National Republican., 1877-04-13
rHE koRsERH oF RR. HERRICk'S

EsPlsnsffsnb OF shs Nssssris-ss Burglary al
Fskfss s8.adauart~rs-A Job Rus Up by
Dseasttvss ts Ipiurs ths un-Teliing
Rssp.ty C1-rk-
Tne rahhery Of the safe Of the property
sIsrk al police Headquarters at first created
considerable surprise that such bold theft
csuisi be accomplished I'm such place. This
suprEs gradually wore away, as people be
gam To baiieye that n was committed by some
psrzon esnnseted with police headquarters.
n IN uuw pretty evident that IL was q s.job''-
n sesond safs surglary-put up for the pur-
puaa Of doing injury to the worthy property
cispl, Mr. HerricR. Mr.. Herriok, with honest
senE IN have dishsnast ofiicers punished, COM
nunfratetf to the psesiient Of the board GER
TAIN iactR thai had come to his notice, and
cnnehIsinns thai he had arrived at, after many
senrs of assoxiaffon with the members OF the
police deparsment- Mr.. Herriek concluded
his Gommnnicztiou to the president Of tho
bourl 10 fsllowss
Il io not assume to know the interior
Workings of tho entire detective system, but
have ahsarved enough to know that the de-
tectiyss hobl close alliance with thieves, pawn
hruRlsns and second hand dealers. The
bpre.ruinc named cases Indicate the relations
ssisting hstwsen the latter glasses and the
ierectises. Ot ths thieves proper, l know
that John Thomas, n eolored boy, was kept
anil harhure,l In and about police hsadquar-
tsrs Tor some years, became somewhat ex.
pert Is . thief, and After conviction and
serving q trim In the Maryland penitentiary,
a. reported, WAS subsequently reinstated or
reinSasrei with his d0y at these headquarters
tor several months, and until It became un-
safe to lsaxe any valuable within his reach
Hs ID now serving in the District chain. gang.
Being PERSONALITY unfamiliar it does not be-
coma NE 10 attsnpt 4 showing of the uses
made of surh thieves by the detective service -
wl- ~f..I H.. II
years observation He Judged IRON external
appearances, and correctly came TO the con-
ciUsiur that the dstectives held intimate rela-
5iuns with criminals Of all classes. Perhaps
he disf not intend any Joke, but there Is sly
humgr In the paragraph about John Thom g.,
which says that he became expert As q thiei
Ifter remalng about Headquarters for several
years. No man could ever learn the sec ct
workings Of The deteesive corps. They are
men familiar with the laws OF evidence, pof :
sessstt with A moderate degree of shrewdness !,
anL commanding unequlled facilities for do
ing the tirtisst Kind of work. Still Mr.. He :
rick- though uot admitted to their condden,r,
matia certain observations A fortnight af r
he Communicated his suspicious to the bo rd
his safe was rubbed, under circumstances T. at
sRn,lRt to throw discredit upon him. IL was q
singular act that no clue could be found 10
the burglary.
The whole tendency Of the theories reached
by the dstective corps was to throw discredit
urun Ar. hsrrick. It was stated at the time
that the rohberyi was drst made public that
lt appeared TO he pant OF a scheme to Injure
Mr.. Hsrrick- since the comm unica.'on from
Mr. HsrriGk to the president Of the board,
this has been made publir, the circumstances
OF shG rohbery have been ylyhily uled, and
it aprears eyiisnt that his room and safe were
1rokRn into and the money abstracted by
some chagrined detective, or some one work
lnr umier the directions of the detectives,
merely for the purpose of running Mr.. Her.
riGR ami throwing discredit upon him.