CHAPTER IV.

ARRAIGNMENT OF GAMBLING IN ITS MORAL ASPECTS.

By Rev. Robt. McIntyre 611-640

INDEX.

AGE, THE, 216, 217, 218. AMERICANS, why predisposed to gaming, 185. AMES, MAYOR, his policy toward Minneapolis gamblers, 534. “ANTE,” 217. AUGUSTUS, as a gamester, 88. AUSTIN, TEXAS, gambling at, 505 _et seq._; political influence of gamblers in, 507. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AUTHOR, 33 _et seq._

BACCARAT, as played in Paris clubs, 131. BADEN BADEN, 101, 104; a visitor’s description of, 106, 107; the effective government of Paris, 118; compared with San Francisco, 441; with Saratoga, 484. BAGATELLE, see TIVOLI. BANKER, at faro, his duties, 193. “BEARS,” 578, 585. BEE-HIVE, see HAP-HAZARD. BELGRADE, a gaming hell in, 98. BENNETT, RICHARD, 176. BERKELEY CLUB, 142. BETTING BOOK, copy of a, 561. BLANC, MONS., mentioned, 114, 116, 118. BLIND, THE, 218. “BLUFFING,” at poker, 216. BOARD OF EXCHANGE (San Francisco), 448. BOAS, LILY, 47. BOGUS CHECKS, 338. BOOK-MAKERS, 541, 563, 565. BOTTOM DEALING, 374. BOTTOM STOCK, THE, 222. BOX AND BALLS, 305, _et seq._ “BREAKING” PRICES, 585. BRIDGE, THE, 90. BRIEFS, among the Greeks, 90; at poker, 219, 221; at old sledge, 259; at euchre, 266; at cribbage, 268. BROOKS’, 142, 147, 180. BROWN, MAYOR, his policy toward gambling in Milwaukee, 480. BRUMMEL, BEAU, 180 _et seq._ BUCKET SHOPS, in Cincinnati, 490; in St. Paul, 531; in Minneapolis, 539; their origin, 595; an American institution, 596; character of their patrons, 597; compared with the Stock Exchange and the gaming hell, 598; how business is done at, 598, 599; frauds practiced by, 600. “BUCK,” THE, at stud poker, 240. BUFFALO, Gambling in, 517. “BUG,” THE, among the Greeks, 91; at poker, 234; at euchre, 267; at cribbage, 268; at vingt-un, 271. BULGARIA, gaming in, 97. “BULLS,” 578. BUNKO, 326 _et seq._; cappers at, 326; how played, 327; bunko chart, 328; list of prizes at, 329; frauds at, 329, 332; cards sometimes used at, 332. BUNKO LAND, 424. BUNKO MEN, in Chicago, 401, 403. BUTLER, COL., tolerates gambling, 461. BUTLER, GEN. B. F., his attitude toward gambling in New Orleans, 461.

CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR, gambling at, 452. CALIGULA, as a gamester, 88. “CALL,” THE, 216, 218, 585, 586. CANTON, gambling at, 83. CAPPERS, at high ball poker, 255; at the “eight die case,” 279; at “top and bottom,” 281; at the needle wheel, 287; at corona, 288; at tivoli, 298; at the O’Leary belt, 302; at bunko, 326, 328, 329, 331; at three card monte, 334; at hap-hazard, 305; at miniature race track, 308; at the shell game, 349, 350. “CAPPING A CHIP,” 218. CARD PUNCH, THE, 204. CARDS, surmises as to origin of, 191. CASINO, 265. “CAT-HOP,” 195. CATALOGUE OF GAMBLING TOOLS, 406 _et seq._; 430 _et seq._ CATO, his infatuation for gaming, 89. CHANCE, worshipped by gamesters instead of God, 618. CHANCES, at faro, 192; at rouge-et-noir, 246; at roulette, 248, 249; at stud poker, 240. CHAPLET, THE, 92, 129. CHARITY HOSPITAL, (N. O.) THE, built from lottery taxes, 473. CHARLES II, his reign an era of gaming, 139. CHARLESTON (S. C.), history of gambling in, 497 _et seq._; stock and club gambling at, 499; faro gambling in, 503; lotteries and policy playing at, 500. CHEVALIER, MONS., 172. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE, 578, 581, 587, 592. CHICAGO, GAMBLING IN, in early days, 389 _et seq._; under Wentworth, 390, 397; under Haines, 393; a sad story concerning, 395; under Ramsay and Sherman, 397; under Rice, 400; under Medill, 401; under Colvin, 401, 402; successful, 404; salaries paid to employes of houses, 405; under Heath, 402, 403; under Harrison, 403; under Roche, 404. CHINESE, gambling among, 81; laws prohibit gaming, 83; a peculiar game with the, 84. CHINESE GAMBLING, in San Francisco, 449; in Cleveland, 493; in Hartford, 509, 510. CHUCK-A-LUCK (at dice) how played, 275; frauds practiced at, 275, 276; a favorite game with negroes, 468. CHUCK-A-LUCK, wheel of, see WHEEL OF FORTUNE. CINCINNATI, gambling in, suppressed in 1886, 487; in war times, 487; in bucket shops, 490. CIRCUSES, games at, 284. CLAUDIUS as a gamester, 89. CLEVELAND (O.), GAMBLING IN, policy of municipality toward, 491; raids upon, 491; extent of, 492, 493. CLOCK, THE GAMBLING, See GAMBLING CLOCK. CLOTHING, staked at the card table, 155. CLUBS, a cloak for gaming, 142 _et seq._; see also POKER CLUBS. “COAL-OIL JOHNNIE,” 410. COLD DECKS, among the Greeks, 91; at poker, 229; at whist, 263, 264. COLORS, at rouge et noir, 243 _et seq._ COLVIN (MAYOR) H. D., his “wide open” policy, 401, 402. COMBINATION BOARD, A, 563. COMBINATION TABLE, A, 501. COMSTOCK ANTHONY, his efforts to suppress gaming, 485. CONFIDENCE GAMES, why they succeed, 332. CONVERSATION HOUSE, at Baden Baden, 104. CONVEXES, 235. COPPERING A BET, 194. “CORNERS” on the Exchange, how originating, 579; how manipulated, 581. CORONA, 287. COTTON EXCHANGE (N. O.) THE, 469. “COVERING SHORTS,” 585. COVINGTON (KY.) gambling at, 487. CRAPS, how played, 277; frauds practiced at, 277, 278; a favorite game with negroes, 278, 468, 496, 540; sugar “cubes” used in playing, 278. CRIBBAGE, 267; frauds practiced at, 267, 268; not a favorite game with gamblers, 269. CRIMPING, at poker, 228; at old sledge, 260; at euchre, 267; at cribbage, 269. CROCKFORD’S, 106. CROWN-HOUSE, an English, 157. CRUCIFIXION, gamblers unmoved by, 621. CUE CARDS, 198. “CUE-KEEPER,” THE, 201. CURE HALL, at Wiesbaden, 102.

DAKOTA, author runs brace game in, 38. DAN RICE’S BIG POKER GAME, 372. DAVIS’S (N. O.) CLUB-HOUSE, 456. DAY-WATCH, THE, 208. DEALING BOXES, used at faro, 194; how constructed, _ib._; various fraudulent kinds of, 199; the first used, _ib._; the screw box, 200; the “lever” movement, 201; the needle movement, _ib._; the “sand tell,” _ib._; not always in good order, 206. DEVIL’S WALK, THE, 151. DICE, LOADED, 276. DICE-THROWING, among the Hindoos, 75; among the ancients, 87; early frauds at, 88; among the Greeks, 93; antiquity of, 273; games of, 273; in English gaming houses, 154-155; at San Francisco, 444. DICE TOPS, high and low, 282. “DIP,” defined, 212. DISCARD, at poker, 218. DISCARD, DOUBLE, see DOUBLE DISCARD. DISCOURAGED SPECULATOR, A, 373. DOLLAR STORE, 351. DOMINOES, the Chinese game of, 451. DONCASTER RACES, betting at the, 149, 151. DOUBLE CUTS, 225; Discard, 232. “DOUBLES OR QUITS,” see REPRESENTING. DRAW, THE, at poker, 218. DREAM-BOOKS, 476. DROP CASE, 351. DROPPING THE PIGEON, 341.

EFFECTS OF A SENSITIVE CONSCIENCE, 368. EIGHT-DIE CASE, 278; frauds practiced at, 278, 279; chart used in, 279. ELDEST HAND, THE, see AGE. ELIZABETH (of England), gaming during reign of, 139. EMBEZZLEMENT, induced by gambling, 167, 487, 494, 567, 547. ENGLAND, “DICK,” 177 _et seq._ ENGLAND, gambling in, 138 _et seq._; the aristocracy of, as gamesters, 142. ENGLISH CLUBS, FAMOUS, 142, 145, 146, 147, 148. EUCHRE, its popularity, 266; frauds practiced at, 266, 267. EUROPEAN PRINCIPALITIES, license of gambling by, 186. EXCHANGE, THE COMMERCIAL, a favorite mode of gaming, 185; historically considered, 577; classification of members of, 578; manipulation of prices in, 587; inconsistency of a Western, 594 _et seq._; a day’s session on, 590; its true mission, 601.

