Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-04

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ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE COLLECTED.
That a special grand jury will
speedily investigate the vile and Vi
cious system that is pracsiced by people
surrounding the administration is GER
tain. The States Attorney will be
pressed to call special grand jury at
an early date. His assistant, Mr..
Nicely, has in his possession the evil
dence on which certain gamblers were
indicted last September. 1t is true
that the indictments were afterwards
withdrawn, but the reasons for their
withdrawal are now fully understood.
Some of the grand jurors were "rea-
soned with" and by the men whom
they had indicted.
Additional evidence has since been
collected. Some evidence was with
held at the time The States Attor
ney knew that it would not be prudent
to present it in the hearing of some of
the grand Jurors, They would make
haste to the gamblers and reveal the
secrets of the jury-room to them.
The Grand Jury drawn for January
under the direction of the present
County Board is not an ideal one
either. There are four or five tough
groggery-keepers ON it. Some of them
doubtless run quiet games" in def
ance Of the law in their own back
rooms. Another is son of a notori-
GUS Doodle contractor. Still another
is q well-knOwn associate of the gam
bier bosses. 1t would be the height of
folly for the States Attorney to pre-
sent evidence collected by him or for
him against the gamblers to such a
body as this. And the worst of it is
that a better Grand Jury need not be
expected through the drawing of the
County Board in the near future. A
majority of the Democratic members
submitted to Mike Mcdonald, Han
kins' partner, in the matter of making
county appointments. Mcdonald can
readily control the selection of Grand
Jurors.
The States Attorney will ask for
special Grand Jury. Judge Grinnell
is presiding in the Criminal Court
He knows the superiority of a special
Grand Jury over one drawn by the
Commissioners The law gives him
the power to order a special Grand
Jury.
The Citizens Association, which has
had men employed in working up evil
dence for presentation against the
gamblers since last june says it is
ready. The longer the prosecution of
the case is delayed the worse for the
morals of the city.
SCENES AT THE HOUSES.
Three hundred people play at Hank
ms Saturday night This is a moder-
ate estimate of the attendance as told
by some who were there. Saturday
and Monday are the pay-days of the
walters. Clerks, janitors, expressmen,
cab-driyers, bartenders, mechanics,
and factory employees flock there to
risk their earnings. As high as 500
was taken in in nickels and dimes.
This is mentioned as indicating the
slender means of the players. OF
course most of those who went there
lost all they had. Perhaps 1900 diff
ferent persons visit this dent runs
night and day-every week. That
means that 1900 persons lose THEN
earnings there. Some lose what they
steal from their employers The ex-
istence of the gaming houses encom
ages theft Even success, temporary
as it is, is demoralizing. The winnings
are usually spent in the adjacent all
night houses. Care is taken at this
/ typical establishment that no expert
enced players shall be permitted in the
game. Only suckers" are allowed in
side. Strange as it may seem it is sale
that establishments of the kind O
which Hanllins is a sample pay only
small percentage to the administration
bosses.
1t should be mentioned that some o
the gamblers were boasting yesterda,
that one of their settling attorney
had influence enough to prevent actor
against them by the States Attorney
OF course, this is an impudent false
hood. The attorney in question la
no influence with Mr. Longenecker
There is yet every reason to bcliey,
that rs soon as Superintendent Marsl
takes charge Of the Police Depart
ment he will make an effort 20 clos,
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