The San Francisco call., 1906-08-13
GAMBLERS DRIVEN
INTO FLIGHT.
Notorious House on
Bush Street Is Dark
and Furniture for Sale
OUT OF BUSINESS

The. expose in yesterdays Call has
resulted in the closing of the notorious
| gambling house at 2215 Bush street. For
| two months this den of grafters and
crooks has been running wide open, with
never voice raised against it. But
when The Call appeared yesterday
morning with an accurate description
of the place, together with the char
acter of the men who were running
it and their method of operation, the
strain was too much. The proprietors
took flight and an agent is now en-
deavoring to sell the furniture and
fixtures.
Who gave the orders to close up the
gambling house? This Is the question
that Is being passed from one to an
other among the sporting fraternity
legged pull with Chief of Police Dinan,
Kid Sullivan was forced to go out
of business as soon as he was ex-
posed in the open. 1t is said upon re-
liable authority that he was "wised
up from headquarters, though no one
knows who passed the tip.
GRAFTERS IN CONFERENCE.
Yesterday morning when the mag
mates of the gambling house gathered
in session Sam Bowley, one of the
moving spirits and notorious char.
acter in tenderloin Circles, impaired the
news that. the place would have to
go out of commission. While the 9TH
ers were bemoaning their fate and
cursing the luck that brought them to
such pass Bowley was entering into
negotiations with a well-known figure
along the tenderloin to sell the stock
and fixtures of the gambling house as
quickly as possible.
This agent started out bright and
early, but up to a late hour last night
failed to secure a buyer. But he is
not disheartened. The furniture is
worth several thousand dollars and is
suited for most any kind of repu-
table house, SO the task looks very
easy.
Bowley and Sullivan remained in the
vicinity of the gambling house most
of yesterday. They were anxious to
get things Strengthened out and to see
what was going to happen. They un-
derstood the police were given in
structions to watch the place, and
wanted to see the result.
TAKE TO THE OCEAN BEACH. e
In the meantime Cal Childs and
several of the followers of the place
haven of retreat They are lying low
and waiting for Sullivan and his pal
to give them the Office, when every
thing looks right again and the danger
point has been passed.
1t is well known fact that this
crowd of sharps would like to get an
other location and start in business
again, but they are afraid. The Calls
expose fell like a bomb into their
camp. They are afraid to take any
more chances. but the field is so
profitable that 1t will hardly be passed
up unless the police take a very de-
| cided and determined stand in the mat
ter.
That the gambling place has been
| a miniature mint during the last few
weeks is attested by the manner in
which Sullivan and his pals have been
| spending money along the line. They
made the wine flow and the women
who have been In their company
wanted for nothing.
CAROUsALS AT BEACH RESORTS.
Automobile rides were quite the
| proper caper with these gay flyers.
4 In the wee hours of the mornings they
might be sighted on record breaking &
runs to the beach, where carousals
were in order.
| 1t is understood that a number
Of crooks and gamblers from the other
side of the Rocky Mountains are on
their way to this city to harvest some
of the soft money that is being
gathered so quickly. These men were
! given the high sign by the operators
! here and unless the present expose has
! changed their plans they are due to ar
| rive within the next few days.
Besides sthese polished crooks there
are number of rough and-ready pick
pockets operating along Fillmore
/ street and Van Ness avenue. A GER
tain saloon in the busiest block on
Fillmore street harbors these dips"
They can be seen going in and coming
| out of this place at all hours. Many
| of them are we'll known to certain
! detectives here. Some of them have
had former experiences in San Fran
cisco. while others have come here for
| the 1rst time.
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