FAIRS, games at, 284 _et seq._ FAIR DIRECTORS, their venality, 284, 285. FAIRCHILD, GEN. LUCIUS, lesson of a gaming house, 479. FAILURE OF A TELEGRAPH WIRE, 370. FALSE CUTS, 225. FALSE GUIDE, A, 576. FALSE SHUFFLES, 224, _et seq._ FAN TAN, 451, 493, 510. FARO, a popular American game, 188; its antiquity and supposed origin, 191; Rules of, 192; the lay-out in, 193; doctrine of character as applied to, 196; frauds practiced at, 197 _et seq._; how cards are marked for, 198; see also SHORT FARO. FARO BOXES, see DEALING BOXES. FARO GAMBLING, in New York, 420; at San Francisco, 439; at Austin, 506; at Minneapolis, 555. “FILLING,” at poker, 218. FISHMONGERS’ HALL, 142 _et seq._ FIVE CARDS, 347. FLATBOATMEN, as gamblers, 455. FLIM-FLAM, 358. “FLUSHES, FULLS AND FOURS,” 232. FLY LOO, 361. FOOT-RACING, 357. FORCING QUOTATIONS, 584. FOUCHE, as Minister of Police, 123. “FOURS,” at poker, 217. FOX, CHARLES, as a gambler, 171. FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP, 180. FRIENDS, A, BAD FAITH, 364. FRONTIER POLICE, THE, 518. FULL HAND, 215.

GAMBLER, THE, three stages in his career, 65; falsity of his theories, 69. GAMBLERS, as police spies, 123; admitted to English society, 158; their defense as based upon the exchange, 186; itinerant, 190; professionals die paupers, 211; timidity of professional, 366; spendthrifts by nature, 468; political influence wielded by, 477, 507; ashamed of their trade, 607; unmoved by the crucifixion, 621; heartlessness of, 621; an appeal to, 635 _et seq._ GAMBLER’S LUCK, THE, 532. GAMBLING, indefensible, 67; its roots, _ib._; provocative of suicide, 69; subversive, of social order, 70; a prop of despotism, 87; a cause for the fall of Rome, 89, 90; in France, 120; among English lower classes, 150; at English race courses, 151; legal aspects of in England, 168; police protection to, 210; a cause of suicide, 414, 478; Heaven’s curse upon, 415; a cause of embezzlement, 487, 494, 507, 547; a cause of murder, 528, 546; its nature and effects, 607, 614; a source of intellectual loss, 607; dethrones God, 618; degrades man, 620; destroys the soul, 626; religion the surest preventive against, 626. GAMBLING HOUSES, list of employes at in England, 149; a low class of English, 150, 153, _et seq._; banking games favorites at, 187. GAMBLING CLOCK, THE, 603. GAMBLING IMPLEMENTS, catalogue of, 406, 430. GAMBLING STORIES, 360 _et seq._ GAMES OF CHANCE, growth of the passion for, 607; danger attending, 613. GAMESTRESSES, Miss Trollope’s description of, 110; see also WOMEN. GARNIER, MONS., mentioned 114. GENEVA, 101. GEORGE III (of England), Gambling during the reign of, 141. GIGS, 476, 540. GIVE AWAY, 346. “GOING BETTER,” 215, 216. “GOING IN,” 215, 231. GOLD BRICKS, 311 _et seq._; Rev. Dr. Snyder’s experience with, 318. GOOD SWIMMER, A, 376. GRAND HAZARD, 282. GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Paris, 114. GRANDMOTHER TRICK, THE, 354. GREECE, gambling in ancient and modern, 87, _et seq._ GREEKS, a nation of Sharpers, 90; frauds practiced by, _id._, _et seq._ “GROOM-PORTER,” duties of the, 153. GUERILLA, THE, 584. “GUNNING,” STOCKS, 585.

