, 1869-04-22
BOSTON.

BOSTON.
gnyesttRationso OF CoFruptaon In Ma.-
knchusettH-'Ths l. obby and tho DO.
I lectlycn-A RccNsunx Wf1Ncsk-Pxo-
jected New NIcrChAnsA' ExchnnRc-
A Lnrge Ground Kon-Liternry
Gosh h1p-Rooks ofTrnveI Announced
The A1Cp&ta-A Nequest-Perspnaaf
Mnttcrs.
tTRoN OUR owS coRHEsroNpENr.l
BosToN, April le, 1869.
INVESTIGATIONS
ANY stranger who should judge BY the amount
Of Investigation going At the State House the
subject of alleged abuses, and the reports oi eyel
opments there made, might fairly pronounce Mas-
sachnsetts q very nest Of corruption. The Inquiry
which attracts most attention, because the only
one yet public in character B thai into the charges
against the Boston city detectives, and the Culef
Of Police, under whom they act 1t is not male In
wny calculated To bring out the truth 80 as TO re-
ceirc the general confidence. being simply heat
Ing of the Legislative committee on the subject Of
putting Boston under the police rule Of the State
To this committee have rushed MI the multitude
hnying suspicious, more or less substantial, Of
the completely Of our Officers with
thieves and burglars, and have
found a ready market The allegations have been
SO positive, and have gained such publicity, that
the officers whose regulations were affect
cd have engaged eminent counsel TO pro-
tect their Interests before the committee; but this
gentleman has had q position both difficult and
unpleasant, since thu committee sy1npathtes were
decidedly against his clients, nnd they we're bound
b, no judicial rules which prevented them from
showing it.
Meanwhile, the public mini Ia filled With doubt
and wonier In regard I" the matter. There would
he a general readiness 10 accept q demonstration
Of unworthy practices Gu the part OF the minor
detectives Involved IN tne ease Tor thelr profess
e!tn is unsaSoFr, anu tnes nave fasel3 oecn cfed-
tied Win my real dctectlse e4floiss ous na'e
always been connected "l1n tnht process Q! oaf-
gaining between robbed and rohber which can
lot but be denorallz!ng- But upon thu In
tegrtty Of hts subon'itnates, the chief OF
Police, Colonel hu1tz, stakea his OWL
reputation; and, Indeed, the later tesEiManJ has
told quite as lolntedly against the chie1 hHnsen
"a agH1nst the lesser men- That gentleman oc-
cupying such piace Of honor anu t!as- HOS
tonian tue Colonel o. Aassacaassms ress,uen.
IN the late "al, sustained Wy saeeesaa's ~
ho1h roislca pa'1ses' snoule " Ea's y, eouspA-
tnR WIN psoless'ona4 l''es c. 1a,a uu'sas -
snare o. thcu li'une, a.,,.".,s,io as.,a'.
fet, on the etnel nAui' ~ .upossos , eAp.a.n
the motive "h'ch c''u ne1oAtc ssHfse'@4o men'
unfairly 1or"atd anu testify 10 circumstances
which are certainly very ai1acu1 ol explanation
consistently Win NJ. huHzs uonestS- lHeFe IS
no dcuiai that the th'et, ano MS olnecss as wen,
lave frequently accep1ea lof 'nel lefsonA emolu-
nlent large Ee"3fus. 1eoh peEsous an3lous 10
make good thelr lossea os eou'pounMna Nltn the
thieves; and this ffae1lcc, hohess IN tse1l, must
at least, nave u dcHo7astz'h3 'en'ehcs. Aean'
while, the testimony stands that Harry Jennings,
tatO r0nvfrfp6 nj hhlSr lufpIQfY hefH n few
weeks ago. passed to the Judge letter Accusing
the Chief Of completely In the robbery, 10th before
aud after tho act; that he reiterated the sthtc-
ment III State Prison, after SENTENCE In an Inter
view with the man Thun he had
robbed; and that few days later
Colonel KuEtss counsel obtained an affidavit from
him that no such thing was true. The Other
charges do not rest On the testimony Of tltcres
but many Of them arc tho evidence Of policemen
not now On the force, and some conc from honest
men who have i,een rubbed and who believe thai
the Chief ami h8 confidential Interiors have pAJed
| dotbe ca,uc In tie restoration Of lrnostop o.
| thrlr loss.
