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They ire Eating the Heart Out of the City of Chicago and Its People,The Tiger Trust Growing More Insolent and Voracious Every Day.Full aid Accirate Expire of Its Great Earnings ii the Past Foir WeekA Member of the Trust Says That Aldermen Are Not Worth $1 Per Dozen.dear boy. Aldermen are not worth a dollar u dozen. When 1 was on the JU| P®Uee force 1 ’ *elf I got on to what Aldi men • re They are no good and never were any good. Investigate gaud ding.' Well, von make me laugh.I They will never investigate anything except some ordinance with a steal nt-taciiod to it. when fhey want their hit Aldermauic bluff* don't count. .Uder-I men don’t ruu Chicago. The Mayor I does, and don't you forget it.1 The Eaih.e representative mid that 1 he was not likely to forget the fact that | the Mayor ran Chicago.Neither are the people.They will also he delighted to know the high esteem in which thegamhlers'1 trust holds Aldermen.Not worth A1 per dozen.Well, well!And how much are Mayors worth? Let us hear!During the four weeks ending Nov, 17 the net profits of the houses in the 1 gambling trust amounted to $*£illt;i.f»4K.Of this immense sum Hankins' dinner-pail game alone cleared outof total receipts of g(5S»,83’2.So much iuterest is manifested by the public in this subject, that The Eaoi.f. has hired a corps of well-ponted men to investigate this matter and everything pertaining to gambling inChicago.In accordance with tin* reports, in every way trustworthy, Tin: lvvoi.i is able this week to give Hie people of Chicago some idea of how much the gambling curse costs them, how muchand yon have over §ltW,»Htil ■•arm d in I pensive city government aiol a costly four weeks from boys, clerks, wot king- I police force.men. cashiers, husband*, fathers, uiul jersou.* occupying confidential rela-The Laws Defiled and Broken ” “7 ,.....much tin- blacklegs themselves make.with Impunity. While the Gamblers' Monopoly Flourishes.Here are the receipts from the various houses for four weeks:H.»NKts-' nooij:, vn..mi ci.AttR wrniarr. Kij.cn*..- t..r u,,|r neck*cii'll 114 Nov. 17. s.O.nrj... t..r ii.or iiih-U,endtau Nov. r lt«s:i liit, fortstir wcvkf-rinlliiK N..\ 17lill.KUHundreds of Thousands of Dollars Diverted from Legitimate Channels Every Month in the Year,Net profit tor four week*..........- I'.i.kWei'NlioN's - iiav Wisni.vv' ..AMI!, U glTjsi't sr Kxjh i.-vn f,.r tour wwk» niulina Nov 17. « n.ikpo Hr(sMjt* for tour week* i-mllng Nov, 17.. iti.SKOk...fcxi* n».-. finijr necks •■i.ilttu,- So Hev..||(-, loitr iw i’k* . tilling No.While Young Clerks. Bookkeepers and Cashiers Are Made Embezzlers, and Workingmen Are Driven to Starvation.The net profits*of tin- other were as follows for the four named:OB (Ha tnut ...til Clark *fnioi...................in Clark slrwt .....lwiC-tarV.atr.vit ... .gamesWeekstions with business men.But the net profit* d» not represent the amount of wealth torn from the hand* of the poor to enrich the bloodsuckers of the tiger's trust.The gross receipts of the gamblers, before expenses were taken out, for the four Weeks ending -Nov. 17. were nearly .