Dubuque County IA Archives News.....The Gamblers March 9, 1865
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Dubuque Herald March 9, 1865
Dubuque Herald, March 9, 1865 

THE GAMBLERS 

The proclamation of Mayor Thompson and Sheriff Mahony, published yesterday 
morning, will commend itself to every good citizen of Dubuque. We have good 
reason to believe that there are at least twenty-five professional gamblers in 
this town and have been for the past two months, and it is high time they were 
rooted out. It was but a short time ago that they came near destroying one of 
the principal business blocks in town by fire, and though they did not 
probably commit the crimes of Sunday night, yet every one gave them the 
benefit of believing it to be them at first as was shown by the first arrests 
made, and it is more than probable that the real criminals now in jail are 
engaged in gambling when not breaking into other people's houses and shooting 
down the owners in cold blood who attempt to defend their properties. 

The haunts of these gamblers are well known and every one of them 
is "spotted," and if they consult their own welfare they will jointly and 
speedily depart and seek more congenial clime. A reasonable time will be given 
them to leave, and if they are found here after that time they will regret it. 
We know the whole community will stand by the public officers in the discharge 
of their duties. Let, therefore, the whole crew of gamblers, blacklegs, 
burglars, thieves and pimps be cleaned out. 



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