New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-03
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and the Ace places check upon the Of tho
Jack and let's the OF his checks lean toward the ae
whck is dagonally opposite the Jack and II he wishes
" bet that the Jack will be the losing card and the ACC
Awning card, he "coppers the check resting on tho
corner OF the Jack. player may bet that two cards
side BY side, or opposite will win, by placing his checks
| between them, and he may bet upon four cards by
pacing MS checks In the center OF the table, midway be-
tween the cards selected. To the unnated the gamo
at first Is Of course, ncomprehensble but it easily
too easily learned, and the facility with which green
horns throw down thor checks, "heel" and copper
their bets is only exceeded by the rapidty which
those same checks raked In by the bank
However interesting tho game, and notwithstanding
the fact that the ownership OF immense sums depend,
upon the turning OF card, almost profound silence
exists around the board. No sound Ia heard but the
click Of ivory checks in the hands Of
player. No impatient calculations ar imprecatons
nounce that player has lost although he may have
lost all that he possessed shout OF triumph or salts
faction follows fortunate bet The dealer shuies and
deals his cards with air Of indifference the banker
gances keeny from face TO face to note the efect OF
losses or gains the box keeper watches each card
as ii appears upon the table and checks 1t OIL In all OK
| the "aris.ocratic" houses supper Ia provided, az
which the players are invited to parakc Of every DELI
cacy that the season the dollhouse can Afford Ihe
finest game abounds wine and liquors flow like water,
and the rarest fruits served In the most delicate ana
elaborate service The supper Of rst-cass faro hans
ments. In these houses the gamo played in the draw
ingrOoms The furniture IL Of the most tasteful ana
elegant description, the floors are richly carpeteH
the ceiling frescoed, the walters (who are generally
negroes) obsequous, and everything IS done to
make the rooms attractive.
TRIBUNE reporter engaged, during last week IA
visiting OF the most select vel as some OF tho
ewest faro banks In the NewYOrk He found that tho
utmost caution exercised, and wherever he ia
quired the for Il, lie invariably informed tas
the recent expose or tho keno and panel games had
frightened both the bankers and players. The players
indeed, seemed to be chiefly professional gamblers.
| JOHN MoRRIssEY.
The first house visited by him John Morrissey's.
No West Twentyfourth-st, opposite the Fifth Avenue
Theater now kept by named Walsh. lie found
doorstep negro servant who had rnng the bell
and waiting for admission. The seemed not IN
disposed to enter into conversation; but almost imme
datey. the inner vestibule door shut and wicker
I'm the outer door opened. The reporter receded
into the shadow leaving only the servant exposed To
view, md the door opened, lie entered With tho
servant. A somewhat corpulent, OF blonde COM
pexon and with a bald head confronted the reporter
in the vestibule He let in after some hesitation
Passing through the drawing ROOM tho reporter noticed
party Of four engaged at euchre. Following the BALD
headed into the third room, he one man play
ing faro. This room Is built IN the shape Oh rotun,
with a dome the ceiling from which is suspended a
fine chandelier with twelve burnerS The walls are pa
and hangings OF the three are rich and in tho
most exquisite TASTE the center servants
engaged laying the table for supper The reporter
sat the faro table TO watch tho game and the
bald-headed sat down ct the game TO watch the
pile of checks bb5l9a5 him. 999 sat with huge
one dealing the cards The player kept the cueoo1 Tor
| himself
The stakes were high and tire reporter was not lo'gin
discovering that he should DO suspected be had 10
chance of dyerting inquiry by taksS part IN the game
TIC person who admitted him was not long In opening"
conversation and inviting the reporter to the supper
table-an invitation which was gratefully Gechou, ~
| the evident amazement Of the whole company. Tho
situation was getting unpleasant and our envoy
pretending that he was in search OF LIS broAe sooH
| took his leave aud proceeded to
| JOHN crIAMBERLISs
| No West Twenty-hfth-st is four-story mousse WIN
front and high stoop This Is In one Of me
best parts Of the city, At the foot OF the steps sooda
very young man clad in q very lgat suit OF spring
clothes He was talking with four or five weudressed
women who in a few minutes left him and went into tho
bonse II is said that there rooms provided In TINS
house for women gamblers. These ladieS-ior Iauie'
they seemed to be-may not have gone IN on at erhu
hut they certainly did not come out up 10 O'CLOCK 'na'
morning when reporter left the house. AS soon az
they had been in, the reporter proceeded TO
question the young man. Go in" said the latter
they III use you we'll" The reporter rang tho bell ana
a dark face the wicket was mmedlately presoh'e"'
After moments scrutiny the door was opene0 ana inc
reporter stepped into the best known best pA'ronne"
and most notorious gambling house IN Ne"-iofh Aep
by man who has grown wealthy and acquired dlstlne
ton In this dshonorabe and nefaross occupation 1T
thsrst paror stands table used for playing Baecarai
| and yngt-et-un In the second room, and near the
| sliding doors that separate 1t from the hrst u
| q Roulette board and wheel This board was pre-
| sided over by German who, few years ago, was
| waiter or bartender in downtown German dining
| ya arripd "a r 1ht
and sympathetic were the questions addressed TO him
during the evening his health and when he got out
from all Of which It might be inferred that some u
toward accident had deprived the frequenters OF TIE
house OF the Roulette mans society for considerable
| time. Two gentlemen engaged at Roulette! one
was a tall, dark, back-haired and whskered gentleman
whom other called Colonel, and who threw down MS
money and lost his checks with ordly and Impressive
air. The other might have been an Englshman' he ana
not first and probably would not nave uohe 50 a
all II the Colonel had not lent him nye doiars' mo
Roulette board Is table with wheel In one emu Inc
outer edge OF the wheel is divided into sina compare
ments painted red and black, and numbered. Aoo'o
and nearer the center OF the Wheel are other COM
partments similarly colored but not numbered Panted
on the table are several squares IKE those Oh
hoard with numbers corresponding In coos 70 those IN
the wheel On each side OF the table OF squares large
.no, one panted black the other red The player lays
hi check similar to used in faro, on number or
80. or both The man In charge OF the wheel gives IL
49,, An one direction and sends small ivory ball
annnpg in the other around the edge Of the Wheel
when they both stop the ball falls into one OF the com
Elements; II it is number color bet on, the bank
io.e.. II not the player loses This Is mere game OF
hopce as the wheel and ball are set in motion before
nv hets are made Across the from the Roulette
t.nle were four or five playing faro; one OF them
having the appearance OF rich merchant His hair and
closecut whskers iron gray; his mouth Indicated
thai he was determined and his clear cool
! Io., potbing OF what was going around him. He