HAINES, MAYOR, his policy toward gambling, 393. “HAIR-COPPERS,” 202. HALF STOCK, THE, 259. HANDICAP FRAUD, THE, 572. HAP-HAZARD, explained, 303; how used, 303, 304; the fake element in, 304. HARRISON (MAYOR) CARTER H., his policy towards gamblers, 403. HARTFORD, CONN., history of gambling in, 508 _et seq._; raids in, 509; policy playing in, 510. HARVEY, MISS MAY, 39 _et seq._ HAVANA LOTTERY, THE, 462, 474. HAZARD, French and Eng. games of, 152. HEATH, MAYOR, suppresses gambling in Chicago, 402, 403. HEAVEN, The curse of, rests upon money won at gaming, 21. HEBREWS, see JEWS. HENRY VIII, an unscrupulous gamester, 139; his reign an era of gambling, 140. HIERONYMUS, method of playing, 273, 274; odds against players at, 274; frauds practiced at, 275. HIGH AND LOW DICE TOPS, see DICE TOPS. HIGH-BALL POKER, 255. HIGH-HAND, THE, at old sledge, 260; at euchre, 267. HIGH-LOW-JACK, see OLD SLEDGE. HINDOOS, gambling among the, 75; a legend, 76 _et seq._ HOCK CARD, THE, 194, 195. HOLDING-OUT, at poker, 233, 241; at old sledge, 262; at euchre, 267; at cribbage, 268; at vingt-un, 271. “HOLLOWS AND ROUNDS,” 197. HOMBURG, 101, 118. HORSE-RACING, in England, 554; in America, 556; a national vice, 558. HOURS OF PLAY, at “hells,” 208. HOW AN OLD SCOUT HELD AN ACE FULL, 369. HOYLE, his explanation of faro cited, 192; his doctrine of chances, 196. HUNGRY TRIO, A, 376. HUTCHINSON, B. P., 606.

INDIANAPOLIS, gambling in, 545, _et seq._ INFLUENCE OF MONEY ON PARENTAL DISAPPROBATION, 365. ITALIAN SOCIETY, vices of, 114. ITALY, gaming in, 113. JAMES BROTHERS, THE, 36. JAMES I (of England), gambling during the reign of, 139. JAPAN, games prevalent in, 86. JENNY WHEEL, THE, 299; the table used for, 298. JEWS, gambling among, 71, 74. JOCKEY, THE, 571. JOG STOCK, THE, 223. JOHN (of England), gaming during reign of, 138. JOHNSON, EX-GOV. CHAS. P., introduction by, 26; letter from endorsing author, 59; sketch of, 417. JURISDICTON (State and National), conflict of, 454.

KANSAS CITY, (Kas.), gambling at, 514. KANSAS CITY (Mo.), gambling in, 514. KENO, how played, 251; the “globe,” _ib._; percentage of the game, _ib._; frauds at, 252; large winnings by proprietors of, 252; a favorite game in New Orleans, 467; popular at Austin, 506. KENTUCKY STATE LOTTERY, 472, 474.

LAY-OUT, at faro, how arranged, 193, 194. LEGISLATION AGAINST GAMBLING, 71, 72, 73, 75, 83, 138, 163, 165, 189; in Louisiana, 457, 461, 462, 463, 464, 477; in Milwaukee, 481; in New York, 484; in Ohio, 491, 492; in Texas, 508; in Minneapolis, 39; absolutely essential, 608. LEVANT, gambling in the, 92 _et seq._ LICENSE OF GAMBLING, by European principalities, 94, 101, 186. LICENSE SYSTEM, THE, of gambling, 457, 461, 462, 463, 464. LIMIT OF BETS, at faro, 193. LOADED DICE, 283. LONG HAND, THE, 261. “LONGS,” 584. LOOK-OUT, at faro, his functions, 193. LOTTERY, THE CHINESE, 449. LOTTERIES, early, in New Orleans, 472, 474; in Charleston, 500. LOTTERY TICKETS, their sale in San Francisco, 445. LOUISIANA, the disgrace of the State, 187. LOUISIANA LOTTERY, a favorite among San Francisco citizens, 445; its origin, 462; evils of, 472, 631; history of, 472 _et seq._; dividends paid by, 473; table of drawings in, _ib._; disposition of revenues from, _ib._; its sale of tickets in Cleveland, 493; its victims in Buffalo, 526; in Minneapolis, 542; as patronized at Peoria, 544. LUCK OF A ONE-EYED MAN, 374. “LUCKY” BALDWIN as a gambler, 443.

