Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-25
CRIME CROWDS GRIM 4
CHICAGO SWEPT BY A vERlTABLE
REIGN OF TERROR.
No Mans Life or Property Seems to
BE securc-~E Eight Murders and ia
Robberics Is the Startling Record
for Sixty Days.

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Eight murders and ia holdups and
burglaries in the last sixty days is the
appalling record Of crime IN Chicago.
The community is under Il reign OF ter
ror, and conservative men declare that
vigilance committees must be organized
| ana one or more murderers or thugs
ynehed in order to check the despera-
does. Under present conditions life aud
| property are unsafe.
| Thousands Of penceahle citizens who
never carried weapon before are car
rying arms to-day for self protection. In
many sections OF the city women are
afraid to venture out after nightfall.
There has been startling increase i'll
the sale of firearms lately. That the sale
has not been altogether to men Of good
character is unquestionaly true.
Usually n determined and systematic
move by the police OF cope with the Grim
inals of big city has the effect OF driv-
ing the vicious element to cover and to
a period Of inactivity, Ever since the
fight with and capture of the car barn
bandits-Van Dine, Niedermeier and
Roeski-there has been an epidemic OF
robberies, murders and attempts ut muir
der and robbery
Before the inqucsts were held on the
detective who was killed by the bandits
| at the Indiana dugout and the railway
| brakeman who defended his train against
seizure by the outlaws and lost his life,
| highwaymen wuylaid and mortally
wounded prominent lawyer who was
on his way to his home in an arstocratic
residence district. This was James A.
| Fullenwider, the attorney in Chicago OF
the Standard Oil Company, who, when
ordered by three highwaymen TO throw
up his hands, did SO, but, thinking he
might escape, started to run to his home,
n block distant. He received bullet in
his back, which caused his death next
| day. His murderers fled, and the police
are as yet without any clew to them
Almost ut the same time that this
murder was being committed Charles Il.
Bgelow, a prominent business man ana
| club member, was attacked ut the door
| of his home by three highwaymen, who
first robbed and then beat him into I'M
consciousness. He received injuries
which caused conclusion Of the brain and
is yet in critical condition.
The same night Albin Fox, wealthy
| horse dealer OF Rockford. Ill, who had
| but Just arrived in the city, was accosted
in the Northwestern Railroad station by
Il stranger, who represented himself rs
registered guide OF the city. Fox emf
ployed the man, and in paying hlm dls-
| played Il large roll of bills AS they
were crossing bridge near the station
the guide suddenly turned upon the
horse dealer, beat him into insensiblilty
with n revolver, took $1,000 and fled.
These were only the chief crimes by
the local bandtti for one night, for more
than score of robberies were commlt1
ted that night.
The next night at late hour an cX-
nressman driving i'll the northwestern
part of the city discovered buggy WITH
out horse drawn across the street cur
track. He got off his wagon ana puiled
the obstruction away from the rams AS
he did so three men who were hidlhS III
the shadows dashed upon him, and, ours
ing him for removing the buggy, peat nm
,,most to denth and then took from his
pockets large sum, his day $ coiiec-
lions The bandits had put the ostruc-
ton on the tracks intending to hold up
the next car and rob the conductor
robber holder than the average Chi
cnro highwayman operated Mt the same
| time Ill territory httAS St'''' ~
would-he car holdup men, He mas
oueraded with policeman's star ana
| burglars black mask, using one or the
cher as occasion required for his pur-
nose holding up and robbing six men
th,t night, He was captured, however,
and Il Is now ascertaincd that he is guilty
OF thirty robberies.
bartender pursuing two burglars
|
iowelrv store early in the morning, ana
',,ho threatened to shoot il they did not
stop got n bullet in the breast. lie Is
:, tha bosnital. Two nights later the
nostotflce mt Winnetka, populous SUP
nrb was entered by thieves, VINO Prev
omen the safe and got away with Sl'ooo'
There is no clew to them.
A connie of nights later two robbers
visited haywood and burglarized seven
business places. On successive nights
several saloonkeepers. Il tailor, grocer
and two Chinese laundrymen were helo
mn and robbed in their places of BUSINESS
tho bandits in each case obtaining large
sums Of money -, ,,r
movement is now taking place Tor
,,e formation of citizens protective com
n,;ttens throughout the city. IT is ADMIT
.nd th,+ no man, woman or child is saie
artar dark Ones life may be taken py
q tbieving thug ut dusk within stone
throw Of the police station or puolc
huilding. with crowds passing almost u.
arms length. What effect the wave OIL
nrime 10 having upon the minds or the
,.onng Is evidenced by recent arrests OF
tr,nnts throughout the city. On most
80 those arrested, and they were al I'M
der 13 years, were found pistols knives
La,liocks and other dangerous weapons
Gu. Million Tres.
The President OF one or New io'N
richest banks and the head OF go" -
commercial agency deny tue s'a'' zoo noo
| :. -. nnnnw that there are lVV,OVV