Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-17
MS RELICS NAVE 4 HISTORY.

There are as many collections In Chi
cago as there are people of different
tastes and situation, hut 1t Is doubtful
II there IL one more odd or interesting
than the group Of police court relies
and weapons which Justice W. L. Hall.
of 1919 Calumet avenue. has gathered
during his four years Of service rs
magistrate. Mr.. Hall has good
chance to secure a varied assortment
OF instruments of crime. for his juris.
diction extends from the levee to the
Stock Yards, and includes three races
Of men besides many nationalities. The
story connected with each Of the relies
adds much to Its interest.
At his home the other evening Mr..
Hall picked one article ofshis collection
after another out Of the desk drawer
In which he keeps them and related
the incidents associated with each. The
drawer was q confusion Of slugs, opium
pipes. razors, knives and revOlvers Of
every shape and miscellaneous lot
whose identity required explanation.
about as curious thing as have"
said Mr.. Hall, picking up what looked
10 be a miniature violin with an extra
long handle. "is this case and opium
scales. This, with the pipe and the
slender instruments for mixing the OPT.
INN and filling the pipe. We're secured
In raid on Clark street opium den.
You notice the scales little pans, its
weights, sllkcn suspending thread and
the measuring marks on the Quill bal.
ancc. That wooden case was fashion.
cd by hand to hold the delicate instru-
ment.
This" and the Justice smiled rs he
took up Misunderstanding Zulu war
club. twas contributed by colored
man. He was connected with circus
and used the club In his role Of a Zulu
chief until he tired Of that and came
10 Chicago. Here he found occasion to
use IL again In quarrel with another
colored man."
After exhibiting two leather slugs,
one filled with shot and calculated to
stun. and the other incasing steel
bar. 10 be used with deadly effect, Mr..
Hall singled out heavy iron pestel,
like those used by druggists. THAT
weapon" continued he, was seen to
fall out Of an ls-year-old boys pocket
In saloon one night by lieutenant
Of police, who happened to be In there.
The lad was arrested.
Notice this morphine syringe. II Is
nearly worn out from use. See how IL
has been lacked with thread. The
~ Tho xxhn nUnaI that
covered with little sores. He hated 10
lose his precious syringe
Turning 10 his lot of knives, Mr.. Hall
selected one after another, each OF a
different shape, some peculiar TO GER
tain nationality, and all, when their
story was told, Illuminating the mo-
iiycS and the characters behind the
deeds in which they figured. There
was II common table knife filed down
10 "a stlletto by Chicago Greek. An
other large knife had been laborously
made by hand by Stock Yards butch.
or for the purpose OF numbering his
wife. There were bowie knives, spring
hunting knives and even penknlves.
The loss Of his boning knife by a
Stock Yards butcher, who had used 1t
in an attempted murder, almost broke
his heart. BonIng knives improve by
becoming thin and narrow through
long use and frequent sharpening, and
are often priced objects with their
owners.
or pistols Mr. Hall also has varied
assortment. 4 heavy Colt revolver
and an army frontier pistol were sug.
gestiye Of the plains. a short, pudgy
revolver was designed to be discharged
from the pocket. There was Dcrrin.
ger, with four revolving barrels, a