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They Are Eating the Heart Out of the City of Chicago and Its People.dear Irnv. Aldermen are not worth a and yon have .1 *liis,iHto oanud in I pei ■ city gownnm nt and ,t costly fdollar a dozen. When I was on the fbnr week* from l»»yn, clerk- working* pel - t.-iv.men. ranhicr*. htnlnuiilr. hit hens and Are they taxed that the laws shall I]•enton.- occupying enuiidriitial relu- l»e not enforeed and that gamblers 1tioiks with business men. aim!! rule? I •’But the net profits do not represent Are they taxed in order that their , It»\tmi«twr-* shall sit idlv l \ while 1JMI I’*'1'1 t'e myself I g.-t on to what \ linever were any good. InvestigateThe Tiger Trust Growing More Insolent and Voracious Every Day.Fill and Accarate Exposure of Its Great Earni© io the Past Foor Weeks.A Member of the Trust Says That Aldermen Are Not Worth $1 Per Dozen.gambling Well, yon make me laugh.I They will never investigate anything except some onlinauce with a steal attached to it. when they want their bit. Alderninnic bluffs don’t count. Alder-I men don’t run Chicago. The Mayor I does, and don't you forget it.”| The Eaoi.p representative wiid that 1 he was not likely to forget tin1 find that the Mayor rau Chicago.I Neither are the people.They will also be delighted to know the high esteem in which the gamblers'' trust holds Aldermen,Not worth SI per dozen.Well, well!And how much are Mayors worth?I Let Us hear!During the fonr weeks ending Nov. IT the net protits of the houses in the 1 gambling trust amount.-d to *'2m'.,r.is.Of this immense sum Hankins’ dinner-] mil game alone cleared $!'.•.S'20 out of total receipt* ofSo much interest js manifested bv the public in thi' subject, that The EaiU.K has hired a covpsof well-posted’gior,cou-The Laws Defiled and Broken with Impunity. While the Gamblers’ Monopoly Flourishes.men to investigate this matter ami everything pertaining to gambling in Chicago.In accordance with ilm reports, in every way trustworthy, The Eaui.e is aide this week t give the people of Chicago some idea of how much the gambling curse costs them, how much it take* from their homes, ami how much the blacklegs themselves make. Here are the receipts from the vni ion# houses for fonr weeks.h.xnsu**' Motrin, \n. lot .i.amk *Tni:in\ tUj.l'US.'- f..r II.nr ntM.k»«|i||llu Nov. 1.' . H.W.IIl ' II. . i lpu (orttuir wcrt'ks i-wlluc Suv. 17 . iW.M'iHundreds of Thousands of Dollars Diverted from Legitimate Channels Every Month in the Year,Nut lTOlU tor tour week*......... C'.sCiii. sr.iis's -H.vv wuixh.w' ..awe. li i}i;is*r »r K*i' ii-vn !.r Ir.in wwU .'lullna Nov 17. # c.,000 Hcrclpls for fotsr v. c-eks enillim Nov. 17. Zl.a*'Net j r.-, four wc.-k*..Sis..the amount of wealth torn from the hands of the poor to enrich the hl*«d-suckers of the tiger's trustTin* gross receipts of the gamblers, before expenses were taken out, for the four weeks eliding Nov. IT. were nearly AM ft unlit.Think of it.'A half a million of dollar* diverted from legitimate channels'How many butcher bills would it pay ?How many grocery bills would it pay ?How many coal bills would it fifty?How much winter clothing would it buy?Shame upon you, Mayor fir allowing such robbery tiutie!You area reform Mayor!You allow the honest poor to lie robbed, and the youth of tin- ejl to be polluted, that Hankins may flourish in style,Hut people are not all fools.An Emu E representative visited Hankins' den the other night, and aw with his own eves a sight lie will long ruinetuber.The three floor* of the gambling house were brilliantly lighted, nml Were crowded with player*, between four hundred and five hundred players were crowded around tlo tables.There wits not a professional giiiii^-ldor among them. All of the crowd wore workingmen, and some of th-m were boys in their teens.Not ..i.e man in fifty left the house a winner, ami from the sorrowful faces of the dupes going out, moat of them Imd lost thoil all.Perhaps w»no of them had lost, their employer’s motiftrust of blacklegs rubs their small businesses of Sk.VttMH.IO a month, or $1 00,000 a year?Can the eomuumity stand such a ■train .ui its resources? It cannot.1 ; times gone by there was an honest | administration of justice, and the men | win* an- now milking Chicago dry were Ore allowed to tra|» the unwary.Some of the men w ho are now running -bin gambling games tried it. and tin were punished for their pains. The best proof of this is the following fr- the records of the Criminal Court of this conntv.I,.. |UIk'.*. I In i.k I).- ,iil cm |, . .lohtl Hl'lkl-ll|l . .Jain*-- ConlUk .rim. At win nl.. J.iliu tlrtlWM .. I-YiMih Tlpriuoi ....Inim-* I. Sinylli I inlKiletl t, .Infill Kmllli.lt;«viru*' day.ui, ........ ..i.n.Hsnkluv ........Julili OUilMUm. ..11 HkiiIiIii.(Urn- .Illllti* .. .Kirk i.vmii .......