Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-16


that are familiar to the public as A,
b, c.
Every form known to criminals Of
any country to extract coin from the
unfortunate or the criminal, Is said to
have been practiced by the North Side
police.
It is alleged that some policemen
study law over there and become law.
yers. so that they can get the dough.
from criminals with money, for de.
Tending them.
A very recent case Of this kind was
published in the daily newspapers tho
other day and the criminal, who was
charged with a serious crime, was de-
Tended and acquitted in a court Of
record by a sergeant Of police at the
Chicago Avenue station.
This fact alone shows the sort Of
police administration the North Side
has been having.
But that Is not all. It 10 freely al.
legged. and is the talk Of the town that
the hungry police on the North Side
are trying to make ''red light" dis.
trict out Of the whole division between
North avenue and the river.
They have certainly succeeded In
doing 90 between the river and Chi.
cago avenue.
Every additional house Of III fame
means 20 much gain to the star.be'
decked scalawags who have been do
ing business there.
Walk up Dearborn avenue or La
Sale avenue as far as North avenue
and convince yourself with your own
eyes about what 10 going on.
Poor unfortunate women. many oi
them young and friendless. are the
prey Of these police harpies.
NO NORTH SIDE POLICE AROUND
William Wallice Of Oak Ridge, Ill.
was beaten by two masked men while
crossing the Wells street bridge at
a. m. They took 50, a gold watch and
an Oak Ridge bank certificate Of de-
posit for $3.50.
Samuel M. Neville. 245 Pensacola av
enue, was robbed Of 1920 by pick
pocket while riding on the platform ol
a crosstown Wentworth avenue car on
the North Side.
Enticed into a hallway at North
Clark and Kinzie streets by two mer
he had become acquainted with few
hours earlier. Harold Ashman, II
North Ada street, was choked ant
robbed Of $15 and an $50 diamond pin
The robbers were trying to tear {
diamond ring from his finger wher
they were frightened away by pedes
, trian.
The brutality OF the North Side pc
| lice Is proverbial. The following
taken from the Chicago American o
October 4, 1909:
"You are not policeman. You ar
! brute. There Is not drop of HI
man sympathy in your whole body.
. Ia men like you that bring the polio
department into contempt. II wa
on the trial board I'd discharge yo
from the force"
Policeman James II. Burke of tn
Chicago avenue station made no repl
to-day to this scathing denunciatio
before the court with bowed head,
Beside the policeman stood Georg
Gift, II years old, 1910 Hudson ave
nue., with his head swathed In bant
ages. The policeman had admitted I
the court that he dubbed the youth bt
cause the latter resisted him.
The boys hair was matted wit
blood and his eyes were half CLOSED
His head was swollen out OF It's moi
NAL shape. Tears trickled down hi
cheeks as he began to testify.
II had been at Polish wedding
your honor. and they gave me som
whisky, and | must have drunk to
much of 1t, for got sick and couldn
take care of myself. ] must have bee
drunk. ! was at Kingsbury and s,
perior streets about 10 p. m. when tn
policeman found me, He beat me o
the head with his club,
II don't remember what l did
him ! don't recall that said or di
anything although may have, II
not sure"
Policeman Burke testified that III
boy was intoxicated and that he foun
him lying in doorway.
Il got him upon his feet and star
ed to take him to patrol box" p,
! liceman Burke testified "He resiste
. and did not want TO go along with M
so ] hit him on the head with my clu
7 a couple OF times. ] had to do ta.s