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4j.l.!lTLyJJ MBBfcHWWPPWgi sT Dan Kinnally, 62 E. 16th; J. F. MeHis, 53 E. 16th; Bloom and Mayer, 4 N. Clark; Lee Newman, 216 E. 35th; Astor Bar, 172 N. Clark and Scher merhorn's Cigar store, Jackson and 5th av. At Schermerhorn's, two solicitors were trying to put in a slot machine. The manager refused, saying he -didn't want trouble with the police. The solicitors told him there would be no trouble and asked him to call Luthardt, Chief Healey's secretary. He did so and returned, telling the solicitors, "Put in on the counter." Many of the machines were with drawn from Chicago several months ago, when Essig is supposed to have said:' "The administration is sore; the papers have scared the machines out." When the machines first came in Corporation Counsel Ettelson gave an opinion that they were legitimate. A man on the West Side saw this opinion and bought 50 machines. They were the same as the Sports men's Club variety but when he put them in 50 West Side saloons, they were confiscated by the police and he was arrested. He went before Judge Stalk and got the machines on a writ of replevin. Essig was in the state's att'ys office yesterday. He denied that he got any money out of slot machines. He said he used the clubrooms as stor age place for the machines because of his friendship for Flint Berger showed Essig a memoran dum from him to Flint It read: "Express machines to Chas. T. Essig, 365 E. Illinois St., care of Jas. Pugh." Over $200,000 has been taken, in. by the Sportsmen's club crowd in 18 months in slot machine cash and life memberships. This club sent out 150,000 letters asking people to vote for Thompson. A lot of money was spent on a pa rade in 1915. When a creditor of the club tried to collect a bill in 1915, Essig is sup posed to have said; "Hold your horses. Thompson is just elected. We'll pay you later." The bills were paid. After making the above statement, Berger announced that the evidence would not be taken to the grand jury before tomorrow because it had not been prepared. Here is a list of some of the life members of the Sportsmen's club: SALOONKEEPERS. David Lewinsohn, Congress cafe, 500 S. Wabash av.; Al Gordon, 703 S. State; John Dineen, 518 S. State; John P. Collins, 670 W. Madison, li cense at one time revoked by Mayor Thompson and later restored; Tom Chamales, proprietor of Green Mill garden, 4800 Broadway; James Colo simo, 2126 S. Wabash; L. J. Aharn, 4235 W. Harrison; George Silver, 20 N. Dearborn; Richard Mazer, 2150 N. Clark (Shaffer's hotel) ; John Nien stadt, 1601 Milwaukee av.; Wm. Sul livan, 478 E. Thirty-first, license at one time revoked by mayor and later restored. SLOT MACHINE MEN. Herbert S. Mills, 221 S. Green, head of Mills Noverty company; Rob ert Jackman, Grant hotel; O. D. Jen nings, 2901 Indiana av., head of In dustry company, manufacturers of slot machines; Frank B. Buszin, for mer chief investigator in city attor ney's offlde, suspended by Mayor ' Thompson for alleged connection with slot machine scandal. HANDBOOK MEN. Mont Tennes, alleged "king" of the gambling "trust"; Raymond Tennes, said to be his son; James V. Mondi, 738 S. Dearborn, where man was rob bed few days ago of $250 he said he won in dice game; John J. Lynch, 732 W. Madison; Tony Brookman, 36 W. Randolph, another alleged ''hand book king"; John A. Karr, 837 N. CIar,k (Karr & Kennedy) . . SOME OTHER MEMBERS Capt Morgan A. Collins, T. P. Quinn, Frank Hunt, proprietor of the Jackson h6tel, Jackson and Halsted; State Senator George Harding Joha ft G . -M MMBMiilttilMftili