Omaha daily bee., 1895-05-11
RAIDED HAWTHORNE TRACK
Deputy sheriffs swoop Down and Capture
the Crowd While Busy Betting.
CIVIC FEDERATION BEHIND THE MOVE
Determined to Stop the Open violation of
the Laws Against Gambiing-President
Baker Proceeds with the Pre-
liminaries to Prose cutionJ

CHICAGO, May 10l-It was a cold day for
the sports at Hawthorne race track today
when $50 big deputy sheriffs marched into
the track and declared that Hawthorne was
running a game prejudlcal to good morals,
the laws and the peace Of the community
Having declared themselves, the deputies
proceeded to gather in Edward Corrigan, the
master of Hawthorne, and John Brennock,
his business partner; Joseph f. Ullman, the
proprietor Of the foreign book and twenty
six smaller fry. The prisoners were hustled
off to the city and brought before Judge
Ewing of the superior court, who after
short discussion with the attorneys for the
prisoners and for the Civic Federation, which
planned the raid, admitted the prisoners to
bail in the sum OF $500 each.
The officials of the Civic Federation have
trary to law in Cook county
this year and they declare they will repeat
the raids as often as the management of
Hawthorne opens up. The gambling evil at
the race tracks became so offensive that
President Baker of the federation resolved
to begin warfare on them without waiting for
the Intervention of the federation's COM
mittee on morals. He consulted a number Of
the prominent members Of the federation
| and all of them approved and endorsed his
plans and promised him their support. 1t
was decided to swear out the warrants be-
fore judge Of court of record as 1t was
krcwn that the Hawthorne people kept a
justice of the peace at the race 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 this morning
given to the sheriff at noon and two hours
later a small army of deputies headed
| toward the track, carrying warrants return
| able in Judge Ewings court at 4 o'clock.
GOBBLED A GOOD CROWD.
Rumors of the intended raid had got
| abroad, however, and when the army of the
| law approached the track there was great
confusion and excitement. The bookmakers
| had been given the alarm and at once be-
| gan to hustle their black boards out of sight.
| Some of the bookmakers made a wild break
| for liberty, but the officers secured as many
| Of them as they cared for. Joe Ullman was
| among the number. The formal hearing of
| the prisoners will be next Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock.
| President Baker was prompted to vigor-
| Gus action in the matter, it is said by the
| federation people, by the audacity OF the
| track managers in ignoring the law as en-
| tirely as If IL did not exist. That betting at
| race tracks is a 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
|
| legaizng racing in the state under GER
tain conditions. This bill has not yet be-
come a law, but the race track people did
not wait for the general assembly to act
on their bill. They made exclusive prepara-
tions for the all summer racing meeting
and the two associations arranged to di-
vide 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 Civic Federation's influ-
ence to compel respect for the law, and
| then he acted.
RESULTS AT THE TRACK.
| HAWTHORNE, May 10.-Weather fair
| and attendance large:
First race, one-half mile: Miss Maxim
| g to p won, Marsian q to 10) second,
Peter Clay go to u third. Time 0;49%.
| Second race, one mile: Our Maggie g to
| p won, Burrel's Billet g to p second, Little
Ed GOO to u third. Time: 1:41k.
Third race, one mile: Tremor mo betting)
won, Rossmer second, Hartford third. Time
| 1:42k.
Fourth race, four and a half furongs
Maid of Honor won, Kamsin second, Bon
Soir third. Time: 0:55A.
Fifth race. seven and half furlongs
Booze won, Oakley second, La Joya third
| Time: :28.
Sixth race, five furlongs: Dick Rehan won
Collins second, Cossack third. Time: 102A.