The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-25
OPENED UP AGAIN.
Gambling Games Once
More in Full Blast.
BUCKING CARDS AND DICE.
Happy Sports Celebrate the
Christmas Tide.
BUcKING CARDS AND DICE.
AN IMPORTATION FROM CHICAGO.
Green-Cloth Men Regret the Return
of the Exile to San Fran
cisco.

It has been only few weeks since THE
CALL published the fact that under the
protection OF Christopher A. Buckley, the
returned fugitive from justice. the faro
aud crap games of the city were in full
operation. Following the announcement
the police, with great energy, swooped
down upon the gamblers and compelled
them To suppress all the manipulatOrs of
the cards and dice. The gamblers who
had been led to apply to Buckley for police
protection, because they believed he had
influence which would insure them immu-
nifty from the law, were loud in their plant
against the ex-boss, whom they had before
believed to be omnipotent in all matters of
municipal connivance
They were Modified by the assurance
that the games had been only temporarily
closed because public attention had been
called to their existence and because it was
necessary TO make feint at com pliance
with the law. They bided their time and.
as predicted by THE CALL, the games
were soon reopened. They have been
running at full blast now for some time
Charles Dexter, sometimes called Fat
ty," from the excess of adpose tissue
which envelopes him, and some other Chi
cage sports have been running game on
Market street just below the Baldwin
Hotel, and it is said that they have been
raking in the golden coin over the green
cloth. 1t is also said that this choice ag-
gregation of Chicago men were sent hither
by Jere Drlscoll. the sometime lieutenant
of the blind boss of Bush street.
It is certain that they have been doing a
good business on the eve of Christmas
when the pockets of the sportively in
clined are pleuhoric.
Jimmy Carroll, whose place on Market
street was robbed last winter. and Charles
Wilson have had game running at TT
Market streeT, and Captain White, whose
game is perennial. with very brief inter-
ruDtions, ia doing business again at the
old stand, 13 Third street.
Dick Creighton and Billy Kennedy, who
were recently thrown out of employment
by the recent onslaught of tie police.
were expected to open a game within
day or two, but they will not be able to
accomplish the feat.
BriZzoIui brothers, who had a crap game
at II Grant avenue and were compelled to
turn 1t into poker game by the Wig lance
of the police, have now another place OF
Grant avenue. with Jack Tyrrell in charge
as collector and general manager. Joe
Harvey also has a large crap game n
Eddy street, between Powell and Mason.
What Buckeyes pull on the Police Com
| mission is is matter Of conjecture, but
that he Is at the front of this gambling
scheme there is no doubt.
The Bush-street political manipulation
is having considerable trouble with his
gambling enterprises, as it is said that
new complaints will be logged against the
games now in operation because OF his
connection with them.
One well-known gambler said recently
that be was truly sorry that Chris had re-
turned to San Francisco, as he was per
haps the worst person to conduct the
business, fol the reason that he was so
notorious that his work always led to an
exposure.