The evening times., 1896-06-15
JACKSON CITY sTEERERs
Approached People Across the
River Yesterday.
WITNESSED BY OFFICERS
The Virginia Peace Preservers Made
No Effortto Stop lie MIA wful Prac-
tices and Disorderiy Conduct of the
Thugs, Gamblers and Drunka rds.
Brutal Assaults Upon Men.

Jackson City was wide open yesterday,
and the Sabbath day was profaned by gam
biers, thugs, drunkards and other disor-
DERBY characters. Vice ran riot, especially
during tue afternoon, despite the presence
of several alleged Virginia law Officers,
Who stood about in a lcthareic sort of man
ner and winked at the Violations of law.
Police Sergeant John c. Daley had re-
ceiyed information that whisky galore was
being sold across tile river and gambling
games We're going on at full blast. Tie
sergeant accordingly mounted his W heel and
visited tile Washington entrance to Lung
bridge. There be saw for himself how af-
fairs were going on the Virginia side.
He stationed Policemen Bruce and Ken
nedy, the giants OF the river front patrol,
at the bridge entrance to apprehend law
breakers who might come over the bridge
filled with jackson City liquor. The re-
suit was several arrests. the police also
learned of the wicked transactions at the
south end Of Long Bridge.
About $50 O'clock last evening Bruce
and Kennedy were approached by young
wheelinan named Yeatnan. He was in
distress, and told the police how he ha been
fleeced Of his watch and all his money by
pair of shell game workers and monte
men.
IHE STEERER'S WORK.
As Mr.. Yeatman was wheeling along the
road he was hailed by the steerer for the
crooked game. The fellow Informed him
that there was something of interest goiug
Oh in the thick underbrush behind one of
| the saloon buildings. The young wheelnan
was finally induced to enter the covert
| place, where he found the she'll workers
waiting. He was induced TO play, and soon
| lost all his money.
You kin git even,'' said the gambler.
Put up yer watch an try it agin."
Yeatrnan did this and lost his timepiece
Then the sharper tried to persuade him to
| pat up his bicycle. This the young man
| refused to do, and mounting his wheel rode
| rapidly across the bridge, where he met the
policemen. AS it occurred in Virginia how
| ever, they were powerless to take any
| action.
All day long the steerers stood in the
roadway and picked up marks for the
| shell game workers. and many young men.
| some of them intoxicated. were robbed.
| Towardeveningthe gamblers became boider
and games were operated in fun view on
| the south end of Long Bridge.
Beer and whisky flowed freely AT Jackson
| City all day. and many drunken men came
tottering across the bridge. singing and in
dulging in ribaid jcsts and oaths.
MEN BRUTALLY BEATEN.
Several bloody fights occurred about Jack
| son City and on the Long bridge. About
| T:30 O'Clock last evening. Willie Sergt
Daley was standing at the Washington en-
trance to tile bridge the group of Officers
was approached by German shoemaker
who has shop ON U street northwest. ant
his companion. a -well-dressed young man
Both were under the influence of liquo
and bleeding from number of cuts abDu
their faces and heads. The German shoe
maker was covered with black mud from
head to foot, and the clothing of his com
panion was dyed red with blood. The.
told the police they had been held Up ant
brutaliy assaulted on the bridge by gan;
of negro thugs.
A colored man named Mason, who lives il
East Washington, came across with his fac,
mashed in and his clothing spotted witt
blood. He said u crowd of drunken tough
had knocked him down and kicked him int,
iusensibility because he refused to bu,
whisky for them.
Many degraded white and colored womel
went over to the wicked settlement an,
after filling up with liquor INDUCED in dis
graceful orgies. Numerous crap shoote.
engaged in that crooked game without mo
lestation.
About dark last evening Policemen Bruc
and Kennedy had an exciting chase after :
notorious thief who came over from ia OK
son City where he had been in hiding Th
fellow was fieet-footed and escaped Hei
wanted here for several daring crimes
Hereafter 1t is probable that Long bridg
will be carefully watched by the rolice
since the resorts of crime in Jackson Cit,
are going ON at full blast.