, 1874-11-19

Waahbur1,a eurorintendonoy was $la3.082, and
recovered $47, 800; dci1clt, a00.0s0. Nov, It Is
well-known fact, AZ we'll at a notorious ono,
TINT Mr. Sheridan and certain oflcora Of tho po-
lico forco
THREW EVERY OBSTACLE IN TuE1n TowEn
III Washbur1,'a way 10 prevent tho subordinatos
from doing thofr duty, and the thioyos wore In
oitcd to greater activity By thoso eamo mon IN
order to ''huBt" Wnshbnrn, aB thoy tornod It.
Detectives made open avowals that they "wou!d
not do id thing under that man ''-moantng
Waslburn-and mulishy romainod: d:paaAiyo while
Ito burglars aud other rufl1nns Of tue city were
buBily at work plundorng tho oitisons. wash
burn malo every effort human poing is
capablo Of to bring tho thieves to jnsticc
and recover atoleu property, but llc was bau1koa
mud htndorod by these mon, who now como and
au Intelligent Grand Jury tlleir semblanco Of
virtuoua reform. And this, too, right III tho
faeo Of nimoAt
UNPARALLELED CRIME AND RurF1AN1sM.
Tho orying evils which have boon the source Of
30 much Just complaint, ind aroused the good
citizens to NJ appzeciatiye scnge Of tho preacnt
condition Of affairs, arc proof Of tho failuro Of
tho police administration headed by Mark Bhor-
idan and tho clique who do his bidding. There
Washburn's time Us thera is at prcsent, nna II is
MI acknowledged and oft-repcatcd ronark an'ong
all classos of citizons tint Washbur1l made 1t
TOO HOT For cHicAno
to bold tho ruflianlv oten1ent, antl Ind ho not
been hammered by demagogcal men In authority,
Buch aH Sheridan and Ills confreros, az would
have made q clean sweep Of every ovil-door IN
tho city.
Until recently everything hos boon ioyoly at
tho police eud Of the Cty-11all. 1t is vol known
TINT Sheridan aoo1rcd Hickey hiH prosnnt post
ton as Deputy Superintendent Of pollce, md is
in turn woli served by the Inter. Thors has
boon some kicking lately aBalust
TIE puTCuMAN" ...
At tho head Of the foroo, and jealousy haa sprung
up Which may reanlt II! spootly disruption.
the present police officials, which honeat mon
will not regret, III tho bollof that they will then
get their just aues. There ia no concart OF at-
tioa; tho Captains act independently; tue do
tectises do as thoy pleaso, and, n fact, thore ia
no slisc,pline. Should Rchm undertake to carry
torieie with him IN all probability.
The late political campaign has also Nidonod
tho chasu1. Roh,n Aruily supported the 1tepub-
lcsu candidates, willie Mark and liB ulldofatrap"
pers worked like beavers for tho oppoaitlon
ticket.
plays no small part III pol,ao matters In this city
AEark loses no occasion to appoint I'LL lrihhtnnn
when new oil!ccs are created or vacancies occnr,
as tnstancea by tho spn9lntment q ,l; Hickey,
beon invariably checkmatod by the foxy Prosi-
dent of tho Board III all such nlatterH.
Sheridan will not intorfero with tho gamblers
it le can possibly help, it. Wien any church
charities aro required III which Mark takcs an
iutorost, ,-and lie invariably dooe,-tho sporting
mon arc his subjects, and he loyios indirectly OH
their oxchoqucts. with the implied Understanding
that he ia not lit favor of their suppression.
Tins the gamblers arc nado to contribute large
Huns annually 10 certain charities.