, 1873-07-24
THE POLICE MIDDLE.
The Mayor VIII Personally In
ycstignto tho Sheridan
Wns]aburn Row.
StAtement Of Ills Honor Concerning tho
Authorship OF tho Celebrated
"pOst" Article on
Sheridan.

Tho Mayor is apparently not satiafod with tho
reply Of tho majority Of the Board Of Police to
his communication requesting them to givo him
tho details Of the diagrncoful Bcono Of last Fri
t1ay, and ho las decided to have mn invoAtiga-
tion in his Office noxt Batur1ny afternoon, In
order to loarn the fnots. The inquiry will probn-
bly, be open to tho reporters, mud, If 1t Is, tho
views Of CommiahfonerB Wright and Mason
will bo mado public. They have said
worry little thus far about 1t, but thoy bolioye
Sheridan to bo wholly responsible for tho dis
ts,rbanco. His Honor dosirea to know If thoro
wna " sufficient provocation," having littlo OIL
cial knowledge Of tho occurrence now, and tho
result Of tho session will detorrnine whethor
6heridan's charges against WaBhburn aro to bc
entertained, or thrown into tho wasto paper
bnshot.
Yesterday afternoon, the Mayor sont tho fol-
lowing communication to tho Board:
Hon. Carli'e Mason. afark Sheridan and Levs =.
lrfaht, loltca COMMISSIONER:
GENTLEMEN: propoHo to have M investigation OF
by Commissioner Marx Sheridan, Saturday. .lie
Tea.e = to present rs csira @ to hear your respective
statements. Rcspsctfuny, JosEru MEn1L1, Mayor,
A Bmilnr notice was Hont to Bupt WaBh-
burn, 4 request boing added for him To be prof.
ont with ouch witueBaos na he tioBirod.
The Board made no reply, considering ono un-
necessary, but tho Commissioners said thoy
would attend, and giyo detailed accounts Of tho
row il asked to do no.
Commissioner Sheridan Inns not yet prepared
charges against sorgt. Hood and Ills suborli-
Mates for maltroating prisoners, and will proba-
bly, not do 80 before Saturday: Ho saya ho
has to 300 many Of tho alleged viotimB,
ono especially, man - worth d quarter Of q
million" who waa brutally troatod In tho Fourth
Precinct Station. Uo claims tlat he AaB beon-
watching the bridgeport police for four month";, (
aided him in bringing tho officers to Justice and
punishment Ho proposes to stop tho " IN
iquitoua practicos,'' and will commence with
sergt. Hood, ard so down until the laat officer
who ASSAULTS and heata an inoffouByo, hard
working people Ia ronched and doalt with US Ills
conduct dnBervee.
THE Truth ABOUT IT.
Tho following card appeared in tho Erening
journal Of yeaterday. AB but fow persons saW
it, it ia 1epubliBhod:
70 Tie Editor Of tho Chicago Erening Journal:
Thoro being sono curiosity In the community to
undoratand Whit It is that I a'lego sgatn. Mayor
s na .o s eo to
missioner Reno, to-'y't:
y tsy q @ e
nj
I'D theso. AZ the dosmato1y article egainat Police
sSs s!ts!nse sssn,I:ss ~. shsF!a.a IT.
s:yss e u; ssfs r.
s a.; M SS5s f sssa
y making tho ssonont' ho did to tho e lie
I have tho above atateucnt Of Mr. Rcno cz-preai-
public julgo MAnx SHERIDAN.
This :. card "is a supplement to what commis-
paper articles attacking him woro dictnted by
persons on tho north sido of tho City Hail."
This asHortion ho socks to prove by tho tostimo-
ny Of ex-Conmisaioner Reno, but the "card"
above published is at variance with tho faetB
stronger in support Of tho imputation, it
mutt DO considered grounllesB. In tho first
place, hlr. Reno did not write tho card. "Littlo
Joe" d reporter of tho Staats Zcltnnq, is tho
author, although Rono signed it. Sheridan did
shuman, all editor Of tho journal, wrote thom.
The Mayor was asked by o Tn1nuaE reporter
for statement in roforenco to the charge,
and said that, during the police imbroslio
Ills Office and asked him some question: about
tho law points involved. He gave him his opin-
Ions, requesting him not print anything he aaid
as ho did not wish his views to 10 made public
while Mi. .Blakely WAS convorsing with His
Honor, aud tho latter introduced him to
the oditor Of tho Post. Mr. Dlakely
took no notes OF tho talk, and, aa
ho was thero between IL and O'clock the Mayor
cannot understand how ho could reach his of1ico
and writo u longthy article for tho papor igsuol
the samo afternoon. Tho Mayor denied having
told 11r. Dlakoly anything moro than he had told
many othorB, aud added that, whatoyor othors
might think Of It, he considered 1t not very hon.
orablo on tho part Of 1lr. Reno to como forward
aud make BtatementH about private conversa-
ton.
Tho fact is, tho article in which Mr. shoridas
claims ho WAS vilit1ed was in the local column
OF tho Post and, aB it WAS worry lengthy, tho 70
porter who mn1e it must lavo devoted several
days 70 getting points. Ar. B1akoly does not
writo local itclns, and henco Shorilans charge
that Mayor 1lot9il dlctatod'' the article ID
Clearly unjust and false.
Mr.. Sheridan brought In the article to tho
Mayor, and asked him If ho had written or dc
tatod it, He was very angry Of tho
time, and His Honor told him (noither donyipg
nor admitting, that he was tho author Of
the articlo) TINT ho did not propose to hold him
shout him; tint he would fatAer nothing to
which his signature vas not attached. Tho
Mayor HayH ho intended to toll him what he had
told Biakey whom ho bcoatno calm, hut 1t passed
out Of his mind, and Sheridan never called Mt
tentlon to it again except when he was in bad
hunaor.
TliH attempt Of the Commissioner from
Bridgeport to oronto sympathy ia useless for tho
fucts provo that his charges aro not worthy Of
belief.
TIE CITY IN BRIEF.