MCGRATH’S (N. O.) CLUB HOUSE, 460. MADRID, gambling at, 135, 136. MAGNETIC SPINDLES, 293. “MAKING GOOD,” 215. MARKED CARDS, author’s success with, 44; at poker, 229, 230; a game with, 241; in old sledge, 262; at euchre, 266; at cribbage, 271. MARKING THE EDGES, 198, 260. MARTIN, SAMUEL, a partner of author; Sundry reminiscences of, 42 _et seq._; as a marked card player, 241 _et seq._ MASCOT, 287. MEDILL (MAYOR) JOSEPH, his policy toward gamblers, 401. MEXICAN MONTE, 506. MEXICAN NATIONAL LOTTERY, 445. MEXICO, curious gambling customs in, 136, 137. MIDDLETON WHIG, 175. “MILKING THE STREET,” 585. MILWAUKEE, Gambling in, 479 _et seq._; under O’Neill, 480; under Brown, _ib._; legislation against, 481. MINIATURE RACE TRACK, 307. MINING STOCKS, speculation in, 447. MINNEAPOLIS, Gambling in, 533 _et seq._; under Rand, 534; under Ames, 535 _ib._; under Pillsbury, 554, 557. MINOR CONFIDENCE GAMES, 353. MISTAKEN IDENTITY, a case of, 377. MOBILE, Gambling in, 494 _et seq._ MOHAMMEDAN laws against gaming, 75. MONACO, suicides at, 69; gambling at, 116. MONGOLIANS, see CHINESE. MONTE CARLO, 114; the casino of, 116; house of play at, 117; character of games, 117; limit of bets, 118; season of play at, 119; compared with Saratoga, 212; with New Orleans, 462. MORNING PRINCIPLE, THE, 363. MORRISSEY’S (JOHN) N. Y. club house, 212; Saratoga club house, 483; same compared to Baden Baden, 484. MOSCOW, 111. MOUND CITY (Mo.) author’s experience at, 236. MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES, Relation of to public gambling, 189, 190. MURDER, caused by gambling, 528, 546. MUSTANG, 283. MUTUAL POOLS, 563, 564.

NAIL PRICK, THE, 237. NEEDLE WHEEL, THE, 286, 287. NEGROES, as gamesters, 467, 506, 540. NERO as a gamester, 88. NEW ORLEANS, history of gambling in, 455 _et seq._; effect of civil war upon gambling in, 461; an American Monte Carlo, 462; number of gaming houses in, 467; table showing extent of gambling in, 477. NEW ORLEANS COTTON EXCHANGE, 469. NEW YORK, Gambling houses of, 420. NEWPORT (Ky.), Gambling at, 487. NEWPORT (R. I.), Gaming at, 437. NIGHT-WATCH, THE, 208. O’LEARY BELT, THE, explained, 300; fake element in, 301; devices used in connection with, 302; a favorite with itinerant gamblers, 303. O’NIELL, MAYOR, his policy toward gambling in Milwaukee, 480. ODD, THE, 204; its advantage, 205. “OLD BAILEY” (England), THE, gamblers at bar of, 155, 159. “OLD BLACK DAN,” 367. OLD SLEDGE, how played, 256 _et seq._; frauds at, 258. OPEN BOARD OF TRADE, THE, 595. “ORIGINAL HAND,” THE, 215. ORIGINAL LOUISIANA LOTTERY, 445. OVER-ISSUE, 340. OVER AND UNDER SEVEN, 280.

PADLOCK, THE, 344. PAIRS, TWO, 217. PALM STOCK, THE, 224. PALMING, among the Greeks, 91; at euchre, 267; at cribbage, 268. PARLEEING, the term explained, 193. PARTNERSHIPS, at poker, 222, 223, 228, 231; at vingt-un, 271. PAUPERS, gamblers become, 211. PEORIA (Ills.), gambling at, 543. PERSIANS, gaming among, 74. PILLSBURY, (MAYOR) GEORGE S., attitude toward Minneapolis gamblers, 534, 537. “PLUGGERS,” at high ball poker, 255; at San Francisco, 440. POKER, a so-called national pastime, 189, 214, 507; its defenders, _ib._; terms used at, explained, 215, 217; frauds practiced at, 219 _et seq._; a favorite game in San Francisco, 442. POKER CLUBS, 189, 493, 520, 531. POKER DICE, 280. POKER HANDS, their relative value, 217; as collateral for a loan, 411. POLICE, protection to gambling by the, 210, 427; in New Orleans, 461, 467; on the race track, 573. POLICY-PLAYING, prevalence of in United States, 186; at San Francisco, 449; at New Orleans, 468; in Cleveland, 493; at Charleston, 500; in Hartford, 510; in Buffalo, 524; in Minneapolis, 539. POOL ROOMS, at San Francisco, 445; in St. Paul, 529; in Minneapolis, 541; how business done in, 560, 568. PRIVILEGES, sold on steamboats, 254; at fairs and circuses, 284. PRODUCE EXCHANGE (San Francisco), 448. PUEBLO (Colorado), An immense gambling house at, 208, 209. “PUTS,” 585. PUT-BACK, THE, 202.

