The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-22
CHICAGO GAMBLERS.
Some Words on Those Addicted
to play.
A Precar1Ous Existence.
Hard Life OF the FarO-D5aler-Su-
icides not Uncommon in
the Fraternity.
[Chieago Herard.i

the Fraternity.
[Chieago Herard.
Meeting a welI-known sporting
man, q reporter for the Sunday Her.
aid fell into conversation with him
on the present state of gambling in
Chicago.
YES, sir; gambling is running
wide open, rs it always has since
Harrison became Mayor. Anybody
can Ilay who wants to-
"Does Harrison know where the
houses are::h
"Perhays he does not, but if he
does not, he is about the only official
Of the city who DOESN'T"
What class OF people p~a:ronize
them?" inquired The scribe.
"PIetty much all classes. [ have
seen board of trade men e;bowed at
the table by thieves and CON men.
The better class Of houses try 10 keey,
out well-known disreputable eilarac-
tiers, but plenty OF them get ia FOR IL
that. Faro-deaiers don't stop to i'll
quire where the money comes from.
They are willing to take tie chances
on that. The most numerous pat
rons are clerks and woISjngmen.
These are the classes that make GAM
bling profitable. They are the pro
ducers,' anu it is tie SO and SIS a
week rom eath VI l''e'n ti'a, hiahes
the banh loir grow. ins oanA IS
never III any CANCER from 1ileni, lof
II they yet siieah "a i"ch silGy IL
noI slop 20 via a A"'l::fSo ooi.Sis'
VI coufse some % lAeni W'l oeJa~loi-
any p"' ~ Is he'ei very iuush' *hd
they soon 'h'o" Il III again.
"i,eas "nytocF ever WIN FefE
Aoo'b.
Heavy "i>>->tsS. =.
t@. Sb'a3 ~ 1tiF i5.S4 ~ =
pfoif*'ioh&' '". JAZZ Il ,ttl% Mas
mac SAIL =" Ahah''2~: az" otG
icslhS$, 900 Ii "~Ft'. - -, tsi1-
do'r!A = H '.:'i',i's a-'' s"aF
sif;i 9''' - - .'.'' StF.hE 'it
room; GO - :" -. 't| >t-'''3.., |''itt
II iiis9N ":Ai'' 80 '@' '-''t .rto''
iio'S bt.t - i@9 1H'-'''S
Wo.: s1'.'0' l''.% '.il Il $50 ~
>
t'a'3 sure. i'i 19it1tay N'iS "it,'
iosTs iatse 't'.rda''S, ai''''V Il 80 VIZ
TO ari-tin&. l!ff odltn Is :<'"aHt:
'hien f"i'"f' "n@n re pay, WEI.
Is nM Ffl% o.iti. lol.l Naii"c' i
anotsieT. 'ftetly Neh'&tt Lester Wen
$500, or ~. 'asl "3iiier al u.s.
which elsabieh hl5si l tNen III, i}Sti-
born street With / on ~ a:i*Ce. FRANK
IIerISn iIa>s o'ta5t@isafI II. IN iacl,
there II nHNiiv :: proprietor VIZ" 'aNcS
not play occasionally aIa'asf an
otaer b.hiz. jn-Se nlen play III"
'linEt and az much n.ore - they ca,'
get down. Then, !! they have the
luck, they win something. Sat tnef%
is nc show for a 'pl&er'-~a man That
bets anywhere tEonl d quarter Mp 70 =
few dollars. IT the ctras so his way
he wins nothing OF ANY account, ana
the upslot Of it is that he 'nio"s
in the Ave or ten dollars he start
with. Talk about ~df:n.ing. IN inE
opinlon-and L have been Il gahihisf
for twenty-five ~yeaTs-tntfe is more
sorrow atd distress caused II families
by gambling titan ty any other wee
i'll the whole t~a+ai'2Ae. ANA IL is
brought to the families OF THESE same
clerks and WorA!h@iien VINO play
their wages in from week 10 week,
instead Of taking them home. II
they will allow open safno-ing tnef
ought to make a law that every mans
wages be PAID To ms wife. But men
will steal money 10 gamble WIN,
when they Wo1)dn'i 30 1t to Buy III.
necessities OF lite"
EMREhziENENT
Have l Know many cases o. EN-
bezziam@iit::' VIE, / shou,,s i'iihs
/ have-a good many than eVel
get into the papers. You! see many
OF them are liked up befose any eS'
pInsiOn ccurs Nn!nnl2T$ tiiefhseiFeS
don't want too much publicity about
such t3lngs, rs Il Is art TO tilio"
pretty lurid light on the business
Generally, wien they fi!;d ot's Una
the money has been stolen, they WI
give up the money, era large part o
it, and get the thing settled. 1nHt's
the way Billy 0kea.ie Inf'iagSA 'ot
Peters case, although tAa eHi'iosloi
caEle. Billy went around 10 TIE var.
ious houses where Peters hat riayef
and raised enough 10 make up ma.
the sum required. fe,efs's irene:
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