Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-04
GAMBLERS ON
BOARD VESSEL.
Chicago Police Cary Chase In
to Three States POOIrOOm
Steamer.
FOURTEEN ARRESTED.

CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-GamblerS intent
on playing the races and policemen de
termined to prevent all race track bet
ting on Lake Michigan furnished an
exciting struggle between policemen
and gamblers off shore here. Police
men and gamblers raced around the
lake, first into Michigan waters, then
close to the shores of Illinois and then
into the jurisdiction Of Indiana.
The net result of the day was the
capture Of fourteen weary marine gam
blers whe fioated ashore at South Chi
cago in a launch. All of the others aft
err a hot chase by the police in a fire
tug escaped to Indiana Harbor, Ind,
and made their way ashore outside Of
the jurisdiction of the Chicago police,
Chief of Police Collins announced
tive days ago that he would no longer
permit operation of the floating pool
room City of Traverse. He asserted
that he would arrest all men who at
tempted to board the steamer, saying
that they were about to commit an IL
legal act which brought them within
police jurisdiction.
The gamblers circumvented the chief
of police at the outset by causing the
steamer City of Traverse to be run out
into the lake, where she lay waiting
for the'cargo of bettors. Large details
Of police We're placed OH the shore
guarding the approaches to all of the
docks from which the gamblers might
make their way to the lake. 1t was the
expectation of the authorities that the
bettors would leave Chicago on the
City of Traverse, but instead of this a
small excursion steamer. the Eagle,
had been chartered, and the gamblers,
walking past the police, embarked and
started for the City of Traverse, which
was rolling around in midlake. The
police were powerless to intercept any
of the "excursionists," as they called
themselves, and watched them sail
away to place their money on the
races.
The announced programme of the
managers of the floating poolroom
was that all passengers would be land
ed at Ninety-second street, South Chi
cago, where the Calumet river empties
into Lake Michigan. Chief Collins,
baked III his attempt to prevent the
sailing Of the gamblers on the Eagle,
trnrefcrTed his forces to Ninety-second
street and posted them along the shore
in such a manner that 1t would have
been Impossible for any man from the
City of Traverse or the Eagle to set
foot on shore and escape arrest. Late
In the day the Eagle steamed into the
harbor at South Chicago loaded with
200 men who were anxious TO reach
shore. AS soon as the boat was well
in the bridge was swung behind it.
With escape to the lake cut off by
the bridge and no possible chance of
a safe landing on shore, the case of
the gamblers for a time looked des-
perate. The Eagle circled around in
the harbor, footing its whistle for the
bridge to turn and allow the steamer
to return to the lake. The police stood
on the shore and laughed, feeling con-
ident that it was only a question of
time before the passengers of the Eagle
would be in their power.
A mud scow came up and whistled
for the bridge to open. The bridge
tender was compelled to swing the
bridge, and the Eagle, planting its bow
squarely in the stern of the mud scow,
crowded 1t closely as it passed through
the bridge and then made a run for
the open lake.
As soon as the police discovered the
approach of the mud scow and realized
that the bridge must open they made
q rush TO. the fire tug Yosemite, and
by the time the Eagle was entering the
waters of the lake the tug was tearing
after 1t. loaded with policemen. The
Eagle headed directly toward the
waters which are within the jurisdic-
ton of Indiana. with the Yosemite in
chase. The Eagle steadily drew away
from the tug, and after a run of ten
miles the police We're forced to give up
the chase and return to South Chicago.
The Eagle continued its course and
landed at Indiana Harbor, where all of
its passengers made their way to Chi
Gag by train.
lht kdHlbitIN WIZ iNihl Hfh w 1hiT
cage last night declared that the wire
less apparatus refused TO work and
that MT 3 message was received or a
bet made.
Before the arrival of the Eagle at
South Chicago Il launch came in bear
ing a number of gamblers from the
City of Traverse and several fisher
men. All the passengers on the launch
were lined upon the pier and compelled
to stand In a heavy rain while the po-
lice weeded out the fishermen from the
s.excursi0nists." Fourteen men who
could not prove that they had been
fishing were loaded into patrol wagons
and carried 20 a police station.
street Railway Mems strike Ends.
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