New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
Raids Continue
IN Chicago War
Against Crooks
90 Prisoners Expected in
Third Consecutive Night
of Roundup and 4l2
Have Already Been Taken
'wo Die Resisting Arrest
.rilnc Wave Slackens and
Wholesale Trials Will BE
Held by Courts at Once

Special Correspondence
CHICAGO, Jan. 12-Police Chief
Iarrity launched third drive against
rime in Chicago tonight, as on Sat-
,rday and Sunday nights. Squads OF
eolice in civilian clothes took part in
tae raid, and it was predicted that by
rorning five hundred more suspects
tould be taken.
Speedy trials, with the prospect of
fholesale convictions, faced the pris-
ners housed in Chicago prison cells
b-day following the first two roundups.
Delay, due to continuances will
Tot be countenanced in the cases
( those among the prisoners against
(hom immediate charges can be
rought. This reversal Of the old sys-
am, through which many Of Chicago's
actous characters have hitherto been
lermitted to roam the streets for
reeks and sometimes for months after
rrest, eventually to go free through
axity OF prosecution, was announced
" Judge Robert E. Grove after the
pund-up. Those Of the prisoners
gainst whom no definite charges of
Fime could be made, he said, could be
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Crime Ceases Suddenly
The comprehensive roundup, staged
hder the direction of First Deputy
pperintendent of Police Alcock, swept
ihicago's streets practically clean of
twless characters, giving the city it's
Est Sunday night in months free from
pc customary endless series of hold
ps, bufglaries, shootings and automo-
lie thefts.
/ Ninety of the men arrested in the
rive who were found not to have GRIM
ial records when passed through the
elective bureau were arraigned before
'udge Samuel H. Trude, in South Clark
treet police court, charged with dis
Irderly conduct. All were discharged.
4 A complete revised list of those taken
4 the roundup, compiled to-day by
equity Alcock, included names of 412
zen. OF these 292 we're taken Satur-
ay night and 181 on Sunday. Among
ne Saturday prisoners were eighty
sven who had police records, and Of
Ae Sunday detachment sixty-eight pre-
iously had been behind the bars.
Biggest in City's History
"This was the most important drive !,
gainst criminals in the history of the
lolice Department" Deputy Alcock said,
and it hasn't stopped yet. We will con-
niue these raids day after day until
ne crooks are driven from the city !
nd then we won't let up; we'll keep
hem out. A steady program of no !
luarter for criminals will be enforced !
ere. There will be nothing periodical
bout tit will be continuous drive"
Alcock's report Of the raids shows that |
sn OF the men taken were positively |
dentified in connection with recent /
obberies.
Captain Michael Evans, of the bu-
eau of Identification, reported the bus
sst day ever experienced in his Office.
e and his aides devoted thirty continu-
Us hours to the work of photograph
lg and measuring scores of SUSPECTS
they we're brought in by the arrest
lg squads.
Suspects Warned Away
A number of the men brought in and
ut through severe questioning con-
need the police they were innocent
any wrongdeing and were released.
ut were warned TO remain away from
,e haunts of criminals in which thew
ad been found by the raiding parties.
In the raids two men who resisted
ere killed by the police. The body Of
ne man shot to death when he re-
iscd to surrender to detectives in the
sar of 3817 Parnell Avenue was iden-
fed as John Jedlick, nineteen years
ID, who has been sought by the police
'r long time. The other man killed
as Frank Preete, who tried to escape
uring raid on poolroom at 715
outh Racine Avenue.
Jedlick was Pontiac graduate"
le served six months on q term that
tarted two years ago. and when re-
.ased returned to Chirsoo