Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-19
GAMBLING IN FUTURES. ,

GAMBLING In FUTURES
Judge Turner, of the Troup county
Ga, court, has some very sensible ideas
in regard to the gambling" which is car
ried on by members of boards of trade.
In recent case involving what is called
a transaction in "cotton futures" he de
cided that a court ill not hear a CAGE
founded upon an illegal contract, whether
the Illegality is pleaded by the defendant
or not. Commenting upon the general
subject of trusts, combines, corners and
syndioates formed for speculative pur-
poses, the Judge said: "The courts can
not check these evils by originating meas
ures to suppress them; but will be found
always, as they always have been found,
ready to exercise their beneticent powers
in rendering efficacious legislative enact
ments for this purpose. Surely when the
tendencies of this evil fractice are CON
sdered in connection with the ruin, mo
raj, physical, and financial, that such
gambling, in ninety nine cases out of ev-
cry 100, sooner or later entails on the in
dividual, and the long train of innocent
persons who are dragged down to the
lowest depths of misery by such viola
uons of law, no one can be surprised that
the courts refuse to lend their aid to the
enforcement of contracts so nefarious in
their conception, so odorous with crime
so fraught with evil, both to individuals
and society" Judge or two with sub
stantially similar views could do pretty
stroke of work in Chicago just now
SIR CHARLES WARREN, the head of the
London police, appears TO have in him
the making of a Gilbert and Sullivan
character. If these two artists set about
it, they would make hit with Sir Charles
When the Whitechapel murderer began
his work Sir Charles did not seem to know
just where Whitechapel was situsted. At
all events, his detectives were not station
ed in that quarter until the public began
to demand his resignation. Then his
blood was up. He drove to the East end
and commanded the search fot the cul-
prit in person. After the detectives had
reported thai the murderer had left not
one trace behind him, a school boy called
his attention to some tracks that began
at n fence near the spot where one of the
bodies was found and continued through
a back yard. Blood hounds we're suggest
! si to Sir Charles, but hs had no faith in
| such detective device. Thereupou the
public deu anded blood hounds. The
track had become cold snd it was useless
to try any experiments. The London
puoIic by this time had become convinced
that the murderer could only be hunted
down by dogs, aud the chief of police
| subdued his own preferences and bought
some hounds. They were American
| hounds, aad suggested fugitives slaves
and things. In order to test their powers
he repaired to Hyde park at dsybresk on
Wednesday sccomp panied by one reporter,
two dogs and three blood hound experts.
He gave direction TO an attendant to
hold the dogs until he had crossed the
park and then to give them the scent.
This was done and the dogs went on brave
ly until they came to the spot where q
| policeman had crossed Sir Charles's path.
They turned ssids upon the new trail
Several other starts were made, and final
ly the chief of police was hunted down
Sir Charles is said to have been much dis
turbed because the dogs ran OF upon a
policeman's trail, but thinks that if the
Whitechspel murderer should besmear his
feet with blood the blood hounds would
policeman. The Pail Nall Gazette SAYS
that the words, 81 have murdered four
and 1 will murder 16 more before I sur
render myself to the police" have beer
found written on the shutter of a HOUSE
in Whitechspel, and that Sir Charles or
dered the inscription to be erased bsfor,
photograph could be taken. This is s
great blow 10 the chief, because he evi
IDENTIFY has taken she news to heart anl
will feel bound to wait until the l6si
murder before setting on his blood
hounds
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