Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-05

New York. Jan. 4,-John Daily. the
veteran gambler whose houses in this
city and Long Branch have been sec
oud In ma gnincence aud splendor only
to the famous gambling resorts OF
Europe. has announced his intention
Of retiring from the sporting world and
leading IA quiet life thousands of miles
away from the city Ia which for years
he has practically controlled the heavy
gambling. DAILY says that he has CIV
en- the matter long and careful consid-
GRAFTON and has concluded that gam
bling Is dead In New York forever. and
that u Is useless expense to keep up
his palatlal house. where a single whirl
Of the wheel or the turn OF a card
means descent OF the police upon
him. For nearly a year and half
now, he says, he has held to his es-
tabhshments and been practically UNI
der the same expense as In the halcyun
days OF ten years ago. but In all this
time not a dollar has been coming In.
and the constant scrutiny, day and
night. OF his place by ambitious po-
licemen in citizens clothes anxious to
earn a little praise for themselves by
catching him open, has convinced
DAILY Of the futillty Of trying to run
on the quiet,
"And so" he remarked to a friend
In the corridor OF the Gilsey House,
several nights ago. Il am going to
quit for good. You can be sure. too,
that when ! say this mean H. Gam
{ bling Is dead In New York, and here
r. one man who is not voting ~ bother
with II any longer There may be a
[ little quiet gambling going ON al the
/ time but II Ia nil sub rosa, and those
! who do II are In constant fear OF the
/ police. a dozen outposts are neces-
| sary, and spies. and all that sort OF
NVnr kut 4 I'LL
I Will not have around me- II Is pub
I lie gambling that Is dead, and |. who
am the most sanguine person in the
world. cannot see any hope for Its re-
| vlVal In either the near or the remote
| future. No gambler OF standing will
attempt to deal faro bank In this city
| at the present time, and any man who
would Is a ut candidate for the lu-
matte asylum. am out for good
shall leave New York. | think, and live
abroad, but | have no Idea of resum-
Ing business on the other side
DAILY Is almost the last of the big
| gamblers to quit. The others have one
by one decided that there was nothing
In the business In New York and left
for other cities that are not yet we'd
ded to reform. But as DAILY himself
says, he has been In hopes OF n revcr.
sal OF sentiment In the city. reversal
that has not come. and which he now
. khAN VIII never Eollts 1 ne pINN re-
naming one of the old timers who
still retains the rooms is "Dink' Da-
Wis. Davis has been closed for nearly
two years. although every once in n
while the police receive a tip TO the
effect that he Is open.
The last man to leave New York in
aisnust because thare WINS no chance
for a game was Pat sheedy. n man
wro has broken more faro banks than
any other ten gamblers In the coun-
try.
John Days principal establishment;
in this city Is at 80 West Twenty
ninth street and IL handsome four
story brown stone house, The ad-
Joining house Is also owned by Dalv
and In used as a residence, Both
houses are fitted up In a palatiaI style
and contain many fine tapestries
statutes. valuable paintings and works
OF art. DAILY spared no expense In the
days when gambling was not inter
feren with to make his house the
handsomest In the country. and the
art collections. particularly some OF the
fine bronzes. would delight the eve OF
connoisseur. Tho heaviest gamblers
In the country made this house their
headduarters DAVIS other place In
the city was at 3 Barclay street, while
his third establishment. at Long
Branch. was known ms the Long
Branch club Business men played in
the Barclay street house during the
day but every evening al Z o'clock tho
house closed. and those who wanted tn
gamble more would he Obliged to 70
up to the Twenty-nlnth street house
In all the years thnt Dalv conducted
gambling houses IN New York he was
only once lnterfered with by the no
lice. Thst WIS when n rald was made
on the Barclay street house DaIy
was arrested at the time. hut was
never tried. Hts rena rlnh'e Influence
with the authorities was said to be due
to the fact that a high police Official
was his partner. but this was never
proved.
Personally Daiy Is QUIET man. fair
and square with ever, b. y. ana mar
tirularlv generous 70 those who have
rrHered from bad luck IN his house
Hundreds OF unfortunate eambie-s
nave heen helned 70 nrosneritv again
oy DAILY. Above all things. this vet.