The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-24
THE KENO GAME.
no Raid on tho 'sMajor's" saloon-Soml
OF Wealthy Parents and Post once
Clerks Among the ssPulicd''-Scenes It

ne Raid on tho ssMalor's', saloon-ssma
Of Wealthy Parents and Post Once
Clerks Among the ssPuiicd''-Scenes ut
the Examination.
The result OF the raid on Saturday night on the
'keno" establishment l4s Eighth street was yes
terday exhibited by sergeant Phillips at the York
vile Police Court. before Justice Bixby. Az has
already been reported. the RAID most success-
ui AFFAIR twenty-five persons IN all having been
taken prisoners and all the gambling implements
III Ihe place captured Yet some of the gamblers
escaped, only ak policemen being on hand, num-
por' oi course That was entirely inadequate to sur
rouhd ali who were in the place. One
Fellow was so desperately scared thas he
Jumped through a window three stories hign
ana, landing on the sidewalk on his feet. Iimped
on ana was soon iost 10 view. He told the Officer
VINO called after him from an upper window to
know If he was hurt to go TO a warmer place than
he was then in. IL is said that if the descent had
been made an hour or TWO later there would have
been scrimmage. or at least so many would not
have been taken as there were.
Justice Blxby discharged all except the two
"dcaicrs'-Janes smith Graves and Eugene
Rcilly-who were each held for trial In 81 900 bail
And, as tire Magistrate remarked, that's the last.
PROBABLY. that Will he heard OF the matter Within
the last month Justice Bixby alone has held for
trial no less than thirty lottery dealers and other
gamblers yet not one OF them has been tried.
Some OF the prisoners-on those boyish faces
had hardly appeared the down OF y0utlf"-wcc0
fOrlorn looking Objects after their nights impris0n
ment and so lamished were they that q few cakes
and q loaf OF bread that had been sent for. on .
lew cents collected from ALL were devOured With
avdity. The OthefS--the greater part OF the CON-
pany-seemed to be old hands ut the business. and
laughed at the crimson hues brought to the cheeks
OF their less experienced comrades on being ar
rraigned at the bar OF Justice. "Oh" said one Of
the young men OF the PERIOD" alluded to. iii the
Judge only lets me go this time, I'll swear
never again to come to New York to play "kenO
or anywhere else.n He Is the son OF wealthy aud
highly respectable people IN Brooklyn, and would
have given all he was worth to be spared the shame
and disgrace of being taken before the magistrate.
May this, his first experience at "bucking tho
tiger as the game is called, be a lesson TO- him
that he Will not soon forget.
IL Is no wonder that Postmaster Jones, who re-
Gently resigned his position in consequence Of
heavy dclalcatOns in hls department, should have
been unable to administer the duties OF his Office
honestly and faithfully, while some OF those high
In ONCE under him nightly resort TO such hels Of
crime as ''kenon saloons. ~,
Among those found In the "Maor's" was post
office clerk who Is q regular visitor. As an act Of
charity and in the hope that he will reform, his
would throw suspicion over him because OF the
thevlng recently going on In the post Office, that
would really be very wrong. To strengthen the
original complaint made by Mrs. Mary Healy, 323
East Thirty1rst street. who caused the place to bo
pulled, on account OF her husband VINO left an
his wages there Tor months past the post office
clerks affidavit TAKEN ana he was then dis-
charged, very much gratifed.