The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
A New Gambling
Dive Proposed.
Of Course ii Will Be in
Wicked Johnston.
In Opposition to the Three
Already There.
The Tar Bridge Shysters May Object
TO This Intrusion.
II they Do the P0 Ice OF Course Will Have
TO Earn Their Hush Money.

Another gam bling hell is TO bc added
10 the already pernicious trio that exists
in Olneyvile over the Johnston line
that is, il the triumvrate and the police
who control and foster this form of Grim :.
nality, tolerate il. The lease Of build.
.ng until recently used for dwelling pur-
poses has been secured. 1t is located at
the west corner of Latham court and
PiGiriield street, Just few steps from
Olneyville square and is quito coDven-
lent. The sportive gentleman who is to
Save charge of il is too we'll identified with
shat vicious element TO require any fur
tier introduction to the people who
squander their hard-earned dollars over
the poker table, the faro bank, the ron
lette wheel or upon tho deceiving ponies.
The building is now occupied bv n bake
shop on the ground floor tho tenant hav-
ing vacated but "A short time ago. presum-
ABLY TO make room for tho new indus
try" There are two floors above the
bakery which arc TO be used as joint.
1t remains to be seen whether the police
will do as the big three say.
This trio may register very lively
Sick against the institution of this OPP
position as gamblers always feel that
they have little enough when they get it
all A short time ago. it will be re-
Jalled. the police Of Johnston ordered
speculatOr on this klondike of his hopes
70 qpit the claim, as there were very in
tiudntial men lwho were already working
it for all it was worth and paying hush
money for the protection they received.
After some persuasion tho new settlers
moved out leaving tho elaborately fur
Dishcd quarters To await other occupants
A hnn Int
line the new Tor bridge was being con-
structed The traffic was closed for IA
time and fence shutting off the entrance
to this dive was built. Thus The upstairs
fence" was closed and other quarters
must te sought temporarily And then
10 evorybody's surpgise, tho mem bers of
she Tar bridge staff walked deliberately
across Olneyyille square into the rooms
rom which the "intruders' has so lately
been driven by the police, ana carried on
their nefarious traue unmolested. III
some one ism getting paid for this free
and -ensy business. there is no money in
the business and it il thought there is-in
Johnston. How this newest acquisition
will be tolerated is question. Certain
1t is there Is going 10 be trouble for some
one II IL is. The residents of that vicinity
are even now primed for revolt against
gambling in any form. but it is useless
In Johnston to make any objection To
do so ia 10 he ridculed, for there is m
concert of action. But there is very por-
tentious objection 10 having this proposed
now Joint" located in their very door
yards and the police who are headed ny
Town Sergeant Holtrook may expect 10
hear things not to their advantage scou.
il the glaring effrontery Of THESE daylight
robbers continues. The entire neighb0r-
0Ood is up in arms against this late st
ttrm OF fiaRrant disregard for the reSpec-
ABILITY Of the community and there will
undoubtedly no we'll developed kick
coming when the council meets again, il
this very questionable acquisition To {, O
towns industries is permitted to locntt.
But then to stop this orc is discrimina.
tion and why discripirateY Why suffer
then, people of Johnston. hecause the
Iolioe order one to quitg ali should 90.
No distinction, M favor, justice demands
that oil be blotted out