The morning times., 1895-07-15
VEITCH'S DAYS IRE GONE
Sunday Crap Shooters Raided by
Sheriff Palmer.
TOTAL ABSENCE OF DISORDER
Everyone in Jackson City Was Sober
but PininG for the Opposite State
OF Mfnd-Saloons and Gambling
Houses Were Tightly Closed Up.
Dry Day at River Resorts.

Sheriff Palmer, OF Alexandria county,
has taken the bit Of reform between his
teeth, aud is making things lively for the
la Wiess gamblers and thugs who infest the
river resorts Of that county The first
Sunday of his administration witnessed
the closing Of the saloons and gambling
houses, yesterday the same condition OF
affairs existed up and down the river,
and in addition lie made raid N the crap
shooters around ROslyu, capturing four and
dispensing the rest.
The crap-shooters were the only ones
whom he failed to suppress on the following
Sunday, aud yesterday lie determined to
give them lesson Aud about O'Clock
accompanied by four of his deputies. he
went TO Roslyn, and raided the games that
were in progress on the hills in that vicinity
-Four neIro Geyolees Of the boues were cap
tured aud several games were broken up
SALOONS CLOSED TIGHT.
The presence OF Sheriff Palmer in the
vicinity OF Roslyn also had a salutary
effect on the saioonkeepers and gamblers
All were tightly closed up, and there was
marked absence of that drunkenness and
dIsor1er which characterized he Sab
bath day when VeiJch was sheriff The
change was noticeable in Georgetown, and
tna number OF drunken negroes who stag
S"red across the bridge ard fell into the
hands OF the Georgetown police was very
small.
At the gamblers hole across the Long
Bridge the same condition OF affairs was
apparent Everyone in Jackson City was
soh'r, but nearly all of them regarded the
fact r"grettu!ly. The sizzling sun beat
down upon the heads OF about half a
hundred buns, touts and slablemcu who
loaf"d around in front of the closed saloons
or on the railroad platform in a dscon-
solate and thirsty manner.
ThAy wer. weary sad-eyed crowd, and
seemed to think life not worth living.
They couldn't get drunk; they couldn't
gamble: nothing to do but to smoke Gig
arttes and listen to the remarks of Evan
g"liSt Matchett and his helpers. Sunday
was long and weary day with them.
Mr. Matchctt was once more unable to
secure possession or Gamblers Han. There
seems TO be cloud OF SCs piCiOn lowering
over the missionary. The gamblers Prob
ably think that ne has been giving some Of
their secrets away, for their manner to-
wards h.n Is oar anG uIuricndiy, and lie
was Conpelled 10 conduct his gospel serv-
ices on the railroad platform.
HIS AUDIENCE on a RAIL.
His audience sat on the rail opposite
There Were ten or twelve OF them and
they Were about as attentive as usual
When they knew the hymns they would
JON in the chorus; when they didn't, which
was very frequent, they looked on silently.
Sir. MhtChett stated that the Sunda v
school hc proposed to organize at Waterloo
is TO be composed of white people, not col
oTed, and he also announced that in spite
OF his badness he is as Young and visor-
ous as he was when on the plains with
Custer, twenty years ago.
Harry CaIdler was the only saloonkeeper
in sight. He sat on the railing in front Of
his empty house ana leU his legs dangle
down in an aimicsS manner. He looked gen
orally unhappy and had business going
to-thcdO-S air about hin Joe Thomas
place was tightly closed, as were the other
dens ofiniquity made familiar TO the readers
of The Times
Sheriff Palmer has begun his work well
in the opinion of the law-abiding element
that secured his election. and he has stated
his determination not to rest until the dens
that have made Alexandria County a
synonym for wickedneSs and vice have been
rooted out.