The herald., 1895-05-11
Sure.Thing Men Receive a Real
Out and Out Frost
TOO MANY DEPUTY SHERIFFS
Fight Against the Gambling Evil on Race
Tracks Pronounced
the Issuance Of the Warrants.
Arrest Of the President
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
CHICAGO, May 10.-It was cold day
or the sports at the Hawthorne race track
today, when $50 big deputy sheiffs
marched into the track and declared that
Hawthorne was running game prejudic-
ial 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 bus
incss partner, Joseph F. Ullman, the pro-
prietor of the foreign book, and several
smaller fry. The prisoners were hustled
off to the city and broughS before Judge
Ewing of the superior court. who, after
short discussion with the attorneys of the
prisoners and OF the Civic federation.
which planned the raid. admitted the
prisoners to bail in the sum of $3Ou each.
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 they will repeat the
raids as often as the management OF
Hawthorne cares to open It.
The gambling evil at the race tracks be-
came so offensive that President Baker of
che federation resolved to-begin warfare
on them without waiting Tor the inter-
vention of the federation's committee ON
morals. He consulted with number of
the prominent members OF the associa-
tion and all of them approved and en-
dorsed his plans and promised him their
support. 1t was decided to swear out
warrants before judge of court OF rec
ord. as 1T was known that'the Hawthorne
people kept 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 iustice5
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 was headed to-
ward the track carrying warrants return
able in Judge Ewing's court at O'Clock.
Rumors OF the intended raid had got
abroad, however. and when the arm Of
the law approached the track there was
great confusion and excitement. The
bookmakers had been given the alarm
boards out of sight. Some of the book
makers made wild break for liberty, but
the officers secured as many of them as
they cared for. Joe Ullman was among
the number. The formal hearings of the
prisoners will be next Tuesday morning.
President Baker was prompted to Wig
orous action in the matter. it is said by
the federation people, by the audac;ty Of
the track managers ignoring the law en-
tirely as if it did not exist. That bet
ting at race tracks is a violation of the
state law is not questioned. So well were
the racing crowds satisfied that their en-
terprses were illegal that they caused to
be introduced in the legislature the Hum
phrey racing bill. legalizing racing in the
state under certain conditions. This bill
has not yet become law. but the race
track people did not wait for the general
assembly to act OH their bill. They made
exclusive preparations for the all-summer
racing meeting 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 it time to use the iCvic
federation's IS influence to compel respect
for the law, and then he acted.