Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-18
MACHINES WILL GO.
THE WHEELS OF FORTUNE WILL
DE FORCED OUT OF USE.
HARD TO FIND THEM YESTERDAY.
The Arrest of Two Operators Scared
Many of the Others-Cascs Con-
tinued 10 Thursday-A Legislator
on the Law.
on the Law.

ne cases of F. Morella and E. Gazoli.
"chrged with exhibiting a certain gam
Ing Vble commonly called A, b. c, or
d GABLE" were called in the Police
Court ssterday morning, but the hearing
was poivoned until next Thursday.
The afused were bailed for their APP
pearancet that time in the sum of $500,
with Spun V. Donati as their surety.
Inc geneN public may not know that
"A, Is, I, Z ID O" tables mean slot
machines thyxind in which a man puts
nickeis with Y hope of getting dollars,
but conmohiy'ets it where the chicken
is reputed to hae received the axe.
Morella and Coli are sons Of sunny
Italy both, ana az dispensers of drinks
cheering ana ting at the corner of
Broad street and Jaollov and Fifteenth
ana ffailkiih' Iespe'yely. They had in
their establishments e of the machines
alluded TO- ana hdu Pm running them
Tor some tihie' Ihe! tere arrested for
so doing. what psnaltlviu he inflicted
remains to be seen.
COULDN'T FIND A ACHINE.
1t was rather hard to fpC,ne If these
wheels yesterday. They hi nrevious,v
been in evidence almost ever, .hora A
man didn't think he was in a. loo, nm
less he heard one of them whit rho
children and the girls all kne&be CON
fectionery stores that did not h& tho,,,
and such were on their black-lsN while
the men who do not frequent SAID dtd
70 a
did not have opportunity to make Of
fort TO compel the wheel to pasor
them.
But they couldn't find them yestert,
The blacklist corner of the cellar v
too conspicuous a place for them. T.
trouble into which two of the proprietor
had gotten awed the rest, or the mos
of them.
1t is believed the disappearance of III
wheels will be permanent. The men VIII
run them are scared. They will hardl
resume business.
The two now under bond TO appear /
court on the charge of running machine
will probably be fined, and ordered I
discontinue them. This will have the Of
feet of causing all the rest to get rid c
the wheels.
WHAT THE LAW CONTEMPLATED
A member Of the Legislature said las
night, in discussing the law passed las
winter licensing the machines, that b
was sure none of the members contem
plated authorizing such devices as thos
which have been running in Richmond tn
past spring and summer.
ut was thought, when the law wa
passed." he continued, that we were onl
taxing the ordinary slot machines, sue
as are seen I'm hotel Hobbies. and else
where. weighing machines, those whic
give out chewing-gum, stationery, an
other things.
"The Legislature could not have con
templated authorizing that which is un
lawful. There is a law on the Virgini
statute books against gaming. The iaV
was not repealed. The playing of thes
machines is, as l understand II. gaming
Therefore il is unlawful to play then
or to invite the public 10 play. 1t fol
lows that the Legislature could not hav
passed law allowing them to be ope
rated, since another law on the statut
books made all gaming unlawful"
THE POLICE LIKE THE CRUSADE.
The police are glad the machines ar
TO be forced out. and many citizens thin
them pronounced evils. They have prove
very allurng 10 young people. and numer
Gus instances are given in which boy
have lost all their savings trying 10 dou
Bile them. Mothers also tell stories O
children who were sent TO market spend
ing the money given them to buy certai
articles.
Though IT is thought by many tina
those who have been operating machine
in the past will not be punished, as III
scare given them b. the arrests Frida
will cause them to remain out of the bust
ness for keeps, yet 1t was authoritativel
stated last night that the next gram
jury would be instructed to indict 70
gaming all proprietors of wheels In Rich
mOnd.