The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-03
TRUE GAMBLERS GRIT.
Sport Who Was Cheerful While Police
Battered the Door.

A Sport Who Was Cheerful While Police
Battered the Door.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The faro bank AT 20s North Eighth street
was raided Friday afternoon ana due men,
ton was made OF the fact that the raid
had been made. and the players caught
and fined costs. but the most interesting
part OF the ceremony was not spoken OF.
1t seems that Captain Young of the Gen.
trail District. led the raiding party. and
easily got through the first door, but when
he reached the second he found cold
wrought-iron door which q blacksmith
could not get through in an hour. He
started TO work on it with crowbars and
hammers, but they made only q slight i'm
preston. They raised a noise and scared
the occupants Of the rooms, all except one,
but the door did not yield.
The dealer is an old hand at the deft
game, but be grew pale as he heard the
regular thump, thump. thump Of the crow
bar. and wanted TO open the door.
NO." said q bold spirit. LET them
pound away. They can't get in. Listen to
the musical click of the crowbar. Don't
get scared. old man."
But | have to go and see q patient"
said q well-known physician.
Your patient will have chance to get
well now" said the man Of nerve, you
can't see him.
The kit was put out of sight meanwhile,
but the pounding of crowbar and hammer
was kept up on the outside.
There were pleadings that the door
should be opened, but the man OF nerve
One player had lot OF laborers to be
paid off.
you have nothing left to pay them off
with, +" said the man Of nerve with laugh.
you had better save what's left to pay
your fine in the morning"
"Oh, don't talk that way. I've never
been in the court in my life.''
Just then an extra loud thump came on
the door and small fellow started for the
fireplace and tried to get up the flue. He
was unsuccessful. but when he pulled his
head out he was well blackened.
Let Us take vote on ii" said the nervy
man. and he handed around strips of pa
per to be used as ballots.
While the police were pounding away on
the door teliers were appointed and the
vote taken and counted. Eleven to one it
stood-eleven to open the door. one to let
the police do that The man of nerve was
the one who said no. Seeing that he was
about to lose his point he mounted a chair
and addressed the meeting. He spoke of
the laws regulating gambling and clearly
defined the powers of the police. He urged
the rights of American citizenship. and
said thai the man who surrendered was
coward and poltroon. And regularly came
the thump OF the policeman's crowbar. He
urged that the assembly take another bal
lot tthump. thump.) and he hoped tthump)
that the citizens would determine to de-
fend their rights.
But must gif dancing Lesson" said
German, and the response was-Bang!
Give IL when you get out" said the man
OF nerve. Your votes, gentlemen"
Another ballot was taken and this time
1t was tie. Six to open. six opposed.
Further delay was unnecessary. for it
was impossible for the man of nerve to
arouse the coursge of the multitude. so he
quietly slipped out of n window, over q
roof, through q scuttle, and shortly he was
casually strolling down Eighth street, won-
dering how his cowardly ex-comrades were
getting on with the police. Finding that
he was gone, their courage was reused,
and they parleyed with the police
through the battered door. They were
willing To surrender and go to Jail, but
they did not want to ride i'm the hoodlum
wagon in daylight. Engagements with pa
tents were cast aside, laborers and their
pay were forgotten, the hoodlum wagon
now the sole consideration. and Captain
Young promised that they should not ride
till after dark.
On this promise they opened the door
and under the guard OF blue coats they
marched down stairs. Captain Young
but the wagon was there. the temptation
was strong. and remembering that he was
dealing with iaw-breakers. he abrogafed
the contract and hustled them into the
wagon.
Away they went to the Four Courts. but
soon they were bailed out. They paid
costs, s5oo each. and were discharged.