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Show V ulorlui .nirlln llunsr Xew Vokk, July 11. After ha-ing ha-ing kept open house for over thirty years "o. MS Broadway, the most notorious gambling huuse in the country jesti rday traally doted its doors. Thepollcuhad no hand In the event, the act being entirely voluntary on the part ot the men w ho conducted the tame, ijlnce its establishment In 1SJU the place lias enjoyed a high repuUUou for 'squareness." Joe HalkUiu "King gambler of Xew York," moveil Into Xo SIS iu 1S5P. John Horrify, after winuins Congressional honors and Incoming a tovttr Iu local lolltics, was offereci and aece ted a partnership in the concern. The result was onetif themot gigantic gambling monopolies that could be imagined. For a long period I n the seventies no gambling houses were lrmltted to exbt in tills city which did not get their irtual license from him by paj ing to him certain monthly sums which the ji.jer believeil he turned oxer to the authorities. John McCormack, who was Mor-rissy's Mor-rissy's partner theugae the largest limit to faro betters that was ever dtait for this town. If a patron wanted Uie limit remoeJ SlcCor-maeknot SlcCor-maeknot only accommodated him, tit, nfter shuttling the cards turned thu faro box over aud let the bettor draw the cards out himself, to as to injure perfect fairness. The story is often told that a certain cer-tain sporting editor of the city mere than once lost his japcr betting agalnit that game. Iu fart, that be lost the largest Let that was tver decided de-cided by the turn of a single card namely, S23,0OO. The lst owners Were Lucius Appleby judGas Vbel. The housdi.rnt clown through lie!, of patronaje. |
