The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-24

which appalling stories of crime I'm
morality and every form of indecency |
have been reported from time to time. |
were confirmed last night by an inves-
| LEGATION conducted by TIMES reporters. |
The fragrant violations of the law
were so in evidence that one entirely
unfamiliar with the system OF vice and
corruption could lay his hand upon a
hundred or more of violators OF the
law. perfect feeling of safety reigns
throughout the entire district. Pro-
prietors of. dives. saloons and gambling
houses make no pretense of covering
up their violations. but continue their
sale of beer and whisky, conduct their
dives in the most open and shameless
manner, while the police pass by their
doors with their eyes blindfolded.
SAW ONE POLICEMAN.
In only one case did the members
of the party notice policeman in the
| entire district, this being in front of
the pool room. saloon and gambling
house of a negro by the name of
Charles Jackson, who conducts one of
the most notorious hell holes" in the
negro quarter Two members OF the
party were stopped by two negro
wenches and invited into their shacks
where they were told that they would
be royalty entertained. The two ap-
preaching policemen also stopped for
a confidential chat with the colored
women which lasted for several min
utes Other colored men and women
were seen on the street in dark corn
ers. talking and laughing in a loud
| oh
to the passers-by
ANY FACTS NOT PRINTABLE.
These shameful conditions really
exist in the south end IN Gary. One
prominent business man in the city, in
talking over one of the exposures in a
! recent issue of THE TIMES. remarked
that he was Of the opinion that con-
ditions in the Patch" were really i'm
proving When asked If he had ever
walked down South Broadway, Wash
ington or Madison streets after dark.
| he replied that he had not. A trip
down these streets any night will read
lily convince those who care to investi-
? gate that the stories printed in this pa
J per are true. and that no coloring mat
ter has been added. but on the other
hand great care has to be taken that
these corrupt and depraved conditions
to make them printable
SELLING WHISKY, TOO.
4 alter crossing the Wabash railroad
it is not necessary to enumerate the
1 saloons and give the names of the pro-
prietors who are running their places
of business on the wide open plan
! Suffice it is to say that, by stretching
Z a blanket over the entire south end. Il
is decidedly wet and there are but
Z few that are not allowed the priv
D lege Of selling beer. and in some casei
whisky. There is no pretense whatso
4 ever of covering up the fact In near
8 " every saloon beer is sold in bottles
D and in certain establishments 1t is 70
B sale on draught.
8 PLENTY OF SLOT MACHINES.
Slot machines were in evidence ev
erywhere and many poker and die
games were in progress. Drunken
3 men of the foreign element careene'
against each other, while otheys sat OIL
their chairs with their heads bowe,
in drunken stupor.
q In the so-calIed red light" distric;
. on Madison and Washington streets
81 the scenes which were witnessed ar
g too disgusting to describe. Here ar
8 grouped the "denizens of the under
N world" the white slaves who have don
g more to wreck the lives and futur
8 prospects of the Gary youth than eve
"a money can repay. These resorts al
Il tract no attention from the outside b
y their glazing lights, but the never
8 ceasing humdrum of the WORKOUT pie
= no and the shrill shouts of laughte
. from the inmates is sufficient to lur
q the unsuspecting youth into the den
6 of vice
& IN CHARLES JACKSON'S PLACE.
q The first place that was visited b
81 THE TIMES representatives was tn
. negro pool room, saloon and gamblin
b hall belonging to Charles Jackson, G
81 Washington street and Fifteenth av,
e nue., who has the reputation of keepin
81 one of the most vicious and disrepu
p able escorts on the south side. AS II
D party approached the place negro W;
q seen near the front door whose du
. it was to act as spy. and tip off to Il
5 proprietor when anything suspicion
FL turned up. Everything was quiet
e Jackson's place that night with Il
II exception of several card games. al
p the rattle of the crap dice ceased II
. mediately at the entrance of the part
"a Jackson greeted the visitors with
& smile which showed two rows of b
u white teeth
q THROUGH PASSAGE.
3 When the drinks were called f
Jackson ushered the party through
q kind of subterranean passage into a
II other room. to a rudely construct
9 bar upon which the beer was placed.
. Well, what's doing. Jackson?" sa
e a member of the party.
e Things are pretty quiet around he
n tonight, answered Jackson. "althou
% If you want a little entertaining
d there's little dance going on over
n my house on Madison street betwe
q Fifteenth and Sixteenth avenues
b over there, boys. and you can ha
3 anything you want from the "hoocl
- coochie' TO the highland fling Pier
to drink, and nice girls, too"
AT JACKSON's HOUSE.
AC So away to Jackson's house HE'D
= Marty having first bean s11nnlIed N