The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-04
In Their Strenuous Attempt to
Arrest Marine Gamblers
Were Chicago Police
A CHASE ON THE LAKE
WHICH WAS MOST EXCITING AND
SPECTACULAR GAMBLING
RAID EVER ATTEMPTED
ESCAPED ARREST BY
CLEVER TRICK.

Chicago Aug. S.-Gamblers intent
upon playing the races and policemen
determined to prevent all race track
betting on the seas furnished today, on
Lake Michigan, the most unique anu
spectacular gambling raid ever at
tempted in this country.
The police and the gamblers raced
around the lake, first into Michigan
waters, then close to the shores of
Illinois and then into the jurisdiction
of Indiana, the one seeking to escape
and the police determined 10 capture
them at all hazards,
The net result for the police was the
capture of fourteen weary marine
gamblers who fioated ashore at South
Chicago in a launch.
All the others after hot chase by
the police in a numbering fire tug,
escaped to Imfiana Harbor, Ind, and
made their way ashore ont side the ju
risdlction of the Chicago police.
To defeat the authorities in the Of
fort to suppress gambling on the races,
the gamblers chartered the steamer
City Of Traverse. aboard OF which
they established pool room Today's
operations by the police weIe intended
to break up this new resort
IN his attempt to capture the gam
blers on their return from the City OF
Traverse the chief OF police placed
men along the shore at Ninety second
street in such a manner that ii would
be impossible for any one TO land
anil escape arrest,
Late Iii the day the small steamer
Eagle steamed into tfie iiarbor at
South Chicago loaded with 200 men
who were anxious To reach the shore.
AS soon as the boat WAS we'll inside
the first bridge 1t was swung behind
II. With escape I'D the lake cut of
by the bridge and no possible chance
Of safe landing the case of the gam.
biers looked desperate The Eagle
ciTcled around the harbor footing it's
whistle for the bridge tender TO turn
the bridge and allow it to steam back
into the lake.
The police stood ON the shore and
laughed, feeling confident that it was
only question of time before the
Eagles passengers would be in Their
power. A small, insignificant mud
scow happened along at this critical
moment, however, and blew its whistle
for the bridge to open. The bridge
tender was compelled to swing the
bridge and the Eagle, planting It's
bow squarely in the mud scow's stern
crowded. It closely as 1t passed
through the brigde and then made {
run for the open lake and freedom.
Az soon ais the police discovered thu
approach Of the scow and realized tha
the bridge must open they made I
rush for the fire tug Yosemite ant
by the time the Eagle was entering th,
lake the tug was tearing after 1t load
ca down with policemen The Eagl'
healed directly toward the water
within the jurisdiction of Indiana an,
speed came wallowing after
The Eagle steadily drew away an
after run Of ten miles the polio
gave up the chase, returning to Sout
Chicago.
Before the arrival Of the Eagle q
South Chicago, a launch named tn
Panther came In bearing a numbe
of men from the City Of Traverse an
several fishermen. All aboard wer
lined upon the pier while the polio
weeded out the fishermen from th
'excursionists."
Fourteen men who could not prov
hat they had been fishing were loade
into the patrol wagons and carried
the police station.