, 1873-09-06
WASHBURN'S SUPPER.
How tho Superintendent Camo
to Sup with IL Gambler. =,
Tho "Stants Zcitung'sv Remarkable
Sensation Efrcotna1ly De-
rn0lfshcu.

Whatovor roal or imaginary ovlH may e1ist in
our city police force, tho fact stands that Chi
cago nowupapor mon arc moro leoply indebted
to 1t for nowa than is tho prosa of any othor
American city to itH oonstabulnry. Like othor
similar institutions, It's watchful officers mako
record OF ourreut evonts Which occur under their
notice, tolcgrnphing from station to station, for
| tho bonont Of tho prose, far iuto tho morning,
| tho 1"tost city intelligence which thoy hayo
| gloanod. Far superior to other police forcce, as
nows-providor, howevor, It's internal manago-
mont Ii in itsolf d sourco of nowB, and that Of
kind which tho public aro particularly fond OF
readiug Ono day personal alteration botweon
the Superintendent aud n Commissioner rro-
VldoH ohotoo morBel for tho nows-gatIlorora to
I'VE upon for n fortnight; then a gentlo being
from Bridgeport has lis nasal organ cnsanguinod
by tyrGnnicnl truncheon-boarer, which
canseB trial for exoooding. Ills duty
On tho pnrt Of m o{licor thon tho foarful
Intelligence flashes far and near in tho
city that ono Of tho city's guardians won
q dozon higll-toncd allitta from profoa-
eional gnmblor; wllt1o, last of MI, newspaper.
whoBo acquaintance with 1awauits has mado 1t
cautious, boldly statoH that another paper states
TINT nomebody else says that Superintendent
Washburn did, on certain occasion, sup and drink
vino at Burko'a Hosel with George Hankins, q
gambler! With view to find out what truth,
been rouad1y made nt pn}jce Hoard Tnoot,nn
fow days sinco-n TRIBUNE roportor vas yoater.
day dotailod to call on Superintendent Wasll-
burn and intorview him upon tho subject.
dutios when our renortor cnticd hmt IN bnif 20
hour 6xprcaaed bis readiness to bo interviewed
without boating round tho bush, tho reporter
buru's attention tn tho fact t1ot mo,,';ns, ",n.
had tho DIV preyiouay nnhiahn tl'a a669raiio,
that ho had on IN occasion. nearly a yoar sincn'
aupped with George Hanktns. tho gambler. 'o. ann.
which had boon nurckanoi viii thn ,;p'haio
prolts Of faro nnd hnnl1n tn c1;1a ,o,zr ,';a 2
lot. The Superintendent n,n}lod Mt thn rnm6arlr
mud sad tl,at ho dcniod ever having ~ accontoa a
neportor-How c6mes It than % ontn othat ~ 1oro.
missioner Wright. on tho div That tha insinna,
tion yay first nubiciy thrown o,,t viii, raear1 ~
tho alleged nat. yo]unteorod thn ataton,et III
was suSeoptible Of m nrnlaust;nn in n"' ooe"S'0n
mr.. Wnshhnrn.-Wa,i phan ~, .o,, .,,.,,
regard to the broad oarra sirnn1s a,d ~ t,ts,
deny. Now. if Won NIX ma whnt 7 aynnnso @ ! laIE!
what you consider the cbnron f. b.sed ,non "o
EIr. VI cnn Iii eo, d,,st !sot ~ nt'Ga . upun.
means. ii YOU ,yiah IT, '"'' 'A'"' : '"1po'0 !"
RonortorNTl,anl voo
WIN Aaf, r,3nr ,{u1,kt tl.n l..
vomhor ast Dctnct;va Fiis ~ ,,sais 'aut W ~
10 Bnrkon 1inro.,o"n Hota1 "sa nynon .t VIII ~
tn rnt s,,nnnr Af,ar ~ ~, ~ "oons c1oGk, ,
tnrrni ro,1ri .ni1 anora ~ .ra,,.i io.oo t! Ine
ncxt to mr. tahla 71ontai ra,,a No., ua et.G
a ronortor of rnorn'n1 nanor ,rhnn, III a
befnra in nv of,;ca t;nyit,d ~, on aau 'aus M
!iH + at5 onieu' ho laf4tou uS o'of 20 his
VIM o ,sise ta"s nn o,'r pao tHiuppGt wa9
We moved to hla tabio. md nat - rnntion",,
tIoro si'on, " +hn o a',ost NJ n1s se"lonnn
fnrcet 1 iho ,o,,,o na Pr.
onnratnr m fhc 13oarI ~ T.n1o ~ H., n'I III ~
e1nner r in r,oss;hla that EIi;s ard ae, ,aa
enten somo nf thnir sunnnr ~ tlat thnyy oy 1asa s
Layo esten eome NJ onra fhov Taro SH3 dr',t;m5 Ha5
wine, aud. having ordorol e1aasea "I for na 3naA
tbom. Who,, annner ,vos fin;ao5 ,rant 10 ea .a
Office to eottlo. fiy ornoctinr t. INV a. ~ H. so
Ellis anppor and nv own. mafo m attamnt |
to do 30. b1t either thu Tanortor ~ ~ h;a tr.n
inBisted on 1,ny;nc md one ~ .ha d .o q, TMo
not know which. Tbere Ind hmm n nan"ra, ro;1
On ali ti,o ramhl;nr-honaaa ~ ti,n n;t- |
organized for tie aane oyenjnr -tEo 3rst eincss
nv nnnojntrnent Altar ian y},o n,r1ta ''ro ~
"pulled oyory known cnmbl;n6.f .fonso j., +ho in
CITY. aud tie implements ,Faro faifnn and .1ao
atroyed. was told a fow f1avs oftnrward thot
tue gontlo1nnu with whom T.1 snnnod a. thn |
invitation Of tue reporter. was one of lie Han.
kng brothers. Whetller IL war nr was mt r IN
not know. do mt ramom,ar ~ tn have mai h;1o
since, If the man vhom thn ronortar ;ntro-
flncod ma tn waa nna ~ ~ ~ Woo % thslo
mud did INV for tho snnnar than s,,rnen
hayo eaton n,1nner Mt ta a1nonuo ~ rap,no.
think this crcnmstnnco mist i,a ,ylst e n,oont
by the etatonant that hnva accantad tha 1'na
other instances in which I have received from
II was not a. Tue gamblers invitation but ut TINT