The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-07
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Both Parties are Claiming State of
New York.
GAMBLING. HOUSES SHUT EARLY.
GAMBLING HOUSES SHUT EARLY.
Lost Child Found and Returned
Home-Rcpurts of Jury BribinE
Grow. Out Of the Ackron Case.
Election Bets Are Scarce.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-Campaigners OF
both political parties said yesterday that
they had not completed their polls of the
| city and State, but admitted that their
canvas ses had progressed sufficiently to
enable them TO do some close figuring
| Tne Democrats would make public no
| figures for the State, but William j.
| stone. of Missouri. who has been cam
| imagining in the central and western New
| York counties, returned and declared that
| th. Republican plurality north of the
| Bronx would be cut down so that Bryan
would carry the State if New York only
| gave HIM the majority which 1T gave
| Augustus Van WICK for Governor in
1898, which was about $1,000 y similar
| statement was made by Frank Campbell
| last week. and 1t made Richard Croker
angry Around the Hoffman House this
sort of talk is called putting it up to
| Croker
Il have decided not to give any figures
| this year" said Mr.. Croker, when asked
what majority New York city would give
to Bryan. Il shall not undertake TO pre-
Diet what the people will do.
.'Mr. Croker told me yesterday that New
| York city would give Bryan 100000 plural
| ity," said Representative James D. Rfch-
ardson 1.-The Democrats in the interior
|
| N this city Will be enough Ihat Is why
I we hope to carry New York
| The Republicans. on the other hand, had
figures, but they were widely at variance
| with the statement made oy Mr.. Stone
| Callers at their headquarters were IN
| formed that Mckinley would carry the
| State by S0,G00, and they We're also tod
| that he would have this plurality even II
| Bryan got 10000 majority in Greater New
| York.
! GAMBLING HOUSES CLOSED.
| Something struck the gambling houses
| in the lower part of the city last night
| Those on the lower part of Park row and
| on the side streets in that vicinity were
| wide OMEN at five minutes of o'clock. IN
! every room there was a crowd OF men
| pIav!ny all of the various games. Eve
| minutes afterward there was general
| exodus from the rooms on the part OF the
| customers, who were bewildered at the
way in which they were thrown out OF the
| places, no matter whether they were win
| ming or losing. There was a rumor that
| an order had gone forth from the police
! that every one of the rooms downtown
must shut up by o'clock and remain shut
| until such time as the police sent word
that the coast was clear again. No one
of the players saw any ward man or
| police official come TO the rooms and issue
| any Ultirlatum at O'Clock, but three min
| utes after the process OF hustiius out
| everybody began and three minutes later
all of the rooms were in darkness. In
some cases even the paraphernal!a was re
| moved from the rooms and taken TO some
| place unknown TO the police.
This scare did not extend TO the Tender
loin or to Harlem. All OF the rooms in
the TenderIoin were wide open and doing
! their regular big business.
LOST CHILD FOUND.
The return of Helen Norcross, three
years old, to her home, No. 35i West IweH-
ty-fourth Street, caused great rejoicing
in that portion of the city last night and
little Helen held a reception that was
worthy OF a queen. Helen is the daush-
ter of Mrs. Mary Norcross and is the fave
orite of all in the neighborhood. She mas.
golden hair and big blue eyes.
Helen strayed from her home Thursday
afternoon. 1t was 2 O'Clock when she was
missed at her home and at go o'clock
a il4.ghbor told Mrs. Norcross that she
had seen an uely-look;ng man coaxins
Helen to accompany him by Offering her
candy Mrs. Norcross was alarmed and
went TO the West Twentieth-Street Sta
ton. where she told of what she had
| heard. The detectives promised that the
| child should be returned by nightfal. Mrs
! Norcross went home, ard when the news
OF the chidS disappearance spread
through the neighborhood everybody with
in a. mile and Il half joined in the hunt
JURY MAY HAVE BEEN BRIBE,D-
| Reports of jury bribing, growing out OF
| the trial OF Charles E. Ackron, were many
| in the Criminal Court building yesterday.
Assistant District-Attorney James j.
| Walsh openly stated that ne believed that
| the jury which listened 70 the testimony
| against the notorious keeper of the TIyoii
| had been tempered with, and he took
statements in writing from several of the
! jurors.
Henry s. Schwind who was juror No ,.
was summoned TO appear before Mr.
| Walsh, and he told the Assistant District
| Attorney that juror No. ., Charles j.
| O'Br;en. a blacksmith of Sedgwick Ave
nue. and 10th Street, had refused to DIS
| cuss the merits of the case when the
| Jurors retired. but mad taken out cigar
and Il newspaper, and. after announcing
| that he voted for acquittai, had passed
the time III smoking and reading. MI
schwintl stated that Juror Samuel Bobbe.
a clothier of No 2o1t Second Avenue, had
also voted for acquirtal and had assisted
O'Br:en in tying up the jury.
ELECTION BETS SCARCE.
Joseph w Ullmann, who is making a
betting book on the election. has length
ened the odds against Bryan. Originally he
bid q. to 1 against the Nebraskan's
chances but was unable to OBTAIN any
wagers at those figures. Now he offers TO
bet 8 TO / that Mckinley will succeed HIM
self.
None money is bet on pinochle games
every day than has been wasered on the
general result Of the election up to date,
said Ullmani yesterday. '.Ali the big
bettors appear 10 be of the opinion that
Mckinley will win easily, and ii is almost
| imnossible to find Bryan man who Is Will
ing to wager mis- money on the Democratic
| standard bearer.
TT may be that some moneyed men VINO
| favor Bryan's chances are holding oack
| for longer odds, but doubt IL II suel Is
| the case however. 10 1 should ofiils