QUARTER UNDER FOOT, 345. QUEBEC, Gambling in, 511. QUEBEC EXCHANGE, 513. QUEBEC WHIST CLUB, its character, 512. QUEER STAKE, A, 371. QUINN, JOHN PHILIP, autobiography of, 33 _et seq._ QUINN, MRS. MAY HARVEY, courtship and marriage, 41; her death, 45; sketch of, 381. QUINN, MRS. LILY, her letter to author, 60; author’s reply, 61.

RACE-TRACKS, sale of privileges at, 566, 567; features peculiar to, 568; various frauds at, 570, 572. “RAKES,” 197. RAKE-OFF, 219. RUMSEY, MAYOR, his toleration of gambling in Chicago, 397. RAND, MAYOR, his policy towards Minneapolis gamblers, 534. REFLECTORS, 235. RELIGION, the surest preventive against gambling, 626. “REPRESENTING,” at “Eight Die Case,” 279; at the needle wheel, 287; at bunko, 327, 329, 330. REPRESENTATIVES, CONGRESSIONAL, exponents of average morality, 187. RICE, MAYOR, his policy toward Chicago gamblers, 400. RICHARD I, gaming during reign of, 138. “RINGING-IN,” see “COLD DECKS,” “MARKED CARDS,” “CHUCK-A-LUCK,” “LOADED DICE.” ROCHE, (MAYOR) JOHN A., his policy toward gambling, 404. ROOF, THE, 91. ROLLING FARO, 252; the fake element in, 253; percentage against players at, 253. ROMAN LAWS AGAINST GAMING, 71. ROUGE ET NOIR, as played at Monte Carlo, 117, _et seq._; a popular American game, 188; the game explained, 243, _et seq._; odds against players, 242, 245; different ways of betting at, 244, 245; frauds practiced at, 245, 246; steerers employed for, 246. ROULETTE, as played abroad, 117; bets at, 119; a popular American game, 188; how played, 247; odds at, 248, 249; frauds practiced at, 249, 250. “ROYAL FLUSH,” see SEQUENCE FLUSH. RUINED BY A FUNERAL, 360. “RUNNING IN,” 198. RUNNING UP TWO HANDS, 227.

ST. LOUIS, Gambling in, 408, _et seq._ ST. PAUL, Gambling in, 527. SACRAMENTO (Cal.) Gambling at, 452. SADDLES, 476, 540. SAFE, THE, 344. “SANDING” THE CARDS, 198. SAND PAPER, as a means of fraud, 204. “SAND-TELL BOX,” THE, 198, 201. SAN FRANCISCO, Gambling at, 438, _et seq._; compared with Baden Baden, 441; stock speculation at, 448; policy playing at, 449. SARATOGA, compared with Monte Carlo, 212; gambling in, in early days, 482; racing at, 483; club-houses, 483; openly conducted, 485; raids upon, 486; public sentiment, 486. SCALPER, A, 584. SECOND DEALING, at poker, 237; at cribbage, 271. “SEEING A BET,” 216. “SEND,” THE, 337. SEQUENCE, A, 217. SEQUENCE FLUSH, 217. “SETTLING-DAY,” 585. SEVEN UP, see OLD SLEDGE. SHAKSPEARE (MAYOR) JOSEPH, his plan for indirectly licensing gaming, 464, 469. SHELL GAME, 348. SHERMAN, MAYOR, his toleration of gambling in Chicago, 397 SHIFTING THE CUT, 225, 267. “SHINERS,” 235. SHORT FARO, 210. SHORT GAMES, 243, _et seq._ SHORT HAND, THE, 261. “SHORTS,” 584. SHOT GUN, THE, 346. SIGNING UP, at poker, 222; at whist 263. “SINGLE PAIR,” A, at poker, 217. SLEEVE HOLD-OUT, THE, 234. “SNAKING,” 202, 203. SOAP GAME, THE, 355. SOCIETY (N. Y.) FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF VICE, 486. “SODA” CARD, THE, 194. SOUTH CAROLINA LOTTERY, 499. SOUTHERN INDIANA PENITENTIARY, author’s incarceration 55; his discharge 60. “SPIELER,” THE, 334, 335. “SPLITS,” explained, 197. SPRINGFIELD (Ills.), Gambling at, 548, 549. “SQUARES AND ROUNDS,” 198. “SQUEAL,” A, 585. “SQUEEZE,” A, 585. SQUEEZE SPINDLE, 291; faked element in, 292; sale of a, _ib._; a magnetic, 293. STAKE HOLDER, The confidential, 569. STEERERS, English, 157; at rouge-et-noir, 246; at faro, 207, 208; in St. Louis, 410. STOCKING, at faro, 197, 198; at poker, 221, 233; at euchre, 266; at cribbage, 268. STOCK EXCHANGE, Its influence on national morality, 186. STOCK GAMBLING, its results, 448; in San Francisco, _ib._; at New Orleans, 469; in Cleveland, 493; at Charleston, 499; in Quebec, 513; in St. Paul, 531; its deplorable effects, 581; “slang” used in, 584. STRADDLES, 585, 586. STRIKING MACHINE, 308. STRING BETS, 195. STRIPPERS, among the Greeks, 91; at faro, 197; at old sledge, 258; at euchre, 266; at cribbage, 268. STUD-POKER, 219, 239; San Francisco, 444. SUICIDE, Gambling leads to, 69, 414, 478; because of failure of lottery prize, 625. SURE HAND, A, at poker, 219, 238. SWINGING BALL, THE, 310.

