Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-03-24
a rHr POLICY orFlcE

TROUBLE IN THE POLICY OFFICE.
rhs Manager, Rsfasss 20 Cash ) 5000
slip, Alleging FraudA-Preparations
Made Last Night to Receive the
Police.
There was great excitement in policy
circles yesterday Carpenter, who is the
director general Of the Brook street dive.
came on from Bridgeport, the players
congregated in little groups and with
profane emphasis discussed Rome mo-
mentoua question. It was plain that
something unusual had happened.
The cause OF the trouble WAS the re-
fusal OF the ''bank" to pay 5000 which
represented the winnings of a "gig"'
held by a Naugatuck man, on Wednes-
day. The manager OF the Waterbury
agency alleged fraud and refused to
cash the slip. Carpenter was notified of
the occurrence and came here to make
an investigation. - ------>
It's rule Of the house that the books
must be closed before o'clock every
afternoon. About that time the result
1T the forenoon's drawings are received.
Tuesday afternoon when the numbers
were given out In Naugatuck an excited
individual rushed up and produced a
Waterbury to receive his cash, but the
dealer would not pay. claiming that he
was in collusion with the Naugatuck
agent and that he received a "tip" and
selected his "gig" after the days draw
Ings had been received and opened.
Both the agent and the player declared
that everything was open and above
board and said that unless Carpen-
ter paid up, his shops all over the state
would be :"tpulled." And there the
matter stands.
| last nioht nronaratioua xvero mazda nj
the back room on Brook street, where
the game is played, to receive Detective
Egan, who WAS expected to call. Cole,
the regular slip writer, was absent in
Hartford, and a stranger, who was
shivering with fright, held the books.
In the forenoon a colored brudder wrote
the slips. The players did not remain
long in the dingy hole, the only furni.
ture Of which was stove, table and
their business and retired, not
caring to be found by the Off
Gers Of the law In such q place. Black
and white, business man and clerk were
there. A regular habitue of the place
produced ten cents which he said a
Naugatuck man requested him to play,
"Don't you do it," shouted a friend
"He wants: to secure evidence for the
police" The k"gig" was not brought
after this speech was made and; 1.-THE fel
low who was being made a dupe went
out to thrash the imam who was con
spring to bring him before the police
court as a witness. 1t was a false
alarm last night, however, for the police
did not descend upon the place.
The chances against the player in the
game of policy are said to be nearly 7,00(
to l. Occasionally the house loses, bu
not often. Saturday night the winning
of the players aggregated about 5000
nearly everybody having played tn,
hangman's gig" 9-19 90. A fool il
} Brooklyn, N. Y, who saw these mum
bers in a dream a few weeks ago
placed $1.00 on them the next day, los
and then hung himself. Hence tn,
name of the gig" The numbers wer
drawn Saturday afternoon. The motto
rious ALA combination has not beef
drawn in over year.
It is estimated that from 5000 to $50
is taken in daily in Waterbury. Man,
women are among the patrons of tn
office and the business is openly carrie,
on. One store-keeper is said to hav
been ruined by the game. The write
receives fifteen per cent of all tn
money taken in, besides seven per cen
= of the banks winnings for his services.
/ Our Naugatuck correspondent to-da,
|, writes that Carpenter was arrested las
, night and placed under bonds of 5000.