! rhn otb.r ,nrcs,tooton. that into trc rorrnn
.,ons ~ ,hs ,o,,v ot ttc Legislature. si pors ar
.th c,ozed t,on,r. The testimony IL al, stcnr
,.."h,cn,,~ r,nn,+od tnwcvrr ami II unnrnde1 i,
T,, wiz ,t,c rrnort nf thu con,m,,,,., cannot IN,
" n,.tn , at,r rhc rcyclat1on that Mr. Thotuo,
We yrmrnnc,, m a v,tnr.. Inns .tubhorn,Y RI.
tuscd n Testify and t,nlrd the rtrh, of tho com
,r,,,rn IN rou,,n, him hns a,rcn,,y rnntt.. Hr1sn
,,r,, :, In. ru,ro mn through, n r,.n,,rs, If tb
| ,nn,n,,,,.o for n warrant nvn,nst the crn;lrma,
mr. c,ntrnn, which In. not yc. been .actrl. .u,ms,
Mr t,rc,Y In III, q .IourusjlRt man OF lnully pur
rnltx. an urcnt Of Governor Andrew Il
me s,,nth during tho war nnd
The very mail whom, NJ It wa
chr1prt, b, q Springfield Republican correspond
rnt. Inc Hartford 4 Ertc liaIl1l,l pnIt tcn tho,
pnu Ju,lnrs p,n,tIy for holding h!a tongue nni II
not taking tic frttI Ill Tho lobby IN aproRttlon I
thcjr urterrxtx. 1t ~ rrpurtHl tt,45ay that Nj
Drew liar trgtgrL NJ h!a Council GnnUral lsnllrl
opinF,uucly Eelcast,d ly tho rrccsA Of ConRna'
md u ihs iw tEc Hen'c likely ~ hafe " IN" 5ta'
lluusr snci! Lively tililrA ~ hive ho'netoA s'ee
rrrll vt Washington III tae pa't Two years. ~
only !E tlc cane ono 70 f1sc ample acolF 'or Al
Buffers peculiar laieiltt, but Ee has an o'a HrR
hga:nsi The Springfield isfruot'tan let Ns Wat ono
lin Inst full, "l'ch Will Hcsfc 10 na7o n'S as'o"
III Ills sheice.
Ak"c""H'S kAenAN"a.
=! la"' nv 'ase 'on'e r.osr - s..,''s.' , -
lieh lol "ai 'Melei1A'" i.A."as.' "".eu uAs -
seme titae pecn honaalc ins'.ta.lo'l, io'eso l!o
one nailalne mo anotnet, aua VT e.o noaiu
11aHe' te,u Eaeunnke' otSA noA's H.. ~" 1.A. o.n'
co1one'e1a' 'usu1uauns, "" =. =. ~
ktfeets etnltuen nseses.eu ~ .ae na,es ... ~.
p.oen.co 'fom 'ne Solposauon " ,as Wv n"u'
Church an Offer Of lease Of q lot OF l9nu temark
bly suitable for such o purpose. This does not II
c,nde tho s,1o or The church itss,f. hut ia on II
80 ~ -, =. ,s .n.-l ,Irn ,.,,.-I a
NORM sna east ol ", Ia snape nAs tet.e1 -
: closing the church IN its angle, hnh In OF
. of the best locations HI the city, nc
tn. ,.u p,s&- -1t,ce an,,-. In ,ht. rant
Of business The offer Ia to lease tho land, 3Ao
square feet for MtE Jca1s Tor si3ty tnous2oo doAa
n senr for the first thirty Feafs. and Hcyenty-d
'AA ~ -.,."".1-. s' ...-s,s,,. 80,
No'.. :" @ 49, na;,to,
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