, 1873-02-05
Jake Rehm Objects to Wash
burns Story About the
ProGered Bribe.
John Herting Declines to Serve as
Police Commissioner.
Reporl Ct tho Judiciary Committee on the
Mayors Nominations.

tive CORDS. hIr. Prince was the only person
ghote powers of 1ocomotion we're in requlsltion.
He wandered aim]essly about as if looking. tor
orders from somebody, and, failing to obtain re~
Lief from his idlenoss from any source,
He seemed like one who trends alone
Some banquet hall deserted;
The Board waa dead, his cares were fed;
The Lum1ncrs all departed.
The Commissioner moved his rotnnd form
into the Office. Mr.. Gund laid a report from
the North Side District on the table where the
reporters were," IS he cautiously informed the
Mayor, when that gentleman took him to task
for his inidelity, later IN the day. The other
Acting Captains presented their reports in due
form and retired. Alr. Kokke fitted in and out.
benring his emblem Of tho hatter's trade above
him. but no one cav Mr. Reno. That gentleman
was resting from the labor of looking over the
drcadful communication to the Common Council,
to which his signature WAS appended, and failed
to nut in an appearance. And thus tho morning
hour expired There WAS nobody to interview
On the situation, for DIR. Ward was suffering
from hoarseness and could hardly utter sound,
and the reporters, for once, had nothing what
ever to do.
DURING TIE AFTERNOON
the Mayors apartments became more lively.
A@~ANA-o AA~0 N~~N
any but casual interruptions, and was ready to
receive visitors.
Tbs first person to appear WAS Superintend-
ent Washburn, who took the opportunity to
report to the Mayor that kr. Fred. Gund had
violated the conditions OF his agreement with
the Mayor. Mr. Fred Gund had not acted as
honorably as people expected Of him. On Sun
day night Acting Captain Hathaway, who Was
f- IN HrI- N1 md
told him that he might retire, and informed
securely retire, for he .(Gund) would take
charge. hathaway would received his pa
pers in the morning." whatever those papcrR
might be, and sit was all right.' Hathaway,
supposing that Mr.. Fred. Gund alluded to his
Reinstatement, paid no attention to the matter,
and went to bed. MIR. Fred. Gun1 issued certain
t1iaing orders, to ASSURE himself that he was
still Give and acting, and in the morning told
the Se1geants that he was still Captain. The
sorgeants generally regarded him es De1phic
ment, and agreed to al he said. He then signed
the daily report and took it to headquarters,
where he laid it On the table where the report
e1s could copy it," AL this disturbed the Chief,
and tho Mayor promptly despatched messenger
to summon Mr. Fred. Gund before him. An
other messenger was sent after hlr. Jacob
Rehm e1-Commissioner.
THE FIRST ITEM OF SEUB
which WIS obtaiuable came from Aid Thomas
Cannon, who Was commissioned by 1lr. John
Herring, nominated by tho Mayor for the vacant
Office Of North Side Police Commissioner, to
present that gent1emans regrets that his own
private affairs prevented his acceptance OF the
honor conferred by the Mayor. Mr. Herting
frmed, and intimated tina. he would not qualify,
suppoging he should be confirmed. He request
ed that the Mayor should select better man for
the Office. The Mayor will probably withdraw
the name Of Mr.. Herting from the Council this
eEening, and substitute another.
TWO GENTLEMEN,
editoriaIIy connectea With morning newspaper,
then called upon the Mayor. They talked with
him for nearly three hours, and puzzled the ex-
pectant Aldermen IN waiting as to the endurance
yeraation was Of strictly private nature, and
that not a word of it WAS to be published. This
YES the understanding with which they left the
Mayor, who by the tilao they released him found
that lunch time had passed By nearly two hours
ago. During lis absence
FaED. aU:;D AND JkEE REHM
had come down. The latter Was as jolly Is ever,
but he was smcrting under an indirect reference
to his honesty. The statement made in TIE
TnrBuSE TINT Mr. Washburn had been
the gamblers, he thought, implied
that similar attempts had been previously made
upon the present Chiefs predecessors. This
net.led A1r. Rehm. He was anxious to bet that
kQh tQle1 CQUlU QOL give lQ8 uEIQG OF Lue peIbOu
who wrote tie letter, and challenged all creation
to produce the person. In vain everybody an
sWered him that his honesty WAS too we'll known
to admit Of any such construction Of the state
ment. Mr.. Rehm YVES attacked on very tender
epot. Throughout his whole career as police
man. from the beat to tho superintendency, no
one had over questioned his uprightness, and ho
thought it dreadfully bad that the Chief ahould
hint, even unintentionally, of the possibility Of
his ever having soiled his fingers with the ghost
aF 1fFr %~ 1,+.t III. E.fA
badly about it, and refused to be comforted.
He surely had no renson to do SO, for his homes
II is well known
H. Gund was interviewed. a reporter aug-
gested that Mr. Gund was
Mr. Gund emi1ed uncomfortably and thought
not Tho reporter understood that he had re-
lapeed into that undesirable character after
brief struggle to obey.
8rr. Gund said he was acting rs Captain, be-
cause he WAS Captain. He had never ceased to
be Captain. He had never resumed the reins,
because he had never relinquished them. He
had never supposed that the Mayor might refuse
to reinBtate him.
The reporters in q body inquired whether Cap
tain hathaway signed the daily report.
Mr. Gund said Of course lie didn't. He Was
not going to allow one Of his sergeents to sign
sreport for him. He signed it himself, and
brought it to headquarters. At this point
TALL ALDERMAN,
noted in the Council for his e1oqnence, self
not to speak Of lis polteness in debate and
readiness in repartee, nm up to the group It
WIS AID. Dixon, who: seizing the Captain by the
coat-sleeye, called out in undisguised perturba-
ton, Don't give tho reporters any informa-
hon, " and tore him away.
THE MAYOR ARRIVED
ehortly afterwards from the Council Chamber,
Fhere he had been in conference with Commit
tee on the viaduct question. Three Aldermen
took Possession Of his chair, while be led Mr.
d1nd into the Comptrol1er's Office.
lhe Mayor spoke pleasantly to nj. Gund, but
WITH his usual di1ectness asked him what he
meant BY assuming to be Captain after he had
peen legally deposed By the Mayor. =.
Mr. Gund supposed it was al right. He had
not reported to Dr. Ward. He had laid his re-
Port on the table where the reporters could
toRyN:"
Ehe Mayor told him that this Was al W1ong.