, 1874-11-24
THE GRAND JURY.
Indictments Found Against Twelve
Owners Of Gaming-ll Houses
0r Dealers.
Names Of tho Unluoky 0nes--~Vain
Search Of the Officers.
States Attorney Reed Exon
Grated.


The Grand jury finished tholr 1apora 1estef-
ditio"al indictments. twolve against keepers Of
common gaming-houHoa. Il appears that, al
.nou$n ,. .no,o was so"o a. ossnss'on apous ',, rn'
Feasibility OF tndict'nG tic o"pers OF tue ool1a-
gs IN which tho d9na af9 ooatna 1nes con-
ctaued, 1hasmaeh as inc eV1aohee poio9e 1aem
~ 10 snna
~. -. ~ .e"ss ~" ~ ~" .u.
eo potter to a"a. sho ros 10 10 founa t'
n,yng tn ll1o focl, nf oyidenco as tn propriotor.
aim t',c nnrt Grand fnrv ,ri,t un5onhtndv RI
nvaattsase tno matter 9na nola tan owners 81
grod tar oc ov n av aro
cse9e ., 70 iaasu M 1t 3u ~ tn0tI ~ t Snos at'
sno"n " oo cos".zau. .. ,. .uo.!''
s"qaE no9tn' ,,.
Mnen .no t5Ianu oufy asAo ,tt"re ~ % s1,s p.onso.-
o en1 ~ ano Iaann noot =: o''ooA seS'0''
aAS , ~ Gutn sI s,atora o M. +o,
o no , ~ nraa soa .'s ,a asi
mofo onosona nero than anu usual. recurring msh
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3da H. 4,,;s ta me SeuSoa 'sol' '"t'h'f
r~oye"sr1.n ~ rn r,,r ar.rru .rror.rv rrc
M C. !na a. -. a. io.t.t. o'
,inss ~ Ioufs enon tosu ~ an9 sno}ongo docuGn, m ;
v"..u. suv m'an.s .uo Ja.y t. ~ a.. %
c pra aayo oeon M IT, ne put
trr ani intoc,itr nf c,jn.s II nea1 Steosa Attnrncy
and liz aasistait. sir. pirsh. and.
WHEREAS, This. tns Grand jury Of Cook County,
ILL.,, have boon requested to investigate the aa,ne
therefore,, L.
!sesoteea lnas W, the afana 1n5y aforesaid, nave
WI WneSses s 81 1 nitcr .n sma % e.
ion In fact. charIcs Il Iced! States Atorncy. Snd
Mr. Birch his assistant, wo nI to stand clearly yinJ
Gated from au charges oI official corruption aid
wrong-doing; and tbat in tho opnion Of tho
present Grand jury, no reliance Or confidence can 10
ktates y 4ornay Gh,pcs nse ~ III assfst t
H. n,rcf, An W hsrohx chca5fniir M ncrISs at'
during their connection an 1abora viii IN, lhay havo
opinion Of this Grand Jury.
The only newspaper TINT made such charges
was the Times.
GAMBLERS INDICTED.
Tho indictments returned for Keeping common
gaming~houses wll interest the fo}lowing-namcd
proptietors and omployos: George Holt, No. II
East Monroe straet; George Smith, No. 81 Clark
MIKE MepoPa s sa M n.Fp ~ @ sa9
street; Watt Robbins, No. 17s Clark street
9, /, Jones. No, 148 Clark street: John Bowling.
No. 183 East Madison stroot mud No. rs sout|,.
1In}btod street Jnmns Titus Anirnw Scott Frau
Fosa. md Geurre Hcoch. Tho four 1attcrs nro
g dealcre; !" ti,at in, thoy have cha TO Of games.
but do not receive auy Of the profits. ein,ply q
| SALARY.
Forthwith sunamouscs vero issued for those
| sorye. but etrango 10 NV tho oricera were un-
ablo to find any OF tho gamblers or, IT they did,
failed to arrest them. It would appcay that tlloy
were notified to bo iu the C,imuai court ut 10
| o'clock this morning and piyo bpil.
Tuo fact that tr,su bills had been found vas
known on Clark street half an bonr after tho
Grand Jury made tneir prceentment. md though
tho number Of indictments was kuovn. liz
Gamblers wore not aware WHO had draw, Drizee,
iicnco tho whole fratornity kopt out Of sight.
aud it eau safely bo stated tlat there wcro
lowcr OF tLou, haueing around tho tl0ors of tLo
| bo,tBoa thoy pntronzo than have Doon soan at
the;r resorts Tor mauy yoaTs T.,o eamea, how
over, wero running az usual last oyoing. Int tho
attondanco Of players was yory slim; anticipated
"pulls" fr:ghton tho "fcodcrs" OF tho banks.
epter in and deposit tneir sanro cash. "
THE w1rsEssEs
ara;nst tho indicted eamblorg aro Fran'. Nc
Clonthou and Clinton 4, Snowieu, lTmcs 70.
| nortrru :. ASST hnnt. Of pnllco 1ickev. Cant.
! buckley. Tax Commissioner j. ], Mc0rlth. Ben.
iamin' r, McClary. II, G, McCar7. Frank 3,