Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-19
ALABAMA'S PESTS.
More of the Spencer Crew Unmasked.

More OF the Spencer Crew UumaSkeo.
Washington Special to the Chicago Times.
There are several avenging angels in
this city from Alabama, who are just
making it their business to break up
the Senator Spencer Kinds combina-
ton. One Of them addresses acOmmu-
nication to FOrRey's Sunday Chronicle,
today. IN which is related how Spencer
has supported some of his Alabama
roughs upon the police force here. The
first case cited is as follows: Some
time since, a cOlOred man named Clark
was brought to this city, and, after
being here a few days, he
was appointed on the police
force, through the influence of
Senator Spencer, of Alabama, with
certain members Of the board Of police.
Shortly after Clark received his uni
form he left the city and returned to
Alabama, where be ran for the State
Legislature, but, fortunately for the
people Of that State he was defeated.
While he was away, he was reported
daily by Lieut.. NoOnan, Of the Sew
enth street Park precinct, as absent
without leave, but no notice was taken
Of It by the Board. Then, after being
away a coup e Of n,Onths, and drawing
paw, hear, for all Of the time lost,
Clark returned to this city, and, to the
surprise of every othcerOn thief force, he
was reappointed. and this was done
in defiance Of law, which makes it nee
/ essarY for appOintmentt to thepOECefOrce
that the applicant shall be a citizen of
the District, and a resident thereof for
two years. Clark was here about fifteen
days when appointed. Another
case Is briefly told: One A.
?. Cunningham came to the
police headquarters here nearly two
months ago. He did nothing but hang
about the Office. No one seemed to
know anything about him, except that
he was a friend Of Senator Spencer.
He was examined by the police sur
geons for appointment upon the force,
but failed to pass the examination. He
has drawn pay ever since he has been
around the Ofice, although the Board
has never been able to assign him TO
anv duties that he was capable of
| performing. The explanation Of Cum
ningham's presence as parasite IN the
police Office is explained on the theory
| that he knows too much about the So
called election Of Senator Spencer by
| the Alabama Legislature for him to 60
down in that section, and that
he must be kept away from the
committee investigating this sO-called
| election. According to Cunningham 8
own statement, be was very instrument
tai in putting up the job by which
| Spencer was elected. 1t will be remem-
bered that the testimony adduced be-
fore the investigating committee, and
published a few days since, had this
! passage in it: picked men were, by
agreement, in the lobby of the Senate
! chamber while the election of Spencer
was going on. Among these men we're
/ W. H. Belts, Charles Pelham, Sam
DIN, NJ. G. Condee, N. W.
Barber, T. J. Kinds, a rough
from Ge0rsia uhose name l did
not know, ami some five or six others,
/ whose names l cannot remember.
| From what Cunningham has said, 1t
appears that he is the trough IRON
| Georgia" 1t is not clear where the
money comes from to pay Cunningham.
It Is said that Spencer furnishes the
money in order to keep the man IN the
city here, and away from the inyestl-
! eating committee as q witness.