New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-07
GAMBLERS IN THE TOMBS.
THE swINDLERs OF BARCLAY-ST. UNDER
BONDS.

THE swINDLERs OF BARCLAY-sT. UNDER
BONDS.
w. r. PARSONS, WILLIAM THoRSE GAGE, JOHN DAILY,
AND "GUsn ABELL CHARGED WITH FELONY
A PROSPECT OF STATE PRisON-BREAK1NG UP
The GAMBLING HEELS WHICH BUSINESS MEN
FREQUENT
The exposures by THE TRIBUNE of the swindliDg
character of the numerous gambling bells in Ann
and Barclay-sts has put end to the business for
the present. William II. Parsons. John Daily, and
William r. Gage of No. Barclay-st. have been ar
rested and were lodged in Jail in the Tombs. In CIV
ing bonds they gave false names, thus committing
felony for which they may be sent to State Prison.
One of their bondsmen, an old gambler named Abel,
has also committed the same oiiense, and the Grand
Jury will be asked to indict them all.
CONSERVATION IN TIE FRATERNITY
DOWNTOWN GAMBLING sUSPENDED-PENALTY OF
FELONY INCURRED BY TWO PRISONERS AND a
BoNDsMAN BY SWEARING TO FALSE NAMES
THEIR niPUDENr BOAST OF PRACTICAL IMMU-
NIFTY.
The entire industry of Ann and Barclay-sts.
paralyZed yesterday. Not a chip" was Sold ana
not card dealt in either street Tho Astor House was
made rendezvous all the prominent gamblers In the
city who not in the T0mbs and about noon yescr
day than 200 congTegated there with TRIBUSEs
In their hands, and curses both loud and deep on ther
lips The infatuated yonng clerks, bankers and business
men who occasionally enter tho " downtown gambling
houses avoided them, partly because awak ned TO the
fact that all such places prepared to swndie them
short notice, and partly because 1t was understood
that the places under strict surveillance.
The three gamblers arrested Thursday for swindng
q man named H0dnett at No. s Barclay-st were ar
ragned mt the Tcmbs yesterday morning, and viii he
again brought up for examination at 10 o'clock this
\ on
that two Of them had given false when arrested
and that subsequently they had given bail under the
false The use OF an alias in such cases Is
punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary But To
give or 90 bail under fictitious name Is felony, and
Punishable by imprisonment in State Prison. William r.
Parsons, who lives in jersey City, gave MS name as
George Baker Of NewHaven, Conn. He is notorious in
NewYork under the former and his proper name W. T.
Gage who Is known all over the United States as the
most expert gambler In the country gave his name az
William Thorne JohnlDay, thcsother gambler of No.
Barciay-st, arrested Hodnetts complaint, was
shrewd enough 10 give his name and escapes the
penalty the others have incurred Ferdinand A. Abel
and James Kelly appeared their bOndSnen. The first
is an old gambler who knows each Of the mea for whom
he appeared but probably does not know that he has
committed felony in becoming bondsmdn. iOr person
under an alias.
Complaint will at once he made against these persons
before the Grand Jary The gamblers have engaged
John Graham 10 defend them, atAOuSn cuhln j.. IIice
appeared yesterday their counsel for the purpose OF
securing an adjournment. After retiring from the court
the three gamblers openly boosted that they could
influence the and the Prosecuting Attorney in their
flYOr They claim that the private lawyers 0i the TWO
cOmpa;nantS against them will not Dc permitted to CON
duet the cases but that District Attorney Phelps viii
assume charge OF the trials and that there viii be
speedy end their prosecution il is usual in such cases
the District Attorney to permit the personal lawyers
OF cOmpainant 10 conduct the examinations, ana there
is no reason other than the impudent claims made by
the gamblers Daily, Gage, and Parsons, to sup
posc that any other course will be taken In
this instance Both the cOmpainants IN tie two eases
against Gage Parsons and DAILY have been subpnaed as
witnesses before the Grand Jury, well as about 20
prominent brokers who have played (aud OF course LOST
against the gnnc No. Barcay-st. Carry WallnS,
brother the superintendent Of Police and detective,
Capt. Sanders OF the precinct IN which the hGrse Is
Situated aud the two detectives OF the precinct have
been ,rrm0ned tell what they know OF the existence
of a gambling house Of 20 years standing