Savannah morning news., 1885-06-19
GA9rBLERs' TRICKS EXPOSED.
The Boss Crook Describes what He Calls
Legitimate Business.

From t4s -Tesr Y5yt '4H.
Il have found honesty to De the best
policy. and have gone into legitimate
business" the boss crook remarked.
"What is that?" the reporter asked,
having missed the crook from his usual
haunts.
Teaching the innocent rustic and the
unsOphi>tcated suburban. | average one
scn0lar q dav. and the scheme paws very
well. struck the racket last winter, and
have found IL picnic. How do I work
It? pu- a card in 50 country papers:
FORTUNES MADE.-Gamblers' tricks eX-
Z posed. Marked cards, loaded lice, bugs,
and patent boxes for sale. with instructions.
Lessons ST reasonable rates. Address
BOWerv.
"The rustic sees this and in the same
paper reads Of a man winning so, 00O at
faro. He writes me and. I send him a
price list. u is the same as that used by
regular dealers in gambling goods, only
about 80 per cent. higher. If the fellow
wants 20 buy. ! sell, and make decent
profit. But W hat catches is notice at
the end Having been professional gam
Dler % years, am familiar with every
trick Of the trade. and guarantee to make
any novice proficient in three lessons and
skillful enough to meet any blackleg on
-
hour'
The chump reads that and comes on
and calls. l have a deal with the land
lord Of the hotel and receive my pupil in
a private parlOr. The best racket is to
teach him TO work loaded dice or marked
cards. In an hour ne's got the hang OF it.
but, Of course, is very clumsy. We 20
down to the barroom and throw for drinks.
My pal comes up 10 the bar and looks in
.a...F go Il IL
him in. | say certainly and give my
buc0llc friend the wink. Ny pal then loses
two or three rounds, and wants 70
throw for quarter a head. We accede.
NV pal loses, the rustic beats him, but |
win. After a few throws pull my watch
out ana plead an engagement and get out.
As leave whisper TO the cOuntryman
that he has apicnic. and 20 work the fell
low for All he's worth. / then skip. The
game continues, and in fifteen minutes
my pupil is cleaned out. / he kicks, my
pal suddenly picks up one Of the loaded
dice and starts a row. If the man isii't a
fighter, mypal hits him on the nose. If
DE is, we call in the gang and bounce him
for a blackleg. You can bet he never
comes back, and be doesn't complain to
the police. Even if he did, we'd have the
dead wood on him, and could easily prove
that be rilrg IN loaded dice on us. The
FdcketS just the same WIN marked CARDS,
bur only a little slower. What do you
think Of the game"
'insen,ous; but doesn't the landlord
obiect?"
moo! Don't you see we divy up? Ac-
cording 10 how good the hotel is. we yield
from 10 to 40 per cent. Whv, I'd pay 70
per cent. if could work a tirst-class ho-
tel. On the proceeds [ and my pal 30
halves. How much do I'VE collar? Can't
say. Anywhere from an Y NJ. Old farmers
and, church deacons generally come to
yield "a century. The funniest thing Of the
whole matter is that the rusticnever tum-
bles to me. Three or four times Pye met
suckers we'd worked, and every time
they came up, shook hands and treated.
They'd tell me yarns how they put up jobs
with the tricks I'd taught them, but they
never speak of their losses"