The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-25
Corruption OF city Onicials In Chicago.
BLACK MAIL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or CITY Oh
yfCyVS.

Prom the Chicago Democrat, April q.
Day by day new developments are being made respect
ins tailed the Mayor investigated the ru
pccng black mail being levied upon the inmates
Of the houses upon the Sands and upon other places OF
public prostitution in tho city lie found that police
hal actually lived with this class OF people, whilst
others were IN the haot oil frequently wishing mem tht
theynencr paid money TO the keepers inmates OF such
hvsS but supported free, the ground Of the pro-
lection which they afforded from the city authorities.
The private office OF the Captain OF Police was threnged
with class OF men who made II their business 10 get tho
Of the office and proclaim them In the houses Of
prostitution and thus preserve the inmates from any pro-
undoubtedly frequentcd the office for other purposes such
stealing the stats Of the policemen, sharing Ia the
distribution Of stolen goods which brought " the Of
flee for the inspection of the owners.
As the Mayor installed in view Of this
state of things he ordered the Captains ONCE cearei OF
all persons snch might be invited in at any par
cuRr time by the Captain for consultation; AMI no person
Il allowed TO .ty after his business, y disposed o.
The Mayor then gave notice that he would discharge any
member &C the police department who visited any house
OF bad repue, and who did not report the fact 70 him or
the Captain Of Police There might be occasions when the
ioc would have n 20 into such houses in the prosecu
lion Of their official duties and lest this power might DO
abused, the Mayor required that every such visitation
These two important steps created quite an excitement
For they only cut OF the police themselves, but nearly
express purpose OF black mailing the inmates vt houses NJ
ifamc Important revelations were coon made, involving
1e ayor ~ many eVery one Of his an
l.intccs who had had anything to do with the matter
Of them then turned states evidence and the maer
wa before the Grand Jury nj lat dates
appears that Of Dycrs biz secret policemen was
In the habit Of collecting money regularly Rom these gris
and not unfreQperuy taking Along With him one % toe
republican editors &C this city who star and pass
eli himself of of the secret poicc This was one
Of the noscs, republican editors against long John" be
fore the election and L. Of the nocst against DRAGON
Bro~s Long John aud Joy since the election. When his
colleagues The newspaper do n~ publish his drunken
saaibs against The republican administration D, ~, h,ndS
administration because he l. dead head no longer
in this line but has to ray, whereas undsr Dyer he went
There are involved these matters Deputy Sheriff,
Justices Of the Peace and some half dozen con'a
bios A. get ~ the matter, the following
facts have been elected by the Grand Jury
When have been out Of money they have go, Jus
tees of the Peace 10 give them warrants TO arrest certain
girls These have been taken and the grs ar
rested under them. Sometimes they would be allowed 10
ESCAPE the payment Of large fee; sometimes 'hey
would be brought before the Justices Of the Peace and
fined largely, and commitment ordered In defant The
girls would then have io raise the money ~ they best
COULD sometimes by stealing ~ and somcn : ny ievyhs
black mail themselves upon clerks 10 stores aud banks
who had previously visited them.
| Wheeler The Grand Jury will Hnd bs or not had not
ranspircd at the time o. writing this article. But after
the Grand Jury adjourn. whether they ind bills or NOT we
suppose there win be no mwcpriey ~ puoI ,.,.
known satisfy the public tina, thousands and thou.
sands of dollars have been collected IN the shalr OF
black mail by some public Officers from .ncse pros
heretofore In getting on the police, 10 nave ires
ticket to houses of III fame; and plc"men have been IN
the habit OF lending their stars az their friends Tor an even
ing: and some men pretending be respectable in this
city and connected with the press, have actually stolen
/ these stars 10 get their free tickets.
Once in while would not do for many CT our fast young
mcn-they must have star with them continually Dur
ing the lager bier riot in this city, under Mayor Boone,
quite number Of stars werc rot bold Of which have
never been since, the coat of some iancy
young man in house Of prostitution, who used his star
instead Of money.
We learn that there considerable warmth Of feeling
manifested In the Grand Jury room respecting the proprie
" Of finding bills against the different individuals some
escaped by the baro skin Of heir teeth some got only
few votes, and some were elected unanimously.
The Jury into court and presented bills against
Justices q. Prcndcrgas anil Ch's OMalcy for conspir
ing 10 exor money also against Charles OMalcy two in
dr,mcns Gov macasance IN Office also against tonables
John Quiuu jeremiah Prenderga,t, aas jeremiah len