, 1861-05-31

MEssRs. EDITORS: A few mornings since
highly respectable lady, = resident of this city,
Lake street dry goods stores. The eircum-
stanceE, well remembered both BY the lady
and the clerks in the store, we're such as to
sharply fix suspicion on young woman OF
about g Jears Of age, who Waa observed 70
follow the lady closely from counter to coqu.
ter, This young woman was accompanied BY
q nan, whose movements were also someWhat
strange and suspicious.
The lady losing the money, visited the Po-
lice SUPERB ntendcnt's office and there made
known the loss. They are told the couple
suspected are known, aud noted pickpockets,
that they came to the city the day previous,
that the police have had their eye on them.
The visitors are nctna1y shown the dlguerro-
types Of the couple in the "Roguc's Gallery"
which By system Of interchanges after the
mode OF n. Tattemare, is.kept supplied vita
all the novelties Of the knayish world from
all parts Of the country.
And these pictures were identified as those
of the couple actually seen in the Eto1e, and
every one seemed confident that this gave
mysterious couple? The polio. thought they
could find them, and they did find them.
Al the CITY Hotel the man and woman were
found just ready to take the cars, on Wednes.
day evening. The detectives say they
seized and searched them. They Ger
talnly did one thing-they let them 90.
the man was found to have from $50 to $50 in
his possession, in gold. In the sum lost BY
the lazy there WAS s14o in gold, the rest in
eastern bills. The two suspected persons,
known to be noted piekpoekets; honored @ each e
lowed TO depart with sum Of gold in their
possession after such 8 brief search as an OFF,
ercould make in q public place in five min.
utes Time.
One would only need 10 be less than half
malicious to say that officers run dangerous
risks Of being suspected, to have searched
long enough to f1rd hon much the party mould
pay to be let of. All sorts Of excuses are
| now made why these pIckpockets pere not
| detained, at least until the woman could have
| been identified By the loscr. There is no val
| id excuse for what is either stupidity or cor
ruption on the part Of these officers What
| agails it that police detectives wax learned IN
the list Of knayes, that they establish Rogues'
| Galleries {of pictures OF coursc) and yet when
known and noted pfckpocket and her &C.
| complice are taken almost in the very act,
they are let off tor rtasoue SO paltry or SO cor
rupt, that tie officers themselves are ashamed
to state them fully.
This case demands the full investigation Of
the Police Commissioners. There is some
thing to he exposed somewhere, Of which our
city police should be purged and at once. 1t
is either sin Of tgno rance or compromising q
felony. Which Was it? 7.
The EEscuASTREss.-Wcc can say this Of the
s1EuchantreEs :" Miss Richings is really en-
chanting; the scenery is beautiful, the acting
with . few exceptions, really good, and, bar
ring" the length Of the piece, 1t is decided.
: we'll calculated topleaSe all sorts Of people
at least, there is matter for every kind Of tast'
to be pleased With.
| ATTENTION CITIzEHs or NORTH S1pE!-1t
earnestly desired that all those citizens Of th
, North Division, over foEty-dye years Of age, VIII
are in favor Of the formation Of Home Guard
and who desire to perfect themselves In militar
| drill, that they may, in great measure, be pr
pared for coming emergency, Will meet the 1nclp
cnt company, and enroll their names that fu
company may be organized, this (Fr168y) even1n
ut North Market Hall, at o'clock punctualy.
By order Of Committee.
MRncENEAH, scc'y.
> ; WHEELER & W1LsoN's Sewing Machincs-ofle
1853 & 1865 Lake st. Geo r. Chittenden, Gener:
l Agent for Illinois, lows, Wisconsin and North L
diana. my31l0t 1
r ~ Alasrc and fine assortment OF Hair Brush
: and Dressing Combs, Toilet articles ofeyery kin
= Will be seen at sargent's, corner Of Randolph ~
State strecte, Drug Store. mys0tf