The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-27
PIRATES RAID
POOLROOM SHIP
Sixty Six Arrests When the
City of Traverse Re
turned Saturday.
ON TRIAL TOMORROW
Case To Be Fought by Both Sides to
Determine Validity of
Enterprise

Back to the handbook! The City
of Traverse will not plow the main
today.
One little excursion trip was all that
the following were allowed to enjoy,
and the latter part of that took away
all the enjoyment from the first part.
The popularity of the trip was made
manifest by the attendance sheet which
showed that nearly 500 men were pres
ent and accounted for on the City of
Traverse and her consort the Robert
Z. Burke, Saturday afternoon.
Sixty-six men were arrested in the
raid they stepped from the gang
plank to the shore at South Chicago,
and the number included four wire
less telegraphy operators. force of
plain clothes men were alleged to
have been aboard the boat and a large
force of men in uniform stood In line
and welcomed the excursionists as they
stepped to the shore at Ninety second
street, to take trains back to the city.
Chief Shippy was responsible for the
raid, it is claimed, but the instigator
is said to be a former member of the
firm who was ousted and who took this
chance to place the excursion before
the public in a bad light. The four
telegraphers We're booked with the rest
of the men, despite the fact that the
De Forest company were granted an
injunction protecting them against po
lice interference by Judge Bethea of
the United States district court a year
ago
BoOkmakers Certain of Winning.
The result of the trial which will be
heard tomorrow morning before Judge
Girten is awaited with interest by the
sporting fraternity. From opinions
given out it is thought the trials will
prove victory for the management of
the craft. They express themselves as
glad that the matter is to be taken be-
fore the court and decision rendered
which will settle the matter one way
or the other. Corporation Counsel
Brundage said yesterday that the city
is prepared to carry on its end of the
fight and is convinced that the law will
uphold the police in the raid. Attorney
Edward Morris will defend the case.
The raid was sensational in the ex-
treme When the first return trip of
the Burke was made with load of
|
of police gathered on the bridge to
welcome them in a manner that was as
they thought fitting. They were in
command of Sleuth Phil Miller of the
central detail and nine men were
gathered into the fold. The boat then
veered off for the opposite bank. but
the officers ran across and met the
others as they stepped off.
Given Wagon Ride.
The captives were put in two patrol
wagons and hurried to the station and
! the wagons hurried back to meet the
next trip of the Burke. When Captain
Doyle of the Burke took the second
| load from the Traverse he was under
positive orders to sail for the Stand
/ ard Oil company's pier at Whiting. But
he didn't realize that he was sailing
under sealed orders until he got sew
eral boat lengths away from the
Traverse and two central detail mer
stepped into the pilot house and order
ed him TO sail for the Ninety fourth
street slip.
The captain obeyed and landed thir-
ty-six victims for the squad of police
who Were waiting at the dock. AS the
Burke sailed UP the river the banks
were black with interested spectators
Half the population of South Chicago
had got to the news and was on hant
to welcome the unfortunate excur.
sionists.
1t took four patrol wagon trips K
carry the results of this haul to the
station. The last trip of the Burk,
was made to the Standard pier at Whit
ing. Fully $50 passengers crowded tn,
boat and sunk her deck dangerousl!
near the water line. Four detective
who had sailed on the Traverse at
o'clock were aboard the little tender
but their threats had no effect on Cap
tain Doyle, whose backbone had beel
stfrened by a fierce "jacking-up" fror
B. r. Hyman. the syndicates repre-
sentative on board the Traverse.
Men Escape Into Indiana.
It was found impossible to preven
! the escape OF these men. as they wer
, landed on Indiana soil and before the
reached Illinois on their way home the
were hopelessly mixed with other pas
sengers on the trains they took.
when the Traverse finally lande
: only seven passengers subject to al
! rest were found aboard her The
stepped willingly into the waiting Pa
t troll wagon and were driven swiftly
r the station. Captain Stephen Jones ha
: a brisk argument with Sergeant Mile
who was directing the raid. As Il
! Traverse tied to the dock Sergear
, Miller stepped aboard and announce
: that all passengers were under arres
He broke the news TO Purser Har1
i Sturgeon in Captain Jones presenc
: The captain protested that Sturgeo
\ was a member OF his crew Sergeal
r Miller expressed his doubts of the trut
of Captain Jones statement IN vigoroJ