, 1861-02-27
,Attexapf4dJA ue8ivery.

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twill be7 rem embere6iby our readers that
at tho :last te1m;o Of the ;Hecor3er's Court one
K1lfoyle was: conrictedf6 f6f breaking into md
robhIng the clothing assre of Mr. Gary, on
Wells street, iuuaer. thda<,olby House. This
man has: q. friend eallsd' tsDock Fitz,'' bnt
whose name is ssupposed4o be Fitzgernld.
It was not until LIST Thursday that Fitzger-
aid made his great hieuAhfp for Kilfoyl mani
fest On that, day, whitb tie prisoners were
!: temporarily in1the cof1tders that their cells
might he cleaned, Fitzgerald, from the out
aide Of the Jail, drew doth the sash Of one Of
south windows, md dropHfed in package, re-
marking to Kilfoyle, VITO was standing near,
There's your ping: fnhacco!" Then be
dropped another; and .ettd it was " fine cut.''
The lat#erhaytng been htnglingly enyeloped,
burst itswznpper;and proasd to 81 fine cut sa,o
Two prisoners saw these Inoyemepts, and knew
what was going: on, but: said nothing: The
.drat parcel contained aAhisel, and this, with
the saw, .Kil1oyla removed to his cell and &C.
creted- - ,4::i T. +
In the interim between'the date Of his being
supplied with tools and last Sunday, The house
breaker sawed of q plsa1tn the floor eighteen
by two inches IN dimendpns, anu Ind be been
eareful r. in zemosing the sssa0. .dust, might have
succeeded in getting bflatelf lsndothers free:
As IL. WAS, the jai1or, obSerYtng the suspicious
Wood-cuttlngs, had his attention directed to
the proper place, tic tools we're secured, and
an officer placed on the. track Of the accom-
:plice. On Monday night Fitzgerald was ar
rested In saloon on North Wells street, near
the bridge and yesterday morning he wss
committed to Jail in default of $500, to take
bis trial for the ohence-'s!
!. The Ncyv Police Bill.
It is now definitely settled that the new Po-
lice Commissioners Of tbs city will organize
and commence operations within ten days.
Several applications have; ali eady been made
for the positions Of Chief Assistant Chief and
Captain. But for the present such ,applicae
tions might as well be kept back, as It is sup-
posed no changes Will immediately be made In
the rank and file. a few days since re gaye
copy ofthe general provisions of the Police
b IL The following are; few more of It's
most important charactefiatlcs
The force ts to consist of ssuperintendent, GALA
y $1.dU; ueputy superintendent, $1,000; one
Captain for each diyfsionf; $3.50 each; six Sat-
geants, $50 each, and sixty patrolmen 500 each,
making the expense per anulm Of S45 A50.
An important feature In. the appointment Of
these guardians Of the cftysg peace and the prop
erty Of her citizens Is TINT they are to be aupuut-
ed during good behavior. Tha principle OF this is
eminently proper, but at the same time 1t clothes
the Commission with material power and In
yesta them with q responsibility By no means tt1-
fling. It behooveH them, therefore, in their .ap-
pointments TO- drop Ill c1iqnes. partia]ities and
prejudIces, and eelect h0nts capable, intelligent
shreEd fearless men, who, knowing their duty,
rne Police Commissioners themselves cannot
be removed except for uon-atteudance to business
or rmatfeasance ID Office. Thny will receive no pay
unless the Council see 1t to make an appropria.
tion therefor The lurtsdietton OF tho Commission
extends over Cook Comfy, ard If at any time the
Board Of Supervisors desire men appointed for
any particular locality, they eau be appointed By
the Commission, provided tha county Or town de-
string them makes an appropriation for their pay
Processes for felony committed in Cook county
can be served Ia any county oT the State.
On complaint Of any two freeholdcrs OF the city.
that they have reason to believe certain place Is
kept as q gambling house, the Commission can
authorizing them to break tnthe doors, arrest the
parties, and destroy their implements. The par
ties arrested eha1 be brought before Justice Of
the peace and held for an Indictment in the higher
Courta.
The Commission can establish polico telegraph
If authorized BY the Council.