Evening journal., 1891-09-25
|MYEY AND THE POOLS.
DETECTIVES mrvEY, JONES AND
vANDEGRiFT AT DOVER.

That They Must Quit operatioBs-A
Big Surprise to the Management-The
Gamblers VIII Not 30 Prosecuted.
ANY Number Of Politicians.
star Correspondents EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Sept. 24.-Ten thousand per
sons attended the Delaware State Fair
to-day. IL was the biggest day OF the
week, and persons Aocked here from all
directions Twenty three carloads OF
exeursionista came here from the north
on the regular excursion trains, to say
nothing OF the large number who came
on the regular way and express trains
Persons from the southern part of the
state we're not wanting. and It took IF.
teen cars beside the regular trains to
bring them here.
Dover and a radius of ten miles around
it contributed to the merry tbrong, and
tho day, with its brightness, was one Of
unalloyed enjoyment.
BIr. Movsy From Wilmington.
" hen your correspondent reached the
/ grounds, between I and o'clock this
afternoon the pool sellers, wheel Of for
tune men, and those running many
other games Of chance were doing q
thriving business, and many Of the
sophisticated az well as the unsophisti-
Gated dropped" money In large amounts.
Wherever you turned game of chance
stared you In the face and tempted your
cupidity,
There were the pools where the better
class Of bettels risked, won and lost ac-
cording TO the caprice. few feet from
them was the wheel of fortur q, and al ound
1t were four large gaming tables Hoarse
cries OF Three to one on Sadie NJ r
Two to one on Instant !" rang out from
all sides beneath the pool tent Red
wins No morel BLACK wins !" could
be heard breaking in every minute or
two as the dazzling wheel of fortune was
spun around and stopped again. Star
green Ave TO one on star green' and
awey IL spun again. No takers. mo
more star green, and the croupier rakes
IN the shekels OF the bettors ON the black
and the red All this was ia the grand
stand enclosure
Outside he enclosure the dice, ham
mering machine, swinging ball and other
games Of chance did a thriving business
II was a red letter day for the gamblers,
aud their gains were as heavy as the
public losings.
Everything went as merry as wed
ding bell until 10 o'clock. At that time
State Detective McVey, accom- panied by
Detectives Jones and Vandegrift, went
to St eretary Barnard aud informed him
that the gaming and pool selling must
stop The secretary asked him by what
authority he acted He was informed
that IL Was BY order Of Attorney General
John Biggs.
Tits information was a sumner to the
management OF the fair. The directors
thought that it would be overlooked by
the officers, and had guaranteed the
gamblers protec' ion. Beside the directors
counted upon their percentage of the
gain materially increasing the receipts
Of the association.
McVey was obdurste, aud he and
Secretary Barnard notified tine men who
were running the games / at they must
shut up shop or suaer the conse euence.
which were $500 fine and three years i'm
prisonment. The gamblers we're even
more surprised than the directors, and
parleyed for a few seconds, lie wes
amusing to see big hearted Money break
the sad news. He would walk up TO a
map, slap him Familiarity on the back, and
say:
"Old man, ! am sorry to tell you so,
but yoa must shut up your place, /
know IL is hard luck, but 1t cannot be
helped | am acting under orders
The jaw dropped the eye dropped, the
muttered curse dropped and men began
packing up Twenty minutes after the
word was given everything in
the shape OF a gambling device
had disappeared, aud the pool stalls,
so lately teeminF with life, formed good
vantage ground for viewing the races.
The men who had been dropping"
money were loud in theic condemnation
OF the attorney generals course, and
some even went so far as to advise the
pool sellers to defy the law. McVey had
/ told them the law, and further than that
he said
II you shut up now you will not be
prosecuted, but IL you do not, You will
be given the law to its full extent"
Bat said one Of the men, "the
management guaranteed us immunity
from the law
We'll, all have to say is this The
management OF this or any other fair
cannot guarantee . set aside the laws Of
the ate
This argument was conclusive and De
tective Mcvey did not have to repeat IL.
The gau blers were very glad to get of so
easily
Politicians on the Field.
Plenty Of politicians, but no politics,
was the oroer OF the day Talk politics
they would not This is an OFF year
you know, and 1t is too early to talk :
That was the universal cry and seemed
10 be- the universal condition For az
"of year, however, the politicians were
u usually numerous, and Trey were mer
Of note
First and foremost was ex-Secrt tary Of
State Thomas + Bsysrd He was &C.
companied by Senator George Gray and
Private Secretary Charles McFee They
are in Dover before Judge OF the Probat,
Court + I Cooper, engaged in defend
ing the will Of Colonel George w. Cum
Minis. late OF Duck Greek hundred. Som.
OF the relatives Of the desea sed fuancier
and peach grower are attempting to upse
the will on the grounds of an alleged un,
sound mind aud undue inf hence dictat
ing It, Senator Gray stated to you
correspondent that nearly all the evil
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