The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-23
KENO WHEELS STILL
NOT A SINGLE CARD PEGGED IN
SAVANNAH LAST NIGHT.
JOINTS FEARED A RAID.
HAD DOORS BEEN OPENED OFF,
GERS WOULD HAVE sWoOPED
DOWN ON PLAYERS.

Was Whispered Around During the
Morning That Place Where <iIey
Was shot would Open Again for
Business-MayOr Myers Heard Ru-
1nor and officers Were Sent for.
Conference Resulted in Closing
Down of Keno ROOms-PIayers
Came and Went without Even
Getting "A Peep Inside-MOst of the
Money That Would Have Gone in
the Game Went for Spirits-PIay-
ers who Had lunches Were Dis
appointed with Condition of AT
fairs.
There were no keno games going in
Savannah last night and those who
are wont to tackle this form of gam
bling lined Broughton street and talked
1t over.
Mayor Myers saw the officers during
the day and the officers saw somebody
else. with the result that there was
nothing doing in the joints last night
Not a card was pegged during the eV-
ening, and the familiar shout of stop
'er, twenty-three on the top" was con-
the boosters expressed it, There's no.
body home, an amt kidding, either"
It was whispered during the morn
ing that the place in which Constable
Daniel ]. Kiley was shot nearly two
weeks ago would open its doors for the
usual Saturday might rush. In some
manner this rumor reached the ears
Nd hn
city detectives Just what he told
them in his private office he refused
to say, but not only did the place in
which the shooting occurred fail to
open, but a second joint several blocks
away shut UP shop
Knock Out for Keno Men.
1t was a sad and unexpected blow
to those who ran the game, but there
was no way of getting around It, In
some maner the tip was given, and 1t
was made plain, that there would be
plenty of excitement on the street If
a number was called or single card
should be pegged There would be 10
four-flushing, and a squad of patrol
men would be pressed into service If
It was found necessary. Had matters
gone this far players and all would
have been sent to the cooler.
Those most interested were wise to
this fact and didn't care TO take
chance. They knew their little book
and the keno cards were not even TAX
en- from the shelves. The jar-like re-
ceptacle from which the numbers are
pulled was not gotten in working or
der and not a move was made to pull
off the game at either place. AS a
result the saloons profited. Many of
those who had accumulated several
dimes, with the avowed intention of
pegging card or two spent their coin
for booze and did not return to their
domiciles thirsty, as they would prob
ably have done had matters been other
wise.
Refused to Believe 1t at First.
At first some of the old timers-the
Saturday night rounders-refused to
believe that it was all off with keno.
They thought it all string and stood
by. the closed doors, listening intently
for the calling of the numbers taken
from the wheel. There was not a sound
to be heard and silently they retraced
their steps downstairs to talk it over
on the curbing.
Its hard luck, PAL" said a frequent
visitor. AN / had a bunch, too. 1 got
as much as half together and had it
all figured out where I'd hit five pots
and jump the game. 1t was pipe an
] tell you if this thing hadn't a hap
pened / would have raked in ENOUGH
of dem fellows dough to keep boiled
till Monday morning. Say, but it's raw
when a fellows been in hard luck, an
up against it in earnest for week.
and then at the last minute when
things is about to take a new tack
and go straight, he amt even given
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