The Progress., 1894-12-22

ho enormous sum OF Tl wv peA u"J'
Mould be perfectly willing to pay s
Ibis to the poor pauper, tho bank '
Mr.. c, {, RECKLESS REPLY
Wa, The Progress Justified i" its First
Article?
In this issue Of the paper will be
found an open letter from MIR. e. H.
R.icbl.r, in reply to an article which
appea,ed in this paper two weeks
apo, concerning his place of business
Onr query, us it a regular dead.
fallr was plausably pns, without
necessarily eliminating the propr'e-
tor himself. 1t does not appear that
Mr.. Reichler is ever present when
the victims are feeced, but We natn-
rally assumed that the reports OF the
fsct came to his ears as they have
n .lmost tho entire city OF Shreve-
mort. and We could not imagine
how he could tamely submit to
such practices, However, we d'd
give him the benefit OF some doubt
on account Of boyhood acquaintance
aud were willing to submit to plao's.
bio proof and admit that he may no'
have had criminal knowledge that his
saloon was the resort Of gamblers 80
dextrous with cards, that the stranger
who could be enticed to play wa
.ure to lose, aud be left penn,less' II
he would rick his all on the shuff''
9 of the cards.
a As Mr.. Reichler seems aggr'evef
at our indirect charge OF cr'm'na
knowledge on his part, We Will cal
X his attention to what is the talk Q
y tho town.
"a LIST. That there is nightly carrie
Is m in bis saloon what is termed
brace poker game, the actors bein
ar jack Bergman, Joe Walker and j
IA G. Williams, of this city, and OF
w Bristol, Maddox, Presley and Kell
II nor. residents, each having bis on
10 part to play. The ateerer, or man vi
euticss the victim to take hand
this game, gets 40 per cent OF t
'as winnings; the person who stncks t
The cards receives 20 per cent; the hou
d. gets 10 per cent, and the balance
ent divided among the other members
nee de gang. The reason that tho stee
der receives the lions share OF the at
} Of IL because il is not only his busin
to catch the pigeon to be pluck
,,u but it likewise devolye. upon him
IN ouiet the victim, by persuasion
IN. threat, after he has been robbed OF
ont money. This is sometime q '
ant difficult tack and the stserer ha'
the hard job to perform this latter I
his Of his duty viz: To keep the vic
= be from raising a row oyer his los
1t may not prove uninterestine
describe the difficulties lying in
at way, and to do SO we will give an
his cidept Is related to us by enc OF
sare most competent and honest ps
hich men: About three weeks ago
need officer was approached by two
men tlemen and asked to assist then
'rica. recovering youth who had been
will t,ced into MIR. Reichler's saloon
they could not yet him out a
'. N Repairing TO the place they were
- - :, by DR.. Selser (Mr. Ieichlsr's
=, !. keeper who demurred at the 8
meht Of tho officer that he was |
-: ing for q lad whom the two q
: :. men with him asserted had beer
H. ticed into Reichlers establish
the doctor declaring that he VI
there. Pressing the point, tho
.to., tor inquired if either OF the g
! a. men was the youths father. l
~ ing that neither was, he dess
At their entering to search unit
pssrolnan put the question, I'd
Moses, why can't / 60 in and sect" A
pointed query iron, an officer
Law, tho doctor mut,ered, Eve
I'll 80 and see" darted into .
y apartment and IN . few momsn
turned and ssid, "You may 80
+ wss search" The officer said he Of
did not expect, then, to III
youth; but going back into the
ted .nent he saw doorway openll