, 1875-01-20
THE POLICE AND THE GAMBLERS


Willie tho present Grand jury il at work in
dieting the gamblers, they will also tlo vol to
ascertain tlic reAsouB Why M fmbecilD police
1ofco allows all tho abuses connected With tho
rambling fraternity. They shut their eyeg to
tho exiBteuce Of q lieno-room over tho notorious
"Gtoro " on South Clark street, and when m
inquiring public wish to know why they alloU
the bnnlso gamca to flourish, aIll hwiIdle tue
unaophiAticatel Granger man. they sole1nnIy
eloso their eyes, raise their wight ha,M!a aNd
swear that there are no blnlo games In tho city.
Now, al that ia bosh. Not woolt, aud scarce
ly dny, passos hut what their detectives aro
visited by tho victims Of misplaced confidence in
bunho-ropers. This only eaiinfaction the victim
gets is return Of email percentage Of what
ho originally lost. Tho manner in which this
return il matlo is in itself most artistic piece
OF human cunning, and, wore it to DO iuyesti-
gated, soma astonishing revelations could easily
DO suatlo.
4 Grand Jury might ascertain exactly the
reasons Why u Chief OF Police should close up all
Ecno-roon,a but one, creating L monopoly OIL the
MoBt Unfair Of all tho galnblerG tuues, except
Ing perhaps bunKo.
4 Grand Jury might ascertain with unfailIng
accuracy why Sergeant OF Pul;ce tool upon
himself lilo responsibility ct dHE,i*sing itvo
gamblers from policD Court without tho ftnnw-
EliF1Hi VI Lily lptlEc DNhLiEt III CIlhIEGs
ilo circumstances OF thin last case aro II FOL
Iuws: On tho ltttl OF Dccembcr last, tho no.
torious doh1l tiafrlsy tuSclher viii, four Of Ltu
gang, we're arrested Gil charges OF sagrancy.
next day. aud whila thoy were II. court
oil that day wnrratIss wcFo SERVED OIL them
by Sois:t, O'ConIur. Ilo a*sert4 ns his seasoub
for serving tho warran:a, that they were TIC re-
suit Of 4 ccnferenco lcld h;twccll himself Capt.
buckley. Cart. Hickey. Hnl l.omtnAsoucr Sho; l.
dan. Now. Cart. Hickey denies tint 1le Was
there, Or Ind any such cuafeioaco aud Commits
sloucr Sheridan re,lcnlbero'! nothing about iInv-
in. any CONVERSATION coEcernEG tho ca>cH Of tho
gamblers. x!tlougl! lIo rninomLeIa distinctly Of
having hal Il ctayorsation about tho recent de-
ciaion ct tho Supreme Eours in u ri,cria! case.
Tho ga;uhcrs tnrtishol Special laii On the war
ran.N served tn them to appear In cburt
III tile :.4th oE Dccosii,er. Wlts that tiay ca.nc
tho caee5 wero ,llHlulesed hy 13aillIT IuaiAul,
willis acting Us Clerk Of tho Court, ut tho rc.ucH
OF Sergt. Ot'0Nn0r. All this Waa huno w}thon
s5usticU Ehyfltu knowing anything about it.. Two
days later lutea l3,y1cn inquired when thoB'
cases we're coming ur. and liz received tho repl,
that they llha been dismissed. lilo was CON
pIos.Iy ut Ioss to know how tlloy l,al boon dis
missed. aud he investigated the vtnlo affair
Nothing moro whB lra.d of Tho matter until tht
facts leaked out, aul we're rui,shol in lhcaa col
ulnua. Commissioner HtnltlnH iIas scotIed 4
TITO whoio uiTair. nnt. ashuu h his honor and pn,
reputation III n gentlemlI, lave Ieon called il
question. he hlB refused to r.nle nlore tllan
refuses to credit tin statement Of Judge Boyde1I
nn accepts al the truth Inc report u fIcrgt
O'Connor, to tho effect that J'lEn hnyen frs
consented to thu release, llo blsps Ills finger
mud bids defiance to all tho accusations md
against lin for lIia urquiesceuc8 III tho Affair."
Hince tho putlieatioi. Ct tho fnc.p, Tho sup
pose4 writer Of tho nrlicla una tic perbo.l VII
wn4 sur pose1 to lnse "Eiyen away" I'll
facts haze been MAIDS tho targets of puI
aonal abube among IL certain clasa of tt
PERSONS Immediately interested. tcnEca,ac
Ina been threatened both by warnings tror
mutual friends and by anonymous comlnunto1
hol!s., Shortly alter tho aiair, sorEr; OEonnc
Btuted to prominent city official, and d
acknowledged laa,ier IL tue l'oopa'u party. thal
II ha wss pushed to tl1u wall, la would max
pou,o astoun'l,ng govr1atious completely vii
dlc2tns liH own conduct iu tho Garr,ty dir
Iaiasal, aa we'll az ssyprai others that hay
recently occurred. Tho city official rofeIrca.t
is aboyo rcpEoach, aud ~hen ths pruper tin,
comes Lis uamo eau ehsy BIZ nude known.
AL this slsi.ht s,e cleared up by Grand Jur,
md yet Leave sufficient room for tleuppr invel
tIgatiou into other cases that would certniu
turu VI, we're tie wheel once started.