Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-16
MONTE CARLO.
A Detective Tell. Something of the 1niquity
of the Place.

- Detectly8 Tells something OF the 1niQutty
of the Place.
"Monse Carlo is the name applied to the
settlement. on the Virginia side of the river at
the south side of the Long bridge. Tho name
Goes not imply that the settlement is anything
like The original Monte Carlo, where The nabobs
visit the gilded dens OF vice and lose fortunes
in a single day, but merely because Of tho fac.
that gambling is done, although not on such q
large scale The Virginia resort 10 almost in
sight Of the Capitol building aud is resor.ed to
BY all classes Of gamblers aud thieves. from
the merchant who does a little plunging now
and then and the heavy weigh. gamblers, who do
nothing else for livelihood, to the colored boot
blacks and crap shooters" and gamblers who
ply their skin games on the froquenters of the
several resorts after the work of the book
makers has closed down FOR the day.
LIKE TEE GLoUCEsTER TRACK.
Detective Block, who has given tie gambling
question considerable attention On accoun. OF
his work in that direction, ikens the Virginia
resort to the race track st Gloucester, which is
in View Jersey, within easy access Of the people
Of Philadelphia.
'The only difference between this place and
Gloucester. said the officer TO a STAR officer,
us that the races are actually run ut Glouces-
ter, while here the reports are received by WIRE.
In connection with tho place there is every spe-
cies OF rowdyisni in addition to the games of the
shell-workers and hangers-on, who are always
on hand to pick up victim to play policy,
keno or other game.
'All those who frequent the place reside in
Washington. and they 90 over to the other side
IN the morning and return in the evening.
openly and above board without fear of moles-
tstion has operated to bring all the race tack
followers hero and among them the usual num-
Der VI thieves.
GAMBLING AND RUN SHOPS.
almost every house in the village is oecu-
pied as q rum mill or gambling shop, and q
familiar term applied to the place is Down
the line Near the bridge, in the old Jackson
City Hotel. q faro bank is run the square,
and is played only by the people who have
money enough 20 make the game interesting.
There are two places of this Sort while in n
third place there is n Decent game conducted
for white players. Near the extreme end OF the
lire game is run for colo-ed people. The low
groggeries only make the place much
than it would otherwise be for all the young
men, white and eolored, who have limited
means. These people get their money liz the
shape of tips and for doing odd jobs for the
gamblers. and most of them spend it as freely
as they make it.
when the bookmakers close for tine day the
acts Of rowdyism and lawlessness begin. 1t is
then that the shellworker in all his glory, plies
his game on the unsuspecting ones, who do not
understand that II Is impossible to win The
operators Of the game are called 'sure-thing
people, because there are no odds in favor OF
the player. They operate while the crowd is
waiting for the trains TO bring them home.
LEADS MANY YOUNG MEN AsrBAY.
'Monte Carlo" continued the officer, as the
means Of leading many young men astray.
Many robbery and defalcation can be traced
directly to these gambling establishments. The
banks are constantly turning down notes made
there and the failure of the maker is due to
losses sustained in these establishments. Day
after day young men who are novices in that
spiration on their brows after losing on the
dence that they have the money of their en-
ployer or parents IN their pockets and the loss
Of IL makes them uneasy.
Even after shutdown many of the stragglers
continue to hang about the little village and
lewd women. using vile and filthy language
turn out IN numbers and present disgusting
spectacle.
'An this said the officer. happens every
day, right in sight Of the Capitol and within a
stones throw Of the jurisdiction OF the Dis
trict of Columbia The matter could easily he
remedled if the governor of Virginia would
take hand in the matter. II Gov. Mckinney
would appoint one good man, who would faith
fully perform his duty, he could break up the
violations Of the law in n month. as he would
have M trouble in collecting testimony. The
violations occur openly and above board and
an agent Of the state could see them for HIM
SELF