The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-11
MONTE IN NEW YORK STREETS
OVER. UNDER. 10 LEFT. TO
RIGHT, AND No POLICEMAN

Negro Throws the CAFds-A Negro Look.
out. q RsSlheaded Rustio CAppeF. Ne
sides one In gxsa Cl0thes- Cheaper
Than Beating a House Ntth IFSa DOOrs
whats the use Of paving rent for a
house and risk being pulled by the police
when you can run q game In broad day
light On any street between Broadway
and Fifth Avsnuei' asked a oitiEan who
was standing yesterday morning on the
steps Of a house on the south side Of
Thirty second street midway between
the two big thoroughfares.
The hour was 10 o'clock. the sun was
shining brightly. CLERKS and business
men were hurTyinR along either In the
direction Of the SiEth avenue elevated
or the subway. On'ths sidewalk az the
speakers feet a game Of three card monte
was in progress. The operator was q
good sized negro. blackeT than the ace
which adventurous spirits we're trying
to find among the three cards which
he manipulated before their eyes. The
table was q newspaper. which was held
outstretched by an undsrsiHsd youth
Every attempt TO pick the ace Of spades
coat az least a dollar and the negro was
coming money.
The attention Of passeraby was suddenly
caught by a knot Of i've men and the
boy who had gathered In front Of the
stoop -Four Of the FIVE men were cap
pers, and everybody VINO stopped 70
look on seemed 70 BE- from New York or
near by. But they say that nowadays
II 10 only the hayseed visitor 10 New York
who refuses TO bite AZ any aud every
thing Anyhow one OF the four. young
fellow with a very red face and hair the
color Of brick dust. was got up to repre-
sent a youth who had Jus, got in from
Goshen or Douglaston Manor Another.
who was dressed after the fashion Of
seventh avenue and Forty-third street.
started tho game 40 the prospective
victims gathered He bet a dollar
that he could pick the black ACE.
and VI course he won. the negro
handing over the ball with apparent
chaKrin. Then he bet again and won
More business In facial expression by
the negro Then Il was the turn Of the
fake country lad. He was Watching the
proceedings IN apparent open mouthed
wonder. aud az the crowd got thicker
he cautiously drew q much worn dollar bill
from an old purse and laid Il down. To
get the crowd in good humor the negro
gave him a red card and the crowd en-
ioyed the CONSERVATION Of the player
J Then the other cappers got busy aud
won. and then one OF the crowd bit He
was Young man apparently about Is
years old and wearing a new spring suit
and he thought he knew that black card
, tor SURE he put down a dollar The
negro turned up the card be touched
| ana 10. u was red
/ Bet YOU five you can't pick de red
kyard suggested the negro The Young
/ man had his dandcr up and he Eaan I
gong TO Vet any coon get his money as
easily az that 20 he took out Is ball and
| laid It down. keeping his eyes firmly
| fixed on a card that he knew 10 he black
| He touched u The negro turned Il up
/ ard pocketei the money
/ Huh 70 don seem 20 fancy de coloh
] - NV NANN. MNNNAAANA INV NUAMAnNA lHNANH
/ Other victims were readily found the
oappers playing IN and winning while
everybody else lost Just 70 make the thing
seem accidental and pretty aoon every
body elses money seemed 20 be gone
and the cappers iiist played 20 keep up
| interest until a young Japanese came
along BE saw how easily money was
being made and thought he could pics
the black card The negro let him have
u Just 70 whet his appetite The jag
put down another dollar and lost He
would not play any more
why vo kin bend de kyard II 70
wants tempted the negro
/ The Jap put down two dollars aud
creased the ace u spades in the middle
! The operator manipulr ted. the Jan
touched " bent card aud the negro turned
" I'D II was rod The Jap turned 20
90 but yausfd when the red headed man
bees me active again The latter bet he
could pick the black oa'd and hs put up
Ave dollars this time Sure enough the
card hc touched turned out n be- the acs
Make " ten dis time. seid the negro
The bricktJp did 3d. tho BLACK ace came
no. and he pp-yrtad his ten
Want 20 make t ten said the negro
% the jap holding out alluringly bunch
Of bills
The JAP got excited 4 bet YOU Ave :
no shouted The negro let him crease
the ace d spades again and then made
few passes u the passeboards The
jap touched the bent card that was lying
on the lmprovised table the negro turned
| ", and II was red
just then a tall negro wearing a cap
came along hurriedly from the direction
I of Broadway Cop Broadway he