, 1875-01-19
THE CITY.
TIE HAWKINS BROTHERS.


TIE THGr1t AHuUr TItE ltLLD CARE.
Sunday morning TRIBUNE contained M artt-
10 stating tht, mnniier In which tho notorious
Ianking Brothers had honn compelled to incrim-
urto ono 4nothcr before tic Grand Jury, ard
,l.o roiating tho iestttuaon TO which family had
been reduced through tho facs that tho husband
md father lad bean toped into tho 1lankits den,
and plundercd Of lin own money. and nsso OF
that which lie atolo from bis employers to
cover l,ia losses. A nau had heot 'lial'onored.
Ills wlfe and child reduced to poverty and despair
through tho medium OF thu three common cheats
mud faleo playorB known as George, At. and Je1
]lankins.
Yesterday morning thero appeared IN this pa
por, through, acctueut, 1ottcr from this trlo In
which they no,,glt in at issuo OF 3lee,a third OF
column IN length, to deny the facts contained iu
Tl,oy deny that tl,oY wcro con?olled by threats
OF imprisonment to testify betorc tho Grand
Jury. This tioninl IL false. 1l,oy werc, tiua
tllreatepod, and were 50 terrified 1T Tho idea of
boinE chuchcd into Jail Thai thoy tctali1et aGasLst
ono another.
They say 1rield WAS mover invited To- their
place by any one connected with it, and gu not
lose over sI5. Two lieB; ho MAS invited III by
ono OF tho ropers of tho house. and lost moro
than e25, As Mr.. pen,eld'a lottor shows
They say ho visited the place with young man
whom l,o had been M the habit OF playing EoEos
with, anll that 1t sfaa at tho conclusion OF these
games tlat tho young nlan visited tAeir ho1ae.
Tnis s falso in toto. Io went there Mt tho ro-
icltn.ion Of ." friend OF we NaAk:nses. w -
Wolfurtl'a saloun iaIeil into rear room, ni1d
there invited l,y tho attaches to bo seated nad!avo
supper anl liquor. Alter supper Ito waH taken ato
.IrjenI" Who had invited tho victim Of tho
establishment. seatcd hin.solf at the gamo.
This wah the first gambling-houso Yonng hiold
lad over seai,, and ho vas ignorant as to whethor
ft..~ .t,,4it3IY n =
That night ho losS $50. lie il not poker
playor. and wns never in game. 1fe hos lost
With tl,c itonlsinecs hundreds of dpllcrH.
llsy say, Mr.. 7. testified Ill Court l'a lost but
lost and reporter "Aa waH at lie Po!ics Court
ut the tirno Of the preliminary examination cor
EoborateB !liuI.
They say they do not claim any particular
credit for sending Mrs lliold SID. Mr, fenhelA
SHOWS they had no business to claim any. Kind
mui wlo aftcr cheating q lcrson out OF his
money BY short carils. fny they claim no credit
heca,ino detective coalnrlacd them 10 d5sgorso'
Now co,nos Mr ponteld's latter. whict, shows
what singular and coinirahenslye fsis!Eors theao
"TuE uA.E1.'s BROTHERS."
cfl:a"oJsn. ls.-Yonr laper ,hiH morning contains
te e nler tne uhgs hea'n,n1' % alto.
sc;rt given sr ialiine Doc. ii fnr $50 eotnG money
cst by Frederick 1lie III nieir dcn said mnuey ha.-
lit 1 tcstiaei IN court tllat hal lost
L,,. <e5. Tie clurge Of 1ackmailiLR gambler Il
alpu Sii7. And lily Testimony lcfors lie ulce curt
,r lie titamI Jury viii s folul to state. Also,
bauce in elrcas. The checks stopped payment IN,
tna wien presented they wero held. alr. Alxn1,
ry ::f we II ] IFcsrats, them a ts I.ns a,.d VIA was
sid to be gambler. and he ordered tic clr'Es given
Fe n M nl td ths s ad l na sada
rtrrpt t,r tr amount being given. we to llis DON
sh pats who !nt.oasss" e, n' Sna h s'e e., 70 n,n
III. lost there, snd fut SO more that he had also
lost there. wllie. wanted for liz ~Ie No.Li1g w
n'.dsr nrre*. III. i.uins iaid ,Ile ths SO, ana
e.sO hn o ryq5ed fss tts Is esssa nMs m !" Sy M
t4o.,. Tnry hah already ,ss ssn: ~; fSr ,, ILL.,
'wAn and g., while Was iaslsg l @ hG hr
nxou who, le: i: 10 remembered Is chief Of o'1r e
ss ss tors 1anap p9,aise, !, =, \ VIZ H.
ibid uu'tat lie hsl received the ln1't, aud b" Ahss
A t"!d paid ever tic amount !" hrs Held 10 ,nur
Tor thu ulrrnls tlonati to tGc distressed wife or
their victim fnr wLci they do not claim any per-
Ths sad esl' iii W 81 AIR. He'd /. due l,recy bccve to
.ac s,tucnc. q tits anA .llsr liens in city, md
trust nur police, cr.nd tar.tr, Anl courts will leave
Il. b. psxf1ELp.
Tho 11i.ds caso in brief is Just tlis. y young
man, previously respectable, Was led hy pa,l
cmployo Of tho I1auEiusaa,- man who roan,s
the streets tEsl:ainll,E ul' tfhtoh 1hr tne ad ~
raid percentage cn tho prDiisH.-iuto their
panlip;,-lousc. ~lcrp he was ceGted out Of lijs
nwn munay, encouraged to rob hia employer, and
then c:lcu.od out of Tint the Hnnkinaos thklng
nut merely lis cash. but checan which he hGd
a!so stolen. 4 pretty showing for mon who call
Themselves "hone1a!la gamblers"
1t ln4 boon thu custom al ticorso. al, and jeff
to claim that theirs: was what il technically
suowu as "E1uare" estab!iahmont.--
thele was no c1cating. aud that man la,l
certain cl,pnce to win. Owing to tlIeAo at-
legations, they have bad m amount Of custom
wl.iei, they could no: have otherwise secured.
Dnt it s ubout tllne to correct any Ruch impress
eoh. The fact Ii that thcru iB no ''hsluarcness
about ii: tLoy Gra atlr,it in their cheating
nnd Skilled in tho ,,,e Of fraudulent Gosicen. and
heuco have escaped the detection which, has be-
fallen ot:sc.n. Ii man w,us ;!,er, it IN only to
lure him IN. 1t il 3 disre;ntatie, dishonest,
cut-ill11,a At ests5.hmcnt, N!tere "n)uare deel-
iug' iy unlnNEa, rnn BIZ u trio of kc3us1tlrols
who lire Ola nlone7 which ttcT llds.co clerks 10
stcaI from their on lrverH nr OIL Wiint tliey get
from Victims wllo,u they tifrt maize drunk, aud
then rob.