New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-21
AFRAID TO LIVE IN CHICAGO.
THE PREVALENCE OF CRIME THERE FRICHTENs
ExJUDGE HAMMERS FAMILY AWAY
FROM THEIR HOME

Chicago. according TO the accounts OF Of It's
residents. Is at present overrun with thieves and
milrdererS that some people afraid 10 live there
During the last three months rohberlcs have been Of
daily occurrence: murders have been committed In
the streets. and the thieves became bold long
ago rs TO steal n horse aud buggy belonging 10 Che
Chief Of Police. which had been lcft in font Of The
City Hall. Ex-Judge d. Harry Hammer Of Chicago.
who Is at the Fifth Avenuc Hotel, saws that the
Worlds Fair City has made such q record OF crime
for itself since he left there that his family IS
afraid 10 have him return home. Mr. Hammer took
his family abroad some time ago. and II was his In
cniion TO return home after short STAY In England
The reports from Chicago. however about the day
light robbcfes. the shooting If people ard the COM
pete possession Of The city which the criminal classes
appeared to have alarmed Mrs Hammer that she
declined TO return 10 Chicago. and country place
rented near Manchester by Mr.. Hammer f,g his
family. In the mean time the handsome house Of
the Hammers In Cnlumetavc. has remained I'M
occupied.
Could not induce Mrs Hammer 70 return home. y
said Mr. Hammer yesterday when at tn" Fifth Avenue
Hotel "and she would not consent f. nv returning
until | had promised that | would walk In the
middle OF the streets There are many alleywavs
In Chicago that footpads have opportunity 10 con
ceal themselves ana IS most OF the rccut highway
robbcries have been committed by men WHO hid in
these acywaNs and then suddenly Jumped out their
victims. Mrs. Hammer doesn't want me 10 pass near
any Of them. cspec tally after dark.
cannot account for the presence Of 80 much crime
In Chicago unless 1t Is that the thieves attrac eL
there on account Of the Worlds Fair They eyd nty
expecting a rich harvest This year. The reports whh
get abroad will certainly result IN injury 10 the Ey
position No doubt there Is not uuci crime In
Chicago Is reported. but there il altogether too
much ~ IL there TO satisfy good citizens. shop
iris when gcing home from work y, ,ked ont as
victims one young woman was passing an olleyway
In LOOMS ST, Madison. recently, when thief
wearing s, hat. Suddenly appeared. grabbed her
arm took her p0ckctbook ont OF her coax pocket.
III. Young woman lad q good look NJ he weldressed
thief, and when sac reported The robbery 10 her
brother search was at once made. The thief was
traced TO Msdison-ai. bsrroom near By. but police
man VINO was called IN refused 10 aires the man
wlthou, "A warrant The result was that She fellow
ESCAPED through A rear door. Ny business Interests
are In Chicago but family refuses to live there at
present and In order 10 50" them occasionally hav"
been compelled 20 make trips across The Atlantic
during the last few months
Mr.. Hammer SAYS thai Il Is the opinion Of Ia" peo
pie I'm Europ. Who havo means and are anxious 10
visit She Columbian Exposition that the American
keep the cholera AWAY from This country. h"ir J.
cAoi,ra In Hamburg al present. said he. and lrr"
/. not much doubt that Immigrants ere landed IN New"
YORK Who come ALMOST directly from mat port
N,uy OF bcn ~e from the Infected districts. and Il f.,
dtug,rOl, fOr any 20 cross the Atlantic IN steam
rrs carving reerag" passeug".s. u - prcbnbv TOO
lar" nov to stop the disease from coming but II
cnOrfI reaches th'isO hrAN year " VIII "t'ri' i''"
Mr. Hammar will remain in Scw York for a day
or two and then lie VIII 90 to Chicago