, 1875-10-31
ODDS AND ENDS.
THE POLICE.

! THEIR CONDUCT AT FAawELL HALL
| It is due to the police force and due TO Mr.
John 7. Farwell in explanation Of the impeach-
ment OF the management OF the police made by
! him in the closing speech at Farwel1 Hall. to
state that he had very good rea7ons for hia
| pitching into them. Since then matters have
| been explained little more satisfactorily. Mr..
! FarwolI, together with several other prominent
gentlemen, called at Central Station during tho
rrogress Of tho rowdy disturbance, and vero
informed By the station-kteper that Capt. Gund
and probably about fifty men would be Ut thu
ball by tho time he got back there Add 40 1t
! should haze been, for Mr. Rickey had tela-
graph to the Chicago Avenue Station, and
in Supt. Hickey'a name had ordered q de-
tachment to tha hall. But the stupidity OF
the stars that twinkle across the Rhina led them
away over to the petty fire On Canal street, and
they never went near Farwell Hall It wss this
that Mr. Hickey meant when he told Mr. Farweu
that he would find large forca Of the police at the
hall when he returned. After Ar. Fatwelps de-
partura the Stat;ou-Keepor teiographed the
danger Of gene1al riot to 6upt- Hickey. and also
to Deputy-Supt- Dixou. The dispatch to Dixon
was bungIed in its transmission through .hs
North Side stations, and was found yesterday at
noon BY tho. official TO whom it WAS
addressed. Tho dispatch to supt- Hickey
wss duly received and he started im-
mediateiy for do@n town, bringing with
him, Sergt. BAr1ett ard posse OF eight police
| men from tie Cottage Grove avenue statlon-
By tue time be reached Farve1 Hall, however,
tho mob had dispersed. and he found no disturb
ance than that caused by besotted Healngite-
who was hammering at the closed door, and
shaking bis fists at imaginary figures in tha
darkened room inside, all the while loudly shout
Ezw - F67{nh%
from the Chicago avenue station returned to theu
station after the fire, and knew nothing about
the disturbances at the ball which they latt for.
The officials OF the police forco regret that they
did not hare chance to show themaelves:
Supt. Hickey and Eis Deputy, Joe Dixon, ASSERT
that eEecnon-daT will prove conclusiysly that tho
police will not to permitted to carry out any
partisanshlp. They did not expect any dis
tuzbance, and detailed hut four officers for duty
at the hail during the evening. Dixon
especially reerets bus absence, aud 10 ANXIOUS il
be to Assert himself that he remained 1t heati-
quarters all last evening awaiting news Of any
political distuf Dances around town Thls does
all very we'll for supt- Hickey and Joe Dixon,
but when asked what they could do in the cass
Of Sergeant d;sobesing orders as villfully a.
sERGT. UCossoa
did On the night Of the distu1oan thay omi.
nously shook thelr heads. They know full veil
ttat they have no power to bounce such man.
The Mayor alone has the po@er to do that. as
there 10 no City Marshal, aud it il entirely Dee.l-
less for the public to look for anything good in
this direction out Of the Mayors Office. The
Mayor himself, Sheriff Agpew, and all the iesd-
ing lghts Of tho Opposition, called as Ponce
had the sore-heal because Hasing did not
carry his point IN the meeting. they found
sufficient time TO exult At the action
Of the handful of police under Sergt-
O'Connor. The presence OF that official Was
one Of the best thngs they could wish for. Na
pushed Alr. Hesing forward aud did all bat put
him on the platform, encouraged the crowd to
put him there py saying be would protect Mr:
Hes;ng it no once reached the platform, aud
conducted himself in manner intensely dts
eusting to the gentlemen who had hired and paid
ior the use Of the hall Previous to his arrival
the four officers on duty had alone preserved
better order than this powerful gigantic sergeant
and their efficiency rebounds to thel1 praise. and
NAV perhaps rebound to their injury. They
clearly saw thu. Mr.. Hesing's presence and do
pertinent was the only source OF contention. and
they eummarily ordered him to remain seated
and bc quiet, and more than ouca ware they
obliged to fo1ce him to his scat heslnK expos
should remain quiet; then 10 ordered theE, bus
they understood their business too we'll
for that; then lie cursed them. took
their numbers, and threatened to
SEQ rhem ftly punished for their interference
and superiority compelled the oheers to givs
way, and HeAing was protected by O'Conuox
and his posse backed by the disreputabie G. C.
P. Holden the blatant chops OF Lieb, and host
Of the most diereputable gamblers IN town- In
bis report Of ths rumpns to eupt. Hickey.
OConnor stated that he did not hear ues,ng
aay or do anything out OF the way. or destxuo-
tvs to the peace Of the meeting. Then, indeed,
must he be untit for the position he holda-
Knowing that there is prevailing opinion that
such conduct ~ thts is expected from the pohca
On the day Of the cletaon, aupt- Hickey hza
caused the pfomulgstion Of
THk FOLLOWING oRpXR:
CAFrA1H: On Tus&dAy ns1t, Nov. =, election dry,
yon viii detsu sufficient number Of 1nen the DIFF
ferent voting IN your precinct, whose tuty It
ahan b 70 rezes and suforoe good order. and
yoo Will placs tho mon 1t each votngpiacs ii charge
of sons patroalaan who II thoroughly eonpetsnt 70
discharge such dutea, using the serxeants and
Houndsnoen for that purpose far tho nubsr wilt
Ee The right TO exercise the elective franchise =
By tho lA~ 10 every citizen Of tbs Cu1ted
Staes, sad IN tia exercise Of such right evasy citizen
must b. projected It Il, therefore, Of the highest i'm
potanco that good orde- be maintained II sssry Tot
ing pl2ce. You viii also instruct the otacusa in
1nd 1t ths polls to send the zesult Of tho voa 70 this
o1cs soou counted, ths blanks hersS1th fu5-
ntahsd for that purpose H. c. H1dxK1,
Genera Superintendent.
SOUTH CHICAGO.
oproaruoH AND 1KpUBLIcAa nU1K
A an indication Of what the Oppoaition party
1.nl.