The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-04
Lake GAMBLERS DODGE
THE Chicago police
VIGOROUS CHASE INTO WATERS
OF THREE DIFFERENT
STATES.

Net Result the Capture OF Fourteen
Weary Marine Gamblers who Float
Ashore in a Launch in south Chicago
Chief Of Police Disappointed but
Finds Some Comfort in the Few Cap
lures AIade-To be Prosecuted to the
Extent OF the Law.
Chicago, Aug. @ 2.-Gamblers intent on
playing the races and policemen deter
mined to prevent all race-track betting
on Lake Michigan to-day furnished an
Iexciting struggle between law ana
sport. Policemen and gamblers raced
around the lake, first into Michigan
waters, then close to the shores Of Illi-
nois and then into the jurisdiction OF
Indiana.
The net result of the day was the
fcaptnre of fourteen weary marine gam
| cago in a launch. All of the others.
after a hot chase by the police in IRE
tug, escaped to Indiana harbor, Indi-
ana, and made their way ashore OUT
side of the jurisdiction Of the Chicago
police.
Chief of Police Collins announced two
days ago that he would no longer per-
init the operation Of the floating pool
room City Of Traverse. He asserted
that he would arrest all mon who at
tempted to board the steamer, saying
that they were about to cirnmit an ille-
/ gal act which brought them within po-
llice Jurisdiction.
The gamblers circumyented the chief
| of police at the outset by causing the
seamer City of Travers to be run out
into the lake, where she lay all through
the morning waiting for the cargo of
bettors. Large details of police were
Iplaced on the shore, guarding the ap-
Iproaches to all Of the docks from which
j this gamblers might make their way to
1.-THE lake, It was the expectation of the
authorities that the bettors would leave
Chicago on the City of Traverse. but
INSTEAD of this small excursion
steamer, the Eagle, had been chartered
land. the gamblers, walking past the po-
lice, embarked and started for the city
Iof Traverse, which was rolling around
lin mid-lake. The police were poweriess
Ito intercept any of the "excursioni1ts .
ithem sail away.
The announced programme Of Il !.
managers of the fioa5tns 4nool seem 3 e
that all passengers would be -
Il at Ninety-second street, South Crira-s
Ico, where the Calumet river empties
into Lake Michigan. Chief Collins,
baked in his attempt to. srevent the
sailing Of the gamblers on the Eagle,
Il transferred his forces to Ninety-sec-
Il ond street, and posted them along the
i 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 ar
rest. Late in the day the Eagle steam
ed in the river at South Chicago, load
ed with 200 men who. were anxious to
reach shore. As soon as the boat was
well in the mouth of the river the
escape to the lake cut off by the bridge
and no possible chance of safe land
ing on shore, the case of the gamblers
4 for time looked desperate. The Eagle
cireled around in the harbor, footing ia
whistle for the bridge to turn and an
low the steamer to return to the lake.
The police stood on the shore and
4 laughed.
As mud scoW came uD and whistled
bridge and the Eagle planting Its bow
squarely in the stern Of the mud scow,
crowded it closely as it passed through
the bridge and then made a run for
the open lake.
As the brideg opened the police made
a rush for the fire tug Yosemite and
by the time the Eagle was entering
4 the waters Of the Lake the tug, loaded
with officers, was tearing after 1t.
The Eagle headed directly toward j
1.-THE waters which are within the juris-
ldiction Of Indiana with the Yosemite
in chase. The Eagle steadily drew away
from the tug and, after a run Of ten
miles the police turned back ana re-
turned to South Chicago The Eagle
lcontinued its course and landed at IN
diana harbor from where all of It's pas
i Isengers made their way to Chicago by
train.
Before the arrival of the Eagle 1T
South Chicago, q launch came in, hear-
ling a number of gamblers from the city
lof Traverse and several fishermen. All
the passengers on the launch were lined
up on the pier and compelled to stand
in a heavy rain while the police weed
led out the fishermen from the "excur-
Esionists." Fourteen men who could not
prove that they had been fishing were
loaded into patrol wagons and carried
to police station.
4 Chief Collins tonight declared him.
Iself disappointed by the escape of the
Eagle. but found some comfort in the
fact that the passengers Of the launch
had been gathered in. He declared they
would be prosecuted to the extent of
the law.
| s"Of course he said, I'VE can do
nothing when the boat is in Indiana
waters. But if the gamblers attempted
to board the boat again we will arrest
them at the. pier before they get near
1.-THE boat"
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