The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-03
"SMOOTH PEOPLE" At ROBY
Selling Pools in Illinois and Running
Their Races on Indiana Soil.
Judge Crumracker Says They Are Keeping
Carefully Within the Law-Gamblers
Swarmi3g TO H~aughyille.

The authorities of Lake county have
taken cognIzaEee of the Robey race-course
affair, and 1t Is said all will be lone that
can be done TO make the proprietors OBJ
serve the law. When the first announce
ment of the purpose Of the old Garfield
Park crowd to move into Indiana was made
Governor Chase called the attention of
Judge GiIlett, whom he had ap-
pointed judge of the circuit, to
the reputation of the men and
their resort and their probable actions in
Indiana. He urged that as soon as the pro-
prietors began TO violate the law proceed
inas should be begun against them. Judge
Gillett promised to do all he could to pro-
tect the peace and good order OF Lake
county. and when, last Monday, the county
grand jury was called together, he in
structed the jurors to investigate the
nature of the new institution imported
from Chicago. It 10 said, however, that
there are but few peo pie living near the
place, and that as yet but very little has
occurred that does not occur at every
county fair. There Is certainly
no disposition as yet upon the
part of the people of thar part of Lake
county to make any protest, because the
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of real estate. improvements are going on
rapidly, and an electric road is to be built
from Hammond to the race-course. 1t is said
that there are six applications for liquor
licenses pending before the County CON-
missioners and that before o year there
will be SCORES of saloons about Robey.
In talking yesterday. with Appellate
Judge Crumpacker, who Is from Porter
public sentiment had not as yet
been aroused in Lake ounty.
"It will be necessary said he.
"for the commission of some overt act. out
officers of the court will accomplish much.
Nothing of the kind has 30 far occurred.
Even then it will be difficult to proceed
under the law. The ra~ce-course and grand
stand are so ged that the pools. which
are permitted TO be sold In Illinois upon
foreign races, are sold at q stand on the
Illinois side, and the race-course and
grand-stand are on the Indiana side. The
offense cannot be punished in Indiana, be-
cause the offense is committed In
Illinois, and there the law permits
che sale of the pools. because the race
course. though contiguous across the
line, is In Indiana. But all tina can be done
will be done. / am sure. by Judge Gillett.
Lake county was once selected BY the Chi
cago cock and dOg-ighters, prize-tighters
and that sort of thing as q place for the
contests, but Judge Johnston and Sheriff
Turner succeeded in breaking up the in
cursions by prompt arrests and sentences of
the full penalty OF the law"
"Gams" Overrunn,ng HAughville.
With or binary people, when they're
done they're did" Not 30 with the gam
blers. When the police started the war
against them and their nefarious business
they properly took il as q great big bluff.
Finding 1t necessary for the authorities to
rid the city of their dens for q time at least.
they deserted their old haunts. but not
their profitable business, ss was fully
demonstrated last night. Shortly after z
o'clock there came o telephone call at the
police station for Superintendent Colbert.
That gentleman stepped TO the phone. and
the following conversation took place:
lis this Superintendent Colbertr
Yes, sir"
well, since you fellows have begun
your fight on the gamblers, as fast as they
have been driven from the city they have
taken refuge here. and are now running
their games out here. We want you to
send officers out here TO arrest them"
Il can't do 1t. It's out of my jurisdic-
ton"
of the city, haven't you"
Yes, sir. Except in incorporated towns.
and Haughville Is Incorporated"
Sergeant KurtZ says that o number of
business men in the suburb have COM
planned to him recently that the place has
gamblers. One of them said, Several of
my customers who have hereto
fore always paid cash for goods
purchased have lately asked for
credit. i can't understand il unless it
Is because they have lost at the games. You
know q man can buy goods Oh credit. but
he must gamble for cash"
The town authorities are either unable
or unwilling TO cope with the fraternity,
and they lave settled down upon the
suburb with n determination to stay for
q while. 1t looks as if they had found q
temporary resting place. where they can
proceed without fear of raids and Ines,
and without Importing q half dozen patrol
men, as some of them claim they were com-
PEELED to do in the city.