TABLE HOLD-OUT, THE, 235. “TAKING A FLYER,” 585. TELEGRAPH, THE, 237, 269, 271. THREE CARD MONTE, how-operated, 334, _et seq._; railway conductors’ share in profits of, 336. “THREE OF A KIND,” at poker, 217. “THROWING-OFF” A PARTNER, 209. TIMIDITY OF PROFESSIONALS, 366. “TIPPING THE HAND,” 226. TIPS ON RACES, 566. TIVOLI, the machine explained, 295; the chart used in, 296; how played, 297; frauds at, 297, 298. TOBACCO BOX, THE, 343. TOP AND BOTTOM, at dice, 281. TOP AND BOTTOM BOXES, 309. TOP STOCK, THE, 221; beating the, 362. TOUTS, 446. TURNING JACK FROM BOTTOM, 262.

UNITED STATES, Gambling in, 549; why gambling popular in the, 185; various modes of gaming practiced in, 185 _et seq._; policy playing in, 186.

VAN HENNESY, gold brick swindle, 49. VEST HOLD-OUT, THE, 235. VINGT-UN, how played, 270; frauds practiced at, 271.

WASHBURNE, CHIEF OF POLICE, his war on gambling, 399. WENTWORTH, “LONG JOHN,” his mayoralty of Chicago, 390, 397. WHEEL OF FORTUNE, 289; the faked element in, 290. WHIST, Dean Swift’s opinion of, 149; not popular with gamblers, 263; frauds practiced at, 263, 264. WHITE’S (London), 142, 144, 149, 180. WIESBADEN, 101, 111. WILBERFORCE, as a gamester, 180. “WILD-CAT” STOCKS, 447. WHOLE STOCK, THE, 260. WOMEN, as gamesters, 107, 123, 127, 130, 158, 440, 569; as dealers, 441.

INTRODUCTION.

BY HON. CHAS. P. JOHNSON, EX-GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI.

