, 1874-12-29
LOCAL LETTERS,


To ths Editor qf The Chicago TTi5nne:
OHicAao, Dec. 28.-Soeng tho caao Of one
man icyeling pistol on another man, creatiug
30 much sensation among The public. take tho
liberty Of stating far moro Important CAGE,
which, TO my borrow. has gono into oblivion,
through the negligence. and fear Boulething
worso Of our po.!co Department.
About nix wccks ago, at G p. M. going home
from my shop waa attacked by four OF fiyc
highway robbers about 100 steps from my houBc.
Thoy gagroted md robbed mo Of 8200. Two or
throo neighbogs were looking on and saw mo
atrauglcd and robbed, without making my Of
forts to llolp me It was foar, believe, wllicl.
hept tAozc poople from interfering, for they
vcll knew that neutrality-suspicious. rule cur stroota,
not tho police. a few seconds after being rob-
bcd, saw tho robbers about fifteen BtcpH from
Inc, rnnstiug. rlado aiarln aH good as my hnff-
strangod condition admitted, and pursued as
9rsck aa could, but all nlono; eson no alarm
ot being shot. thinning ono, block, tho robbers
Disappeared III tho dark alloys. From hero [
went to tho police station, Rbont ten blocks OF
from my house, corner Of North avoEuo mud Lar
rabco street, 1 mGt no police on my way. Tho
station-Keeper, aftcr listening to my REPORT i'll
they will net In tho matter. Only through my
Btorn demand, two policemen Tero dispatched,
aud iu fow hours two individuals voro arrested.
1t scenaa that tho station telegraph had not
morning, Questioning several policemen In the
centto Of tho city. uono Of them knew that n
higlway-robbcfy :was committed in tho stroots
Of Chicago night before. Who il to
blame fully beliove that the case
! in tue hands Of good detectives would not be
lost and the perpetrators could DO brought to
| iustice by 4 competent Jadso md Jury, but not
b: ridiculous doinBa called poltco-Court triala.
Ono Mook after the robbery tile trial canln OF
at tho Police Court, Chicago avenue, near Clark
street presided oyer bya Judge ca,lcd Kaufman.
As nsio.s @ tna. two % men wono % to be tried fer
ono Of tlon tFns not ready ior trial. Ginning
tint ono Of his man witnesses was not present /;
hiA case tllen was postponed until Fri1hy next
by Judge Kaufmann.
The trial for tho other man Was now taleE up.
Dofoio llnlf Of my Wltncsses wero hoard tito
Jndgo said as none of tho witnesses know
anything nhout tho affair ho will tsh1ins thu eaBo,
ll.ssted, in srito Of the woulet-bo Jupitcr-Iii.o
frowl, oil bearing them. being interrupted in q
jageon something aholat contempt Of court,
nevertheless Insisted, After heariug oil ,yit-
noaues tho caso was dismissed in fact. my wit
/ rossea seemed to know nothing. Hight after
dlHmisHi.1g, tl,o Judge said {now ,nark): But |
diBlniBs tho other man too." IAink Of It! 4
!naa wAo WEI arrested for .highway robbery, af-
tntwarda bound over to appear before court GU
Friday next, VAS set frec without hearing.
Now what alult do III this case ? Your iu-
formation may do good to tile wl,o1o public.
And then please answer, Have Judges roally tho
power or right 10 play tho Fart Of Sanclo 1;anza
as Judge In tito courts Of Amoricaa Are tho
acts at thu aboye-namGd Judge punishable or
llwlus must confcas, as stood thore In tho
halls Of Justice. felt shame creeping OH mo to
ba called q citizen mud q member Of sovereign
people l felt European irony Bncoring right iu-
to my lace. A. STEMpEL.