The Morning herald., 1875-09-25
PATTING THE TIGER.
Gambling and Policy Dealing.


THE LOTTERY TICKETS MADE IN WILL
MINGTON AND WHERE THEY ARE MADE
A FULL LIST OF THE POLICY sHoPs-wILL
NOT THE AUTHORITIES BREAK THEM UP !?
We present below list of the policy-shops
and gambling establishments, in Whining
ton, so far as can be correctly gathered:
The news of the day had been nearly gath
cred, and the HERALD was about going to
press, when HERALD representatives passed
out Of the office on his way to the p, w. &
B. depot, on his last round of news and,
buttoning his coat close to his throat-for
the air was decidedly cool-he took his way
down Fifth street to French, and was strid-
ing rapidly along the east side of the street,
but was brought to sudden stand by the
sound of eager dispute and earnest CONVEX
sation, which proceeded from low shanty,
from the transparent curtains of which
glittered the sign, Temperance House."
p" How much are you out, Jim" "1 bet
too much on the duce tonight" "Twenty
dollars out" "Last dollar" were some of
the calculations which fell on the midnight
air, and with sudden start of perception,
the HERALD reporter stared and gazed for
brief moment upon the low, mean hut, in
the shadow of which colored wretch, with
tatteredgarments and miserable appearance,
was eagerly discussing the fortunes of haz-
zard with white companion, who had Just
acknowledged the loss of his last dollar
upon the chances of the dice. The place is
within stones throw of the fount of NUM-
cipal law, and almost under the very shadow
of church-a gambling hell of the worst
description. Taking a mental memoranda
of the fact, the HERALD reporter passed on
his way. Inquiries in the right direction
developed the fact that the Temperance House
is notorious faro bank and general gamb-
ling shop, kept by Howard Rice, who also
keeps drinking saloon in the front portion
of the establishment. In a long shanty,
built Immediately to the rear of the saloon,
are four rooms-one devoted to sweat-cloth,
the second is used as faro bank, and
third boast number of tables where euchre
and other games known to the craft are
nightly in demand. The fourth room is
general retiring saloon.
AS this is a type of large number of
similar establishments in the city, and as
the HERALD proposes to let the people of
Wilmington know the extent of the gamb-
ling establishments in the city, we will
TAKE AN INSIDE PEEP
at the Temperance House.
Let us suppose that we aretwo strangers in
town, the reader AMI the HERALD reporter.
We enter q low dirty room, and looking
around for the proprietor find a small bar,
runing along one side of the saloon, it is a
temperance house and the HERALD reporter
never drinks any thing stronger than tea,
we are surprised at the invitation which
comes from the young man behind the colln-
ter. Win you drink We don't drink. but
our friend, the reader, knows the ropes and
we are after news, he tips the wink, and
after moment of delay, we arc urshcd in
a small room twenty by fifteen, filed with
AAiA"NN, ANSioNp GAii VuluS. uiiIiGEpu
around table, where q dealer is
seated, and before him sweat cloth, upon
which arc numerous piles of little round
ivory chips, representing various amounts.
f'om cents to 81. The dealer drops his
three dice through funnel shaped wooden
dSve, and lifting it Immediately exposes the
which are deuce, an ace and q
six. Those who have been fortunate to place
", fhrcn ,l,o, L.
are reW;r led with double number, redeem
able at the bank in cash. Those who have
not, have the satisfaction of seeing their
chips lbought at the bank) swept into the
1sa ers drawer, and so it goes on, while the
reporter and the rcadcrpas on to the Faro
Bank, which is conducted in somewhat
similar manner, with cards. Probably fifty |
negroes and white gamblers are inthe rooms, |
ma the visitors are compelled to push |
hrcuyh the crowd in order to make progress
o the third room, where are seated num-
'er of card players, and we are invited to
axe hand, but ready excuse relieves us,
ma we look on game of "two pluck one,"
Which simply means that two old ones at
he game and one plucking more unfor
unate gambler of his ready cash.
AS we, the HERALD and the rcaderpasscd
'Ao '"iooH VII oul way out, tNc proprietor, IN
eply to quest on as to how they managed
nc losses, winked, and was so far commu-
lcative as to tell us that when too much of
run was made, loaded dice were resorted
with considerable success, and that "two
luck onc' was a not unfrcqucnt game, )
hich was only accomplished with stran-
crs.
We have said thai This is a type of
TIE OTHER FARO BANKS. 5
The others are spread all over the city, d
I'd are managed on the same plan, and are l
uch the same. There is another kept by !
arsh Law, near Harlan e. Hollngsworh j
lops, where much the same element is ac- t
A woman, Sarah Heritage. t
ms very disrcputable place in Ecdgeville, il
hich is much the largest in the city, and is
DIVIDED nearly every evening in the season. fl
hen gambling is most practiccd. 1t is a a
idelyknown resort as the " Dew Drop In," II
here, not long since. q policeman was shot. c
4 Front street is another place kent Inv n