The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-09
rnArnRs pEronr cnArr.
n RefSruaed earnbier aives n Moral show
for Cash In BROOKLYN.

for Cash In Brooklyn.
John Philip Quinn. who says he isa converted
gambler, has come on to Brooklyn from Philn-
deiphia. aud Ia running a =" reform Joint for all
IL is worth" as an unconverted member of the
fraternity terms II. on Washington street. He
has leased the ground floor of n building
formerly occupied by n political organization
and has partitioned 1t of into three larger com.
partments, where he processes to explain
the mysteries Of gambling and to show
for the good of the community how
little chance any one has In playing against any
of the ordinary games OF chance. Incidental
to his good work. he charges % cents admis-
sion and thereby brings out the strongest IL
lustration of his text: How easily fools are
gulled.'
A continuous performance is held, and n
crowd is continually collected by the barker
and the pullers-in at the door, so that Quinn
probably makes more as n reformer than he
would at his old games. A placard in the front
room says that Quinn in his wicked days was
the chief of all gamblers. Now reformed and
exposing now suckers are robbed" The oarke:
shows y gold brick, which. he says. was the
cause Of Qninn's conversion, as he was unjustly
list, and the mistake was not discovered till he
had served two years of n three-yesr term in
prison, where he got religion.
ON being par,ioned ont no came into promi-
hence as a reformed gambler, and was endorsed
by many rsfSrmers' such as pr; Park burst
the Rev. John L. Scudder, aud Miss Frances T..
Willard.
Ho ia also endorsed by the Rev. r. DE witt
| Talmage's Christian Herald. the Christian at
Work, and the Christian Advocate, as well as by
more worldly and presumably equally disinter.
| from q New York sensationaldatly highly laudn-
tory of Mr.. Quinn ana his benevolent enterprise
In pasted many times around tho walls and on
tho front window. together with old PLAYING
and monte cards. faro chips. broken gambling
implements and such like articles OF moral I'M
The go cents admission ia paid to- lecturer,
who conducts the verdant CROWD and e1c;
tho machines. commonly met with, at coun;
try fairs and horse trots. The faro and
the red and black. tho wheel OF fortune. the bee
hive. and the derby are worked with unerring
who bot against him. The method was not sx-
planned, and the tests were brief and not
wholly satisfactory: They i s1n.i asn OF a good
The moral effect on the young Of this exhibit
tion of gambling tools may not be beneficial.
when the back room + entered. iIero
sl moo, iosn r; r Tnsn hatred ean's with a 'p Wits tie
and q benevolent expression. with his Ramb-
ling trays before hun. As the s,s crowd gathers
he says: Hats of, gentlemen. pleased" and. a.
the 6ystanders wonderinvly gncoyer. the old
II one could believe him sincere, the
act then would seem painfully incongruous
amid such surroundings. But before him lilo
the marked cards, the loaded dice, the brace
game" faro box-around him stand his
disreputRble- looking cappers in the dis
lance one hears the bArker,s clnmor;. Hes
fine as silk. gents! II you don't blievo IL, walk
inside and play a hand Of poker with him!
Regular Western gambling room inside"
Under these circumstance the prayer seems
q sacrilege to those reverently, inclined.
To. tho worldly 1t Indicates bad taste.
and to the reporters who come In to see II
Quinn is giving away any secrets-which he is
not-the prayer seems to be the most stupen-
dous feature Of a novel and brilliant fake ELL
~terprise. and fills them with admiration.
" My ~ said an old sport on the way ont,
but hasn't he got n graft Them tricks he did
was baby tricks to any ono in the biziness. The
cards was all marked and the dice wac loaded.
and the place was flied with cappers.
He fell down twice on the red and black. and II
took him four deals to set up q flush in poke
I've known amachoors do as good n" him. But
that prayer! Wasn't that the greatest move
/ ever see! Did you see the dominic put
tin down his name in the book? Well. we'll.
how he does ketch them. thought at first he
must be selling these hold outs and brace boxes;
but he's got a better lay than that! SIX? Well
rather!'