, 1877-01-22
ttNOLLAND."

Ills Crooke,lness Nothing to Tint Of the
Ci,lraE0 Police.
The Sunday pnpcrs owc to their readers nn
apology for tho story of thc nttompt to rcscue
ROLAND natlc by Afrs. ROLAND and Charles
Smith. II was published as given Tho reporter
hy Dcputy~Supcrintcndeut Dixon, tn whom the
public must look fur tho explanation OF tho
affair. Almost Immediately after writing the
account tho reporter learned that the story,
although not exactly false, was "staIl put
up by Joe Dixon either for ya!nglory
or will, tho express and deliberate intention Of
eirccting Rotland's escape. But tho former ia
more reasonable than the latter, for 1t ia sonc-
what unjust to suppose that amy public officer
would all hnd nbcs 70 noted = prisoner rs Rol-
land In making bis escape. However,, here arc
tic facts as learned by TRIBUNE. reporter.
Mr.. ptxun or Ills detectives will liave n OPP
Cat' C'eny IN .o ons tsey viii Vii ooy open t%s
tic iHs'' paGltc alit:' vii M perceive Tho pcridy
of wl'uuyer Is nt the bottom oi the
tic reporter was called into Deputy S,lperln-
tentlcnt Dixo,,'s room, and was there given the
nccount OF the attempt 70 rescue Holland, untt
was shown tho articles which were found upon
companion wf.o passed under tho name Of
CHARLES Smith.
"Do yoa knoy who this Smith ts," asked the
reRog;cT %c Of as s'f c4ae1ly oiISn va. tho repy.
"lis '.ss M |. iamii|sr to some ot the boys in
| tho otIlcc.' -.
Tho stvry Of the canture proceeded, aud when
wss nshs 1 tho 70 In*: r. n5sp@1tMsF Is auers' oo
:" Well, no; his faco Is sunicwliat familiar
camc the reply In drawn-out tone. sontu tAr.
thcr conversation ensuc. ant1 tho reporters tl'cr
ai1aIr. TIM TnInrSs reporter went TO thu
Armory, having suspected that Smith wa.
rather better known than Dixon intlnatcd, nnt
thcro learned to his surprise that neither smttl
y aay r sIeF ds1sont h'" 7ur sfS 'sas Ssc
ing to The office, Tho reporter sa;
approached by yo1iE pislspockst n'esnane
him, bcrectl him "Fnr t;od'e sake not to print
fe.gncd, and tic iKfd ii continued, '.That Is al
right. c,ll, didn't SAINT you to give nc asa}y,'
"Ktl" announced that tho Job was put Np
and that too, within the detective ollie. 'rhi
Information came upon the reporter ~ eutltfn
y. and was Of such an astounding nature, t!,n
| Dlxon's etory rms given to rho public by NIL til
Sunday papers to tho exclusion Of tie Fca
facts. ...-....,,
Yesterday was devoted to frrratfng out til
factst al,tt With tho trnc facts ss.nes Try cor
| t.".r''.'tn inn nf rn1,,r tnr connected with thu pt
!, -. :,,sther Superintendent Dxon, Il
susur ..yt uIlltrr. rehahs for Mayor Heath m
! Superintendent Hickey to investigate. IN etai
| with, here are n few puintrrs: A. wMs suspect
cd, this ''kitl" and Charles emttl,, thu yolln
] mat, captured In company with Mrs. Clarcn,nn
. md 1T whom size wrote In her letter to- "Dr1
llalph,h ~ nave rensan t" beiicve that th
boy IL truc,'' usa ono and the sasnc PC
sof. Contrary 10 Jne pl1on's statement, I'll
, i, hoy was not placed undur arrrtt With Mr
, Clnre1nnnt, having been seen by the wTlt'
= = three houre after the nrrrst Nf MIR. ClArenion
y Indeed. he was not placctl unAcr Arrest until
o'clDek yestcr.iay afternoon, and then ale v,
= taken I'll without hvlng bfrnkc'], hut upnn IL
= = sly. Ths wAa done evidently for the purpose
1t1cting Mrs. ClarcInons, Wto hs! *ltsneete
that ali wnt not right IIe waa visisc.l III h
ccll ut tho Arnury carly this morning, and the
J and there confessed In tho hcaring ot l3ergea
I ot Polite, that lie WAS lorke't up simply i
y blin.i. There arc several o.hrr nlorr antnzit
statements Tint Il would bs impru(ent to pu
i,slI Ut present. The fnrts given above mo
than indicate crookc4lness upon tho part OF Il
ruilyc; they proye It. Mrs. Clarcnont "
and II the victim ot plot put up !nEtdu Il
\. detective office, and tho "Klh,h who h
been lonAng around headquarters for d
= past two months, was tho toh
10 tncir hands. rhcse 1ae.s being proven teyo'
Is al! doubt, sl1o will haye tho sympathy Of /
N public, R,l the oslonse Ut tho police ought to
ii pronurly pun!ehctl.
!. In this connection, Il Il only proper to sta
y that Supt. Hickey had not th1 slightest part!.
10 Of knowledge about the affair, except thatwh
In llc received from tile writer