Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-14
BUcKINo THE TIGER.
The PeIlcs Make q Raid on the
Jungle
Ard Capture the Royal Animal In His
Lar-aow the Tiger Bucksrs Operate
Their Little Game.

There was great excitenent among the
sporting fraternity, last night over
tie raiding Of tiger den by the police.
In the early evening IL Was whispered
about that all sporting places were to un-
dergo q systematic course of raidiug, aud
while there was probably nothing in this,
1t was sufficient to stir up q feeling OF uu-
easinsSs. Aboat 10 o'clock, Capt. Bennett,
accompanied by OGieers sylyis and Bird,
suddenly entered the shriver faro room,
opposite the city building. The jungle,
b viewer, contained 10 victims aud the tiger
Itself vas alone there The officers
CAPTURED THE va LIE OUTFIT,
and carried it over to the city building,
where, for the remainder OF the evening,
il was the cyL osure OF many curious eyes
Section so of the city ordinance on
offences, authorizes an officer to seize on
any gambling utensils ard turn them over
20 the Mayor, who may destroy them if he
sees fit. Capt. Bennett will turn these over
10 Mayor Miller to-day, who will use his
pleasure on them. This Is the first case,
for many years, of q seizure OF this kind,
ard il excited no little comment about
town. The "kit" contained the following
articles: One layout, one dealing box, two
decks Of cards, one check rack, with /, 2e0
composition checks Of various colors, and
the case keeping apparatus. The value OF
the entire kit would be but little short OF
$500. In the game In which they were
used, the checks ran from 10 cents up to
so cents; blues, 81 so; brown, $3.50; Sel
low, $25.
IN PLAYING FARO,
the thirteen cards Of suit are imbedded in
q cloth covered board, called the layout"
Oh which bets are made. The pack Of cards
is laid face upward in silver or nickel
dealing box" with q slit mouth on one
side, which will admit of the passage OF
but one card at q time. Players bet on the
various cards, playing them open" to
win or "coppered' to lose. Two cards are
taken from the box, one at q time and the
first loses and the second wins. For in
stance, q player lays S. on the knave,
which means be bets the knave will win.
Two cards are drawn from the box, or, in
gambling parlance, "a turn" Is made, and
II The knays comes last, il wins and the
player receives So Should ths knave come
first, be loses, and the dealer takes the
checks be has laid on the layout II both
II
"A SPLIT"
in whish case the bank gets one-half OF all
the checks on the knave. When several
players are at work, the bank keeps "a
lookout" stationed to see that the dealer
misses no bets on the layout At one side
of the layout is frame containing thir-
teen wires, with four buttons on each wire.
This is the case board" and is intended to
show Just what cards remain in the deal
ing box, as q button is pushed aside for
every card taken out. When, for instance,
three buttons have been pushed away from
the king. ii shows, at q glance, that but one
remains in the box, and it is then "a case
on kings" When three cards remain IN
the box, the players bet on the order in
which they will appear. This is 'cslliDg
The turn" and the bank pays four for one
on a correct call.
CONSIDERED SQUARE.
Faro Is usually considered a fair aad
square game of chance, with the percent.
sge thrown steadily in favor of the bank,
BY means Of splits. There are many de.
vices prscticed to "6x" the dealing box, so
as to work either for or against the bank,
but If this has ever been done in Wheeling
it is not known. This is called shaking"
q set OF tools.
faro mas never naQ any particular run
in Wheeling. That is to say, there has
never any specially large winning or losing
been made. At no time, within the past
eight or ten years, has the city been wi tn
out one or two banks, but usually they
are kept so secluded that only the Unlisted
can tell their whereabouts. During fairs
or sessions of the Legislature, when the
city is filled with strangers, the game -four.
ishss, and usually the owner makes fat
pickings. There is difference OF opinion
concerning the luck Of the one pulled last
night The owner said be had lost 81, 00)
since be opened, but outsiders who have
tackled the tiger, say it has pulled in at
least $4,000.
wHEELISG's FAyORITE.
Wheeling is rather fortunate in the line
OF extensive gambling, and perhaps no
other city Of its sizs in the South can boast
Of as few "bsnk games" But short cards,
such as poker. flourish extensively on q
small scale. Proprietors of poker rooms
furnish the place and the means Of playing
snd get = steady mage on the game,
getting rake off" Of one check for every
two pair exposed, and two checks for every
thing higher. Moet of the poker playing is
private aud beyond the pale OF the law.