Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-04
Anew Fach.

The orderly and quiet condition
our city is now justly a matter
# congratulation. Nowhere is there
ess crime in a railroad and travel
,enter the size of Omaha; nowhere
crime pursued with more Persls-
fence or with better success. These
are facts which appeal to the good
sense of all who live here VINO
take pains to observe the condition
of affairs. -
When crime was rampant mere
the Herald was not slow To expose
it day by day, as all candid men,
friends and enemies alike, will bear
witness andwe make thisstatemeht
of the changed situation of to-day
because truth and justice demand
if and not from any especial desire
to please Marshal Snowden or Judge
Wilbur. These officers are dong
good service, and itisfor the benent
of all parties that their work shoula
be recognized. Yet in the midst Oh
these labors the police control ana
management of the city is attacked
with great bitterness in the BEE,lh
a series of articles from when a
stranger might suppose that there
really is sink of iniquity some,
where between Judge Wilbur anu
Marshal Snowden, which these gen.
tlemen are doing their best to con
ceal.-Herdld.
The Rec has not denied that
"order and quiet" now prevail in
i'm the city, but it did set forth
certain facts which went to show
that the police business under the
Marshalship of Mr.. SnOwden was
not being carried on, i'm certain re-
spects, as it should be, either by
him or his policemen. Crime may
be pursued with persistence and suc-
cess, but it has not been pursued IN
the manner laid down by law.
The Herald quotes Judge Will
bur's letter, and says it knocks the
bottom out of all the facts claimed
by the BEE. Not at all, Mr.. Her.
aid.
The Herald says:
"Here rests this grave matter.
Two prostitutes arraigned at Police
Court and unable to pay their fines
are given further time instead OF be-
ing sent to Jail. Afterwards they
are called upon by two police Of
ficers, who inform them that they
must pay their fines or 60 to jail, and
they raised the money on the spot
But they were called upon by the
dreadful sgo-betweens.' If Marshal
Snowden had gone himself it would
have been all right. But if the BEL
man had the duties of Marshal o
this city to perform, and should ex'
ecute them as Marshal SnOwder
does, he would soon find that il
would not be possible to be in every
place when work is to be done
Nor does the law contemplate tina
he shall,
The same answer applies to TIN
other charge of the BEE. Marsha
Snowden makes the complaint
himself, and executes all the dutie
of his office as far as he can. Th'
constable fees complained of ar
slight, and are for work which tn
, Marshal cannot do"
The two prostitutes referred to
were not arranged at the Polio
Court. The fines, and excessive
ones, were collected from them a
midnight by two policemen, VIII
entered their apartments at tn
hour of midnight, for that purpose
!, and without a warrant.
Another equally irregular proceed
ing was transacted a few night
, ago. Some policemen, and amonI
them constable Simpson, if we ar
/, not mistaken, obtained admittanc
: to a "dress-making" establishment
without a warrant, and arrested tn
. female inmates and their gentlemel
, visitors and took them to the court
house. Judge Wilbur was walked u
and induced to come down and sci
tie the case at midnight. The fine
!, were assessed and paid, and tn
victims of this irregular prOceedin
> then wendell their way homeward
:. Was this action-althOugh tn
. parties may have been committin
an offense-regular?
The employment of a constable
: The BEE maintains, to do this sol
y of work for the Marshal, should nc
be tolerated. What are the Mal
;. shall and the police force intende
>. for? Are his and their duties to b
T performed by a constable, who !
, not a city officer, but who make
y his fees from the persons he arrests
!, This kind of business will b
stopped by the passage Of an Ordin
D ance introduced by Councilmal
Stephenson in the City Council las
evening, prohibiting the collection
of moneys by the policemen, an
commanding the Marshal to serv
!. papers, etc.
L Other facts can be produced t
show that the police system needs
: publication in many respects. Iii
: a fact, and the Marshal Is said to b
well aware of it, and If he Is not h
ought to he, that one of his police
men "keeps" n or more prosti
tutes. How many fines have the,
l paid, and are their names OH tn,
list?
VENTILATED STRAW HATS
Gentlemen wh0 have been Wditin.