The Washington herald., 1909-07-25
CHICAGO CLOSED
TIGHT AS WEDGE
Police Inspector Indicted In
"Evil" Crusade.
BRIBE-TAK1NG IS CHARGED
Other "HIgh-up" City Officials Said
to BE on List Of the Grand Jury,
and Sweeping Investigation,
Reaching to the City Hall, Is Elk
pected-Mnny Arrests Made.

Chicago. July PA week ago to-day
Chicagos notorious Tenderloin district Of
the West Side was reveling. Tonight the
streets are quiet and almost deserted.
rhe cry OF Ten on the black" no longer
floats from saloon doors The slot ma
chimes and gambling devices are gone.
And friends of States Attorney John z.
W Wayman. who has Jared Chicago
with vice crusade never before equaled
here. hail him as the Folk of Illinois"
The anti-graft prosecution has lasted
but four days. but in this brief time
Wayman's grand jury Investigation has
brought forth such startling results and
anti-graft indictments that already the
talk OF the sweeping investigation reach
ing the city hall is current
Police Inspector Indicted.
The last Indictment returned by the
grand tury-that OF Inspector OF Police
Edward McCann-strikes at the first OF
the higher ups" who. It was promised.
would be dragged into the glare OF the
searchlight.
Mccain is one OF the highest officers IN
the department. His indictment was fore
Swallowed yesterday when true bills were
returned against jeremiah Grimp. Nc
CAMS personal detective and right-hand
man.
Griffin was indicted on a charge OF &C
cepting money from a dive-keeper and
inducing witnesses TO stay away from
the court.
McCann's turn came to-day, when FIVE
separate indictments were brought.
c1na ing i'm, rrlf utrfn -
lection money" from individual resort
keepers. and five other indictments charg-
ing malfeasance in Office
saloon Keepers Evidence.
The disclosures that brought about his
indictment. thus opening a path to others
higher up" are said 20 have been
brought out through the turning OF
States evidence OF Louis and julius
Frank. saloon keepers Of recognized power
on the West Side. who were indicted yes
terday.
After a conference between these men
and States Attorney Wayman. the latter
entered the grand jury room, and the In
dictments against Mccain followed It
Is understood that Wayman gave these
two men the chance OF facing prosecution
or turning States evidence.
According TO Morris Schaze. a resort
keeper. who was instrumental IN bring
ing about the indictment OF Detective
Griffin, the system included a middle
man. whose business II was to get the
money from the resort keepers.
The "middleman." Schaze alleged. IN
turn handed the money 20 a representa-
tive Of the police.
High Tribute Paid.
According TO testimony reported 10
have been given the grand Jury. the rate
OF tribute alleged to have been paid by
the resort keepers was $50 month for
each door leading TO the resort facing
the street Windows on the street are
said TO have been taxed SO each.
The action OF the Franks in tuning
States evidence leads to the belief that
a wholesale housekeeping" IN the 20
lice department is near. Developments
came so fast this afternoon following the
indictment Of Mccain that already an
other high police officer IS reported as
the next one on the grand jury list
Expect Other Indictments.
The South Side levee, probably as no
torious as the West Side. has not vet
been touched by Attorney wayman IN his
investigation. II is stated, however, that
evidence had been submitted TO him that
will bring disclosures there. too.
Chief Of Police Shippy IS at Mount
ClenRps, Mich. seeking 10 recover his
health. and Acting Chief Schuettler re-
fused 10 discuss the grand jury action.
Both police officials indicted say they are
the victims OF resort keepers who are
seeking revenge.
Mccain voluntarily withdrew tempo
rarily from the force after giving $4,000
bond for his appearance in court TO an
swer to the charges against him.