The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-11
THE TIGER Is LOOSE.
Pull I String and See Him in
His Lair.
BUT DON'T TElL THE POLICE.


Is seems that Alderman Sweeney was
right when he said in m unguarded mo-
0ent that he vas deposed from the ONCE
Of acting mayor that the gambling ele-
ment might have its swing.
IL may be great surprise 10 the worthy
acting mayor TO know just how things are
being conducted under his administration.
The acting mayor could not b more
ignorant Of the open violation OF the re-
form administration pledges If he was 1t
the Worlds fair with the man for whom
be il the locwm eensns
Until John w. Considine moved his
headquarters from the basement on South
Third and Washington 70 the Standard
theatsr. . crap game Was run without the
siightest attempt at concealment in .
email room under the sidewalk. to which
entrance Vas had from the theater.
For months gambling game has been
run in . room in the rear of Bunker 4
Shaw's billiard hall in the Clancy block on
South Third and Washington streeta-
This game il known as ''black jack. and
ID nothing more than ''twenty-one.
game Of pure chance. requiring no skill
whatever. This game is not to be white
washed by representing It - being played
by gamblers among themselves.
1t il ~ much . banking game a. faro.
When . Posr-INrELLIGEsCER reporter Wis
tied the game, an attempt was being made
to give the game an appearance of privacy
by keeping the door to the room locked.
II ono desired 70 enter, no credentials,
references or introductions were required.
The applicant for membership had bu: to
run his finger through . hole in a tiimsy
wooden door, touch . catch and the door
few open. Inside were found twenty or
thirty men and boys, mostly the latter,
playing at . table, around which the
nominal players we're seated.
There were but nix Of these players, but
- any one was 1t liberty to place his
money where he thought it would do the
most good. whether he had = seat aud was
dealt hand or not, this lack Of seats was
no loss to the bank. that 10 to say the man
who sold chips for 1.-THE house."
This room 10 not the only CLUB room"
in the city, however. II Chief Of Police
Jackson happens to walk past the Delcho
saloon on Yesler avenue near South Sec
ond street and sees . man wearing good
clothes making curious contortions in .
little corner in front of the bar, he must
not make . jump at the conclusion that
the man iss insane. There 10 nothing
strange about the mans actions when it
10 known what he is doing.
Tho chief need but turn to 60 into the
saloon and when he passes q door on the
right of the entrance bearing the legend
"Delcho Club Room Upstairs" he will see
it open slightly in the most inviting man.
ner. Now, let the chief step through this
door into . stairway leading to the rooms
upstairs and look at the lock on the door.
He will see q wire running from the bolt
which fastens it through1the wall into the
saloon and into the hands of the we'll
dressed man in the corner. This will ex-
plain his actions; he is only . reform ad-
ministration "wirepuiler,"
A Posr-ISTELLIGENcER reporter went
incog through this self-opening door
short time since and up the stairs. When
he reached tho top door on the left of the
upper door opened quietly and then the
reason for all this wire-pu,iing was mani
fest. In the first room entered was low
table and on the table faro layout. Bust
ness was not particularly rushing, but a
few suckers were engaged in Extracting
the tigers claws"
In a room adjoining there was q side
board with suitable array Of glasses, ETC.
Is any one SO blind that he cannot see
what neat scheme this is-free drinks
and . faro game, possibly not of the
squarest sort? This is the way the para
lytic police force watches gambling
closely and sees that no games are run
long without ocing detected and closed"