The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-09
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TWO DAYS.
A Policy Shops
Brief Existence.
Ii Was Started in 0ppO-
SitiOn to "the King"
Police Raided ii, and the
Owner Was Indicted.
MOnopOlist'S Ex-Agent May Go Into
Business Himself.
Played Trick on Employer That Paid
Big Money, but Lost his Job.
Police Raided it, and the
Owner Was Indicted.
MOn0pOlist'S Ex-Agent May Go Into
Business Himself.
Played Trick on Employer That Paid
Big Money, but Lost his Job.

II wouid like to have share of the
policy business, said man, who had
been a gambler all his life. "It's a good
business. All you have to do is TO sit
at your desk and take In money. That's
as near as it comes to work.
"But you can't get in, as Angel and
his gang won't let you. They control the
whole business. Every one in the policy
business has to pay toll in some form to
the policy king.
'Angell has paid out lot of money
for protection. too. Why shouldn't he.
He takes in enough to be able TO pay
literally and still have lot left
II don't want to say that the police
have been fixed, but 1t looks so.
POLICE MUST KNOW.
"They must know that there are lot
of policy shops in this city. for they have
been informed to that effect No one
hears of any raid, and no one hears Of any
Interference on the part Of tho authori-
ties.
"A few months ago man started a
policy shop on Pine street just this siCe of
Richmond street. He was going to do
business on his own hook, and he an
nounced that Angel could not stop him.
"He ran his place all right for the first
day, but before nightfall OF the second
day the officers Of the law pounced upon
him. The police of the central station
raided the place and there was no dodg-
ing the issue.
"The policy writer was taken to police
headquarters In the city hall and subse-
quently he was indicted for maintaining
a gambling place.
LASTED ONLY TWO DAYS.
Opposition to Angel lasted two days
before tho police interferred and no ono
has been taking chances to 60 against the
policy king since.
"It looks queer, don't itY
Grossly of Boston, and Myers of Now
York are behind Angel, ana Myers
is in the city occasionally. / saw Myers
and Detective Parker chatting together
in front of Narragansett Hotel q few
DAYS ago.
Grossly has headquarters on Peek
street. You can see tho policv runners
coming out Of the piacs every day.
"Thc drawings go from here TO Boston.
Myers takes care of the New York end.
There will be another attempt TO get
the best Of Angel in few days. but 1t
won't last long. Angeli's old clerk will
make the effort He worked as confiden-
tial agent for Angell long time at a
salary of $50 week. Ihe boss thought
that was too much, and the clerk was cut
down TO S25 a week.
WON BUT LOST HIS JOB.
"He didn't like that very well, so he set
about getting even. He got someone to
play certain numbers for him all over
town i'm the various policy shops. and
when that days drawings ceme out the
clerks mum bers were in the columns
"He made about thousand dollars by
the transaction, but no did not work for
the policy king long after that
"1ho police knew of the little trick. but
Angel had the good sense not TO prose-
cute his clerk. because 1t was case OF
diamond cut diamond.
"It would be funny thing, wouldn't
it, to see one gambler prosecuting another
for breaking the law" !"