The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30
SW|NDUNG As 4 FINE ART.
POLICE SEIZE TOOLS FOR MARKING
CARDS AND LOADING DICE.
legged To He shrewd Runko Oper-
atora. Arrested In Their Head
auarters--To he Tried ~ Warrants.

Charles Ross and James Davis, alleged
10 ha two Of the shrewdest and most un-
firing card and dice game swsnilers yet
To operate In Seattle, were arrested in
First avenue lodging house yesterday af-
ternoon by City Detectives Wappenstein
and Barhse and locked up at the police
station. In the room where the men were
the detectives found and conhscated
vallss containing large and compiets
outfit for the manufacture OF marked
cards and loaded dice. Il win be used
against the men when they are brought
before Justice Cam tomorrow and
charged with yagrancy under tho state
law.
The detectives claim To have ample ey!.
dsnee thai Ross ana Davis have engaged
iY swindiing on a colossal scale. They
have not confined their operations 10 se-
attic. II = said. but have extended them
TO Alaska. II ss claimed that they have
made a speciality OF working on the
steamers between Seattle and Skazway
and have Geeced dozens Of victims out Of
sums ranging from so 20 as high a. 81 80
1t IS claimed that II has been their plan
To prepare marked cards and loaded dice
en- large scale snd sell them by whole
sale 70 Seattle saloon keepers and Alaska
steamers IN order that they might never
be obliged 80 uss legitimate gambling de.
vices, In mos; instances. Il II claimed
the prepared cards ard dice have been
distributed by q confederate working In
TIE assumed role OF q travelling salesman
for an Eastern manufacturer OF sporting
gaots he; the detectives ars well sstisaed
hat IN many saloons about the city and
en- mere than one Alaska steamer the tao
eenke men were aided In their swin3linS
~ dishonest hartendsrs ana peirsers
The vaiise contains everything necessary
70 prepare the finest quality OF crook ed
CARTS ard dice. There are devices fer cut.
ting cards. reglldtng their edges. erassng
is1k. Te3Duchtng shraded surfaces jim fact
ali teo@S and materials needed &, mark
carts u regular manufacture Ia ~aeh a
manner as 80 make them perfect ard In
dstiagu'shahle swtnai!ng devices.
Not less nsrfect are the aiee-ioadlng
tcess. There are drills for boring the little
cubes q tsozae and IVORY prepared lead
sna quicksilver for weighing them ard
tlscS wax ard enarnsIs far covering the
sFacss ef the work. as wel, as samples Of
The Finished GTroduct.
when the detectives entered TIRE room
they teand Ross. disguised As KIonalgee.
engaged IN marking pack u earas He
was placed under arrest ard then the
detectives waited gos DAVIS, who came two
hosats later ara erSewei after giving A
rs.c9l1ar vapgsiug signal az ths soar
Davis = sn elderly nam and wears good
Fs#S4zsS- 81 - Sz4I sEfAE wien ssE - at WORK
he scssss as 3 business mar from tse raze
TIE p~alsee Arrow nttIs about bis aniece-
aeasS
R1ss' record sawover, Is better known
TIE Fsoijc~ ctzfss that ne formerly lsvs~s
at Nlcesrsa ssa = the black sheep % a
gso4 Fans.ly. THY csstTa shAs twa years
sgo BE VAS charged with hzvlax attempted
80 fnnFyfev hts Ssfs or mistress ~ throw
ta< her ssSga seecsas- sss-y wEE<se. 81 a
ssn0Se - "a repute 81 khat city. II = Al~
legged fnAs hs wished 80 wwg rsd ae the
tais2as s valuable estate iefs nsEn sx his
neither @ssa ssaess shortly eete<a ,nas
ssaae IN New West-zsnssss. making hsnz hey
hesr en esssaissen shxs hs alter his course
81 living
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