Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09

the safe IL kept and found It blowr
open. Subsequently It was learned
that no one in q, the neighborhood
which 10 thick with stores and resi-
dences, heard the noise Of the ex
plosion.
MANY POLICE OUT BLACKMAiL
ING.
For sc.ne time past hundreds Of DO
lice have been out blackmailing bust
ness men. good citizens and disrep
utables out Of money for blocks o,
tickets to the annual beneft Of "ths
.Policemen's Benevolent Association.
This organization has no legitimate
reason to exist. It was started thirty
five years ago and was all right at tina,
time. But since then the police have
been guaranteed their Jobs durina
good behavior by the civil service
law.
They have been guaranteed q pen.
sion both for themselves. their wild.
ows and taxpayers by the pension law.
The taxpayers have to pay the
money for the pensions. Why should
they be obliged to fork over addi.
tional money to oblige lot Of lazy
"bulls?"
Clerks,
Laborers,
Mechanics.
Merchants,
Have to pay for their own life in.
surance.
Why not the bulls"
PLAIN CLOTHES MEN NOT WANT.
ED.
Chief Steward Is right In making
the plain clothes bulls" travel
beats. They kept eternally begging
aldermen and others to get them
places as plain clothes guys" and
then did nothing but insult citizens
and occasionally take q peanut or
something else.
A system that permits plain
clothes men Of the kind Chicago has
been having Is q sure guarantee OF
the destruction Of the police force.
SHOOTS AT A WOMAN.
Benjamin Hayden made an unsIc.
cessful attempt Tuesday night to shoot
his sister-in.law. Mrs. Esther Fries.
3072 Ridge avenue. Hayden and his
wife separated about two weeks ago.
Mrs. Hayden going to her mother.
Mrs. Il. Nelson. at 3072 Ridge ave.
nue.. where her sister also makes her
home.
Hayden called and demanded to see
his wife. Mrs. Hayden went upstairs
and Mrs. Fries ordered Hayden to
leave the house. Instead OF doing so
he drew a revolver. pointed 1t at Mrs.
Fries, and fired.
The bullet went wild and before he
could fire the second time Mrs. Fries
pushed him out of the house and
closed the door. Hayden continued to
fire, and there are tour bullet holes In
the door. The police were called but
Hayden had disappeared.
SNEAK THIEF ESCAPES.
Hazel Violet Marsh, who halls from
Pubelo, Colo. and regrets having left
her revolver at home. Is humiliated
because thief whom she thought she
had safely trapped In the basement OF
her home escaped through a window
on Aug. 3lst while the police were on
their way to get him.
Miss Marsh, 20 years old. Is staying
with Mrs. James Schermerhorn, 6l20
Kimbark avenue.
Miss Marsh was alone In the house
when she discovered the presence of
the thief. The latter. trying to leave.
the basement stairs for an
outlet to the house and was caught.
The young woman then notified the
police. but while she was waiting the
intruder crawled out through q win.
dow.
VICTIM OF THIEF OFFERS PAY.
The following IL taken from the
Chicago Record Herald Of Sept. 1st:
George M. Fadner. q real estate
dealer residing at S226 Indiana ave-
nue.. was ROBBED Of . coat and pair Of
at his home ysstSrday.. but
he is willing the ihief should keep the
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