«5tR,t(0tl,Think of it!A half a million of dollars diverted from legitimate channel*?How many butcher lull- won hi it pay ?How many grocery bills would it pay ?How- many coal bills would it pay?How much winter clothing would it buy?Shame upon yu. Mayor Cregicr. for allowing such robbery to continue!Yon are a reform Mayor!You allow t.lu honest poor to ho robbed, and the youth of the city to he polluted, that HuuUimt muy flourish in at vie.Hut people are not all fools.An Kvot f. representative visited Hankins' den the other night, and aw with his own eves a sight ho will long remember.The three floors of the gambling house were brilliantly lighted, and were crowded with player*. Between four hundred and the hundred player* woo crowded around the tables.Then- wn- 'ot u piotcsMotifil gunij hler among them. All of tin- crowd wore workingmen, and sotne of tle-m were boys in their teens.Not one man in lift! L it the house a winner, and from the sorrowful faeos of the dupe* going out. most of them had lost theii all.Perhaps some of them had lost their mil plover's money.The etriwd was lila rulh plied with | drinks which stood upon convenient I sideboard*, ami some of them were | not, in tit. condition to be out of their i lied*, let alone to chance their moneyAre they tuxed that the laws shall be not enforced and tlmt gambler* aiiidl rule?Are they taxed in order that their tax in ii-dor* shall sil idly by while a tv ' of bhickh g* rolls their small bn-mexscs of -On in. im.10 iv month, or fp nn.nno n year Jfan the community stand Hitch a ■tram mi its rwttmroa*? It cannot.In times gone hy there was an honest administration of justice, ami the men trim arc now milking Chicago dry were no- allowed to trap the unwary.V”im of the men who are now run nip« sl.in gambling games tried it, and tie were punished for their pain*. Tie licit proof of this is tin- following fi the records of the Criminal Court of this countv :N**771Xftttnx.....ui... llBJiton* t*i ....to in(..«.ritifl’ 1Ii...*, MniiKlh- ,7.1 . ..livtiMienWll1 '. . . .loltn Hf.IXr.li)... Tilljn;*. . Jtoie - C.inll-h.. iV!1'.....f'tin- tlK.ioil.So.hi*.. -telin Doom,.10-.! .I'rauh t in imii»0e.,.. . .Jio,},« ,T. Si,ij-tJiI inti.'lot s. .Inhn KnilUi.- ,a1' ,fittlfBlI (lllfiilt.....».ei....4.-n,H«rht(iluIII I. ,l«lie (nl.lHiiiit... .. UK.»*MAt Hsnlilus.. awin*,.Cvrii- .IIIiim *.. awlie.-,. -Kirk tirmn.......u.viJ*--.____Ore l*,lii-. afio|n«7(Ilf, XX 111 - Iti.. u.toini,... Hari'V lieinaym. 'i*JJo * •— I'pt .-r McOulrc .awIftnAD.tr.’tv K»i i.KMt. TiimiiN- WntlmvJ»r -... ..InnvM ismi*T 111!trust claim that they are going P ni-n- a great campaign fluid to re elect t 'rcgier.I he Keptililican State’s Y ttornev Inc. a ohuiiee now to di tii.gni*h himWill he take advantage of it?We shall see.But whether 1m does or not, thebn-iuess inm of t 'hieiign are moving to take the mutter into their own hands. A few fiord ennviclintm and some ( tlm lenders of tin* trust will liewinging.Wilt i... i,aThe City Authorities, Instead of Stopping the Evil, Openly Encourage It.a* mill,tut,.a -tOne of These Days the People Will Find On I for Whose Benefit the Gamblers Are Assessed,17! W. Mini IT) \V. tin ! lis. W. Mini i-iT H H.il-oIbtt Hankins' as- istunf* wero hit* and the drunker a man xvn* the Imp Ipier they were to rake iti hi* cash.No wonder that this vile den raked in nearly mi even -.'