fancy but rst-caes for shooting Look
out Dent get in front Of itt goos of easy call IT
eccentric action, because IL 1t takes dislike TO man
1 and he don't 20 or" 1t goes of itself.
The man mutered something to hmSeif and vent away
| THE SKIN CANE
II will now he proper 10 state how the skin games are
carried on. The houses where they ere to he found
infest the whole city all conducted on tie same
principle and all those who frequent these places sooner
or later become aware Of tho fact that s TO be
made at faro, except by those IN the rinC Connected
with almost every faro bank are the pimps business
Is TO entice "glls," OF, in other words persons not
acquainted with the business or familiar WIN inc
ropes" once inside the victim seldom eseapes without
loss. These pimps encountered In all pubic places
and resorts. They manage to worm themselves INTO the
society of the strangers selected by mem Is
| most promising, and at once establish an Intimacy.
They are well dressed and 20 all outward appearance
gentlemen Of leisure agreeable and pleasant 10 telr
|
necessary further their object They oil have stated
the gains being divided into three parts Of which
goes the banker to the dealer and the remaining
money or chips to gamble with by tho dealer and win.
or loses as the exgeneies OF the case deman P1Ps
always ose requesting the victim TO follow theE Dess
and when all his exhausted he told that he
has only had little streak obad luck, which all must
Connected with tho lower Of banks Is supply Of
doubtful wine and worse liquors. for the consumption OF
who tastes it is beyond the power of selfcOnro.
lie then rocklessy and when MS money gone be Is
street where he is soon picked mp by the Police Many
of the banks arr conducting species OF the pawn bro
they have often Offer their watches cnain rings, dn-
Inond whatever articles they have ia their
tAat Je converted into money. At inst they are
value of tie article pledged tine deaies saws We don't
do business that way; system is checks for money
and money Tor checks, but I will advance you some
Among the devices used in the conduct OF the skin
games dealing % cards the sanded cards which
thus defeat the otherwise successful bets. one would
think this impossible where there Is "taly-bQN" or
cueboaId kept But in these places IL is always man
aged by confederate, who without the slightest inco
yeHeuce makes Ibs tally agree with the dealers box
ers eiore tneir eyes. The in game e also assisted ~
the crss ,A tho dae d5ea 50 n pl13 s peI
SS..,ed on tie las. lorn-a. period Of tie game
when tine bets are heaviest and most numerous a the
last turn ANNOUNCED by me coniedcrate at tho "cue
Lo the dealer informs tho players chat the successful
caors win receive s. iorSl. Thus. If there were pos
sinitv OF their calling correctly theT would receive
40 per cent more than - usually paid But
tle dealiuG-hox is so constructed as 10 deceive te
players ana render lIupossiDle Tor them 70 strike me
combination and the four last cards IN the box, being
known 10 the dealer be easily shifted changed to
suit the occasion me box Is an ingenious mechanical
cOntyance and must have required considerable study
and care IN its construction. The cards used by the
dealer are prev iousy ualkea thus ehaDng nm 10 read
each card from its back Tim brace the outside OF
each end 81 the box and running directly under the top
frame Of the box Is to all appearances fastened to
the main box by Y9 screw heads but these are raise on
the end next TO the dealer Inc frame OF tls box eA
10 AZ IS S as tte shadow on the side Of the box as
possible Behind this brace, and on the end next to
n T%e down exposes the ends Of the cards
TO tie view OF the dealer. The result Is easily eie
ase 70 the bank any money checks he can play IN
partnership with gun" In this manner the swinG l
tend to be experts in all the old lodges and modes OF
g9dns coa1sGtSd Tt I9S pecuST IN the
movements of the dealer The change u made aite the
bets have been placed on their IeSPectye cards The
denomination Of the two las esds, however, Is not
Sseertaned then, but at the commencement OF every
new deal After the cards have been thorough shuied
cut and squared, the dealer picks up the box WIN MS
right hand and the cards with the left and while insert
ing the pack into the box notes the character OF the TWO
last cards he then boxes the cards as usual ana com
mences TO deal After sixteen turns have been dealt the
confederate usual, calls out, one turn, gents And
results The dealers OF this game very quick and
cunning If player should turn his head Tor a few
moments and not clearly watch ms chlps, they are
snached up by the dealer who caught in the act begs
pardon he has much 10 attend TO that he Is liable
10 make little mistakes they must be overlooked as they
The game at the corner Of Grand and Bowery, backed
by McCioud, is a skin game Of the worst type. The
reporter allowed himself TO be roped In here, SO as to
ascertain precisely how the thing Is done lie was met
outside the door on Grand-st by pimp who a1ter
answering several inquiries, offered 10 introduce the
reporter TO a man who was mighty nice Fellow
Accordingly arml-arm they entered the Golden Realm
The first thing done by the bospitabe host was to kindly
invite the reporter to test some very line brandy mat
he could recommend az being equaed by none TINS slde
of the water AS you have accidently visited u.s., he
sa tt VOW wc an IN Nv nno nave the sgntes.
so Inclined visit aeainJ At this another pnp stepped
@ey Of the game the ss peg oa 20 SSnS s
the world" said he al you copper your bets atern
ately you bound TO come out ahead II Won like we
Will invest 5O anu and as you don't thoroughly under
stand the game yet don't mind playing for YOU" How
as the Tas 10 IoS against all these bands
epithets on his head-of which he only remembers now
money in mik-tickets." Turning into The B"wSry he
visited fewer than six different places where skin
are Oh all hudled
| together.
| GAMES.
Games extensively carried in Ann. Barclay and
Futonsts. in the day time. In Annst where the raid
took place Saturday they commenced at No 1 and
continued every alternate number through the block to
Nassaust Both sides OF the street full OF faro
banks, branches of the uptown game, which are only
open at night These are supported by all classes
but principally by brokers, by those engaged in
tile banking, and other occupations that close
early hour After Office hours these frequent
gamnghOuses and spend their afternoons IN buck
ing tiger" All OF these games are skin games,
those foolish enough to invest have TO suffer the
auences THE TRIBUNE reporter found IL difficult 10
tain admission as IL is general rule 10 allow in