Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-30

in the North Side district and no ar.
rests are made.
With minstrels as policemen and not
In uniform at that, what can you ex-
pect?
Jewelry and silverware valued at
nearly $1,000 were stolen Oct. 18th
from the home Of Mrs. Adams Knapp,
55 East Division street. The visit Of
the burglars was not discovered until
the next day. The family was asleep
and none Of the members was awak.
ened. Mrs. Knapp hurried to the Chi.
cago avenue station, where she fur.
nished the police with description Of
the stolen property.
No arrests, Of course.
While North Side detectives were
singing in saloons highway robbery
on the best section of the Lake Shore
drive, In which two young women
fought with desperate negro hold.up
until he threatened them with death.
has been suppressed with care by the
police.
Miss Susie and Miss Edna Browne,
daughters of F. F. Browne. publisher
Of the Dial, were the victims Of the
hold.up. which occurred at p. m.
last Friday in front Of the residence
Of Charles H. Hurlburd, 1888 Lake
Shore drive.
They were attacked while walk.
ing toward their residence. 120 Oak
street, on boulevard where automo.
biles pass almost every minute. The
negro assailant sprang from behind q
clump Of bushes and snatched at q
handbag carried by one Of the girls.
While the thief battled with the one
girl the other called wildly for help.
He jerked the purse away from her
and she rushed at him furiously and
recovered It.
shut up and give me that purse
or I'll kill you." said the thief as he
made another rush and overpowered
the two girls.
He escaped with the handbag and its
contents, a gold watch and q small
smount Of money, and fied to Elm
street. turned west and disappeared in
an alley.
Frightened and trembling with ex.
element, the girls ran home and told
Of the robbery. Mr.. Browne imme.
diately notified the police Of the Chi.
cago avenue station and a detail was
sent out to work on the case.
Mr.. Browne watched the newspapers
carefully for two or three days for an
account OF the capture Of the robber
and for story Of the robbery, but
none appeared. He also read the pa.
pers carefully to see II any other rob.
berries had occurred in the neighbor.
hood. but II any others had been per.
petrated they were as carefully sup.
pressed.
The next step was to write letter
TO Chief Steward acquainting him with
the conditions in the fashionable resi-.
dence neighborhood and giving an &C.
count Of the robbery Of Friday night
The reply came promptly. couched
In polite and assuring language. He
had obtained report on the robbery,
and had set the machinery OF the de.
partment In action with view to
apprehending the robber. No report
OF the arrest OF the robber has been
made.
Chief Steward said he had made no
effort to suppress the news OF the hold.
up The letter reached him in ordi.
nary course, he said.
The actual suppression, II was con.
ceded by those acquainted with police
routine, would have been done at the
police station. where the original re.
port was made, Chicago avenue.
Chicago Daily News. October Is,
1909:
Saloonkeepers. proprietors of cigar
shops and restauranteurs who main
tain attractive cigar counters are
tickled over Chief Stewards orders
against drinking by policemen. 1t Is
well known by people about town that
members of the force who drink think
1t only proper that these proprietors
should hand out, at reasonable inter.
walls, cigars and drinks without ques-
tion and without desire for pay
ment.
Chief Stewards orders against
drinking members OF the police depart
ment Is good thing and ! certainly
hope 1t will be rigidly enforced" de-
clared one downtown saloOnkeeper
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