The sun., 1919-04-14
$4,000 CRAP GAME
ON BROADWAY CURB
Thirty-Five Men Arrested at
42d Street on the Sab
bath Morn.
HUGE POT DISAPPEARS
One Plunger Lost 81, 900 Just
Before Detectives Took
Hand in Game.

The few persons to wnom It was given
to pass by Forty-second street and
Broadway at 1870 o'clock yesterday
morning reached that point and stopped
Male persons who had been contemplate
ing return home for hours and finally
had steered for that corner in the hope
OF being able TO negotiate the subway
stairs got as far as the curb toward
their goal and stopped. Taxi cabbers
periodically touring the section for the
laudable purpose OF getting all belated
wayfarers home In time for church
passed by on that side and drew up with
n jerk.
Nothing less exciting than a crap
game was going on exactly at the COR
ner in the centre OF a group of out
rsseous citizens to whom the decorum
of the Sabbath was as nothing COM
pared to couple OF rafting bones
which might come seven. which is a
we'll known scriptural number.
The crowd thicKened. along with the
pile OF bills tossed into the arena, until
the word spreading swiftly along the
neighboring avenues brought practically
every night hawker to the scene. and
there was no one on Broadway at all
except at that particular corner. The
coppers on duty in that section had ap-
parently knocked Off for the night. A
few who might have seen what was
nfoot turned their steps wilfully the
other way and refused to mix In. 1t
might have been noticed. however. that
none OF them strayed more than a block
from the party.
The pot seethed and boiled until some
body announced there must be $4,000"
in 1t, and then the deferred happened.
Mark Robinson. who had been appealing
TO his tutelary gods and others TO come
In his rescue and get him out OF the
hole into which he had but recently
plunged an even $1,000. felt a hand on
his wrist and looking up met the eyes Of
q plain clothes detective. who remarked
solemnly, You're my prisoner
The party promptly became scram-
Bile OF legs engaged in furious fade
away. Policemen lounging on nearby
corners suddenly came racing up and
for several minutes there was a general
nght. in which the $4,000, neglected,
mysteriously disappeared. Some inno-
cent parties were released, but thirty
fve were finally lined UP and taken be-
fore Magistrate Ringel in West Side
Court. There they were passed in re-
view and each was locked 50.
Magistrate Ringel protested 10 be
shocked beyond belief and was inclined
to be incredulous when Robinson, who
said he. was a broker. searched his
pockets and was unable to produce car
fare much less the fine
I'm cleaned out, your Honor" he
said. ITS bum ending to a night. /
started in with $40 and made $500,
and just because the boys wouldn't let
me go home I had to stay in till !
lost It."
"Its outrageous" said Magistrate
Ringel Whatever may be said about
that game in ones own house. II can't
be tolerated on a street corner. This is
an orderly city"
YES. your Honor" said Robinson.
but thought saw that man lose a
pretty good wad." He pointed to De-
tective John McLoushlin.
II did" said the detective. 81 dropped
se5 just to get evidence. and I got it,
didn't L."
You sure did said Robinson. but
somebody's got to pay my fine"
4 general conference was held and
the 80 was finally raised. There was
considerable complaint that the heavy
winner had made or with the pot.