, 1874-01-31

l1Rn 1florB or c3carpu co!lsiots; that tho oltco
| ought to mako discrimination l,otwoon llouscB
wh:rl, wcro nusnnacos a,.l ll,oso Which wore not;
md tint tho present rogn nf terror waB cornin
to produce reaction IN favor of gambling, just
az many respectable citizous fayor tho
but, when prohibition is ao,,glt to 10
enforced. they turn around nntt throw their in
ilucnco on tho other side. Isnbnlttcd That it
M wah absurd 10 attempt 70 apply to Chicago tho
Try village; TINT this was grcnt cosmopolitan
city. nnd tint wo1l-condurtcd' faro banks wero
juet NJ much business md n fcntssro as woro
dry-goota houses and tho Board Of Traao, ai,tl
no moro Injurious
THE MAyon's nEpLY.
D.--Woll, what did the Alnyor reply to al
Mr.. 1I.--11o exprcaaed himaolf aa Interested IN
my version Of tlio subject, and Ind understood
TINT my mnte OF conducting ga1nbng-llon
was upright mid square, but, as lo doinarrod to
my promises, llo mist d'ifor from my conolnson
Flo closcd tho interview by advising mo to shut shut
R.-Did YOU slut up your house ns youngrcad
Ar. Ill did. I gavo orders tint no moro
but | in i leHs tl,an ton days Waahbnrn sont /.
squad Of police to raid mo. There wasn't soul
| III the hoi,Ho cxcont ths colorod man. and haont
| bcen card played for woek or moro but thoY
! amasod in the doors md hroko up the furniture
| just tho Ranle.
NATURAL WRATH.
n.-what offoct did this cheerful episode l,avo
! upon your eluanimlty7
| A1r. Ill got thoroughly mad. mud awore I
! would rim GAmbl[ng-bouao III splto of WaBh-
| burn or AIedl. In Juno mot Washbrlrn ono
evening OH Twonty-seoond htroot, md fairly
| begged him not to send any moro mon to bronx
tnlsct, eminent legal counsel, md Ind been ad-
yiBetl that they llad lo right to bronk my donrs
! md tint would bo Justified in Offering armed
| rosatarco
R.-Did tho police break in your doors again?
NIr. H.-No but they kopt coso watch upon
| tho house, and detailed men by tho week to
| watch it, Ono day, when the house was empty,
| md no play was going on, "aa mot nt tho
foot of the stairs by an olly-tongued policeman
| Of tho Irish perBuRsion who accoBtod me with,
How do yoi do. AliBtor 1Iolt2' I gnvo him
| pleasant reply, and invited Linn to come into a
Restaurant and get glass Of alo with me.
"Thank you, will but I must 20 up stairs,
first" "Yom cant 60 up stairs. Bir.'' was my ro
| ply; there's nobody there. md no gambling
| has been done there for woolss." Pulling ont q
dirty wallet, he Haid: :" know you're perfect
| einiloma1,, md don't want to contradict ye;
bnt iii jist bet 70 tlvo dollars theywore gamblin
up tiloro all day yesterday" was greatly am'1s-
ed at the delicate manner in which he callod mo
q liar, md put MI end to tho confab by walking
a"ay. But ho didn't get up statrs'
R.-so you boliovo that Washburns fcrocity
| towards tho gamblers was oilo of tlio things
which assIstod In tho defeat Of tho Law-a,ld-
AIr. Ill certainly do think 30. A reaction
| Of public opinion was created by IT, In ono Of
| tho Peoples procoasions there was borno this
| transparency: !" No moro slodgo-hammor law"
sENByDI.f: VIEW.
| l-Now that a truce has been arranged, I
suppose tho gamblers will cnrry mattors with a
| high hand IN Chicago.
| NIr. H.-No; thiuk not or, ut lenst, they
should not be permitted to do 80. Tlicy should
| bo subjected to rigid accountability by the
police, and every act Of robbery at cards,
| whether 1t bo in tho shape OF bunho or brace
| faro, should bo severely punished. Tho police
know perfectly vol which arc tho squaro and
which the brace games, and they should snp-
press the latter SO far aa it is possible to do 80.
Whore satisfactory evidence IL furnished TINT n
mon Inns boon laarpooncd 1t is very oaBy tnattor
for tho police to recover the money lofost and pro-
vide againat further complaints from that Boirco
at least. The 10-ccnt games. mud tho keno
houses ought to DO suppressed, for tlloy ropo in
boys. who ateal to make good what they lore,
and men working on small :, salaries, whose
| CONSERVATIVE GAMBLERS.
| K.-What proportion of tho faro banks III
| Chicago doal square gnrao as yon call it!
| Mr.. H.-Oh, q very largo proportion.
| R.-Dut what want to get Mt ia, how many
\ aro thcro who don't occasionally work with 4
| two-card box!
Mr.. H.-Thnt's n very difficult question to
| answer, and I can only speak for the honBes
! have been connected with. Concerning the 9TH
! ers / have nothing to say.
| R.--WAy 30 reticent on this subject? You
| evidently know moro than you arc willing 10
| toll. Why not mako war upon the bruce, expose
tho swiudle, and assist the police in brcalting it
up?
| Alr. H.-For the very rcaaon that tho commits"
| sion-men. for example, don't trouble themselves
| to uneartll and expose tho potty rasGallties
which are prncticod III their business by diBhon-
ost mon. They attend to their own affairs, and
thus keep out Of hot water. There is anothor
reason for n conservative course OIL tho
part of the square gamblora. Suppose
they Iaiao ,, the cry r.. Of oon 9 aSnst az
| The patrons Of that house will bo sure to say
| that If ANYTHING wrong is done thotc it is also
| done at Hunkins' and at Hollis; and SO, yon SOC,
the squnrcst and most reliable suffer with tlio
police can rcgulato tue mattor by the Tronpt
punishment OF evory woll-authenticated case Of
brac,ng. They should exercise absolute control
over the gamblng-houses to THO cid that aH
burn tried tho suppression policy. and thereby
| conferred priceless boon upon the bunko and
braca-robbera. who mover thrycd 60 well rs when
| the square llouaeH wcre closed. ltohm propnHea
to try what Intelligent discrimination and control
will do. We slsnll eco which plan works tho
| best.
GOOD FOR TRADE.
R,-You seem to think that 1cccnt'y-con-
| ductcd faro-baukB nro rathcr bencat to tho city
Mr. H.-Certainly do. from d business point
Of view.
n.-Iu w1,at way?
horo to buy their goods to lay in their stocks for
the year, or half-ycar, mud wl,on they get lloro
they want aonao amusement: mud they look to
the Wholesale mon to provide it for them. They
Baloona, and ain,ilnr places. They arc away
from homo, md they want a little fun. They
want to gnInblo little, md win or lose bomo
money. If tlley cannot lind these tlings in ono