, 1880-07-28
THE -1'RASK GANG.
a Further Investigation Of Their
Legal nascality.
Perjury and Deliberate Fraud al lhe Bo,tom
og Their Operations.
An ignorant Justice Roped In as Their
Tool.

An 4s'o'ans Jus'sce Nopeo IN as 1neH
Tool.
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tho methods followed by Edward 4. rrss.
ie t,, rea, ease agent, corner of Madison alltl
I'nrner. IN iho cnltrcttn,, ,,f tiahis. IN tI,
tn",.t,. ~, - ~, @ ~, -. ":uts' ~ t.o
s.s VI. "!"s t'lu seeletltlE u ptoIf.rty eS-
elhpt under the statutes, anu III most cascs
fcnsclcss women, I,nyo attracted n rrcat ,1cni
NJ ,n,,itc ottn,,tio,, onI An is,,s,n,,ioo .,,..
t,pt,,,s ,v,,o ,,oo ntIo1 Nv 49,, th',..sa, '1. .,.
''"s''ccs WIZ Ill.,, .@so ni'e. my aoetteu tlie
sharp turn by the present Gra1nt .tury.
l'r,lsk, Cook, nnd Turner nt prrsunt
nro ,foron,la',t. In ,,,,,"n..,,, s,,,,I, .,,,,
r. tottrs ~, mt st,a M uIs m T s, tna
Wnsner cnsc, Justice Brown las acied very
cartles1y ln accepting tho bonds of Harry
NJ. Cot,is, to the n,uOilt1t If 9I.JDO. in ilint,
c,.s..s, III some 0f wllci lie Is i ct,-ofendnt.
nd ~ f1E Wrep " e'| ay ~ Syeny GrEt IKE ysts w GaSk @
AEc{iurrislU h,s fnIIcti Ia tur,, tllnttl ,;n.
iilnuglt liz is Very nnxtotls to nrrcst tl,e,ni,..
nnd las tried hfs best i, do 50 through, the
otier sIvrtcnnlinrs. I,cfpTro .instice Ilrox,, ~,
he l.ntEU tho f0I0wing ni!tavff, H,tnllfyinE rs
boiltsi.!nn III nille ci,scs, for s5t5 cch: ''>
Raya TINT flo resides Iii ChlcuRt,. iii sa county,
1t No. TO South surYan xtreut. In sid city, aud
inat nc ~ tho owner cf tho 9;cscrlhtd
p1tnGtsy s;t,t s - ots ae Il 1a1 Gty q Gh's4 to
sMa whI" IL vnt,n.l ~ Il hi. 'o1 ss II + nat ~
it; MI + i,ns, s T.,stcc ~ S; Hv q a a' ~
s, Township III. li,nHu il. 1oing house atu! ot
known ns No. i Dlxun etrcot, valued
Of 1ho almrc-dcscrIbcd rcal cstato IS
~ ~ sni.t , ailtnt; ana tlI!t tho degls thoro q
in fnt ~ ~ u t,,nt ~ ~ s, s,G9 .s ~ sna
,,,ncnmar aid th ~ sn1d NJ si,i nat TIL T. a.,r -
my crt OF Of rccori @ % ngai1st ri Hal% % ailiar. Witch Il
iiro lIons on aug Of saii property. '''. "'''>@'
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AN EXAMINATION or THE rEcoxps
In Tin }ltwnrdcr's n1fn shn,y. n tlror!it,.. hut
it is in il. II. CooE, ST., lid l,nl IN 1icI.rr II.
4, H. lnsGy A. co pxnd a tho d SiSpatnfes q
t,l,fy "ii. II. Eookea in mt ~, NJ ovcriv wall
Written iin,,i mi YUM III ''' I'LL ''e''s well
4 n,iy 11,i1mcf1 Mrs. rotts. rcsfd,no ot no
west iakS strect, il saitt 10 ls l,nye ur uroi1y W
Nhnut n v',,, nwo f,tf,car rnstpiim ,Daa "fta.
1n,ts vtt' " wnrr,nt 1int ti",o Is Hn fo',,,i
ui,nttnr ,,,,.inr t,o rraf-f M, ~ Wr nrj H..
nnita ME- pt3. stnt'i ~ ~ ~. nM alrs ~,
'nrtSr It'll si,e tncw hin nI,i,o ,MiuSts sya'i
h,,t a,,o ,,n,..,s s"I I,a,,, n.em % "iao "Gi,
,,mc ~" +, tGn nn1rs HI~ th"t 9no os s"T n.S
a'o H. "Iln III Ws''' uiMmvs v ~ ""s aort '"'t ~
Wild sni,i sim :. r.fs nntEnr iie,, ,vi,o,, H., ~
ns ypr Ss va,,,, and a ;vn ,yItI, T ~ Me p
nnd uitc1e nj Eynnattuts ii ifis i,,,"1c H. 1r Il
II. Mum, Of Evanston, roputnblo aud wolf
kn0wn physician, In whose family Mrs, Potts
lived for i long time. Sjle s,ys tint thu
fnlnily always Called him Deacy, and sho
never heard him caled by any other name.
lie wont AWAY Mt ono tinpe ind staid Uwi,y
for some time, n1ld travelled With thcntrIcGl
IL years oil. Slio could not sco how }iecould
l,e ralle.lse,!or, for l,e Is q very young man.
Shn Ind understood that lie claimed that tho
Hurry III, C0ok. wOrkinC for. or viii. Ed
wnrti A. Trasl, wis unSthor person that1
himself, and TINT ho lind NO sinteI to lila
family. Ills fntl,or * n builder. md fnr1neriv
lived On tlo South Side.
4 tiayOr tWottEo i I'N1n1Jy1. reporter called
upon I'rask ut ills o!tico, Where, Besides hitIf.
sitlcs Himself, q lutly was flar,I ut work nj n
desk. Whci, tjlo retmrtnr nta,iu himself
known, Trosk co,n,aunccd to ticllot,l,cn ti,o
press u1,ti tlla ruut,rinrs fnr crying tlnY,I HEs
fcfnrinua n,nt]t,,is ne t.nii,ct}nw d"its fr"n,