, 1872-12-06
THE POLICE MUDDLt.
Euperintendent Weshblrn Determined
to Execute the Laws With or
Without the Aid Of
K1okke q Co.
The Board OF Police the Recipients
of Some Valuable Advice from
the May0r-Thcif Rows
in Future Must BE
in Private

The breezy interview in which two Police
Commissioners and the General superintendent
OF Police participated, as reported IN LIE lh1B-
uHE Yesterday, produced decided comr1otlon
around the City Hall. Tho general verdict, OUT
side the Commissioner room, was that the a.
tempt to force Mr.. Washburn's reslgnatlon'
through bullying and persecution. was COM
menced in a manner unbecoming the dignity Of
the Board of Police; that the prete1t upon
which war was declared against the Mayors ap-
pointee by two Commissioners whose boast now
is that they are not appointed By the Chief E4-
ecutiye of the city, and are therefore not amena-
ble to him, WAS valueleEs. Mr. sheridan's oppo-
sitiou to III. Washburn had it's beginning ID
other causes, of which nothing need be said but
that they are less commendable than those OF his
Colleagues. Mr.. Klokke ran foul OF the Super
intendent because the latter refused to connlEe
at the keeping open of North Side saloons on
Sunday On the occasion referred to, it is
stated, BIZ an authority as yet deemed reliable,
that Ar. Klokko used language quite unbecom-
ing gentleman and threatened to make his an
imosity toward the Superintendent keenly felt.
How far be succeeded, the public will be able to
judge before long.
The two causes Of complaint against Mr.
Washburn we're, first, that he had issued orders
to release no one On deposit. or special bail the
other, that he had raided the gamblers without
asking permission Of the Board of Police. The
first Of these offences WIS committed in obedi-
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eUeo ~ 'ne w po1 '4on Io a., p.4NT
1unc1,ohars' 60 whose ru'mgs lne ouy ouseIn,
nent Is committed: OWNED that 1t was unlawful
to take money for special bail,
and referred to q decision Of the
Supreme Cour! on that very question: SO ull-
nois, P. 1856 Mr. Tuley gave the supeIntend-
ent the draft Of an order directing officers in
cases Of arrest On view, to procure warrant for
the apprehension Of the party arrested, upon
which all subsequent action must be based. The
prisoner might then be released on bail bond,
duly signed By Justice of tho Peace. Suppose
an officer takes bail from q prisoner who has
been arrested on view, in the amount Of 800.
The prisoner Jumps his bail, and the city sues
the bondsman. The bondsman demands the
warrant Supposing the formaity Of procuring
q warrant has been omitted, the suit is WORTH
less, and goes against the city. As for the JUS
tice Of the Peace, it may be Us well to state
that the law REQUIRES that the bond shall
be signed by lin in open court, and
not IN his bedroom, or q barroom, or where
this ceremony. This necessitates the holding Of
a sesgion of the Police Court at all times, and
leads to complications, which have nothing to
do with Mr.. Wnshbuzn. The point is simply
that, in issuing the orders he gave, Mr. Wash
burn merely did his duty, and deserved the
concentrations Of the Board, instead Of the
very transparent personal attack by Messrs.
Sheridan and Klokke.
As for the gambling-house raid, Mr. Wash
burn WAS equally blameless. He organized q
raid, and determined On sudden coup, which re-
suited successfully. This be did under the char
ter. He challengesth the two spiteful Commissioners
to show him Their authority for demanding con-
sultation with them before doing his duty. AL
that is REQUIRED If him BY the charter or the
rules and regulations governing the police
force. is to send 70 the Board copy of the Or
der issued by him. As well might patrolman
The street should 30 " run in,' as the Superin-
tendent ask of The Board permission to pull +"
gemb1ing-house. This WAS very thin dis
guiae. The Superintendent not only DID hls
duty, hut performed an act for which
all order loving citizens, from among which ap-
parently certain Police Commissioners and gam
b1ers must be excepted, will thank him cordially.
He expresses his intention to proceed as he has
begun. He had given orders to the three Cap
them, on the evening following the opening Of