Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-07-24
Long BRANCH VICES
The Notorious Gambling Houses
That Flourish There.
HOWTHELAW IS OPENLY VIOLATED


onments OF Oriental spiendor-The
PaIatial Resorts Of the DaIys-How
Hayseed yisitors Are FIseced by
Crooked Games At the Ocean Club.
Lox0 BRAscH. N. J. July 24.-The Rev.
Dewitt Talmage or any other forceful
pulpit orator can find prolific subject
for a sermon at this popular watering
place. The three palatial gambling
houses located here are now doing more
business than ever before. In fact,
everything in Long Branch is secondary
To the gambling craze.
Spasmodic efforts have been made
from time to time by public spirited
citizens Of Long Branch to repress this
evil, but without avail. Popular senti-
ment Is divided on the question. The
small traders look at the gambling some
what askance. They argue that the
gamblers spend their money lavishly
and are no detriment to the business
interests of the Branch. Besides this,
the residents claim that none of the
townspeople are permitted to play at
ths green table.
Phil Days Den.
There are three gambling palaces at
Long DIttAIfA ktt buC pISSEAAb AAAtAcs 4WO
OF these are located on Ocean avenue
and one at west end. The latter, owned
by the notorious Phil DAILY and now con-
Quoted by the equally notorious Eddie
Marks, resembles s.1modern cottage fur
nished with all the appointments of al
Turing culture. 1t stands in the middle
Of wide lawn and is approached from
the road by graveled walks. Lawns are
adorned with orchids and other plants.
AT night when the lamps are lit this
gambling hell presents q picture OF
oriental beauty. A large restaurant is
connected with the house and the rooms
where the gambling is done are fitted up
with carpets OF rich texture, elegant
paintings and objets dart. Here it is
that young and callow bank clerks from
New York and Philadelphia are lured
by the will-o' -the-wisp of chance. Re-
freshments are free. Champagne flows
freely without money and without price.
John Days Place.
The second of these gambling hells is
located on Ocean avenue and Is locally
known as John Days place" From
the street this presents even a more at
tractive appearance than its older rival
mentioned above. The gambling build
ing proper is octagon shaped and stands
in the rear of two summer cottages. A
dome surmounts the building which,
seen by passer Ivy, is of most ornate
and graceful appearance. The human
flies lured into this web pass through
one of these cottages, which contain pri-
yate supper and wine rooms A gam
bling defective is on duty in the cottage
Whose duty it is to keep out those who
live in the village or whose personal APP
pearance would tend to create the inn
preston that they were not worth fleece
Ing. This place Is frequented largely by
professional gamblers.
The Ocean Club.
Least conspicuous among these places
is the one known as the ocean club. :"
It is located scarcely stones throw
from the pier. A trellis of creeping
vines hides the piazza from public view,
where, when not at play, the gamblers
lounge and stroll. More than either of
the others is this place open to the pub
lie. It also has the reputation of being
more nnscrupulous in its dealings. Il
is run by a man named Billiard, who is
also bookmaker at the race track, and
is engineered for that individual by the
notorious Isaacs, proprietor of like
gambling den on Fulton street, New
York.
Hayseed Victims.
This resort caters largely to the patron
age of the hay seeders from the outlying
Jersey districts These men are cruelty
tleeced by unfair means. Faro layouts
especially designed to entrap these ig-
norant countrymen are kept on hand TO
% useu wnen they put ~ an appear
alee, anu an ingenious nn nee con-
ssl1anse ~ eollnecslon Win snS Loule.se
1919 = uSsu ~ MasSn ny Daa = iss ~,
uaoP 49, 8 way ,
~ tue p1oless'onai salhDier.
The City Council Wakes Up.
On July Il, at meeting Of the city
council here, resolution was intro
dueed by Commissioners at Large Nc
kelna that Chief Of Police Banford he
instructed 70 investigate the stories ex-
tant to the effect that large sum OF
money reported to be $50, OU0-had
been recently lost at the pennsylvania