, 1875-01-28

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LOCAL LETTERS.
natASNUs' HTATEMrHr.
To tse Editor of Tie EAlca1p Tr,bune; |
CHICAGO, Jan. a7,-I wish to call the attention !
CT your readers to tho facts in my case. Sat-
urtlav afternoon last, was nrrestea and locked
up in tlo County Jail. the rafty who caused ny
arrest taking precaution to haYe tt done after
the Court adjourned, 10 rs to prevent me from
getting bail until tho Court opened Aloaday
morning. 1 haze committed no crime against
the lar, and tho whole thing WAS "put up " by q
spiteful neishbor. I was simply locked III tha
hall Of tho tcil until tho Court would
open Monday, no cell being designated
Tor mo .lp to tho tuno the Inurderuus attack wa8
made Oh mo by tho Assistant Jatler, AIcflale.
Abaut o'clock, think it WAS, Mcfialo came
into the hail apparently Under tho influence of
li1uor, aud commenced to talk very lond-using
very profane language. a prisoner namcd Cul.
lou WAS walking along the hall at the time, aud
A1ciIafe met hinl md said: "D-n you. go 10
rour cell" at Tie samo timo striking him On tho
head with tho keys. Cullen gave McI1ale 10
proyocat1on whatever for thta attack. and dill
not say word uutil l,o WAS struck three OF tor
what he meant. aIclfale then r11hled at him
furiousy. Cullon did not strike atclIalo at all
during tho assault, but tried to ward OF tho
blows Of tho r1liiau.
wes sitting il, chair, and had just STOOD up
with my hands in nv pochcts aud turned to
walk away, whom N[cIIala struck mo on tho fors-
head and knocked mo down. When aroso ho
struck me- agnin OIL tho right shoulder viii, the
keys. rendering my arm po"orlcsa. flo aGaln.
Tho blow with my loft hand. which got badly
brrisod from the blow. At this iunctur8 Of the
affair, alcHao drow his revolver, and thaso is
hardly doubt but that I would have been
csso for tue Goronor's jury had not Wolfe inter-
fered. Nj. Luka Agnew then naid: " Mr.. Wolfe.
tako 1tr. afca1nnnus to Coll No. 81, and he did
go, wl,cEo remained Until morning.
4rc1Ialo unlocked my coll between G and Z
Hnndny morning. anti when stepped ont mtg
tho bali he asked me If 1 wnB badly hurt, aud
told him my arm vas very painful. n1d my fore
head, aud ho sud he WIS surry fer Whnt hap
pened but, Bnid he Come with mo. and VOL
set some whisky" told him would not; that
/ was not one OF the whisky kind. lie thon left
NC.
/ never snid word to Mc1Iale during his at
tack OIL 1Ir. Cullen, nor did any OF the other
prisoners. Ono Of thnm caught hold Of A1olIAlc,
len. III tho melee with Cullep / think McIlalo
would have taken Oft hia noHo had not Cullen got
away his head in time. waited patiently until
Monday ut 10 o'clock, when wns promptly bail
before Judge Williams and stated my cnse to
ln. lie ordorel mo to DO brought before tho
GRIND Jury, vino Immediately Investigated the
matter.
Kuw, think it is d disgrace to the city and
county tn nvo suc!i charhc.ofs al this nan in Of
fetal positions. laye boon rehldont OF this
city for twenty veasB and n taxpayer, and never
saw tho iuBiuo Of d jail bcforo, and would noe
lave benn tlerc last Saturday night but for tho
u,an,er ili WI,cll splteful aud Jealous ncyhbor
| pus III, tho lob OIL mo. am not done with this
matter yet, US ,.,to,,d to find ont it ths county
IL nut responsible for tue acts Of It's otllcers
JouN D. MoAAssus,
rnEyESI1o3 or FIRE.
| To tn Editor s} Ihe Chicago Tribune:
CuitAuo Jan. eG.-WLile giving hll due re-
spcct 10 tho opinion Of Gen. bAaser, that q large
iucreaye to tho present forco Of tho Fire Do.
partmont would DO necessary in order to be ablo
to cope successfully with iiro, famed by ono oi
| our strong prnirie winds after an extended ant
continuous drought, aud tho consequent intlam
inability Of ali our old tNmble-dowa Bheds, shan
tics, aud tar-roofed housos, conuoctod in one
continuous chain from tho auuthern L
tho northern limits Of the city, wouls
1t not ba advisable 10 talso Bome com
rarntIyoly y.iuexponHivo mode OF combat, Using
10 greater oxteut precautionary mcaHure
aga,nRt the riBe aud progress OF fires; and there
ny increasing the effective forcs OF what we nov
hsve,-in other words, applying m "ouuco o
prevention iustcal u indu!ging in ''pound o
curo"2
III many of the older portions Of the city, an
In large proportion OF that moro rescntly built
tlcro arc lining tho nlleya OIL olthcr side grea
humber Of useloaH, dilapiaatel sheds and Out
buildings covered with rotten boards Or shin
H!es, barns with tho Windows open. from whicl
i bunch Of hay or straw protIudes, q
,, u fuw loaJs OF dry mAnure piled in tt
roar, with perhaps leaning tenement slsns
11nTH
; OF etayl1,gs from an uajacGnt bo1-factory {
pjauiug- mill, which In thriE turn very lkca
surrounded by piles Of dry humber caroessly o.
poacd to q droprod ciRar o. spark from az q
zine, showing total rocklcssaoss III 10 rcsult
, | md leauing back on tho strength Of aome inau
eneo company which iaa had ambition enoua
, 10 tako tho rHk. and for which fisk's sake tt
= safer mud better built portion Of the city hs
to pny, Now, il thrro arc no city ord
uancoa by which such useless etfuctus.
~ t1.cse eau be removed aud proper ca
enforced npou the owueGs Of factories, mills. ate
could our salf-sacridc!ng City Fathers devo
: frame uni pass suol. an ordinance, md SEQ
y properly p.t1,iulatere15 Aud wouldnot the pu
= suit OF such course. carrying It to apply to y
= the luMber-yards, oi-fa:ur1es. etc.. and detnan
/ owners ol such pIaccs, be equivalent to Va
i large increase to uur Firo Department at nom
. nai costf &. McLESNAs, City Surveyor.
! CIlEAp LkurUR1H.
y 10 tbs Editor qf The Chicago 1rIbuns:
IL cu1uAao Jan. 25.-We are glad 10 SEQ the {
= forts put forth by tho Young Me,.'s Christi
" Association in providing cheap aud instruct
!" COURSE Of popular lectures at mere nominal s1l
!" for tho young men Of this city. ptu one Of Il
clasa, stranger In tba city. living in boardiu
T. huuso. having no place to speud my evening
y 4 aud have not all abundance Of cash these la
!. times, living oil very scanty salary. But VII
u a society provides 10 instructive and interes.l
=. 1 leo.ura ~ that Of Prof. Colbert on astroao1