Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-03-22

ington street-in the rear leaving /
person at the old stand to hand /
printed card to the numerous appli-
cants. showing where the business was
removed to. We caused observations
to be made, and notified the city |
authorities on five occasions that this |
was going on within hailing distance of |
their rooms. The circumstances be- |
came so fragrant that in August one of
the newspapers published an account
of the daily proceedings so circum-
stantially as to appear almost like an
advertisement, and We again caused
our attorney to wait upon the Mayor in
person relative to the matter. He told
us that if we would prosecute it to the
extent Of bringing the offenders to the
Criminal Court he would direct a raid
to be made We cheerfully consented
and instructed our attorney to attend
TO it. The police descent was made,
and the case against the arrested parties
before a justice was once continued and
finally disposed of by the imposition of
a fine at the instance Of some one on
behalf of the city, although We were
ready to prosecute it to the end by
conviction before the Criminal Court.
A singular occurrence took place in
November 1t was represented through
one or more Of the newspapers that a
package of SO, 600 had arrived by ex-
press to pay the amount of a prize
drawn in the Louisiana lottery. 1t was
alleged that dispute had arisen be-
tween two men as to the division of
this sum, and one of these obtained an
injunction restraining the express com
pany from delivering the money to the
other. We ascertained that there was
a package at the express office marked
"S15. 600. and called the attention of
the States Attorney to the provision
of law by which all prizes drawn in
lotteries are made forfeitabe to the
State upon information filed either by
the Attorney General or the States
Attorney. We also offered to assist
the States Attorney in any action he
might take under the law, suggesting
that even if the package were bogus
and the whole account a fable intend
ed as an advertisement, as we sus-
pected, the parties might be found
guilty Of contempt Of court for bring
ing a fictitious suit The law officer of
the county objected to taking any
steps in this direction alleging as a
reason that he held it to be immoral
for the State to participate in the pro-
ceeds Of such lottery. Some time
afterward, however, he informed us
that although he was not in favor of
interfering for the State, he would, if
any member of the association would
make affidavit that the money was
still at the express office, and that it
was, in fact, the result of q lottery
drawing, he might possibly file an in
formation. The time for action had
passed, and the conditions were of al
most impossible compliance. He him
self had the means of asoertaining all
he wanted, and also the power of the
I State at his command
We call your attention to the fact
that we can get little or no assistance
from the city authorities in any move
ment for the suppression of this
abominable vice, and yet we are con
vinced that it could be totally sup
pressed by a systematic and continued
effort by the regular force of the de-
partment, which should not only put
down the open sale of lottery tickets
but pursue the iniquity to the extent
of ferreting out the private offenders
in barber-shops and other places,
It would be hard to exaggerate the
evils Of this iniluitous traffic. 1t is
safe to assume that from SO, 900 to
$4,000 per month is paid for lottery
tickets in Chicago, the entire amount
almost coming from the poorand work
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