, 1874-06-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
MONTE,

MNNIEs
Une dozen Of tho men who prey upon tho ,n.
sophisticated stranger vfslttng tho city wero ar-
raigned before Doydon yesterday morning, fined,
and discharged. The question naturally aug
costa ilsolf why thcy arc not bound over to Ill.
awor for tho commission of q criminal act before
q court OF higher Jurisdiction. A brief rovlow
Of this portion Of criminal statistics will, III
measure, anHwer suoh interrogatorY. During
tho early part OF tho winter
puNKo, il.
. gnmo an nefariouB IN oil Its features us
Nlonte," was introduced into this city, atti, for
seaHon, bocalno tho rago among low ganiblerB
and confidence operators: Tho efforts of tho
police woro invoked, md, BY diIigent labor, they
anally succeeded In eradcatinB tllis form OF
or,mo from the city. But 1t waa owing to tho
constant surveillance maintained by tho doion-
tiveH, and not to tho enforcement of tho penalty.
tusod in 'St tLo n" most D3r putIo thoroughfareu,
and mado victima Of tl,cBo b1lzzards. The VIC
TINA appealed to tho courts tho swindlors were
4rprehendod, prosontcd-the majority Or them
iaSly iSyietsd l No ;' aooner @ udgmon
boon pronounced agafnBs tho malofactors, than
IN appeal was prayed, and their cauaoB trans
ferred to tribunals Of appellate Jurisdiction,
whore they nSo cora ao as p91 9f tn9
parties who wclo cheated at this gamo.
and who wore melted to pursue tho
frauds by donro for revenge, came to tho city at
the umo wren y Nas Rsasoa Tue nealins OF me
appeal would 20 ,nad. out, npgn @ Ina inquiry a. tue
were informed that 1t wnB continued to noxt
torn.
This course Of procedure 1ipally became
snonotonous, and tho Yictlms' neilevang that 1us-
Hco Mouto nos DO 'ouohaaloo the"'saSe o'er sho
r. :. RECEIVED MONEY
to discontinue their complaint. In ona
case S!bo was ., onered ~ basis o1
compromise, SAoo III D socona,. ,ahd
Vatlou. sums VI kfe"tet a'aoh!t ausHilcou igs
TIC Object IN v1ow-l' e, & settlement anu avold-
hnce OF tne ponaity. tne; sWlnaio nnally sue
cumbed to tho aillgenoo OF inc ootoct1Ves ana
poc9, ana tor 1lme Inc Guy , mas iroe IRON from u
and those Of Ake nasnre' heeent4S' "has as
known as F.. ,:.,,
MONTE .,-,..,
has boon 1naugufateu, ,and sunatitusoo Tor
bunko. Monto 1s q game oxfonaiYoly engaged
70, tnoagn played IN very a'uGrons .ea way II II
cpau1su Anleltea.i auu ~ " LII, ,,r oAt"u5o
observer entirely without fraud. The carda
afo 80 mahip9!atea -as 70 aecelfe tne noHt
wary as TO Inc aonomina.lon o. oacn, ana "non
tue victim - conhaont Of winning; ana oots hls
money, he lB met by a most nu1nanatlne do1eat.
Tho
EDGE or ONE OF TIE CARDS,
the queen, Tor instance, Is ~ cfooKeu carelossly,
and the cnrdB e1hloited. !no onpe, observing
TIE queen, and. confident o. hls ability to iden-
dealer R'lm OF money 70 tnht eHeot' a1b Von-
ture 10 accepteu,. anu taAins tae phetopoafda
IN Lis hands, he. aRil41uity nsral6htens the
corner OF the queen anu turns that. OF
hand to hand with great rapldity. ho lays thom on
the table 'taeo downward asks the better to point
out the winner. Ihat Individual, notanR that tho
card still retains the appearance OF having boon
Queen. But ho Is disappointed, for it ls one OF
the other cards, and As monoy goes into tlio
gamblors hands, the better being loft In the vo-
oative. The city, IT IS SAID, has been
swAat1so WITH THESE THIEVES
who have rooms IN convenient localities, Into
which they entlce their intended victim, aud
after plying their trade dump him Into tho
street. 1t he happens to be diBposed to iargue
the equity q tue proceeding and threatens ar
the paymout Of small Bum, md il prosecution
follows. the penalty fails to reach them, either
BY reason or tho Abhenco OF tho prosecutor or
default on The part OF the' authorities Ihe
game known rs
.TunEE-oAhD MONTE
Is not that played by these speclai fleaoeFa. 1t
tion five cards arc 6ubBtitutDu. but uaneuverod
n the same manner as "l1ou but three cards arc
the number employed. The rooms wherein the
fraud ia practiaod Gre to be found on almost
every thoroughfare. in the city, ON Dearborn,
on Clark, mud on Monroe; in the Kentucky
Block, and aiao the building aa1otntug; IN tho
EuIlA4Hh ARAt " b4o @eAAaA ~ AAA0NtbHSA aA44
Dearborn, and elsewhere. Perhaps : :
THE MOTT ToronIous PLACE
Is the parlor attnched to Champlins' restaurant
at No. lit Monroe street: This has been tue
scene Of some OF the most barofaced robberioH
that chance or the nnttring e1ottaons Of hlessrs.
Ellis and Dixon haVa yet developed 10 oil m
tents 1t presents tho appearance Ok Feputaple
public resort. But 1t 10 IN faot tho rendezvous
for all OF this class who infoat tue city i ta
known to- tho police as house whore
, fraud, can bo carried on With perfect
security, and whero' recently, young and
Inexperienced men, and also those OF
more mature years, havo been yiotmzed with
brazon etfrontery. Thursoay Detectives Dixon
and slmonds mado their entreo ,Way into the up
BtairB parlor, unexpectedly, 1t iB true. and dis
covered gang IN tue very oct OF 6"tnullnE
stranger. The man, observing the presence OF
The officers, attempted to escape, ana. IN 10
stairs. The proprietor il known as q suspicious
character, rho has been arrested timos for
dealing in countorfeit money, aud has also been
guilty Of secrctang horses ho might have known
wore stolon for tho purpose OF securing the re,