The coastland times., 1951-11-09

Policies name? A. Eddie Kas
prowicz, something like that.
@. He knows what business yol
were in? A. Yes. Everybody in towI
knows what business ! am in.
@. Do you pay money for protec
ton? A. No, sir.
@. Never have paid any money
A. No. When do, will get out o
business.
G. Do you contribute any none!
to political parties? A. / might con
tribute to both parties check
a hundred dollars here or hundred
dollars there; yes
@. That was to the political party
but to no particular individual? A
That is right.
@. Have the mayor or chief Of po
lice ever done anything to put dow
your book? A. No.
Further questioning revealed tina
Cawley's business was a famil,
enterprise Of which he owned So PEI
cent. His share Of the net profit
the previous year l949) was ar
proximately $4,000. He said hi
partners were brother and tw,
sisters; that they absolutely" WEI,
not connected with anyone from
Chicago or elsewhere, and ths
when they (the Chicago element
come in, / 60 out"
We next delved into Cawley''
connections with the racing wir,
service. He was in that business
too, in both towns. His ticker serv
ice, which he bought from one Of tn,
Continental Press distributors, wa:
cut off at LaSalle shortly before h,
testified but still was operating a
Streator.
@. You had never been raided,
A. Yes;- / was raided once
have had one conviction.
@. What was that? A. Well, run
ming a gaming house.
Then, two months later, the com
mittee had Mr.. Cawley back in Chi
cago for examinations in open hear
ings. In the meantime we had reat
in the Chicago newspapers that, thC
day after he told us in executive
session that he ran without inter
ference, his place in LaSalle wai
shut down tight by order Of tn,
mayor, In Streator, the police chic
was quoted as saying he had calleC
at Cawley's Paddock club but founC
nothing but punchboards and luck.
bowls" But the following is wha
we heard from the still unruffleC
Cawley.
G. Do you still have an estab
lishment in both places UaSan,
and Streator)? A. That is correct
@. Are they still operating? A
That is right.
G. Have they beea down to speal
Of for any period Of time in tht
last two or three months? A. Ver.
little.
@. You have no trouble operating
now? A. That is right.
@. Everything is going the sam'
as usual? A. Yes.
@. Your books are operating
and your crap games are operat
ing? A. That is correct.
|
Cawley went on to list, perfectl,
frankly, in response to questions
all the forms of gambling in whicl
he was engaged. In addition to tn
horse books, he listed a baseball
pool, punchboards, roulette and
small poker game. Slot machine
had been out for some time.
Still curious as to how he 60
away with it, picked up the ques
tioning.
| @. How do you account for tn
fact that you can operate the wa,
you can, Mr.. Cawley? A. Well,
has been going on down there 70
Is years.
| @. You said 90 per cent Of tn
people like it? A. That is right W
had an election down there tina
proved that.
| @. Tell me about that? A. Tn
sheriff-two sheriffs run, one run
on an anti-gambling ticket and tn
other fellow runs on an open ticket
and the fellow on the open ticke
wins the election. @. Don't you SCI
liquor in your places? A. I. The
took my liquor license away fror
me.
| 9. And when did they take tn
liquor license away from you? A
After ! got back from this meetin
the last time. daughter in the heaI
ing room.)
@. But you still sell liquor? A
That is right.
@. But it hasn't made any dil
ference in your operation? A. Nc
No.
Next week: Miami: A Pollute
Playground.
Condensed from the book, 'Crime II
America" by Estes Keiauser cpr. 1876
Pub. by Doubleday. Inc. Dist. GeneFs
Features Corp.-WNU.
Mrs. Lille Cox. Mr.. and Mr.
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