The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-11
'R|IAIl]DlNG THE GAMBLERS
Deputies Swoop Down on Race
Track Men at Hawthorne, Ills.
TwENTY-NINE MADE PRISONERS.

President Baker of the Civic Federation,
Determines to Put an End to Audacious
Violation of Law, and win Repeat the
Raid II Necessary.
HAWTHORNE, Ills, May lit was
cold day for the sports at the race track
yesterday. Chicago and Cook county
have for some time been struggling with
hot wave, but the owners and patrons of
the Hawthorne track found 1t cool enough
for them yesterday afternoon when 150
big deputy sheriffs marched on &c the
track and declared that Hawthorne was
running game prejudicial to good NOR
ais, tho laws and the peace Of the commu-
nifty. Having declared themselves tho
deputies proceeded to gather in Edward
Corrigan, the master of Hawthorne, and
John Brenner, his business partner; Jo-
seph i. Ullmah, the proprietor of the for
eign book, and twenty six smaller fry.
The prisoners were hustled of to the
city and brought before Judge Ewing, of
the superior court, who after a short dis
cussion with the attorneys for the pris-
oners and for the Civic Federation, which
planned the raid, admitted the prisoners
to bail in the sum Of $500 each. One of
the prisoners, Just as he left the court
room, declared that he had been "pinched'
Just as he was about to cash a winning
ticket, and there was craining Of necks
to sec the man who had beaten the game
at Hawthorne" even though it profited
him nothing but glory.
The officials Of the Civic Federation
have determined that there shall be no
racing contrary to the law here this
year, and they declare that they will re-
peat the raids us often as the manage
ment of Hawthorne cares to open up.
1t was decided to swear out the warrants
before judge of court of records, as it
was known that the Hawthorne people
kept justice of the peace at the track,
and were prepared to give bail on the
spot when arrests were made on warrants
issued by another justice. Warrants were
accordingly taken out before Judge Ewing
In the morning, given to the sheriff at
noon, and two hours later a small army of
deputies was headed toward the track,
carrying warrants returnable in Judge
Ewing's court at o'clock.
Rumors of the intended raid had got
abroad, however, and when the army of
the law approached the track there was
great confusion at the track The book
makers were promptly given the alarm,
and at once began to hustle their black
boards out Of sight When the deputies
seen, and the bookmakers were standing
around trying to look innocent, a large
contract for any bookmaker to pick up
There was no confusion at the foreign
bookmakers' STALL however. Joe Ullman
controls it, and he had been arrested in
raid last year. He had an idea that light
ming never struck twice in the same place,
and he was making bets on other tracks
and not on the wicked track at Haw-
thorne. Therefore he made no effort to
hide his blackboard or his person.
A deputy who had an idea that Haw-
thorne races were no more immoral than
those on other tracks promptly rounded
Mr.. Ullman up, much to that gentle
mans disgust and wrath, for his book
was 5000 behind on the day, and he
wanted to make it up. Other men con
nected with the foreign book made wild
break for liberty, but the officers secured
as many of them as they cared for. Tho
formal hearing of the prisoners will be
next Tuesday morning ut 10 o'clock.
President Baker, Of the Civic Fedora
tion, WAS prompted to vigorous action in
the matter, it is said, not by the federation
people, but by the audaoity Of the track
managers in Ignoring the law as entirely
as If did not exist. That betting at race
tracks is n violation Of the state law is not
questioned So well were the racing
crowds satisfied that their enterprises were
illegal that they caused to be introduced
in the Legislature the Humphrey bill,
legaliaing racing in the state under GER
tain conditions. This bill has not yet bo.
come a law, but the race track people did
not wait for the general assembly to act
on their bill They made exclusive prep
arations for tho all summer racing meet
ing, and the two associations arranged to
divide the time SO that both would have
equal chances at the public. President
Baker watched this performance till he
thought 1T time to use the federation's in
1ucnce to compel respect for the law, and
ihnn he acted