The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16

away About this time it occurred TO
his millionaire enemies that they. too
ought TO have shanty down or
the disputed territory. OF course, they
argued. Streeter might steal it, and so
armed men were placed in their
shanties.
1.-THE police did not object this time
To the shanty. or even the armed men.
said Mr. Niles. About two months af-
ter this the attorney for the million
aires. with one OF the muIionaires and
"a Chicago policeman In uniform, went
down 10 see how things were going
along. They called on their Waterman,
and In passing one OF Streeter's shauties
were halted Dy Streeter and two OF
three of his men. When his men visitors
pointed their rifles at the trio streeter
kicked and beat them with his dubbed
gun back across the meander line nearly
one-half mile away. Now. Streeter, with
his men. We're not arrested for this. But
why2 Because a conspiracy existed TO
Kill him and 10 arrest and keep him I'm
jail would have spoiled the game. To
kin him was the reason for the armed
men being in the milhonaire's shanty.
Police Aid Milliouaires.
NOW. how did it come that streeter
and his mer were not arrested for club
bling the uniformed policeman on the
street over which his enemies claimed
u have jurisdIcuon2 Simply because
the conspiracy 10 XIII streeter was UNI
derstood and encouraged by those high
m authority I'm the police department.
They simply reasoned this way.
q" Don't arrest him. We have a man
down there that understands his bust
ness. and in few days there will be
no necessity of arresung him.
Meanwhile. one Of the watchnen
while or duty was heard TO remark
that the only way TO settle the case
was to- get some one killed down there
There was some one killed. a few DAYS
after the policeman and attorney were
dubbed or the land, rifle shots We're ez-
| changed between Streeter's men and the
private Waterman. Each side swore In
court that the other side fired first.
Anyhow, when the battle was over one
! of the WatChuen FOR the milu0naires. al
cx-cOWboy was found dead.
Ills partner was the one that had
( made the remark.
I III We could get some one killed over
/ there, that would settle the case
/ This partner was the only one In the
/ shantZ with the dead man. and the ex.
/ animation afterward showed the man
/ haG been shot at close quarters. Now.
/ this partner IS man nearly eighty
I years old, and has been for forty years
: a detective, and most of the time In the
/ employment OF our millionaire enemies.
/ Streeter Sentenced to Penitentiary.
"But at once down ON streeter came
/ am army of Police Streeter and two of
/ his men were locked up i'm Chicago. on
J the charge of murder. indicted by a
! grand jury i'm Cook county for murder
and. fin course OF time. tried and con
/ victed in Cook county and sent 20 Jail
al Joliet
Il am certain. said the governor
/ that a gang OF men holding the highest
political and financial positions in the
land, have banded themselves together
I'm d company or bonded syndicate call
ed the Pine Street Land Assoclat ion
for the purpose of depriving us or our
land regardless Of the law or Constitu-
ton of the United States AS thell
/ bonds were not salable with StreeteI
coutesung their claim year after year
i they reasoned, the best way was to loci
him up"
In discussing the legal status OF the
district Governor Niles says:
THE District of Lake MICHIGAN was
not in existence when the limits ofIuIL
uois were settled by law and therefor,
could not have been a part of ia,
. Northern District of Illinois. as ii
., was formed and il has never
since been annexed 20 il or ID
the county OF Cook or State of Uu