Judge, 1895-12-07 · page 39 of 48
Judge — December 7, 1895 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This appears to be a Judge magazine comic depicting a corrupt horse racing scheme. The manager instructs Officer Duffy to pursue and "run down" (arrest) whoever poisoned the favorite racehorse, with a clear quid pro quo: Duffy will receive a cut of the gate receipts if he does so. The satire targets police corruption and complicity in gambling fraud. Rather than pursuing justice for the poisoned horse on principle, the officer is incentivized by profit-sharing. The "rim" likely refers to the racetrack itself. This reflects late 19th/early 20th-century concerns about organized crime at racetracks, police bribery, and the intersection of gambling, violence, and law enforcement—suggesting that authorities were more interested in protecting betting interests than preventing actual crimes.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
LOOK OUT FOR THE RIM, Ow! wow! Howly MANAGER (10 Officer Duffy) —"* Say; Duffy, de box-offis has took in ; of de gate receipts if you runs down de duller what p isoned de favorite. See?"