, 1872-10-14
Several Temperance Hen Observed "TakiDg
Notes" on Madison Street.
Beer Selling Continued as Usual in the
North Division.
Statistics of Arrests During Sat-
urday and Sunday.

crimina1s, with the hope that active measures
in the prosecution Of 1aw-breakers woull
be followed by proper reverence o.
law and proportionate decrease il
the amount of crime that IVES gaining
for Chicago an undesirable pre-eminence amone
large citiea. Life and property were greatly en-.
dangered by the prevalence Of reckless Law.
breaking. Day after day the newspapers hare
chronic1ed the horrible deeds OF the preceding
night, until the community became fully
aroused to sense Of the desperate condition OF
the city, and the utter disregard for law, and
Life, and property displayed by the
Towdy element Of the city. The
murder Of Policeman O'Meara, and
The unfortunate McWilliams, 3 printer, who was
numbered by drunken rnaians, the atrocIous
butchery of Callahan By Biddel, aud the pe7pet-
nal shooting and stabbing that WAS going on
around Us resulted in 8 call for q meeting Of cit
azens in the Board Of Trade Hall, on Market
street. The meeting Was called and ably ad-
tressed- Resolutions were passed, and standing
committee composed Of some OF our most
distinguished citizens appointed to take active
stepato to secure the punishment Of convicted
criminals, make such investigations into the
existing laws as would discover their weak
points, and further to deliberate upon some
;7eans to check the growing evil. This Com
nittee, with Henry Greenbaum, Esq, as Chair
man, met several times, and finally drafted an
address to the public, which, whileit pointed out
nany errors in the present municipal and legal
syRtem, failed to give general satisfaction.
SECOND MEETING
Was then called to investigate the causo OF crime
Ihis YVES held in the Board OF Trade Hall on
Tuesday, September rs, when very large num-
her Of gentlemen we're in attendance. The hall
5nl TIL
Il. s. Davis and others addressed the meeting.
Or. Davis speech, as those who heard him
'Ril testify, was an able effort. He showed
Sunday vas followed by an excess OF
crime on that day, and, from
'EariouH statistics, urged that alcohol was re-
nponsible for four-ffths Of the crime against
sperson in the country. He further urged the
compianoe Of the saloon keepers with the State
.saw and city ordinance forbidding tho sale of
h'quor On Sunday, and called upon the Mayor
en- Il polca to close the saloons.
ANseries st resolutions we're passed to the same
etc It, aud q committee appointed to lay them
BEFORE TIE MAYOR.
The Mayor received the Committee courteous
IL and told them plainly that without their CO.
pperati on he could hope to achieve but little,
and called On them to aid him by their moral
support. He expressed himself as willing to
assist in preventing the continuance Of the
present eruption by every means in his power.
The majority Of the Committee were satisfied
That what he promised to do he would surely
perform 20 the letter, and day or two passed.
The Police Board had expressed themselves also
80 willing tcenforce the ordinance. They did not
doubt them ability to do so-on the contrary
they thoaghtit would be an easy matter. May
uz MedM th1nght that while it could be done,
It would be work Of great difficulty, and was
.1herepre Somewhat surprised to learn that
- TGPoL1CE COMMISSIONERS
6ere sanguine Of immediate success. Easy Or
hificu1t as itmight be, however, he sent in q
rommunicati'n to the Board, requesting them
to give the necessary orders to enforce
the ordinance. The Police Commissioners
thought this vas easy enough, and, sending for
the General Superintendent, gave him an order
x0.enforce the ordinance "as far as practicable"
Which Was an easy way Of getting the RESPONSE
bility quietly of their shoulders on to those Of
The Superintendent OF Police.
The publication Of these various orders, and
reports, and interviews, and addresses, and diar
loguea, produced profound sensation among
THE 11QUoR DEALERS
nad the general public. The former believed
that no effort would be made to enforce tho Or
17inance. The latter had no doubt that the po-
9ico would be successful The former had seen
the thing tried before, and knew how long the
movements had lived the latter had forgotten it
and thought they had carried the day.
The more respectable saloon-keepers, who had
= reputation to preserve, determined,
by their example, to assist the authori-
ties in doing their duty and carrying
out the provisions Of the 1aw. One noted liquor
dealer, proprietor Of an extensive West Side
billiard parlor, presented himself to the Mayor
and
PROPOSED CoHPRoM1SE.
BE wonld be willing to appear at the Police
Court every Monday morning and pay fine Of
800, on condition that the police authorities
would not interfere with him, or prevent his
keeping his establishment open On Sun
day. He hoped by this means
ito erade the Law, which provides
.For fine of s100 for the frat offence, and for
.feiture Of the license for the second. The Mayor
assured him that no such arrangement would be
paade, and that the second offence would Ger
kainly be followed With the taking array Of lis
$icence.
Is THIS TRUE?
Messrs. Chaplin &, Gore appealed to the
Mavor. They we're doing Hret-class business
permitted no 1iotous or unseemly behavior
on their premises, and desired, il the
most minute particulars, to adhere close
II to the provisions OF the law.
It Was not themselves only On whose behalf |
they would require leniency on the part of the
Mayor. But it might be news to that high |
zunctionary that about one-third Of the male |
members Of the various South Side churches |
we're u tue habit Of dropping in at their Twenty
hence. These gentlemen, worthy and respecE
able citizens, would be the sufferers, as vel Al
the Proprietors, should the ordinance be |
60 enforced asto prevent their indulgence. The
Mayor 1iat@ned attenti7ely to this Touching an-
peal, and concluded that such q condition Of
sffafrs was very sad one and strong argu-
1nent for the closing OF drinking places
CONTRARY TO THE GENERAL. EypEcTAr1or
there seems to be no hostility whnterer a1nnno
She better class ct Iquor-dealers even to rigid
ep{Qscsmspt Of tbs law, A to tue closing Of