Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-15
GAMBLERS TRICKS EXPOSED.
The Boss Crook Describes WhSt He
Calls . Legitimate Business,

New York Sun.
81 have found honesty to bs the boat
policy, and have gone into Legitimate
business" the boss crook remarked.
"Whst Is that" the reporter asked,
having missed the crook from his usual
haunts.
Teaching the innocent rustic and the
unsophistlcated suburban. l average
one scholar day, and the scheme pays
very well. struck the racket last win
ter, and have found 1t picnic. How do
l work It? 1 put card In fifty country
papers:
FORTUNES MADE. Gamblers tricks ex-
posed. Marked cards, loaded dice, bugs and
patent boxes for sale, with Instructions Les
sons at reasonable rates. Address
- -, = Bowery.
"The rustic sees this and in the same
paper reads of man winning $25, 900 at
faro. He writes me and 1 send him
price list. 1t Is the same as that used by
regular dealers in gambling goods, only
about fifty per cent higher. If the fellow
wants to buy, sell, aud make decent
profit. But what catches is a notice at
the END: Having been professional
gambler for twenty years, | am familiar
with every trick of the trade and guarau-
tee to make any novice proficient in three
Lessons and skillful enough to meet any
blackleg on equal terms. Terms, 81
lesson of one hour
"The chump reads that and comes ON
and calls. have deal with the land
lord OF the hotel and receive my pupil In
a private parlor. The beat raoket is to
teach him to work loaded dice or marked
cards. In an hour he's got the hang of
It, but, Of course, Ia very clumsy. We
go down to the baTroom and throw for
the drinks. My pal comes up to the bar
and looks interested In the game. He
asks US to let him In, l say certainly
and give my bucollo friend the wink.
and wants to throw for quarter head.
We accede. My pal loses, the rustic
beats him but l win. After a few
throws pull my watch out and plead an
engagement and get out. AS | leave l
whisper to the countryman that he has a
picnic, and to work the fellow for all
he's worth. l then skip. The game
continues, and in fifteen minutess my
pupil Is cleaned out. If he kicks my pai
suddenly picks up one of the loaded dice
and starts row. If the man Isn't
fighter my pal hits him on the nose. If
he is, we call In the gang and bounce
him for blsckleg. You can bet he never
comes back, and he doesn't complain to
the police Even If he did, we'd have
the dead wood on him, and could easily
prove that he rung In loaded dice on Us,
The racket Is just the same with marked
cards, but only little slower. What do
you think of the game"
''Ingenious; but doesn't the landlord
object?'
"Na.o! Don't you see we dlvy up2
to how good the hotel is, We
yield from Is to 30 per cent. Why, I'd
pay 7O.percent.if could.work first.class
hotel. On the proceeds l and my pal go
halves. How much do we collail Any
where from an X up. Old farmers and
,hurch deacons generally come to town
luIte well filled and they will often yield
) century. The funniest thing Of the
whole matter Is that the rustic never
;umbles to me. Three or four times I've
net suckers we'd worked, and every time
hey csme up, shook hands and treated.
rheyd tell me yarns how they put up
obs with the tricks taught them, but
hey never speak of their lossss."