The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-09
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PARIS, Feb. 1B-Thcrc is an immense scan
Aal In Paris In all tho clubs In all tho cafes in
the Hobbies Of tho theatres along the boulevard.
you hear people talking Of tho scandal OF the
club Of tho Rue Royale. During q game OF
Quinne. gambling game now In great vogue.
ono Of the players perceived few nights ago
mat tho cards wero marked. The Committee
Of tho Club was at once informed. researches
wore made. one Of the Wallets. In whose possess
session quantity Of marked cards were found,
Was arrested. and. with tho aid Of the police.
an inquiry is now being made Into the whole
AFFAIR. Tho cards wore marked by pricking
tAem sectionally. and then inserting in the
hole a spot Of gum; tho edge OF the card was
then pressed to conceal tho hole made. and
there remained only. close to tho edge. slight
asperity. or rather inequality perceptible to
experienced fingers. A sum Of upwards OF
10000 was found In possession Of tho valet.
How the trickery WAS carried on It is easy to
80: some member OF the club had an under.
standing with the valet who attended to the
card tables. and the gentleman and tho lackey
shared the spoils. In club like the Cercle do
II Rue Royale. sort Of junior Jockey Club.
living tho Same life. and oil known tho idea
Of an organized band is out OF the question.
In such company one member may fall to the
lovel Of common card sharper. but you would
scarcely ind two or three to form n band. The
accomplish Of the lnckoy beyond doubt operated
single handed. A gentleman OF high birth
and good education. member Of ono of the
most aristocratic clubs OF Paris. has sunk to
the level OF tho meanest OF thieves. Who is
that member?
It may readily be imagined what excitement
this affair has causod What" says tho pub
lie. things like that occur in q club whore the
6lite Of Partisan society meets every day7
Thon what must he the state Of affairs In the
second and third rate clubs that swarm In
every quarter Of Paris2' And tho morallsts
e1cleim with Indignation. What are tho au-
thorities doing? Why do thoy not close those
gambling hells2 Why do they not apply Arti-
Gle 40 Of the Penal Code. prohibiting games OF
chunce. and severely Furnishing those who take
part In theml Why do they not apply the law
Of 1885, which prohibits gambling houses in
the most absolute manner" What may he the
views Of the authorities on the question at the
present time we shall perhaps discover shortly.
thanks to the pending scandal. Meanwhile It
may be interesting to examne briefly the physi-
ognomy and nSages OF rambling Paris
gambling houss IS. Formerly fshs gambling
bousos were under official control. Their num-
Dor was limited the police exercised q sur:
gambling was kept within certain limits. Since
shs psssoa ior games S cSanes has gone on
raging without any control. and instead Of half
Ss
~ boulsvards from the Madeleine to The Bas:
: say b es: o sps , IL hs % sSa
forth ON to, the asphalt their noisy crowds
Of men and women: while l, the , waters pus j,
rs SoS t tSSs thsy ar.
ing. In from the sidewalk in front Of the
econes dossrtsd the shutters Of Tie S%iss are
drawn down; AZ 2 dark and silent But raIse
soa Sa ae
de 81 gos Il. .ss Rd IA 1ssh ns
you listen attsntiysly y9a YIN hear y, shs rafting
names Of clubs. or cercles. Turn down the
Rne Vivienne down the Rue Hauteyille. 81, 0r
lonccau. tho most fashionable and aristocratlo
sI Idle villa lighted up aisrnc bal, You
think. No. an advonturess who keeps u BAG.
aay The sa a o Sl hs
ginning Of Noysmber when the holidays are
ana s life VIII and ass m
hall in soma obscure street in Paris. " Under
runs a gambling hell had been organized ia
ono Of the little hotels Of this remote quarter.
to seize Very. cons iorabis stakes
I've have then four main catcForles Sf gan
iiEs the Jockey; tho Gersle de ia RE!e isoysle:
tes Gsrsls Imperial the cer Si do pUnion the
ss tns oey 70 sasn 81
eia6s, ana ,ths REGULAR hiScts: oT olandestin;s
whether by fast women. or by professional
cylinders. or under the cover OF q table d'hote.
Rambling clubs are more, Or less entitled to The
qualification Of hipots. although they arc not
Of the police. Then besides the clubs and III.
1 there are rabS Nv wis
re the ofiiees Of the bookmakers. near abou!
With the odds posted up in plain i9ures; ana
there are the l9ttsries that are increasing with
Tfi Tho sup ppps o. the of,os gambling
houses has simply had the result Of increasing
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Hss os s ri On
parole and on credit In the clubs people los.
and their honor. In CLUB ike that Of tie Ru,
Royale. for instance. every member may draw
deserts him. In ali clubs gambling debts OF
parole ought to be paid within forty -eiGh
hours. otherwise the members name Ia poStet
up and no Is dishonored.
All these usages have produced q stock o
card-room valet. is the most curious OF these
new usurers; no is the great banker OF the
q. are out Of luck. FRANCOIS lends Monsieur Il
Comto nifty louis the WhererMithal to renal. ~;
sun he adds to 1t ton or fifteen louis. In sucl
cases no rate Of interest is specified and nt
formalities fulfilled. The garcon Dc jea Is In
sort. and in many cases bankers Of repute arr
suspected OF carrying on usury on the sly b.
means OF tho gnrG0n de jeu. This per
aonasc. grave as a.. dipomatist, correct
polite. is one Of the most importan
BUYS IN estate in the country and becomes al
influential e!ector And why, not Deputy