New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-23
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE WORST OF GAMBLING HELLS.


NO : RACCI,Y-sr TO RE BROKEN UP-FoUR OF
THE HEAVIEST GAMBLERS IN NEw-YoRK BOOKED
FOR SING SING PRISON.
No & BarClay-st. claims TO be club
house" Numbers OF Walst brokers daily frequent H.
James Thomas who office with the firm OF Ferris
d Kimhall at Exchan and New-st, and WHO Is
ostenshly the head Of the firm well as the reputed
head Of the clubhouse" asserts that "half the
street "-meaning thereby the brokers OF wall ana
Rroad-sts--dine there without ever handling card
In pont Of fact the place is probably the worst gam
bling hell which still remains under the protection OF the
police and other city authorities since M0rrsSeys mas
been closed by THE TRDUNEs exposures. Tho POKER
games PLAYED there for large amounts ana gcerahy
between experienced gamblers who wager each against
the other tho spos which they from Others at the
skim game of "faro" which is dealt by them. Large
quantities of liquors freely dispensed to visitors ana
most of the victims robbed while under the excite
,uent or stupor drink Generally only men of wealth
or brokers and clerks and cashiers who have the hanoh2
OF large OF money admitted to the mousse ana
ipvarislly il is only 10 be fagrantly robbed
Yesterday morning THE TRIBUNE published an account
NJ some OF the transactions in this gambling den naming
the persons who took part in the swinding OF NSors
there and before the morning had passed. the ionr pm
cipas in tho hell clubhouse" were in the Tomb'
Police Court giving bail TO next Wednesday 10
charges Of defraung man named Jordan out OF 600
at various sttngs at faro Jordans attention had been
drown 10 TIE TRIBUNE article, and recognizing for the
first time that he had grossly swindcd he applied
10 Judge Morgan the arrest of the following persons
James Thomas No. 4 West Thirty-seyentlrst.
John Daily. No. $50 Broadway. where he has another
gambling house Of had iopute.
W. r Parsons No. Barclayst.
VIM 4. GAGE, No. $50 West forty-fourtE-st
Gage and Parsons are dealers OF the faro game and
arc said TO very skfu in the use Of sanded caTs
and "two-cagd" faro boxes They deal fair game
when gamblers arc present watch them, bat whenever
mp half
cards are changed sanded cards" substituted, tie
gamblers retire from the table, and the selected victim Is
ccccd Wien The fools stripped OF their money or
have retired fair cards and fair box are brought OUT
again and The gamblers urged TO play. Daly Is inc
oscnbe owner OF the house; Thomas is represented in
the afidayts upon which the madc as the
real hacker OF the game and is TO be daily seen sitting
at the night of the dealer receiving the money PAID Tor
cps and acting as LOCKER on" The statutes against
gambling specially designate the person So acting as
"luoGor Oh" and provide heavy punishment l"r hHa'
Nh. Thomas yesterday denied any interest ~ inc game
Int the aDdaylts Of Jordan and Frederick H. Pinckney
particularly describe lI the LOCKER on ana IL IS
not necessary under law TO show that he has any
direct money interest il the game II was asserted ~
the attorney for jordan whose name was IoV uAucT-
stood That the testimony OF Dr. e. c. Field OF No 10
Broad ST. Cornelius J. Vanderbilt, Ephr2im Sy mnois'
Phelps and about 80 other frequenters OF the club
who are TO be subpenaed viii establish Thomas Gullt'
Judge b. f. Morgan, before whom the arrested persons
were brought expressed his purpose TO hold them TO
strict accountability, ana insisted on heavy bail one o.
lie bondsmcn accepted found on subsequent inquiry
10 be Insufficient and as he had sworn TO possessing
property which he did not own the attorney OF JORDAN
Immediately steps to place the facts Of the pcJny
before the Grand Jury and VIII ask for an indictment
Other suits % civil character arc to be begun 20 re-
cover the money lost, but M Jordan has begun criminal
rroccedrs not Of his own accord but at TIE earnest
demand Of his fricnds-Onc OF whom l. his lawyef-thai
those guilty OF dcfraudiug HIM be punished by imprNon
1nent Other persons connected with the house ncIu;r
inga man named Coulter or Iouton, John P''ri' "lI
liam Randall and Henry Benz also TO be sued IL tic
civil courts to recover.
Considerable excitement prevailed IN the coUrt when
II was whispered that TIE complainant IN the ease Wa
tho cashier OF the Third National Bank, Conrad = Jo
dan, who, it Will nc remembered was summoned L
Washington as the custodian OF Gov Iildens b&aH &C
count and so,rct II proved however. that tic person
who had been robbed was Richard II. Jordan, st&loncr
Of No - Pnc-st. brother % The cashier named.