(too. f j.'ttadip , Wtii.lOp. Harry Ileinnyas .. .I'otur MtOlllO* .An.Ihi*Kxv»n»i'-, fomr ivwts eiirlliu! \lt;' li.i' ti.. f.i'lr week- - u.lliu; Nm.While Young Clerks, Bookkeepers and Cashiers Are Made Embezzlers, and Workingmen Are Driven to Starvation.The net profits of the other were as follows for the fonr named:gamesweeksr.l Clark Hi1'Clark pin 17.1 Clark -r.Til,'Hill- Wnlliuv #41JMneafm»Omi'n;*. IHilnr..... “Su 'I he tniat claim that llo-y arc going to Titi*» a great campaign fund to re . pled t r* g»o\Ihe liepiitiliean State's Attorney tin • ii chiuiee now to distinguish him- I■dr.Will he take advantage of ii ?We shall soti.But whether ho doc* or not. thebnriiiOKs men of Cliiciigo arc moving The emud was liltcraliy (died with | t® hike l5«* matter into their owndrinks which stood upon ennvenieiii , huml-. A few third convictions andsideboards, and some of them xver* some d tlie lender* of the trust, will henot in lit condition to bo mit of tlicii I (tinging.beds, let alone to chan.’c their money llut Hankins' assistant* were busy ami the drunker a man was tin* Imp pier they were to rake in hi* cash.No wonder that this vile den raked in nearly an even sV.nnu in net profitWill Ii'l «•-.» IiM i III.' f ilter Whiil do. -- I ilout I hi * Nil bier.lliKiispeeior lt;rain knowThe City Authorities, Instead of Stopping the Evil, Openly Encourage It.One of These Days the People Will Find Out for Whose Benefit the Gamblers Are Assessed.in tlie week ending November IT.Net profits, mind you!All expenses have been paid when the hon-e imikfsits net profit.The expenses have 1m*iii paid out of tin* s.jiinmb rings of (lie poor,And what are the , -.pcnHlt;i* for help alone ?Hankins employ s eighty -two men in hi* gambling house, ami their services cost hitn or rat her I In* player* against the game— aw follow a:U ge toltt‘ul-KsHi|p (Iconic and flic Oilier lt;’ol lectors in n Fair Way to He Thoroughly Exposed.netflTHow near is Ileal Eslnli tin* administration 'J Why ia ( oiir|iiroller (tnahnii '•»* onxiou to lufi.h.-r til’- TreasurerIfoesiug and let the gambler* alone'-YVJjw urc Imliind tin* Hig I'oiir In lb trtiit . any way?1’i.r wiiom ilm.-s Ileal Eaiato tinorc, collcet ?When is there Is to lie n spneinl(irand Jury.Why are the law.* against .nli*ei-keeper* so stiietly enforced wJiil.gntubUiig goc* .is it plpn-e* VA Rigid Investigation by a Special Grand Jury the Best Thing to Remedy the Trouble.u'vulUi, . imIin: Suv 1. ..........wl|/UsJust think of it!Almost a 11uniter lt;f « million of do! Iuin to lie divided among the iuuihIh-i* '■I' 111., r, : ■- I'l - : tt. r all . --pen sc*, arc paid.Now. win. gels the rake off ?For whom doe* Heal Estate (W-mgocollect ?util lutrnr*! 'li-a rrWf r-.nl.-llr iI »r•Jl It!,.i |Smidsalary for four week*, i pcn-eiitnge i* tnk.-nTho Msyor and HU Police Hav? Eye* Ouly for the Hou*e« Outside tho Combination.• ire Prnmptlj II(inkin* ami Hi* I'uN from Aliy i iMit|iclltluii.Ten per lt;mak unite a But pcrhap .mi of this vast now.I'eriinps tin* piic.iitage is paid to tin- collector before the lU'CbiiutH are balnueeil md it is elmrged to I If so. then the iiiembiTHid the Trust Illem•f-he* lime tilts huge mm to dlI luted to S.neWiiv stock in ilm Chicago Mauddtiitf Trust is wm th u stock in lend. *11 it I* better pt mine. It ,* u g *if isiur*.* Mt.uigc a* tin* sum is it is but part o the cxjieion1 which Hankins willingh Ktamls for the irivib.ge of running Large sinus are daily given bark tohidi*trcs»cal vtetinis- »ot through symj.filhy. but to st7]i proem-dinp* in ]nv Ii***■ court- lli» police court spies an engaged to llv” tlie wives or relative-of ,.,»o vietUui , ,1 t.law-rs who -e.il. the aid of tlie law to bow theii money ii turned. A man w Ian under llorri on'-H4lini.nistratii.il . I .... to Hai.kin. .-srimatr. that the exp. *. -of theInj of I lie li I'l •*«-it I li.iii-.it iilt;l soli-srrllii'rs iir llflj I hofisn4i*l ronli'i's of I III. I H.l.l xtlio Itiinw 0 411 fuels riliiliiiK to llii41 Itllis or liis L’line, iirr i-espeel fill Iy reqili-sietl to iiiiiII I lie suiiie lo lliis olliee. til eoiii in llllienl ions ** ill It* I feat-i *l xxilli III*- inmost eimlldl-nee.f Irriii lin n nml olliers tti(erlt; »l-e«l in sit* jlie |i*-lt;i|tle from (lie llreilllflll elB-els of I lileiigo's rilling xlee lire r*'«|ll*'»tetl lo s|ir it,* tin-eill/eits on iltls *aliji'.- .f ile Major anil Inn oHirers refuse lo ||* I Ill'll- ||||| j .4 it in 1*11 it a rubbers nr*- nlili-• lesiniog si* lollliini ilollnrs from file I I'd it I llltl le fliitnnrls of Business in lt;liienso »-*erj j«-i»r. flu result will lie disaster.FROM THf PUBLIC.I HuWhnt f/n f’c'i/i/i! Jhitm A Hia Own)i-iiucil W.ll W ti D.u* and L-x.k a Matter.UiIfi Hnjotim’ lUiio fm«nxh«i bmi ■HU Ait Maii« id •« Him»f x al ft#
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Chicago Eagle
Chicago, Illinois, US
Sat, Nov 23, 1889
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