Telegram-herald., 1889-05-10
GAMBLERS OF NEW YORK.
xSsy Expected q Harvest From
Centennial Visitors
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Centennial 1erk. 4na aitGeasn l4e police
aad F=s llsE tstsetiss force acre Fsi4ioEcrd
- az a11.Iional Two hundred sgecIal as-
tecJ4Fes saa sacceed iA .oekialz a p es stls-
pieiol a4aaF kaogsn sl-aig gsrs ~ the r fra
taEalfs a soad Gzal u soEk eas aoas -
t1e saarpefs sEla several yisslors - tas
es1Y daring the Ceateahial <esA left tie
city Elae q poorer b4r wiser Iasn-
Ola II lie best .n3su Hsn Ia the ia
teralJy estimates tnat there are as tns
present EInae about Thousand gambling
taasss la Sr~ Tgrs probably oas-thiut u
~aleb are opsaiy xloHa saen. There
ars I00 pooi rooms with expenses u about
e. 30 per taY. 10 taro banks. run at
about tie sams outlay. and so policy
shsVs conducted az al expense Of al uhs
way from sl00 To - 500 per day some ot
tsese pay Al high a. 500 per week for
eTotecEisn, sHd they considered lt only
fair that they should be permitted 70
pluck the fat game that Centennial week
brought into their preserves
Oae Of the eldest ani most experienced
detective a. Headquarters. speaking of the
leading gamblers Who we're expected 70 be
heard from during Tie festivities. said.
Although the gamblers have been
times. they always contriye 10 hud their
WAY back A.a.n aud 10 reopen their IDEAS
a. the Old places. The principal gamblers
10 New York AZ the present moment are
phi Daiy. Al Adans. Nike Murray.
Peter Dei.acy. Charley Davis and James
PIkintoE- Murray has Two houses con
stsntly KOing-Nos IS and IS West
ISenIY-si.ht street. The real game -
Kept A. No l3, and visitors who want TO
piay and who are properly youched for.
Or eous Ia kaowu company have % 90
Ia At No. Is. ascend the stair, pass through
the scuttie over the roof and down into
the psrlors % No l3 where they hnd one OF
he finest layours that has been seen since
he palny days OF bse Long Branch crowd
ghen M0rrissey's Club House vas ali the
age among the lovers OF the green cloth
'''Shang' Draper. one Of the most notor!-
5us among the craft. has his games At
Nos l02 West 32nd street and 5S West 3lst
street Charley Davis runs a noted game
a. l45J Broadway, and few doors distant,
a. No. l447, j. the layout of another well
known gambler One OF the most noted
OF all IS az .ls Broadway. On the top door
OF this building Is a game which has
given the police no end OF trouble liz
seemingly dene. the law. and the place
cannot De rtided a. the owner OF the game
Il more than the match OF the detectives
IA cunning He guards the place by
every possible means and none can secure
admission except through previously ar
ranged introduction. The visitor must
give the password This word is changed
with unfailing regularity. like the coun-
torslsn Of an army outpost. This game.
which IL the largest IN the city, has been
established since so, and fortunes have
been frequently made and lost there. On
every occasion when raid hiss been at
tempted the signal has been given and
the officers have rushed in only To find
empty rooms. deserted halls. snd. possi-
bly,, few iunOcent-lOoking domestics
clearing away the debris of wine lunch,
but not a sign of 4 single gambling imple-
ment.
Peter De Lacy who runs the games
a. l3 Ann street and 80 Park Row, Is an
other sdsoit gambler who has given the
police many = stern chase. His place is
well patronized by out-oft town people.
who are piiOted thither by cunning 'rOpers
in Al $50 Fulton street l. game con-
ducted by a man named Kane This
place WAS established by John Morrissey
Phil Daily. whose costly adventure with
rob him last year, l. still fresh in the
minds Of newspaper readers. keeps A. No.
Is West 25-h street His place L. a favorite
resort OF sporting men, who follow the
turf by day
cone Of the peculiarities ot New York
gambling Is seen at No. 80 Sixth avenue.
This place i q 'kind-rgarden. where. ac-
cordiuE % the police, chips are bought
and rouge et-nOir' Is played by boys
"Ouly one of the number given is n
negro, that at fS7 - xth avenue.
There are about a dozen Incorporated
clubs AZ which poker II played. and n
there l. no law 20 reach this, the police
are powerless 90 prevent it. Besides. so
loux ~ tne men behave like gentlemen
and make u0 disturbance aud deal fair
there is u1 gret-yt under which they can
De- rlolr~te.! No doubt faro. roulette and
hacrnr1t are also played at these clubs.
3 ce Willie Dentists famous win at
haccarat in Paris. several years ago, the
game has been Increasing IN popularity
here snd may now be fairly said 10 rank
with f,ro aud roulette although faro has
bal long lead
Yes. nearly all of the houses on the list
have given You have been raided-soms
of shem more than once and some a dozen
times. but these gamblers ara a slippery
crowd - corner They give bail. they are
heit On await the action OF the grand jury
and the indictments are pigeon -holed.
Then. WHEN the whole trouble has blown
over. We meet the sleek. he-diamoudsd
sherpers on the streets. siri.iu9 At IS. b.
cause they have been showed 20 escape
punishment In ii-tle wiz. o.. w- have o.
e. through TIE same farce same.
When Marcus Cicero Stanley was
siivs he was a powerful friend ~ the
gamblers. tie was their master. too. and
it wa a curious thing 60 see thst OLD man.
WHO was gradually growing blind. sitting
in che littl- room IN the rear NJ the cafe q
a prom iuent hotel. and sending ONT bis
euvovs 90 the 4 Tereuf games with bis
orders to $50 tnus tnf so He vas seldom
disobeved for the gamblers feared him.
sui Knew whsr an impiacable enemy be
could be A. enc time he controlled a
number = gaming houses and nearly All
the policy shons iu he United states.
"Tr Is hardly worth while irving ~ stop
che Chinese from gambling You might
~ wal cry to prevent a dsrksv from steal
INK vstermeions John is born zsnesrer
anf viii gamble tiII be = rs. Tn the sixth
sDI Tenth Precincts en- iSfhe Chinese
ausrtsr- Fsn Tan = sll rhe rage. snd We
fnd it sluoss inipoS-i aie 90 stop it WhYf
Tscsusr for one thing. none - our citv
p~s.enlen understand Chinese snd they
s~a not likely tao. esther Can vou imagine
an Irish or Dgtca policemen speaking
Chiuasas
Nc. 8-r't thiak gambling ~an e~er
- wholly ruote5 Gus 0f New fark. or ary
ether 80 city Y7u viii always I'M A
ee~+ain .l--s r..sr for any zsrse - chsncs