, 1875-07-31

Dr. F4ki1uWb "AEGHs
1o fht Tdi.or of The CHICAGO Tribune:
Cn1cAao, July 90.-An article entitled "Flht
Contradictions" in to.tlay's paper. sives inter-
viows with Descotive Dixon and pAwubroker
Langley, wheroin ttcro hro soma atatoments
desire to correct. Dixon says! "About two
weeks aftervAr,i ! man whom I did not know
csmo In and asked about It, and told him all
know" Now, tho fnct is. called ut Afr. Dixon's
Office In company with Commissioner Homo; not
finding him III. rat down and waited about
thseo-1uarters Of An hour, but, ~ ho did not Rp-
pear, could wait for him no longer, day or
two after csilod again, but he was mot in"
Some weeks Attor DR.. FAllows visited Chicago, and
persuaded him to accompany mo TO tho oslico
OF Mayor Cotvin, which ho did. explained TO
tho Mayor that, on tho list Of April, tho poctofa
homo In Bloomington was entered In Tho night
BY bnrgl1rs and his witch stolcni thst, having
notiticu tho police In bloomington Of the theft,
tho Doctor Let the matter rest With thoms and
that shortly aftsr . letter oamo from Detective
Dixon oirorlng to return thu watch II ho would
ray $55 Tho 1attoe ia now In my possoaRlon:
Ihe Mayor explained that tlfs was tho usual
wuy OF doing such huainosa. aAked him II
shore WAS no why by which thts watcn might 70
recovered without paying tho dsscotavcs $d6. he
repIlod that lo did not 500 how it could be dono
aud eutored upon discurHive hr9umont 70 shoW
why 1t would DO bnd policy for the city authort.
ties 70 nss IT, H. v'soa sqst
10 his office, but again that gont'otpan Was mot
iu." bfr. Dixon gave no no Information about this
matter; mover gave Mo shp DAno OF tue party
who Lad tho watch nor dd 10 g1ve tals .niofna 70 70
Tallows. Tho HubIeet vas again aRitatod By q
trump calling OH the Doctor and offering to got
his watch for SG5. Tho Doctor then called again
as tho dotechvos ohes whon pi19n -, aselosed ss
watch, but lo thought by that time It MAS dta.
posed OF. AS to Langley's stosY about monte
men having won this watch. tt III SO absurd on
It's face that no roply ie necessary. Thss man
AZ It was in hta line OF bnsinasa" Just 90.
pruuablv Dixon is mol ashamed; It Is Alto
gather lhiely Mayor Colvn ia mot asbaoaod."
ln tho facts stand undspntoa novet,hs!ess
ho know tton to be thieves, for he taontitied thn
"gang" wheu questioned by tho reportos; that
| Ctief Detective Dixon wroto to Dr.. Fallows Of
! torp4 to send him liH watch It he would pay
| A5Gthls nav DO in his ino OF buYiness";
| TINT Mayor Coiyn Justified Di1on in hn demand.
| sud would encourage no effort to obtain the
| watch without payment Of this Buna--th!a may
bo In tho MAYORS ''lnc Of bnhineFs.' but 1t so
il 10 about time tho cisizons Of Chicago knew 1t.
THoMAs G. DAY.
DuHKo.
10 The Editor u Tie cheauo Tribune:
CrtoAao. July 30.--Cau nothing DO done to
otop this nuisance OF conadouco-men aud bunko-
stoerors2 Tie agitation Of tho matter about =
month ago seemed to wake up Justice Summer
| Hold 10 4 sort Of spurt, and Joliet looucd up
bcforo como Of them but shoy ha7e now begun
their operations again {mostly = now crowd OF
tlem), aud shoy eau any morning he aeon atand-
| Ing On tho corner Of Monroe and Stato HkToess,
or Iostlng ou the railing juat vest Of the Amer
lean Exprcts Company building, waiting for
| Victims This thing has got to be crying
shame. Our policemen wink at 1t,