, 1881-03-31
SEE TIE RECORD.

ItA1lR18oN's GAMBLING 1IELLs IN CHICAGO,
Transattd Jro the Chicago staats-Tfttiino Mareh a.
Thore WAS timo not muny ycnrs a9o, when
eatnbIcrs and buuko- stoorurs found Chicago a
very Uncomfortable place to dwell In. We thon
had IN administration which understood that
Chicago Ia not "mIuing camp" but d civilized
city, whose population docs not need tho ex-
cltomout Of gambling. but times hnvo chanKod.
tho gamblers hAvo locked back 10 Chicago, and
to-day thoro Ia no city Of equal size and conf
mcrctll Importance In tho entire world where
gnmbllnR IL carried on In such IN open, ahame-
less lnant,er us hero In Chicago.
Two years ngo, when Mayor Harrison came
iuto office, there wore EambltAg-holses In Chi
cayo, but It was very hard to gnih admission to
thom. Tho gumbtcEs know thoy wore closcly
watched and prosecuted, and thoy therefore
GUARDED thor doors with greatost cagc, md did
not allow anybody to appFonch their tabtes
in whom they had not tho full
est confidence. Thon nobudy who was
not personally on friendly terms With
tho gamblers or h0d some good fntroductons
could got Into a gambling house. and tho frc-
quent rnills made bv tho police Woro tho cause
bllua placos that OUTSIDE Of professional Kambers
or passunmta uovDteps of uancs OF chance no
onG telt attracted to these PLACES.
AS soon, however. A6 Mayor Harrison got twlrm
in his chnlr he changed things considerably. Tho
police woro instructed to lot up Oh gambling-
housos and not cntcr them except whom sent for
Iecpors woro assured ihnt ,hsy would not bo
| troubled. The consequence was general ro-
s1ow,ts S % nf Tic gu gambling b establisnmouss. Wh,sh
eannot but 91vc rlso to considerable apprehon.
When Harrison became Mayor his frlend and
aIntrer. Nike Mcdonald, the prInco Of Chicu9n
". !o9 5annS q Il, a sanS Supa ID wpe WITH
ho turned for appearance's sako into hatcl:
To-day, after hay!nF ynioyed the bless!nv. u
| yehEK, he IN ueyutiilX The eltlsu 8uGONh floor OF
bis inrye building Ut tho corner OF MonEov and
ins furnished wholo suite u parlors IN tas nost
whela oniy professional uamoles used IL
Esr uv..inss q = well braocd zau,o, may nnw l,o
mot every night. tho merchant alld the artisan,
IT, ,at y asa sl a the h9mo!o :lurf
gathorcd a1ollnd tho Aiiiureat kinds 9f Eanies.
m,,saes EananS sa Msads kIsy .!
the saa.e., asss aosseo tla bSiisf h.
inscription On sho door, !" Minors not Nlnittcd.'
NJ boy u u Mr u Your ands any d!cu1ty ~ ei,,
@ s pa1y a. vas psa eu
Vss = :aeso elsxsn! par!ors !: % devoted &. exsla M
clerks, eIl lasn, anl Young men. ,.sn u o.
To- 10 tho iascs. iasnIon. Eysry aso every Iosit.oi
IL IL represented Ut tho.o tab.cs. uncoas
| inRly bOuud4 the voice 6t the caller, Ru4tuuaIl
listened u anl watched tor by tho players
ilows into Mike alcilouAlds coiiesa, for u! th'
tmu new people arrive to Try theI
hand ut u Kunlu. How Inauy- : younl
1nnn bus tleut made 4 thief tu thl
| elegant hall! Tho open door Invited him 10 u
kehsr tausc, gnd uucc caught by the passton
soun drovu hlm beyuad a!l lim!i1. itu tEsl tuo
. but y It'll. u h!A cmpioysrs Or hls father,
: hy winnings, but no winnings catne; he tuo
+ tiuru aud taorc. and then fol!o~ea dlscbver,
kuno-tahlu. SepunAtcd BY but one dou
frulu thu open sisoet. sits the work kingtnan whus
D vito is Nnxl0us!y waiting fur hin, " bring h
y wnues hone: theru Is tho young CLERK. vu who's
i eIsntnxs y widowed noihoE aud small sislci
u uud brulhurs Rru lepeudent; thcre ls tho u
0 loyctl sou ot anecuonate p4reutS. WHOM b
: t1!ks believe ia sespeetabie co.npauy-'hey ar
. rUsms Eru ruulci: tabes. fa1o-ssbie:, ~
! every tmaxinabIe kind 9f xanu. co.lly. q.
Knat fnrot!u!e, FREQ drinks and suppels, f..
: extra attraction, md few people arc able to t,