Eureka Reporter | 1904-07-29 | Page 6 | Gamblers and Legislators

gamblers and leg seators in the old days when the capital of alabama was located at tuscaloosa there was a good deal of open gam bling at that seat of legislation said mr D M lowery of new orlevie it was the custom in those times for men of all grades of society to rish their money at games of chance and the lawyal ers who gathered at caldosa were among the best patrons of the gaming tables the proprietor of one of those re sorts wishing to keep the state solons separated from the ordinary custom ers of his place put up a big sign in the apartment devoted to faro poker roulette and the like which read members of the legislature please take the table to the right gamblers take the table to the left it s hard to tell you apart washington post