, 1879-07-27
WEEKS VS.. THE NEWS"
A Question Of y'eracfty.


Some davs ago the Nems charged directly
that the cause Of ,Assistant,Superintepde
;DIxon's discharge WAS that Mayor Harrison
had seen him take money co7uptly, etc. A
few DAYS later the Mayor denied, exnlicitly,
that be had ever said anything of the kind or
that apy such consideration had had ANYTHING
to DO with Dixon's dismissal Therefore the
INe,cs OF yesterday had the following:
A few DAYS ago the Uatly ftns gave publicity 10
Iocal item in which it stated that Mayvr lIar-
risou had seen ex-DeputJ Superintendent of Police
Joseph Dixon. and detective named Lansing, re-
ce,ve money from criminals for corrupt purposea
Since then the Mayor has tit to deny the truth
OF this statement 1t IS due to ourselves nowi
state that The item was not publ1shed IN order p
create sensation. or for Inc purpose OF ln)nstns
the reputation Of the gentlemen whose names were
mentioned in connection with IT, Our information
came from presumably very reliable SOURCE, and
in auch away that we felt ct liberty TO publish IT,
In order that we may be rightly understood 1t be-
comes necessary to say that our informant Waa
Tr. Harvey.T: Weeks, partner, adviser, Intrinsic
friend. and right hand man OF the Hon Carter H.
Harrison, Mayor Of Chicago,-a gentleman Whose
relations with the Mayor are OF such character
that he would be ant to know what be wa talking
about. It Is not ouE deslre to drag Mr. eeSe INTO
IMPRESSION 10 prevail that thia paper. publishes
such matters without having such good authority
for them. as Mr. Weeks might reasonably be con, ;
sidered to be in this case II Mr. Harrison told
Mr. Weeks that be saw money paid 10 Ar. Dixon.
and Hr. Harrieon's statenent YVES not true, or Il
Mr. Weeks told the Daily Ncets that Nr HasI1son
saw D9d t. e Is
let themselves light before the public through the
columns Of this paper.'
A TRIBUNE reporter called upon Mr. Weeks
last evening to see what be had TO say upon the
subject, He vas found lingering about pair
OF steps far from where he, lives, and he bad
the article in bis hand. He wore the air OF In
uocence, and was prepared to make full and
free denial. Said be-: IT happened into .thef
Neus office several days before anrthtns Ms
published, and IN the course OF CONVERSATION on
the Dixon-Lansing question repeated what had
read in the papers,"
..'rhen YOU dio not say that Mr.. Harrison had
told you that he had seen Dixon. take money!"
- No, sir; never said anything OF the kno:
had read in the papers that ne was cnatgea 1 1ss1
with this, and had been removed tor it, aud this
vas alI.n
"You did not speak, then, upon the ant hon"
tv of Mr. HaEf1son!"
ssNot by any means"
tsAnd you never heard Mr.. Harrison eay an5-
thing OF the kiDd4"
"No, sir; never talked to him on the suit
iect. do not, however, remember the exaet
Language used, but I do know that Whate7er
was said, i did not say that Mr.. Harrison had
told me auy thing on the subject. Further 1naa
this, did not pretend to speak for him."
s"You are Accredited. OelleVe, W!tu uelas
warm and intimate, friend OF the MaYor's!'
II arn friend OF bis, OF course, but the pgb-
lie are mistaken if they think have any tn1e-
ence with him. The facts are that be % mola
shy OF me than any one else for this reason
s1Tnen you have no influence With hint"
ssNone whatever"
uAnd you never told the Nars what you sfe
said to have told them?" z.
"No, SIR" ;'-'
.sN7hat did you tell them2" s:.t
II dropped INTO their office, and in the eon1se
Of conversation said that understood tna.
Dixon had been removed for recel7ng money,
lyon did not aay that Mr.. Harrison had aaio
he had caught him In the actin
-"No, sir; never said ANYTHING Of the kind
THIS being an emphatic denial Of all that va
charged, the reporter left Mr. Weeks 70 loln
Mayor Harrison and Capt. Connett, who "efe
anchored on a ncighborin&g stoop discussing re
conditioned the. country and. ''the good Of tae
party.'e