Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
THIN POnxoY GAME.
A walking ssshop'' steered into the
Police station nd.


Oflicer Harry Welch on Monday morn.
ing arrested Frederick Allen at Front and
Justison streets. Allen was suspected Of
writing policy, and was arrested on o
general order Of the mayor instruotine
the officers to take any man upon whom a
reasonable suspicion of prosecuting the
business was had. Allen was taken 10
the police station without delay, but
upon arriving there manifested great re.
luctanoe TO being searched. Searched he
was, however, and package was found
upon him wrapped mp in a copy of the
Republican. Investigation OF this pack.
age brought to view the paraphernalia of
q policy writer complete. There were tab.
let upon which 'pieces''w TO be written,
the top leaf having number of rowsnpon
IL. There wer9 q number OF detached
''piecesn and scraps of paper with memo.
randa. Four slips Of the drawings of
Saturday afternoon, were brought to
Light, and last but not least was the book
for that day, dated Monday, August 9th.
The following is not baseball score.
II Ia the drawing M printed on slips ap
parently by typewriter;
August 2, a m.
o. rs o. 80 u "a 81 "a 2S a w II
~ w 81 ~ IA . % 10 As 90 o. n
August 2, y. M.
as 10 70 " 81 y 81 es % "a % 81 8s
81 10 20 IS 20 8 "a ~ % Il 3s a
In the morning slip there were 10
numbers drawn, while TINT Of the after
noon contained 10. This is said to be
the usual custom in the drawings The
two rows Of figures ON each slip repre-
sent one the Louisville and the other the
Frankford lottery, but which is which de-
ponent saith not. The book was
quite we'll filled with the records
OF ''pieces" that had been bought,
or rather sold, and shows that the
players were investing from 25 TO SO
cents. There was only one Of the lattor
and one Of 25 cents, most OF tho pieces
bought being for 2, 3, 4, 8, 6, s and 10
cents worth. The amount taken in was
footed mp and reached S3.7S. There were
q number Of ''saddlesn and several rows
OF four. Tho latter were mostly played
''2s B." which translated would
read 'if two numbers come out the
player gets 25 cents II all come out he
gets S2.n One row of four WIS played
FIAT" for $8, IL requiring an investment
OF four cents to buy this 'piece.p One
player bought saddle" comprising the
~
investing 10 cents ON il. This meant that
il the numbers came out on the run the
player would get 81; II they came in sue.
eession he would get "a Some Of the
rows were played for all Of the drawings
throughout the day, but when they did
that Il was so stated in the book One
party played 10 cents on the number %
''tirst out" forall day in both the Kentucky
laAN tY, all. n.
etthat 80 would be the first number out in
the drawings. The heayiest player bought
1:10.50, flat, putting down % cents, which,
had the figures come out, would entitle
him TO $2b. Another played ten rows nj
five cents each, thus investing so cents
with ten chances to win. 1868, rover
sible saddle, was played.
Among the rows played were the fire,
fish, fighting, note, police, dead, coffin,
girl rows and others.
Allen was given hearing before
Magistrate 0'Neill at 2 O'Clock and held
in $500 bail to appear at court. E. L.
Stroud went on his bond.
Monday afternoon about AIS O'Clock
Officer Duffy and Special Officer Foster
brought 10 the police station oolored
man of good appearance and apparently
from 55 to 60 years of age. II was lsanc
p. Carty. He is the father OF > v, Is
Oarty, who until recently was night dis
tributing clerk at the post,office and is
now under bonds for trial in the United
States district court on the charge of rob.
hing the mails. Carly was arrested in the
house OF Howard Rice, colored, No. 9
High street, or Pig alley ms it is
more Familiarity known, on suspicion OF
being "trayeling book" On arriving
at the police station he was carefully
searched Among the articles found were
shit list" blank book for writing
tickets or 'pieces,"a blank sheet of the
kind generally used as book, and
sheet of manifold paper which had no
writing on il. In the house in which
Carly was arrested was found the drawing
for Monday morning. II is as follows
August 0, 1886, a. m.
~ "a 85 SO 81 20 60 Al II 81 81
as rs Go 3S 8 50 Ga 10 Al 6S go q
The hit list set forth that the player
had been successful on this book Of
Saturday for $3.50. Carly was takol
before Magistrate O'Neill at o'clock il
the evening and given hearing. He ha'
secured Andrew e. Sanborn, Esd, rs hi
counsel. The witnesses examined wer
the mayor, Officer Duffy, Special Office
Foster, Howard Rice, colored, Rice
wife, and William II. Hill of the Hornf6!
Mems.
At the conclusion Of the hearing th
magistrate held Carly in $500 bail +
appear at the next court Of general Res
sions. Later in the evening Il. L. Stroul
went on the bond and Oarty was released
The probability liz that travelling books
will be hard TO find from now on til
September.