, 1875-05-22
BlJN.<O,
,.s r1ntror,blch nntl Unmolc3tc;f
t,cisn In C1lica:o.
row tho Country p,>,!o ~"7 III
Trade Arc EiirH ..!aays
s,stem Of Dirislon..'p>.;.o Tolr -7tlon'

rr.fhfT1 0l Dkb akA0 4SA thAHue !
1,any cno who las leisure will stand on
..,oat corner down town, morning or afternoon.
-, halI au hour, he will 10 surprised 1t tho
.rmbor OF friondy meetings which taln place
sot1ceu neatly dressed Young mon md pesHots
aho urc apparently atrangerB In tho city. 10
w.. h,sir ose man or clerk who happens 10 notice
liam, they arc Of no agnlcancc, but to those
.ho ayo familiar with tho ins nnd outs OF CAica-
M ti,oy ,nd!caso that tho bunko-ropcr Is fishing
~, " euckors." notwithstanding tho frclnont |
.,nosurcs Of hts lit.lo game, scarcely day pasa-
:, ui,l,o,,s dozen "tricks bong talscn, ard |
=, many Grangcrs robbed Of the money they
h,7s Brought with them to spond in legitimate
vaT ,.-
,rhc Young mon who takc IN tto otrangcr pos
,s,a. usually, but QUO market c1al acserlstic-
CHEEK.
They drces well, and alwayB travel 10 pairs.
me approaches tue insonded victim and claims
n kuow him, and, willie loas ang that ho IL
nnnstakcn," obtains lis namo nnd niaco OF rns-
nsuce. It Is ths faet which enables tho
"roper" to practically put lis hand III the man's
noekot and ftoh htR money. for without this In
formation, lis pal would not DO ablo to hatl the
usucker :" by hia corrcok nnme. nnd inquire
,bout a[r. Ho.nud-so, Of 0Hhkoyl1 or wherever
ho may happen to 1.-Two. II visitors to
Chicago Who aro Rccoslcd On the streets
by msn really glad " to 500 thom, and WHO
.laKo hands with them aa II they had ut ono
limo been thot hest frientld, would only havo
rraleuco enough mot 10 roreaE their uamcs. tho
nrryratlou uf ths htin[so "rCper" would DO
eonr aud le would sink 'n,oa .,chip chaFmo,,"
og boganr at y faro" table. But once III tho
cotaegBton Of ...-
In refers to book which lle carriCg rud " tho
OIace has over been heard Of outside OF tho
county. tas tho narles Of thrce or four OF tla
nd usoa tnon, to gain tho eoDndeueo OF his
told towtlanau." kow and tl1ont
LuD1oRous ulsrAHEa
tre matlo. and. claiming relatlouhltp, often pnsa
Tho "a,lcter" Oh Iia guard. Ono happencd
,csterday, Which illustrates tho po!pt. eosrse.
boxing vas es Saon " n ha
name mud rceidenco without hesttatton. No.
ha,lal him aoon afterwards, aud said ho was tho
brother Of THO stution-keol,or ct the toWn t,'e
Granger and tic ataton- -kcopcr wcro on maas
Intimate icrms--had, III fact, boon sclool-boya
together, and ho Lnew that tho mnn novor bad
bzotAor. }1cnce llp bccane suspicious aud tho
.'ropcr" lost hiH game.
This city for d year past has beon tho only
pno in tho country wilero tho bnnko buBiucss
could DO AIRED OH successfully, thoso who
unnago 1t NJ woll aa thot assstants seemingly
having ...-.
TIE rnoTEcTIoS OF TIE POLICE.
The authorities OF Now York, Philadelphia,
and Now Orleans Uhe latter being tho birtt,-
.so Fl the s ssd sy' saa s9ssd y le tho asss
!isod immunity Witch oIissage afforded, I'd d.
