The evening world., 1912-08-01

SIDE men. "cappers" and ''eat 'em up
guys about the new places the gang
ster learned what the play was and how
strong the main ginks' were In the
JOINT. When he lost his roll In one
place he went to the place nearest, told
them he was collecting for this man or
that man and II necessary stuck the
games proprietor UP for what he
wanted. The gamblers we're panicky
and came across" to avoid a "holier"
or trouble as they saw nt. The gang
ster rolled year in riotous living, din
Ing and drinking wine at the SWEETEST
places In Broadway until one day few
months ago a certain Central ONCE de-
tective gave him a new number, and
he quit the surroundings.
Asked to estimate what individua.
gamblers were paying for protection,
none OF the outspoken gentry could
respond with any degree Of accuracy
BIG PLACES PAID $1,000 OR $1,000
A MONTH.
III you asked me how much paid in
year. I could tell you," he explain ID.
But as for what John Kelly, Ms,ty
Corbett. Bill Busted. Jimmy Beattie
o. any of the big smokes pay, I can't
tell. Only they know. They have
forked 1t over to this CRATER and tina;
one until their heads swim. Maybe
they have private agreements. too
Maybe some of them get a rebate for
Keeping the collectors hep to what the
other guys play Is. You can't tell We
figure a big place gets stuck for 81. 200
or N,30 a month. maybe more. II the
proprietor isn't liked all around.
Most any collector can 70 into q
gambling place and md out exa city
what the play 10 worth to the house.
They have to know to determine what
the ante IL. " = fellow isn't doing any
business, why. even a cop don't ex-
pect him to come across.
III Q gambler does Q big business
ana tries TO hold out, its taps for
him. You saw what Becker ala TO
Asehan7 Well, . few OF those sx-
psr1ences convinced the folks that
1t was bsttsr to give them what
they wanted than to have 0la,o0o
to 925, 200 worth Of furnishings
broken or torn mp.
Besides. once you're closed there
always 'fxer' to square before YOU
open your doors again. That Is the
biggest item Of all. And l don't think
Rose put this In his bill at all. U.s.
ually. the opening bit goes down to
Headquarters. and from then on you
do business with anybody that comes
after II. That's the way II has been
going.
why, my boy, Q gambler 10 Q
sucker to try to make . living un-
der conditions suoh - have pro-
vailed here for months.
He gets II right and left You give
up the sugar and they don't stand by
you. II you could hear how the cop
/ ha olr. ri
rich. II was the old man this and the
old man that and everything would be
Strengthened out In few days. and all
the time they were stumbling over one
another to get the money"
The interviewer pressed the aged fol-
lower OF the gaming table to say where
he understood the heavy protection
money went.
GAMBLERS DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE MONEY GOES.
THE gamblers don't know them
selves" he answered. I'VE often wished
We did. Usually when you take a
mans money you take care OF him
But II isn't so now. They take the
sugar and ,hen beat your place I:
pieces. A hundred inside stories OF
where gambling money went-the 'clea n
graft they call II as opposed to thu
rake-off from the wire games and ths
social evil-c lrried the money to som,
of the highest city officials. to som,
OF the highest men In the Police De
partment and to politicians who hat
been declared In for one OF a Thousand
reasons There never were so many
supposedly reliable yarns. And
strangely enough, II a gambler wanted
confirmation fer any one he picked out
| he usually could find Il In some raid al
some act against some persons h
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