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Show MOTLEY CARD CROWD ARRESTED BY POLICE No Color Line Was Drawn Among the Players, Charged With Gambling. A card game that might have resulted in a world's peace movement, or somo other International alliance of a dangor-ous dangor-ous character, was interrupted yesterday afternoon by Detectives Lyon and Gillespie. Gilles-pie. Tt was what is generally known as "coon-can," and the detectives allege that the three men engaged were gambling gam-bling and that they obtained $2 In evidence, evi-dence, In addition to cards and other incidentals. The character of the patrons of the game was interesting, and it Is possible that some other name will be round for the game on this account. B. D. Gordon, a negro, seemed to bo the leader In 'the amusement. lie Is woll known tothc police, and has been known to havo various vari-ous unusual devices for gambling 'in his possession. AVhen arrested a few days ago and searched at police headouartcrs, a pair of dice was found in his pocket that was decidedly unique, In that five-spots five-spots predominated on ono of them and six-spots on the other. Manuel Zaraga. a swarthy Mexican, and John Balllnger, an American, mode up the rest of the llttlo party, which was being held in John Peters's saloon on Commercial street. When searched at police 'headquarters more than $S0 was found on tho three. |