Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-04
Race and Chase Each
Other on Lake Michigan.
Police Try to Stop Floating
Pool Room Gambling.


Chicago Aug. 3.-Gamblers Intent an
playing tire races and policemen deter
mined to prevent all race track h.t-
ting on Lake Michigan, today fur-
nished an exciting struggle be,weo,
law and sport. Policemen and o,,,
pliers raced around the lake, first int,
Michigan waters, then close To ,ho
shores of Illinois and then into tn
jurisdiction Of Indiana.
The net result of the day was ,ba
capture OF IA weary marine gambler,
VINO hoatcd ashore at South ChIca,o
III a launch. All the others after
not chase by the police in a fire tuo
escaped to Indiana Harbor. Ind. and
made their way ashore outside Of tha
jurisdiction of he Chicago police
Chief of Police Collins announca,
two days ago that he would no lonper
permit the operation of the aoa,in.
pool room, City of Traverse. He as.
serted that he would arrest all men
who attempted 10 board the steamer
saying that they We're about TO com.
NIT an Illegal act which brought tban,
within police jurisdiction.
The gamblers Giro invented tho cbier
of police at the outset by causing the
steamer City of Traverse to be RI,
out into the lake, where she Law an
through the morning waiting for the
cargo of betters. Large details of no
ice were placed on the shore guarding
the approaches to all Of the docks from,
which the gamblers might make tbe,-
way TO the lake. 1t was the expecta-
ton of the authorities that the bettors
would leave Chicago on the CITY NJ
traverse, but instead of this. a small
excursion steamer, the Eagle. had been
chartered and The gamblers walked
past the police, embarked and started
for the City of Traverse, which was
rolling around in midlake The polic.
we're pow 1rless to intercept any of thu
excursionists," as they called them
selves. and watched them sail away.
Inc announced program of the man.
ayers Of the floating pool room was
that all passengers would be landed at
SD street, South Chicago. where the
Calumet river empties into Lake Mich.
Isan. Chief Collins. baked in his al
tempt to prevent the sailing of the
gamblers OH the Eagle, transferred his
forces to 93d street, and posted them
along the shore in such manner that It
would have been impossible for any
man from the City of Traverse or the
Eagle TO set foot on shore and ESCAPE
Late in the day. the Eagle steamed
into the river at South Chicago, loaded
with 200 men. who were anxious to
reach shore. AS soon as the boat was
well IN the mouth of the river. the
bridge was swung behind it, With es-
cape to the lake cut off by the bridge
and no POSSIBLE chance of a safe land
ing ON shore. the case of the gamblers
for Il time looked desperate. The Eagle
circlcd around in the harbor footing
the whistle for the bridge to turn and
allow the steamer to return to the lake.
Inc police stood on the shore and
laughed.
"A mud scow came up and whistled
for the bridge TO open. The bridge ten
der was compelled to swing the bridge
ana the Eagle. planting its bow square
y in the stern of the mud scow. crowd
ed it closely as it passed through the
bridge and then made q run for open
water AS the bridge opened, the police
made Il rush for the fire tug Yosemite
ind by the time the Eagle was entering
ne waters of the lake. the tug loaded
With officers was tearing after it.
TIE Eagle headed directly toward
he waters which are within the juris-
fiction of Indiana, with the Yosemite
n chase. The Eagle steadily drew away
rom the tug and, after q run of "
niles. the police turned back and re-
urred to South Chicago. The Eagle
Gntinued its course and landed at In
llama HarbOr, from whence all of its
passengers made their way to Chica-
20 by train.
Before the arrival of the Eagle at
south Chicago, a launch came in. bear
ng number Of gamblers from the
lily of Traverse and several fishermen.
Ill the passengers on the launch were
med up Oh the pier and compelled 10
tand In a heavy rain while the po-
Ice weeded out the fishermen from the
Fourteen men VINO
ould not prove that they had been
shermen, We're loaded into a patrol
1agon and carried to police station.
The gamblers who returned to Chi7
ago, tonight, declared that the wire-
,ss apparatus on the City of Traverse
efused to work throughout the day.
nd that not a message was recelVeu&
nd not n bet wac made