, 1875-05-02

~ tie Editor Of Tax Chfecao tribune:
On1cAoo, May Lit would seam TO ns tbat
Sheriff Agneu has Of late been mixed up IN
rsthea bad society and connected with tfansac-
tlons OF very doubtful propriety. noticed that
At the last April town election he atood Ae the
head Of diereputable element fraternizlAK
with gamb1oes aud thieves at ths voting-p!acea.
encouraging and cheering the infamous gangs
Of 1epeaters in their e1orts TO defeat tbs Will OF
the honest taxpayers.
From all accounts it appears that 1t tho recons
charter election he again WAS p:ayiog tbs role OF
prompter at tho polls, boing cha, ged BY t5e clti-
gems OF the Twens1esh Ward with hav1ug incitcd
tho mob with harangues IN the low siauE OF the
gasser. The E1ecuuys Committee of the Ward.
iu card to the people Of chicago, says:
this wssI and Of prurnz,en county ogleta., .aho>e
principal auty to press,ue ltu AMI order Hsa shame
Las III the e1trsme; the forner actually ailing ~
thyouGho1ks rhs aB eae1a end unotu4hssaa atianss
With t.s ta.ders IN hAe dts4nGer and fraud.
It Ia unnecessary to add who il meant by tho
pzomin= mt county olhc1al.
Again, from to-day's repotts published in tie
daily papers IN regard 10 the iuyestigntiun Of
COMMITTEES Of the Ooanty 2oard iuto the break
ing into tho County C!erk's office and stealing
ballot-box thsrefzom, it would Apes: that our
Sher1r WAS tbs prompter to the crln1iual deed,
jim McIale; produced an order from the Sheriff
to let him {McHale) have 't what be wanted.
What the Sheriff and McldAle wanted Was bal
lot~box. What atr. Agnew wanted the box for ts
not clear and has A. yet rot been ssts,aeso5,-
y exclaimed In' i'% sheFa tn nao eect,on notn,ns
it xas not his duty to furnish
any one with ballot. boxes, nor was there any
such wanted for legitimate purposes. tha County
Clerk having furnished tho City O.erk the day
previous with the necessary number tt"enty(.
Or one Tor Zach ward But even had there been
INV necessity for an additional boz, the 6hnr1f
bad neither The right nor the oHcial authority to
givA An order for such = boz, the County Clark
beng the custodian.
But for soma purpose OF anosner; tne oa1'ot-
boz uss wanted. and, at al hazard, had TO be
obtained. In ths dark Of the night some one
broke open the door Of the basement OF the
County Building where the boxes are Kept, and
ono OF them Gas stolen And right hero !es 4e
SAX you. what safety is there for the valuable pa
peis. the official documents Of the County Court!
Last fall. il I remember rightly, soE1e Alderman
and candidate for the State Senate was charged
with having mutllated an Official document by
tearing part OF 4 leaf ous OF tbs po4i-oooK
which bore his name. Is it not high time TO put
stop to such lawless proceedines py ptnsIof
the rerpatrators to trial and puniRhmsnt, aud
who should bear the responsibility Of thls !ats
Outrage Who was the iustigator2 Will HI:
ant this state Of things might well cause evsry
lar-abiding citizen to reject and to aaL hlmgen k
the question. What are Nc coming TO 'ine
Bherlf is to summon the jury hich is to Try tue
hosom friends OF that official. Ara ne thereby
,,ot riaced d: the mercy Of the disrepusable aud
criuipal clements OF the clty! .
What security ia there Tor NE ano P1opolt5 ~
Chicago WREN it is notoriously known that the
Sheriff Il in close communion aud 1e4loW-
xh,n vith tho dangerous clauses OF our popula-
tion? What will the impression 20 Aafoad o.