-n ono in not profit in the weekending November IT.Net protlMi, mind you! j the administrationAll exjteii'i have been paid when J YVhy is lt;omptin* bruise make* its net pr»tit. | mix ion* tiThe eipeuwn* have been paid out of the “■pmndi rings of the pwjr.And what are the rxpunntsa for hel|i alone ?Hankins employ * eighty-two men in his gambling house, and their service* cost him or rather the players against the game as followh:Tra •tints,Wlmt do. .Oil Inspector lt;’mill know almnt lhi- subject ?How near i* Heal M*lnt»- I it urge toKcul-Kstiilf* (M*on;e and the Other Ctdlectors in a Fair Way tit He Thoroughly Exposed.tv. nr fi,.t.llltU.s-l t.ahan i •tln-r fit-. Trea-ur, Horsing rind let the gamblers alone v Who are behind the I tig Font* in tl trtt-d. anyway?For w hom doe* Knitl Klt;ato 4 Soon collect ?When i* there i*. to be Grand .lurv.Why urn the law* again keeper* mo -t i telly mi fori gamblieg goc* iim it plen*e-VspecialalonttwldhA Rigid Investigation by a Special Grand Jury the Best Thing to Remedy the Trouble.The Miyor and Hu Police Havo Eye* Only tor the Houser Outside the Combination.Tlie*e Are I't'emptl) | hiseil la S.itc llankiii* and III* I’aU froiti Any ComMttilluu.P«rk'*p» tl City Council Wdl Wxka DtiOns uf Tbr.« Davi anti Look Into the Matter.Just think of it!\llnci*t ,i 11anrter of « million of dollar* to be divided among I In- member* of the TloKtt's Tarsi' aftor all expense* are paid.Now. who get* the rake off ?For whom doc* Heal Estate flcorge collect?Ten per cent, of -*ik;.,*i|s wnttld inftk. ptite a nice *akr,v for four week*.Ibtt perhaps no percentage i* talon •ml »f this vm»t anm.1'erlmp*. tile percentage is paid to the eolleetor before tlm aeeotuitH are bnhe.cd 11,lt; 1 :? i* . hnic.-l t ' • u • JIf •lt;■. then the no-mls r*o( the Tru“ttlleiuselve* bare this huge sum to di vide hetwcpti them.YY lev Htoek ill the ( liicnu,. t .himI.Liii.' Trust I* worth a great deal more than ■b/ek in lead, sugar. lt;il or coal trn*l . It i* better Minutrt* than a silverOf Mr.* Mavu» t v-gi‘T will Imli'llt lui/nnt -ImU-r* s' •WoWo rnatells rreii|.|.....iv -pimae r -jisrt«r» s’ *1* i1 lii** it is but part o the effmiiKO which Hankins willingly stumlH for the privilege of running Large wim* are divil- *ro\»-u tnoli to hi distressed victims l»ot tln»ugh sym pnthv, but to st*p proceedings in pis liee court- 111- police ..mrt *pi.-. nr* engaged to ■’fix'* tin- w ives or relative-••f *..n,. vietitiiiz.il pluver* who *el, the aid of the law to have their money returned, A u.ni. who. under llarri ot.:-administration .1 Hunkln*,t o.v of tin-tiilelt;'ii 1 lioiisnml *.iIi* srrllier* in-liitj Itiniisiiiiil reailei-s •»i till. IIIU.i: win* Ii non no. I'm I* retailing In llniiltin* or lii* uiinu. nr*- respeeliiill) ri-i|il«'*l*-il to ■••nil III*- 'iiiii. lo Itii* ofliec. til eoiiiiiiililieiiliiiiis w ill lie I real-e«l \iilti I lie 01100*1 roiilltlenee.Clerji.i nil'll mill olln e* tnlerel-eil in *sii lug |ieo|»l«- rrmii flu-dreiiill'ul rlFerl* ni l hli'ngo'* enl-ing tie*- ore rei|lle%|iil In •lit- ii|i Hie el 11 zeii* mi ilrl* *nt*jre .'the Uni in' uiul Inti nltlrer* refuse lo do their ilntj.4'iiinliling robbers lire tiiili-•lentiiti sit million ilollnrs from (lie Ii I i inn I • eliiimiel* of business in I Itiengo #‘terj i-t»r. I lie resiill it ill III lllsitsler.f'HOM THf PUBLIC.Pm/ . JhlriM A' i Hi$ finny.I (tilt 1*1 fjlii'alldll.in tin Ylv« Ploanth** InutslMt Air ViJti *s(| «■ il|i(||,| g| )■)StitUmMr Gr«n4 nay Ctnlinirt in
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Chicago Eagle
Chicago, Illinois, US
Sat, Nov 23, 1889
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