!Sem 'pais h,.asr ~ spa thore arc low hS!o
over 100 members Of this frntornity
IL and day uS ont anu.o'esod BY jsoab Helm o. liy
dotecsiyos.. WHO never act without ordo,a.
There Inns beon bu: ono "nteeIer" puppirhea II
Twelve months, and be would not havo boon hat
THE ".sronE" cAsq.
II ia trno Tint severa! ar.csta have been male
md indictments fouul; but Lu" fow convic
uonsl
eufo to uaaco y Of SF?i Mo wio to
rcther with his partners, Harry lawrence all!
for Il roper has them q
u sI get faa sa GU. S9iy q yoso Il hISs L. ao 0s1as
eo11o 1niHclanco. "mcots with al nccidopt.
THIS trinmvratc, II IL satd, gets two-:hisda Q
one,halt Of tho profits OF i, a' ,,as tao puqks
being oue-third oF onc-half while that OF sli
zopor, who ent!ces tho victim, to cntor. 'iB aful
half OF wlatoyer nRy bo obtained. Out OF 1t
Hoshra sas ss + Sfes M
and, II imperative, satisfying . 'sucltor" VII
ts determined toptoscouso Y not bought up.
There nro no means OF definitely lcareiny ho'
mucl, al '.olce will yield in the courso Of
month but gamblers who aso Capable Of max
Ing an estimate say that tho Eros9 hunl has boo
Is HIGH AZ el0 600.
That ia. perhaps, moro than tho ayoraEo ye
fully that amount is known to haTe been take
In ia QUE day. According 10 tue statements
sayosal gamblers who derotp their timo to fa1t
the business Of tho eight bunko shops et prese,I
opon will aggroEate s25 .ol! mouth. II slis
SO, tho - ring can certainly afford to pAy libe
lilly for immunity.
.'gapAng" oA,tpLKus-
those who givo man half cllauco to MIN whe
he bots-ptetena 70 doprocat9 panko, and, !
esamp It out. actually suoacribcl o., 900 to pros
cute soma of the ropers, but The "stoFo cpl
Of course weto tho victoEH. Thth exhibition
virtue. however, Ia rather Tom9,kablo, 10 vie"
tho fact that tleBe satno gamblers ultimately e
The mouoy OF tho Graugora. for tho steersr4
invariably fced tho "tlgct" with 1t.
SUIT. AE1sM
knows that buuko Aourishes on clask street, At
on Randolph and Washington stEoetH, ssnd b
letcotiyes eau tell roper the mousont they 81
him. To catch = acoro In tAa morning lot The
visit tbo "stose u; aud, II they sro In earnes
another score could be baggcd at tho aame pla
taro-bauk ia thcir headQuastora, aud thay me
there 70 get their 4yiaon44. 4 seeler after
formation hepgB
BONE RTnAN0E HfcR-N4MEa
whom among tho crowd, tho "Rtoorera gent
lily not being called by their correct namt
For inBtsnco, A large, tno-looklng EpgliH
man, whose specially r Aeecins couatzymea fre
ths prominent lotols), ~ hailed a. ' Sir James
.tat, overg'owu boy, who looks o'oan eaoHe
py Anton Antone It; ono ii called "Angry jos7i .not
sr "Nobby Iom," another "Graashoppa
Ihs latter Ia at present out OF town.
ThaEa {AtnWH hav6 had
THE HREE NUN or CII1nAoo
70 long that tue pon-tntoEfeEenc nca Of the poll
authoritioa with theis operations IL attribuIsd
bu. ono th!ng-what that Ia eyery ono can C
lecture, II IT be true the 'courso Of Super
taudent Rehm respecting this clans Of thieves
easily accounted for T. Il bo falso. he s1G,'
10 h1s' detectives mud patrolmen to arr
every known roper, and do his utmost to eitl
scoure their confinement In the Bride oil Of 70
pal tholn 10 leave Chicago.
AZ AAggEns sTANp NOW,
Tho buslpesa contfs Of Ito city Ia prAcslcs