The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-11
Corrigan. Brcnnock. tiiman and
Twenty-Six Others Arrested and
Taken Into Court.
NO TEARS SHED AT R0BY
ST. AsAPH TRACK. NEAR THE sA-
TIONAL CAPITAL. UNDER THE BAN.
Its License Revoked by the Eastern
Jockey Club-Resuits of Races at
louisville and Elsewhere.

HAWTHORNE. H.. May l0.--It was a
cold day for the sports at the race track
to-day. Chicago ami Cook county. have, Tor
some time. been struggling with hot wave.
but the owners and patrons OF the Haw-
thorne track found 1t cool enough for them
this afternoon. when 100 big deputy sheriffs
marched into the track and declared that
Hawthorne was running game prcjudicel
TO good morals. the laws and the peace
OF the community. Having declared them
selves. the deputies proceeded to gather in
Edward Corrigan. the master of Hawthorne.
and John Brennock. his business partner,
Joseph +. Ullman. the proprietor OF the
foreign book, and twenty-slx smaller FRY.
The prisoners were hustled OFF TO the city
and brought before Judge Ewing. OF The
Superior Court, who. after a short discus
sion w:' The attorneys for the prisoners
and Civic Federation. which planned
the admitted the prisoners to bail in
the of $500 each. One Of the prisoners.
just as he left the court room declared ;hat
he had been ''pinched" just as he was about
to cash a winning ticket. and there was a
craning OF necks to see 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 law In Cook county this year.
and they declare that they will repeat the
raids as often as the management OF haw-
thorne cares TO open up Heretofore. the
work OF suppressing the racing has Deen
the province of the federations committee
on morals. but since the election no new
committees have been appointed and the
former lapsed with the outgoing admins
tration. The gambling evil at the race
tracks became so offensive that President
Baker. of the federation, resolved 10 begin
warfare on them without waiting for the
Intervention of committee on morals. He
consulted with a number of the prominent
members OF the federation and all OF them
approved and indorsed his plans and prom
out the warrants before a judge Of court
of record, as IL was known that the Haw-
at the race track and were prepared to give
bail on the spot when arrests were made
ON warrants issued by another justice.
fore Judge Ewing this morning. given 10
the sheriff at noon, and two hours later A
small army OF deputies was headed toward
the track carrying warrants rcturnable in
Judge Ewings court at O'CLOCK. kunors
of the intended raid had got abroad, now
preached the track there was great con-
fusion and excitement at the track. The
bookmakers were promptly given the alarm
and at once began TO hustle their black
boards out of sight. When the deputies
rasn srehsg and 10 ,hs 10 hookmakers were standing
around trying to look innocent, large con-
tract for any bookmaker to pick up.
There was no confusion at the foreign
book however Joe Ullman controls IL, and
he had been arrested in a raid last year.
He had an idea that lightning never struck
ing bets on nice. good races on other tracks
and not on the wicked events at Haw-
cence. confident OF his ability to locate the
spot where the bolt would strike. he made
no EFFORT to hide h,s rs: oisSkooarh;; d.; or n wnSt
and he was badly fooled. The lightning nit
him fair and square. A deputy, who had
more immoral than those other tracks.
promptly rounded Mr.. Ullman up, much 10
that gentleman's disgust and wrath. for his
wanted TO make il up. Other men con-
nected with the foreign book. seeing the
made a wild break for liberty. but the off,
GERS secured as many OF them as they
cared for. The formal hearing of the piis-
oncrs will be next Tuesday morning. at 10
O'clock
President Baker was prompted to vieor-
action i'm the matter. IL is said. by the
federation people and by the audacity OF
the track managers I'm ignoring the law as
f'ree at race tracks is 'a Violation OF the state
law is not questioned. SO well were the rae
ing crowds satisfied that their enterprises
duce1 in the Legislature the Humphrey
racing BILL legalizing racing in the State
under certain conditions. This bill has not
yet become a law, but the race-track people
did not wait for the General Assembly 10
aGt on ;her bill ,b They madS eKelssns rssys
meeting. and the two associations arranged
to divide the time so that both would have
Baker watched this performance tin no
thought il time 10 use the civic fedora
,ion Influence to compel respect for the law
Following arc the results OF to-day's
races:
9 won: Marsian. TO 10. second: Pete Clay.
so to l. third. Time, :isss.
won: Burreirs Billet. Billet to 2. second: Little
Ed. 20 TO !. third Time. lalls.
Thrdone secogs aE,ord %ils fTsmSr tnrs c
Fourth-Four Ind half furlongs. Maid
of Honor won; kamsin. second. Bon Soir
''sf Fifth-seven and half furiongs. Booze
won. Oakley second, La Joja third. Time.
Sixth-Five furlonss. Dick Behan Won:
Collins second. cossack third. Time l. -02'..
The arrests to-day caused no sorrow
among the hackers of the Roby track, who
charge Corrigan with being mainly respon-
sible for the war on the Indiana associa-
tion.
Ladies' Day at Churchill Downs.
LOUISVILLE, May lo.-Only two favorites
came under the wire at Churchill Downs
this afternoon. the other races being won
by fairly well-played second and third
choices. The jockey club threw its gates
open to the ladies and the attendance WAS
In the nelenD0rnOOu OF SIX tnOuSanu IN the
fourth race. Star Beam became fractions
at the post and threw his jockey. Mat
thews, over the fence. The boy was not
seriously hurt and rode out the race sum-
maries:
First Race-Five furlongs. Rapatap. to
:. won: Miss Young, 30 to !. second; Horace
Argo. 80 to !. third. Time. 1:O13,.
Second-One mile and one-sixteenth. Fred
Gardiner. 10 1, Won: Eliz. 30 TO 4. second:
Royal Prince. TO l. third. Time, l:J0is.
Third-Seven furlongs. Rainmaker Z to
s. WON; Miss Florist. TO I. second: Mate.
40 TO I. third. Time. l:30
Fourth-Four furlongs. Helen Mar 10
|. won: Gaiety Girl. TO :. second: Pctralcne.
20 10 /, third. Time, 80.
Fifth-Six furlongs. Clinty C., 10 !,
won: Domingo. TO I, second; Cyclone. &
to /, third. Time. 1:i5lz-
San Francisco Results.
SAN FRANCISCO. May lo.-The track
was fast and racing close to-day. In the
last race. Soon Enough. heavily backed.
at 10 l. ran away. Summaries:
First Race--Five and one-half furlongs.
second Julia Martin lilly. 10 TO l. third.
Time. i:0sie.
second--shor; six furiongs. Midas. 3 TO
g. won: Seaspray, - TO I. second; Commits
sion. 10 !. third. Time. l:l3.
Third-Four and one-half furiongs. Edg-
mont. to /. won; Hearts Ease. TO I.