, 1864-10-22
HEHTING OUT TaE THIEVES.
The Police ON the Right Track-Clear.
LIZ The DEM OF lnInmy.

We are glad to be able to record the fact that tbt
police autho1it,es nte At las. waking up soa know
edge the fact that our city hae fo1 sometime pas
been oyer run with more than Its normal share O.
thieves, pickpockets, burglars. gamblers and W.
grants, and dis1eputab@e chsracters generally. W.
have heretofore found tault with tier supinenes.
and uosy gladly chronicle their activity. These
are no donb. many who teel disposed to think that
Chicago ie no Worse of than othsr cities. she /.
not 60 ueuay. in fact may ordinarily lay claim ia
the inclusion wilhln her borders, ofa fewer mum.
lation than other ciies. Our recent municipal ex
pttie1 ce 1s however an exception to the rule. Is
eyineed tn the LARGELY greater number Of u1enses
There has been great influx Of vagabonds into
cur uidst. The old police admit that they zee q
te 1s
fore. They have come here, partially attracted by
The dne field Of operations afforded them IL work.
rcivee after recei.inc tbeIr bounty, IN The poeses
sion of much larres amount of morey than bad
eyer pfestou:ly beea felt in thetr pockets: The
detection. amoIg the nameroce other Etr1nsers
Who have been drawn hirher IN buafnees coapected
with recruiting. Very msnr Of them hare acted ia
ruune!s Tor min in other cities deztrous of procur
1ng substitutes, and very mang Of them came here
Win thAt an eIcuEe or cover for any other ]tste
meat pese for which the opportunity n ght turn M
The police bsEe now entefed upon thc wors Of
within a day Of two past taken bold OF them bY
Eho1ttae. The dEFes and dens Of toIs clty where
tLese dltteputabe characters run az rats 10 their
hGlef, are vlaited, and the tnmattg ecrQti~ized.
Ihe pecnliaE1ty Of IMAGINATION and memoey dts.
played By these jall hlrds IL quite astoni:h:nz.
Meny of them are 1t eAisofs,'' when an inspection
9! their haLdB shows that they have meier done q
dsy's work In their lives, the only hardness per-
ctptihe being About their knuckles, gained Ia trs-
GnrDt fights and brtils. Others ere country store
keepers, come In for the purpose OF puIcbs ling
goods; tft1rre to say, they hare all large amounts
Of counterfeit money In their Possession, euch az
Eide-aHAke merchants would not take, OtAers
arc mechanics; their stock Of FOOLS con+tss1ng OF
small cro* bar. drill, and powder. .dsak, With
here and there pair cf nippers ana banch Of
skeleton keys II Is not possible TO sens these
fellows 10 the penitentiary in the absence Of proot
positive thst crime has been committed, but 1ha7
can be and are taken 10 the Police Court, where u
vaeIancy hne tells them in unmlstakable terms
1hHt they have here no abiding city.
iaEsoMer, Which has recenily been put to auch
sny eseaoly re N lhss city. They carry them ready
!padeu 1of use, and yer7 lew would arrunIa IN use
tnem u aole to 10 It without detection Thete are
sety properly confecated. We believe thern IL A.
o. o,a n amnnieip3l ordinance prohibiting the carrying
authorized to bes1 1hen, hu: It has hltherto mean
ptastlesl5 dead letter. Lei tn: De now e1foreed
10 the letter. ~ ~" e0a'4 @eo
We hope the police authorities will not f.1te. IN
the good work; Let 1t be continued TIL ths CIV
. need noin tneee eoeaal pests, aud honest mcn
Or walk home afte1 n.chuall, withont seefn1
Rarotter IN every !Amp.post. These fel]pTs iike
every Other commodity follow the law OF snnn1v
and demand u they ind ont that they ara not
wanted, they will eoon betake themselves to sone
tafored CLINE where the:r serT1ecs will be better