It is now several years since I first met Mr. John Philip Quinn, the author of this book. During my contact with him in a professional way, I became well acquainted with him. During the necessary association of professional duty, I became convinced that there were many good qualities in Mr. Quinn, and all that was necessary to make a worthy citizen of him was to induce him, if possible, to overcome the effects of early experience and eschew, the indulgence of pernicious habits. With no indications of inherent badness, he had supinely drifted into indulgences that blunted his moral perceptions and weakened his will power. Chief among these was the vice of gambling. As is well known to all reflecting men, there is no more enervating and morally disastrous vice than this. It seems to have, when enthralling a man peculiarly susceptible to its fascinating allurements, a strength and tenacity surpassing all the other vices to which society is a prey. It insidiously lures its victim in the track of exciting indulgence, until every emotion and passion of the soul becomes subject to its control and mastery. In its final assumption it becomes a most relentless tyrant, making the will powerless to resist. I found Mr. Quinn completely under the control of this vice, and recognized the herculean effort he would be required to make to break from its thralldom. However, I appealed to him to make the effort, and he finally decided to attempt it. Circumstances were favorable to the success of the effort, though at the expense of privation and disgrace. Some time after Mr. Quinn’s determination to reform, having found it difficult to make a living in St. Louis, he was induced to accompany a traveling show in a tour through the Middle States. While stopping at a town in Indiana, he met a couple of his former associates at one of the hotels. A few days before this a farmer in that locality had been swindled out of a large sum of money. These parties were arrested as also was Mr. Quinn, and though he was only partially identified by the victim, he was taken into custody, tried, convicted and sent to prison at Jeffersonville, Indiana. He was so confident of his innocence that he made no preparations for a defense. He was not aware of the unreasonable prejudice that frequently exists in the jury box against one charged with a certain kind of offence, be he ever so innocent. There was no legal evidence warranting his conviction, but several offences of like character of that charged against him had been lately committed in that region of the country, and the community demanded a victim. He was made one. I knew nothing about it until a week or more after it occurred. His wife called upon me and related all the facts. I immediately undertook an investigation of the case, and discovered without the shadow of a doubt that Mr. Quinn was innocent of the crime of which he had been convicted. I even traced the guilt home to other parties, and they were arrested and brought to trial in the same locality where Mr. Quinn was tried, and only escaped by a disagreeing jury, caused by the former statement of the prosecuting witness. But the community in which these trials took place were convinced of the wrong done Mr. Quinn and were anxious to make reparation. In due time, as soon as the facts in full force and tenor could be laid before Gov. Gray, of Indiana, he promptly accorded the justice of a pardon to Mr. Quinn. Of course it was an outrage that should never have occurred. The sufferings of Mr. Quinn during his period of incarceration were most unendurable. Aside from the degrading punishment and consequent disgrace, he suffered from the poignant reflection that he was innocent and unable to have that justice and protection given him which is the boast of our system of government. But notwithstanding his unfortunate condition he seems to have kept a courageous heart and turned his attention to his surroundings, drew instruction therefrom, and will give to the world a graphic account of prison life, which may be of benefit to the philanthropist and the legislator. A more elaborate and unique work, perhaps, is his book on the gaming vice, to which it is my desire these words should be prefixed. It is peculiarly interesting to me, and replete with information. The subject is considered in a way that leaves little, if anything to be said, either of instruction or suggestion. This book should be in the hands of every young man in our land. As a usual thing injustice of this kind sours the temper of men and discourages them from striving to accomplish higher and nobler aims in life. In Mr. Quinn’s case it had the opposite effect. Since his release he has shown by his work and conduct this fact. He seems stronger to-day in his determination to carry out his decision of reformation than ever. Transferring his residence to another sphere, he has already gained the confidence and esteem of his fellowmen, and is fast broadening his field of usefulness. He is worthy of encouragement in his work; my sincere wish is that he will liberally receive it.

INTRODUCTION.

BY REV. JOHN SNYDER, D. D., CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH, ST. LOUIS, MO.

I am intensely interested in Mr. John Philip Quinn’s book on Gambling. I met Mr. Quinn several years ago in St. Louis. I became convinced that this book is the fruit of an earnest purpose to set before the young men of this country the radical evils which so closely cling to the gambling habit. I was especially pleased with the practical notions which Mr. Quinn entertained respecting the wisest methods of reaching and eradicating the evil. While he is himself convinced of the immorality of gambling, he is conscious that the mere presentation of the moral aspect of the vice will do little to arrest its growth in American society. For the social gambler appeals to the theory of the absolute right of the individual to dispose of his own property as he sees fit. Such a man says: “Have I not just as much moral right to stake my money on the turn of a card, as I have to use it in any other form of harmless enjoyment?” This argument will be effective and even conclusive so long as society entertains its present loose notions respecting the obligations of wealth. But Mr. Quinn approaches the matter from another side. He shows the evil and disreputable associations into which the gambler is inevitably thrown. He speaks of the reckless use of money which the gambling habit engenders, and shows how helpless the average business man really is in the hands of the professional gambler. I claim to be a man of fair intelligence, and yet I felt intellectually humiliated when Mr. Quinn demonstrated to me, how easily I might be tricked out of my money, by the shallow devices to which he says the ordinary gambler resorts when he cannot rely upon what he calls “luck.” For illustration, he showed me what appeared to be an ordinary pack of cards, but by the simplest method in the world these cards had been so changed that he was able to tell the denomination of every card by glancing at the back. Of course the social gambler always asserts that he “plays with gentlemen,” but the easiness of cheating offers a constant temptation on the part of gentlemen, who are pressed in money matters, to resort to this method of relieving themselves of their financial embarrassments.

I am convinced, then, that Mr. Quinn’s book will be of the utmost value among the young people of this country. I am sure that the gambling habit is doing more to undermine the character of our young men than any form of vice in which they are likely to fall. The drinking habit has been measurably controlled. Drunkenness has grown to be disreputable. But in thousands of respectable, cultivated and virtuous households, in this land, fathers and mothers are quite unconsciously educating their boys into that pernicious habit of gambling, which will, if not arrested, destroy the very roots of commercial life.