The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-25
THE MAYOR AND OTHERS.
is THE CHARGE OF MAYOR
WOOD AGAINST BkoSS, BIRD
AND WEBB TRUE9
Ii NOT HOW DID THE MISUN.
OUTSTANDING ORIGINATE

W. hhNo peen IN searcn oil lntOfmhtion.
On Sunday young lady Of the memo
Of "Jane Ann" asserted that Mayor
Wood had concluded TO not have the
keepers and inmates of houses OF ill-famo
arrested quite 50 often. The mayor do.
MED that he had como to any such deter
minsiion. He had, he said, ordered the
police not to arrest the women unless The
fines imposed upon them as woll a. the
costs could be collected. Ho had given
this order because the women Who
were fined paid the costs and were
allowed to so free to Elm again.
Wo understood this TO DO q reflection
upon Judge Bross and City Attorney
Webb. II bswds were fnod by Bross
and then were allowed TO escape on the
payment OF the costs, Bross and Webb
were TO blame-were, as wo understood H.
run ming tho police court for their own
benefit. We therefore called upon those
officers to rise and explain, and fearful
viewed them.
City Attorney webb was tho drsl of
the twain we encountered, Judge Bross
beng present during tho conversation aud
making side remarks.
After sKirmishing a little wo mado a
direct attack npon Webb by asking him
If there WAS any truth In tho charge
made by tho mayor. Webb is Amos, all
nitro-glycerinei ho Immediately exploded.
Webb-Ot course there 10 nothing In
IT, Tho mayor has been misinformcd.
Enthusiastically has imposed upon
| him.
Webb-We almost always collect tho
dnes imposed upon such women-slwsys
do unless We give stay of execution 10
get them out OF town. That 10 the best
way TO get rid of some of them, and we
adopi 1t. Occasionally woman
stay Of execution returns, but as soon as
We allow to go away under q
We ascertain The fact, we re-arrest her
aud either mabo her pay hor fine or pu.
her in Jail. The mayor has boon misin-
formed, and the man who told him we
collect nothing but thu costs /. either ig-
norant OF the ..fsots or else is willful
falsiher.
Reporter.--Ha the mayor, oven II you
had seen proper to collect costs and mol
fnes-has he for any resson-a RICH, 10
direct that the ordinances ofthe city shall
not be enforced
Wsbb.-Of course hs hasn't.
Rsporter-Hs ha, done this severa
times, has he not in this instance and i,
another, whero he decided that closint
tho front doors Of saloons was a compli
aace with tho law prohibiting tho salo o
liquor on Sunday?
| Wsbb-iou are asking too many ques
tions.
| Brois-A conioundcd sight to many.
| LaIIue-A thousand more than yol
havo . right to.
Msrtin-Moro than you will GO
ans wered 10 this court.
Cain-so many that you a,tonish me.
Sheehan-.No wonder no always had 4
long tongue.
McHalo-.An impudsnt one, tha, like hi
noso is always being poked In where i
ought to DO kept out.
Reporter--Good morning, gentlemen,
| We left. We arrived at tho con,
cluson, before our departure, that we
| Rod mazda N ,riatoto In tba croud Gina
then we have been in a brown study. W.
arc puzzled. Wo don! know where thu
mayor stands on the social OWL question
whether no has concluded TO DO the shield
and buckler of the strange women OF tn,
city, or really believes that the city
officers arrest them to get q few costs GU,
Of them aud for no other purpose. he
could tell, il he would.