Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-18
GERRISH AND REILLY.

History of Two victims VINO "'i'
Reached by the "settIers."
During the months of July and
August, 1889, the gambling houses
controlled by the Gamblers Trust
were in full operation without any fear
of being raided, just as they are at
present.
During that time they were visited
bv thousands of victims who poured
their wealth into that ever-ready and
voracious NAV. Among the many Wis
itors were F. Gerrish and William
Reilly. Gerlish is an advertising so
licitor, and when he avoids the tiger, "
makes quite a goodly sum of money.
During the late administration he had
accumulated and laid away a sum of
money for rainy day, but, alas,
about the first of July he fell from
grace and could not withstand
temptation any longer; in fact, it
again became a fatality, and he only
lived within the glamour of the gam
ing table. He rotated between Tom
Hynes place, at 119 Dearborn street;
George Hankins', at 1874 Clark street;
Condon's, at IA Quincy street; and at
176 Clark street, always with the same
result-to lose. At Hankins' place he
lost upward of 81, 200, at Hynes' place
$500, at IA Quincy street 1928, and at
l7G Clark street $40.
After two months of this kind of luck
it entered his head that he had been
playing against brace" game and
made kick for his money. The re-
suit was that Hynes gave up $500,
Hankins $3.50, 176 Clark street $50,
and nothing from II Quincy street
Fac-similes of the receipts for these
amounts are printed in this edition
Fart of the money lost by Gerrish
belonged to his wife, who had saved it
up during the past ten years out of her
household expenses. She had given
him the money to pay for furniture
which she had bought. Unknown to
her husband, Mrs. Gerrish employed
lawyer to try and obtain a return of
portion of her funds
Warrants against the aboye-named
places were taken out before Justice
Lyon and put into the hands of ex-
Superintendent Hubbard for execH-
lion.
Delays took place, and when an ex-
PLANTATION was demanded the Chief
said that as the warrants were not
issued by city justice the police could
not execute them" Complaint was
then laid before the Mayor, who would
not talk with Mrs. Gerrish, but held a
private interview with her attorney
This was very unsatisfactory to the
unfortunate woman, who again en-
deayored to see the Mayor, and was
successful In that interview, Sc
Mrs. Gerrich declares, his Homo
(D became very abusive and called
her a blackmailer and a dishon
orable woman to attempt to recoye
her property, ending up with the state
ment that he would not do anythin,
with the gamblers. During all thi
time the Trust was trying to driv
the poor woman out of the city, threat
enirg to arrest her, and did have he
husband arrested
Another victim was William Reilly
of the New York Life Insurance Con
pany. Reilly became infatuated abou
the same time that GerIish did, an
the two misguided men would NEE
over the green table. Reilly lost NJ
ward of eight thousand dollars, an
recovered one thousand only II
swore ont warrants against Condo
before a West Side Justice and prove
up pretty conclusive case, but, will
out rhyme or reason the case was di
missed
From the foregoing examples it
very apparent that a gambling "trus
does exist, and that Mayor CregiO
does nothing to break it mp.
4 FEENeHAN who smoked exec
sively for siXty-two years is now suffe