New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-16
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The great popularity OF this game is founded the
belief that it is fairly and squarey played. Some ad-
vantage will at least be gained if the yOtares OF Keno
are undeceiyed on this point.
WHERE THE KENO DENs ARE
The Keno game is at Florence's saloon by George
Mitchell, member of the Board of NewYork Aldermen,
and "Bg" Candy, notorious plckpocket, who has
twice been tile OF State PrisOn-onee at Sing
Sing and at Trenton, in EewJersey. Mr.. Candys
portrait occupies conspicuous position in the Rogues
Gallery. This gambling saloon il patronized by the
most desperate class Of thieves who nfest this city.
Here night after night, when not otherwise proddby
employed may be Dutch Hendrick, the bank sneak,
Tommy Murphy the weli-known pckpocket, Billy Dur
rigan graduate of State Prison, Red Tim Estate PRISON.,
Tom Scott State PrisOn) Larry Casey State Prson),
Barney Aaron state PRISON., jimmy Brown Estate
Prison. Sammy Twaddle State PRISON., Pete Lynch
State PRISON., Bill vosburg State PRISON., Black
smith Dan State PRISON., sheeny Ben, and
hosts OF other notorious roughs, thieves, bur
glars and pckpockets. Scattered among this
respectable crowd are bank and merchant
clerks clerks in stores sometimes here and there,
even detective from police headquarters, all more or
less excitedy anxious that Dame Fortune may give them
the chance of crying Keno This gambling den Is open
day and night on Sunday it Is crammed to overlooking.
There is the slightest attempt at eoDeealment On
the walls are hung large maps of the numbers and diff
ferent combinations OF the game. The doors Broad
way and Houson-st. are wide open any one can walk
in unquestoned and the passersby easily hear from
the sidewalk the voice Of the marker, he calls
the lucky replies to the inquiry OF disap
pointed players 20 whether such and such number
has been drawn The receipts Of this saloon average $500
a day.
James Cusck notorious rough, and a member OF
the Tammany Hall General Committee keeps the saloon
at No Is West Houstons Play on day and night,
and also on Sunday, the chief customers being boot
blacks and newsboys, and boys OF that class. The
eeipts average $500 week The saloon at No. 10 West
Houston-st Ia kept by Charles Calender, gambler by
profession and frequened by the pmps and Broad
way statues Of the ghth Ward. Two Boston gamblers
own the keno game in this basement of Lafayette Hail.
No. 5o5 broadway. Their principal customers are clerks
and merchants and select few OF we[known Eighth
Ward pickpockets Tom, alias Fatty Welsh brother OF
Alderman Welsh the proprietor Of the keno game at
No GOO broadway He Is doing quite ahrying business
,ts chief patrons being the boarding house keepers
b,cknen and roughs Of the Fourth Ward. This saloon
o. omen at night and on sunday and nets about 500
iht "a the prOpretOr Keno and the "skin" game u
t are played at No 60 Broadway. This place Is one OF
bo ,nost notorious dens In HewYork. IL Is the pet
NJ thieves and gamblers and was the scene OF the
killing of Jem Haggerty, the Philadelphia rough by
| Reddy the BlaC ksmth NO GIG broadway Is owned by
ore Mike Murray, alias Big Murray, aims the Bond
smasher. This saloon Is DONG an nl'honsc DuSinosS'
AMI 4, ia commonly asserted that the police
daro NOT interfer, with il because a weknown Police
Tustice has half interest In the concern AZ TINS place
may no seen an the notorious Eighth warn iepthters
and panel house thieves, who, ater tne cosns VI 'r
houses congregae here aud pass the IelpinI VI 'hs
| night Ina "bncklng the tigerI, Large humpers OF
ank and counting house clerks also frequent thS dch
The other night there not less tah lVo petsos
PLAYING Of time This saloon never tloa's ion
week end 20 weeks end It's receipts average 81 200
day and II Is known tue King Pin vi Keno hAe "u