The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-11
"GUV." GREEN'S MILL.
1t Grinds Openly, but Doesn't Dis
turb the Police.

men, who are located in the vicinity OF
Montgomery and Gregory streets, are
complaining bitterly of the neglect of the
police In permitting a gambling hell to
I be run almost openly in that section.
The proprietor of this den is one Green,
more generally known as "Guv' Green.
Probably he gets this abbreviated title of
| governor from the fact that he is boss of
the situation. and that those of his neigh
bors who are damaged ana scandalized
by his Illicit avocation are unable to have
him suppressed.
| Gambler Green plies his nefarious trade
on the second floor of No. lis Montgomery
street over Mulrain's liquor store. The
| five rooms, into which the floor is divided,
| are fitted up with fine furniture, rich
carpets, and electric lights in quite luxu-
rious fashion. And we'll they may be.
Green sometimes has as many as hun
| dred patrons at his place in one evening.
| They kindly leave with him the bulk of
the money they bring in, and Orden, not
| to be outdone in courtesy, never refuses
to receive it. A generous and noble phil
anthropist is Green.
! A few nights ago SUCKER whose
name it is not necessary to mention, was
| roped into Green's and lost fifty dollars
! in u trice. The suddenness OF the per-
| formance surprised him. There's nothing
| slow about Green and his gang when they
| are attending to business. But the rapid
| despatch with which this transaction was
| consummated set the victim to thinking,
| and he made up his mind that he had
| been swindled. He accordingly made a
| complaint to SuperintendentS Smith. That
is the last that has been heard of the mat
| ter.
| MICROSCOPE NOT NEEDED.
| Yet Green's place is not more than one
| hundred Yards from the Superintendent's
| Office. More than that. Green violates
the law SO shamelessly and defiantly that
| the red window shades on the second floor
| OF No, 115 Montgomery street are often
times kept raised all night, thereby afford
| ing passers-by an unobstructed view of
| those seated at the tables in the front
| room playing poker. To those of Green's
neighbors who propose moving in the
matter. it looks as if evidence regarding
| the character of his place ought to be easy
enough to co4ect.
| But, all the same. the police do moth
ing to bring this gay and festive gamester
to book. HAS he pulp with the po-
| lice?' is the question many people ask.
1t would seem SO. Green freely boasts
| to his pals that he is solid with the guar
| dians of the law. aud number of minor
| facts and circ cumstances go to bear out
| that statement.
| For example, there were ''high jipks"
at Green's place last Saturday night.
| Those frequenters of his resort who do
| honest work for living in the daytime
| had their weeks pay in their pocke is.
| AS an inducement for them to come
around and present their earnings to
Green and the shady persons who hang
| around him, invitations to the number OF
nearly one hundred were sent out urging
| the recipients to come around and eat,
drink and be merrv ut Green's expense.
| As before stated, Green is nothing, if not
| philanthropic.
| ALL FOR NoTHING-WITH A STRING.
| The merrymakers, doubtless glad to
| get something out of the man they so
| literally support. assembled in force.
| Frogs legs and other dainties were
| served and there was no stint to the
| liquid refreshments. The fun Waxed
faster and more furious until it was sud-
denly broken up by a free fight
| Just how it happened is not quite clear,
but there is no doubt about the fact that
| it was large, juicy and lively fight
| Furniture was smashed, likewise heads,
| and there was the mischief to pay gen
orally. Those among the non-combat-
ants who could escape ran into the street
| and the air was filled with the noise of
| the row for several minutes. But the
| officer on the beat and the police in the
| First precinct station house, not 800 feet
| away, didn't hear it and seemed to know
nothing about the affair. 1t is conjec-
tured by many that Green may have
| pulled wool over their eyes and put cot
| ton in their ears.
Although Green and the police may not
be aware Of it, THE NEWS is having this
| gambling hell closely watched. If the
legal authorities do not see fit to move in
the matter without delay, The NEWS will
| do SO and publish the names of Green IS
gulls as well as those of his cronies, and
his protectors as well, if these latter can
be authoritatively ascertained.