, 1873-07-17


tho - ststocrcrn,'' and How They nro
Afterwards lRob3cd by tho @sA Asso-
cintlOn n''-KnfOrlantf0n for Country.
,ncla Visiting Dhtcngo.
Tho first knowledge to be obtained by tho
"stocrer" is tint tho intended victim is
stranger, which Is usually asoortained in the fol-
lowing manner: Seeing person whom he sup
'poBes to bo "good," ho approaches linn, mud
asks the uamo Of tho street. If lo does not
readily inform him, he knows there IL no miH-
take, and produces threo-numbor 1ottcry
ticket Of tho proper dato, in tho Missouri State
Lottery, and after tho proper conversation. asks
tho stranger to accompany him to tho office, /"
which Ia only short distance to ascertain what
has boon his luck. The ''steeror's" accomplico
is standing few ateps In advance, waiting the
result. II tho stranger ia induced to accompany
him, ho hurries ahoad to tho room to hayo
things " tl1od," the "staererp making sufficient
delay by asking his friend to join him in
. glass Of boer, and, as is generally
tho caso, whom seated at tho beer
tablo, tho stranger will respond and ask
tho "steerer" to havo a glass. BY this
means he geta . peep into his poohet.book, and
eau judge about how much hc is worth. They
60 to tho office " Of tho lottory. whore things
have been arranged in mannor we'll adapted to
attract Intention, having oil tho appearance Of q
legitimate business Gold plocea to tho actual
amount Of about 80, 900 arc noatly stacked up In
front OF looking glass, which mnkoa the amount
appear double, which in most Cases works well
oil soro oyos. In addition to tho gold is q 1arge
drawer sot in sight behind tho counter, with a
gass front and open top; tho front represents
packages OF money; the WTappor can only be
seen; like tho inside Of the drawer, thoy are
Bizes, giving the tdon that tho amount In sight
| will reach more than 100000, whom in roality
not more than $500 is necessary to mako the up.
pearanco, The clerks show up with pens behind
| their ears, sloevoB hold up With rubber barllB,
books al open, doing business, etc. The
"ateorar" approaches tho deak, PRODUCES lia
ticket, asks what It drow; tho clerk rofors to
the book. and finds TINT It drow e91 in gold. Tho
money is paid him, with tho exception Of 81,
which they cannot pay in gold, as their dollar
pieces ere all out but ho aska il ho will not
take ticket in their special drawing, which will
be- cd! drawn in five minutes. Afser slgnifyng 2:
with him. As tho amount is 30 small. and hia
BucccaH lnB boon 10 good, he goes in." At this
point ten-dlco lottory-cloth III produced, having
fifty numbors painted on It, from 10 to GO. sevorai
| Of these numbers arc what are formed fopro-
sentative numbers -that:is to say, they noithor
loso nor win, but you put double tho sum up to
represent what you have already up when such q
number comes: There aro throe numbers TINT
| lave the word IL Dunko painted OH them, which
aro considered blanks tho remaining numbers
moro than thirty--are atl prizes, in accordance
| with how much money tho player invests. Tho
"drawing" is ascortainea by placing ton dce In
a box, and throwing thom out, and the count ia
auro to bo representative number. OF course,
tho victim will represent, aB ho dooa not want to
loBo without q show for his monoy. uo ia
doubled this way, till tho matter becomes aeri~
ouB, when he thinks something might possibly
DO wrong, and desires to quit, at whlct point tho
"ateorer" proposes to take it OF llis hands, and
make good for him ; but the o1erk objects, On tho
tho ground that such caBcs are all tho per-
oentage the " Association" bavo, and inBists that
ho must represent or forfeit. This again gives
the victim confidence, and ho makes it double
the amount once more, whom he is thrown into q
blank. At this point commences the "kick, y
mud when tho ' greoney' leayeH the room every
thing ia packed in less than minute, put into
IN express wagon. aud moved, and possibly
opened again beforo policeman eau bo found
As each play amounts to as much aa $500, it will
readily be seon how we'll it paya to keep moving
Only the knowing ones seven or oight,--mosi
all OF Chicago know where the game Is ut; the
gamblers generally are "barrea.' their assist
anco not being necessary, and the move being sc
often the question among them each morning is
"Whero arc thoy ut to-day?" A man to play at
the game must necessarily be q complete fool tc
continue after he is made to "reprosent" as
| often.