The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-25
GAMBLING DENS HERE.
oos,,oVTEALTH ATTORNEYS At
ryyqION DRABN 10 THE MATTE.
IN, writer % she Article in Sundays Times
q. to he summoned Before tho Grand
Jurr. and Gamblers May Bc Indicted.

,-,o publication I'm Sundays issue OF
.,.. times OF the fact that the pernicious
20 ~ Gambling is openly conducted In
,...,-,ond attracted very general atten-
49,, among the thinking readers OF this
and the Commemorative attorney
81. already taken steps to have the
..t.- of the article summoned before
,,s cand jury. Captain a. b. Guigon is
..- commonwealth attorney al
'....-t and yesterday called at The
.... Office and demanded the name Of
.,. ,r.tar. When the grand jury meets
,.tlor. Of course. win appear before
...I.lt and testify 10 the facts that
.. f.. possession The Times would
r.,. published the article without
.l-. ..r.fuly investigating the subject.
Odd. gamblers OF Richmond. therefore.
..I . splendid chance OF appearing
'f.-. t.. hastings court as wrong doors.
rtr j.. tre duty Of the police Of Rich
ia t. prevent iufractious OF the law.
..r, excuse for their not bringing
o.. knowledge Of their captains IN
80 connective districts the fact ;hat
..re dens exist FOR an intelligent
.. " Richmond must know mat
....n. especially those Of the Second
..-.. know these evils 10 be pracuced
b.. ...ra.v has been made Of the fact
f- months past. and the gtded saloons
80 .. have each night had their de-
.. nf fortune around the faro board
.t ..uIotte table. There IS another
. coupled with gambling that does no
.... Uarm 10 is the use OF intoxicanis.
r.- gambler recognizing that the half
f.rkan man SIS his easy prey, furnishes
DIN, with whiskcy and beer while the
..r. ls progressing. and many Rich
..d man has gone 90 "a faro bank with
good sized package Of grcenbacks ma
lr me place with only "a muddled brain
..I staggering steps ass HIS receipt FOR the
contents of his depleted pocket
The place known as Blacks establish
..ant ON the east side ~ seventh be-
tween Broad and Marshall streets. rs con-
.Iorcd to be the most fashionable oi the
..rnbllng dens. and has been used lot
...b purposes for several years past. The
..and floor Of two buildings is devoted
p. fH- playing OF roulette. faro an"
narard. and the coupiers each night rake
IN. . considerable sum and deposit II In
,.. large iron safe in that establishment.
r.. rarl0rs are almost palaces, the drape-
being MOST f'NnNAHf Ntt' Nf't ~
...et quality and the frescOing OF the
-...t artistic designs. a negro man lat
+-.1e SD che door" iuspects the intruder
.rYgrh the ueep-holc before he is let In.
and serves him a. drink as soon AS he
..-ers the establishment The visitor can
tan Duck the tiger or put his coin
.r the roulette numbers.
SO netts place. ON Bank street. almost
-..tnlu the shadow of the chief Of police S
.H.a. the sporting men almost invariapiy
...rf their time when they arrive In
Richmond. There ere several entrances
f. the establishment. and the sound IF
.frs can Doe distinctly heard as one
passes by on the streets below Belts
also conducts a gambNng-house at lN
east Broad. but the establishment is
,-y quiet one.
Dr. was said Yesterday by the chief Of
police that hc thought there was less
gambling ln Richmond than there had
la-n when this city had population Of
.HJ bat AZ hc would acquaint himself
with facts DEE would in q very short time
fad that his opinion as wrong. During
la last session Of the General Assembly
d. Gambling house near Fourteenth and
Franklin was entered nightly by some Of
NlreinIa's lawmakers. and 81 S. COM
mon occurrence Date at night on Broad
street to see gamblers and policemen In
conversation.
Thus the police have known beyond
doubt that gambling has existed In this
city n the same way that they know
taat certain bar-rooms never close their
doors from Saturday morning until the
davhreak uf the Sabbath The grand jury
has "a task before them If they wish 10
work. but they win find the subject a
difficult one 10 will Doe as difficult as the
task Of finding bar-room open on Sun
day after Major Poe has issued orders the
Saturday previously that they are TO bee
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