National Republican., 1877-01-20
THE RUM ROW GAMES.

After a Short Suspension Resume Again,
Finding that the Police Befriend Them
Small Games in Operation Last Night-The
Police Permit the Hells to Reopen With
out Saying n Word.
While the investigations have been going on
the gamblers have been The only persons who
have actually suffered, and, for them, the public
will have very little sympathy. Others have
had their names tarnished; guilty and corrupt
oficials have had their doings eIposed but the
gamblers were losing money, money all the time
until they became desperate and resolved to re-
open the games They probably communicated
the fact that they were going to reopen to the
officials at headquarters so that there would be
no danger Of any stupid policeman taking the ad-
vice Of The REPCBLICAN and attempting to close
them up. When these preliminaries were ar
ranged the gamblers resumed. Richards and the
detectives were SO busy in their effort to ruin
the President of the Police Board that they, Of
course,
CorLD NOT ATTEND TO THE GAMBLERS.
So the Wholesale robbery was commenced again,
and was in full blast when The REPUBLICAN
mentioned the fact On Thursday morning. The
gamblers were thrown into eommotion again.
The good people Of the city who charltably be-
lieved that the police had been thoroughly walked
up to duty, and that the vice of gambling was
virtually suppressed were startled, The gam
blers evidently believed that The REPUBLICAN,
had gotten over its moral fit," and that they
could now resume with impunity, as there was
nothing to fear from police. Thursday night
Rum Row was again dark, but the gamblers saw
that the police did not take the steps proposed
by THE REPUBLICAN, SO they were bold enough
last night to resume most Of the games. Bust
| ness tagged, and there were few persons to bet
against the games, but enough playing was done
to show that
THEY DEFY THE POLICE
Rum Row" has never since been so lively as it
was before the war upon the gamblers was COM
menced. Old frequenters stay away. The houses
have been SO we'll advertised that it is enough to
disgrace man to stand in front of one. Early
in the evening the proprietors of the houses and
their barkeepers, dealers, cappers and satellites
come out in front Of their places to give the Row
| the appearance of life. The bar-room trahic is
1 about the same as 1t has always been, but few
persons 90 beyond the bar-reoms into the gaming.
rooms. The gamblers are very careful now what
lights they show. The halls are left unlighted,
and means are resorted to to eTectually conceal
| the light in the gaming room from being seen on
| the street. The police are again called upon
TO rERYoRN THEIR DUTY.
There is no reason in the world why these places
should not be closed up: no excuse can be offered
for having allowed them to remain open 30 many
years. nor for allowing them to reopen after they
have been closed for q period. The public will
construe such conduct as meaning that the police
have found that negligence in this respect was
profitable. Every citizen has direct interest in
having this robbery stopped, and If the police,
after having their attention called to the hells,
do not close them, the only natural supposition is
| that the police
LOOK AFTER THE INTERESTS OF THE GAMBLERS
| more carefully than they do after the interests
of the cltiZeus gu0Vasfpsi Thnradav ~
morning that one police offfcer be detailed for
each gambling hell, to take up his post in front
| that no rSmbi'nr went on in tbe house Let The
/ new Police Board take some step hike this II
they intend TO throw themselves into the bal
| ance against vice. Something must be done
promptly, 1t will be universally believed that
the gamblers tell the truth when they say that
they own the police free.