The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-08-04
GAMBLING AFLOAT
Chicago Police Garry Chase
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started Zoe tbs Ci,y % Traverse. whirh
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fsoiirs sefs pusrsisss o. inisfy'eilt any
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SIS that en- rss-cngrss would b. land.
81 a. Ninety .scsnd sir~~s. south Chi.
rsro. WHERE the Calumet river smpti-s
Into lake Michisan. Chisf Collins.
hailed IN BE attempt 90 prevent ~
sailing - The gamblers on The Eagle.
transferred hi. forces 90 Nine'y second
sirn-i and pasted them siong The shore
In such . manner that u would have
isen impossible Zoe any man from the
city ~ Traverse or the Easls 10 set
foot on shore and e-cape arrst Later
Ia the iay n. Eagle steamed into %.
harl,or NJ south Chicago loaded with
SIS men who were anxious o. rsarh
shore. ~ soon a. ihe l,oai was well
Ia the bridg. was swung bchlnd H.
wish csripc 20 the lake cut OF ~
~. bridge and no possible chance ~
q safe landing on shore. the cas" ~
the gambler. fpr tim" booked drs.
peute III" Eagle cirvi-i around In
the hrrbOr. footing Il. whisll. for tie
bridge IN turn aud allow lic steamer
&, rrturn 10 the lake. Tile police stool
ca the shore aud laughed. feeling con.
hdrnt that IL was only n question 81
time before the passengers Of the Eagle
would be In their power
A mud scow came up and whistlcd |
for the bridge y open. The bridge |
tender was compelled 20 swing the
bridge. and the Eagle. planting It's bow
In the stern Of the mud scow. |
crowded IL closely as IL passed through
the bridge and then made q run for /
the open lake.
As soon as the police discovered the 1
approach ~ the mud scow and realized
that the bridge must open they made
, rush for the fire tug Yosemite. and |
by the time the Eagle was entering the
waters OF the lake the tug was tearing
after II, loaded with policemen. The
Eagle headed directly toward the
which are within the jurisdic-
ton OF Indiana. with the Yosemite in
'hase. The Eagle steadily drew away
from the tug, and after a run OF ten
miles the police were forced 10 give up
he chase and return TO South Chicago.
The Eagle continued its course and
anded at Indiana Harbor. where all of
Is passengers made their way to Chi
ago by train.
Before the arrival of the Eagle at
south Chicago Il launch came in bear
ng number of gamblers from the
city Of Traverse and several fisher
men. All the passengers on the launch
we're lined upon the pier and compelled
o stand In heavy rain while the po-
ice weeded out the fishermen from the
Fourteen men who
ould not prove that they had been
ishing We're loaded into patrol wagons
md carried to police station.
Chief Collins declared himself dis
ppointed by the escape of the Eagle,
'ut found some comfort in the fact
hat the passengers of the launch had
'een gathered in. He declared they
would be prosecuted to the fullest ex-