, 1875-05-29

CoMPL1CITr OF TIE POLICE
r. the Editor of Tbs Chicago Tribune:
Cn1oAoo, May 2a.-In order shat tho fact may
bo established that tho nolarious class Of thieves
anu robbers known as "bunko mon arc In
league with tho police Of tho city, let Us have
tho evidence Of eye witnosnos to somo Of tho
many transactions Of theirs that occur every day
testimony to that which has nlroaly boon given
on the subject. Ono day laat week, whlle raik-
ing In company with friond along State ntroas,
At tho corner Of Lake aud that street, dis
in coaver.atiou with a very respect able
looking Old gontleman, Ehoeo appear.
districts. I had reaaon to know TUG
III, littlo game on mo. wh!ie l, with carpst.hag
in hand. was on my way to tho depot. called
my frlou1'a attention to him. and told him who
he WAS. Wo pass,i by thon, and crosBed to tho
oppos'.e corner and stopped; Soon ~, at'os The
for tho purpoeo OF communicating 70 him tho
strangers name and place Of scaaonco. at
onco Hout back and asked tho connsrymsn II hc
knew the man uho had be.n talking to him? He
said ho did not, but that the man told him he.
Was \ stranger tn tho eity that Ao WAS fruit
dealer in Quincy, aud raa hero on bneinesa;
.hht he had asked him {the oranger) uhat hls
ss ~ aqd E 'he9 hG han yo a ' S Of ,h, Ho h b.
man was q thof. aud that his con-
yo.sstlon with him was SIMPLY preliminary to
robbin9 him. About thia tins tho thtoyos STOP
ped, aud. Hootng mo talking With their VICTIM.
they took in the sitnnsion Il once, and tho ono
who hnd been talking with tho man camo walk
Ing rapidly back, and when near enough ho
raised hia cane. 40 though 10 Naa going 20 Htriko
me. and said, You had botser attend 70 your
to yours, il you eau ind 10Y that 10 Legitimate,
and lot this man nlouo /" lls then commented
swsAr,pR. and calling me a!l the vile ntuaos he
could think OF innd he thought Of a
9sa @say sat of I s ss,s''fa'd y to 1s nsu,e. ths
/ did not argue the caso with him. but, by = fom
pointed remarks, tho import OF Which rould not
10 m.ntAken, 1 satisfied him that Al undertaking
OF that kind would not rcau1t In any bone!it 70
hIa health, and le Walked away about Is rapidly
"a he had approached. Wti!a Ali thus wa. going
on. my friend was looking for policeman, but not
ono could bo found in that vicinity, Ths noxt
day, on Clint street. "a" the same two tobboro
a policeman was standing within 50 feos Of
wtero they wero. and to say that ile did not soe
thcm wonld bo squtyalonk 70 saying that ho ts
blind. lie did sac tnom. and knew Ill about
THAT .hey we're doing; sst Esla 10 more .ttsn
lnoon."
| Eow, 1t ia time this wholesale robblng Was
stopped, and IL tho Polico Department doea not
20 ysy TOR 0Df an IN fof
| tuenty.four hours, and II they fail TO do it,
lynch t!om. hAvo always boeu opposed TO
lynch-1aw, but when tho authorities Will not act,
and, IL by any u,cRps OF tho culorts IL tahon
into court horde OF bio confedoratos ar8 1oldy
to swoas 10 ha Innocence, and TO goes soot- free,
can 8ee no othor way to get rid Of them than
for tho respectable citizens to rise In their might
and dive them from the city, OF hang them to
latnp-posss.
II Is burning shame that ntranger cannot
eoue 10 ChtcnKs without boing doEgod W ;
| band Of o1gapiZed tobbers from the moment ho
| atepa into tho atroet until lo IL robbed. or has
loft the city. It is not necessary to DO Etocn to
he taken In by tho acoundre!a, but only uecoa-
| eary to ha = stranger, aud unAcquAiutod with
such dsmuable praetlces. There ID no one thing
| which dugEacos the city 60 much In the ostlna-
tiop OF peoplo living away from 1t, md / havo
not tbs slightest doubt but 1t Is tho means Of
Keeping hundrods Away Who mould coma here
| and pttEonlze our morchante and our hotes,
aud would be Riad to do 10, but they arc afraid
OF being robbed. 1t fs our duty, and should be
pleasure to us. to protect people when they
coma hers, and do hope there are man who
llave manhood enough to DO It. esen II Ne hare to
sacrifice every shief and confidence operator In
tla CITY TO accomplish 1t. ". 3. STEvssB.
FOUND uIh MATCH.
| ~ sths Kiitor u The Chicago Tribune:
CHICAGO, May 2S.-Last evouing N apparently
''grasp conutsymRa, rather an eldurly gentlo-
rosu, alighted from the Hook island i Pacific
Railroad It tho depot on Van Iursu stloot. liz
vas moving lo!surely towards the street entrance
to tho depot, when bleek, richly.spparoled In.
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