The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-20

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a1y nonsnt but for . oonplAint mAAs IS 6en.
Windef, and m order ksnsd By thss 0enGyrl
which put N end 10 axeet shooting
The Mayer thAn sovisNsd the aon&oee ef
some Of the deisotivss towards his police. and
complained thst they he'd bssn dsselint ln
dntY, as well a. bad men and ofiIcAss. VIII.
detectives had interfcTed with his police, aad
attempted 10 prsysrs AeM from making ar.
rests Whso the facts ware made k0own -
him, he issusd- q warrant for She sfrest ct tAak
party, and thai warrant waA served uVou the
accused in brothsi Another, tindfnR tSat
warrants had BEEN issned FOR the arrest q Ger
tain parties, preceded hia ofiiosrs, xnd gave ths
inmates OF the houses notice that ths Mayors
warrant was ccmipg Another, ROsvsaIey,
had Obtained $l Ito from cns party undsr false
Pretences, and had been tho mcara IT having
arrefted nufnber Of respectable 6ssi1Ans. ~
mailing oath that they wsrs disIoya1. Another
had md the andacity 70 apply at resp>ctable
h0tsl for lQdainge Tor 3 eofnmOn haslot, vhefe
she wss % be associated with respectable =.
caFriagss and bnggies with lswd women, 10
the scandal Of the community othess for be-
ing IN . sDali house, Of two ROOMS, wisArA
murder was eommIttsd, without tlssir beiag
able to arrest or discover the map1sFSr
and othass, for dogging abo0s The st1sAts
respectable gentleman FROM North Ca
rolina tclisni9G ~ j1.e sEsteeIns nd
Puvca ifarShAi, q sslsfssds s. r. :. { Il r. !
Richmond notas, which they ch0ussd 70 pro.
pouncs bogus. As the hezd ofshe police, ,hs waa
responsible for the morals Of the city, and wasld
enforce its ordinances and the laws Of tha
State. He would not permit the detectives 10
interfere with his police in tho discharge Of
their duty. He would NOT permit them to OBJ
ishneuk He would act penek them TO take
harlots into respectable bos1t1lr2- -houses, there
to be associated with a4cens pefSona, nor
would he allow them 10 ride about tho sta aeeta
WMhlewd women, 10 irsnit iadisa ant)Eo ouiraea y
morality. He weusd not permit them to deg
respectable c;l.zens sboat and ayFest them for
passing city notes. With she iawaof tha Ssats
and tns ordinances Of the city the datecsives
have nothing to do, and shonid not interfere
wiah them. Let them attend 10 the Uonfedo-
rate laws, and they viii have snoGgh to do. 81
The Mayor believsd that II that wcr.sy PEI
triot and estimable Christian gentleman, Pres
idsnt Davis, knew Of sae ahuaea by these de-
tsetives, he would have them reformed NJ
ouce. For hiUaen, beiisving martial law 70
he unconstitutional, and tho set with which
the parties ara charged 10 be In viclasion OF
the laws of the Stase, he should be cor peiled
to send ths parties on TO the Grand Jury
Me Aylet, thought tss Mayors phillicio
about the detectives sEtirssy foreign 10 Quo
question at issue. En wa not thera 10 In
qaife iGto the ;7ei soani or uiorale OF the do,
tsc.ivse. III say Of them hare bsea guilty OF
nnfdsr, bsibsry, or othsr crimes, ths Mayor
hsd certainly besn dereliet ia not panishins;
thecl.
Tho Mayor admitted his aersllctiea, bnt
gave ss reason for Ii bis desire TO prevent a
conflict with the Government officials as thar
tine. lie desired tho detectives 90 know his
opinions aud his fasore course Of scison, and
trusted that the Government eflissals would
clearly underEtand him.