National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-06-29
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THE LITTLE JOKER ON HE VIRGINIA
TRAINs.-HE COMES TdTHE sCHDET-
ZEN BUT DON,T gray

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THE LITTLE JOKER ON HE VIRGINIA
TRAINs.-HE COMES TdrHE sCHDET-
ZEN, BUT DON'T STAY. !.
For few weeks past cnmpltnts haze been
made by passengers travelling ttwetn Aexsn-
dria and Gordonsvflle, Virginia and on the Al
exandria ferry-boats. that shelwers being I'M
posed uponty par.i swho wei demonstrating
the beaaties Of the game cskd sthree-card
monte or in other words, shhhq the little
joker.o The business continuh d the, same
places, until some Of the counttm travelling.
possessing more money than god judgment,
were badly heeeed, and then, rklhing The fact
that they had been cheated, d course found
fault. They claimed that the boys With the
| joker were gamblers and ,thieys, and ought TO
be arrested. This was Al veE true, BIT 50
long as the greenies though th{ewas clhnce
one, the monte fellows wen gehrous boyl and
/ sH right, but when they lost thin it was differ
ent. Still the thriving business that the ports
were doing on the road wasdeddedly NITROUS
TO the interests Of the company and thdprest
dent and other officers decided, II possible, it
should be broken up. Accordingly the lid Of
Detectives McDeYitt and Miller was sdcited,
and these two gentlemen Responded ! their
usual prompt manner. and imnediatiy pro-
eeeded TO business. They made q VISIT Al
exandria, but the lads got wind of ltFir COM
ing and. kept ''nnder cover, Consequently they
returned. without them. sd the
trip was productive ofd goa, for
the sports, finding that thy were
to be watched in the future, and }rrsted If
found Continuing the game on the rod, pave It
up, and concluded to search for q hewfeld In
which to. open operations. But where to go
% strike the ,most, Lucrative blsinels thy had
not exactly decided upon, until IN afertise-
mert of the Schuetzehfest, to takeSlace in
this city during the present week, MT their
eye. Here was q mine o. wealth flmdt on top
of them. To the fest they would 60, ind what
a rich harvest reap. Traps we've put up,
satchels packed, and all fhe peraphehalia for
the game with their baggage was sarted for
this city IN company With themselrk. What
Was athoir surprise, on arriving atthe Sixth
street depot on Saturday night, atthe warm
reception extended to them BY twotrangers,
who expressed great pleasure at thf arrival.
One looked inquiringly at the other, ut no one
appeared to recognize the party thathad met
however, for In order to have no eIbarrass-
ment on that point the two gentlemd intro
dueed themselves ss McDevitt and Miller.
The poker boys knew them quick eno1h then,
and were not surprised at the invitation that
followed for them to shoulder their luggage
and make visit to headquarters, which was
accepted, probably out of politeness, ) they
held their new-made friends in SO mich es-
TEEN that it would be unkind to decline the
first invitation extended by them.
On arriving there they gave Their nates as
r. H. Jones, f. NJ. Long and VIM. Villains.
All of them were well dressed, and appe&ed to
be men of education and responsibility. Ioubt-
less they have done fTss-class bushes, as
one Of them said they had been out about Ehree
months; that he borrowed money toeom-
mence With, and now had about 5000. fhey
were kept at headquarters until near 9 O'Clock,
and no one being able to recognize or appear
against them they were set at liberty, but or
dered to depart from the city, otherwise hey
would be arrested and placed beyond hams
reach The conditions were accepted, andthe
men took their departure for the East on the
first outward bound train,