The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-02-05

"N'N NV ''' VIZ hoWophpCiS, NlllGIl lt say n
does him no good. The local paper is of
advantage to every man in the community,
and when a man refuses to contribute to
the support OF the paper on the ground that
it docs him no good" he might just as well
refuse 70 pay his taxes for the support of the
courts and the police force, on the ground
that he never breaks the law and never
needs IN officer There are men who be.
leve themselves to be honest and pious,
who are doing business in every community
and every day appropriatng to their own
use the fruits Of other mems labors, by
reapng the benefit of the newspaper with.
out contributing cent to its support.
The reports of the police justices pre-
sentcd to the council night before last, show
the following figures; Squire Coming
fines assessed $4,000 of which $500 were
collected. Fines assessed by Squire Os-
born, Sl?500 OF which $500 were
collected. Fines assessed by Squire
Robinson $93l. 90. Collected, $4,000,
so that the total assessments during the
month of Jan, were 1856 90, and total collec,
tons $4,000, or q little more than one
twelfth part of the fines assessed This is
anything but satisfactory showing and
leads us to conclude that either our crim.
mails are of the most miserably poor and
God forsaken kind or that the punishment
with which they are threatened, so far
from being sufficiently severe to check
them in their devcltIies seems to act more
as an incentive, and offer them an induce
ment to lay themselves liable to imprison-
mcnt 1t is to be hoped that the council
will in some way, deprive life in the
city Jail, Of some of its attractiyencss.
If nothing better can be introduced by
which those unable to pay THEN fines can
be made to partially rcmunerate the city
for the cost of paying jaier, police off
GERS, etc, and furnishing them with board
and lodging, why, let US have rock pile in
the Jail yard or som, where else, A slight
expenditure In that direction wosld un-
doubtedly bring good interest.
For some time past there have come to
our ears rumors of crookedness -rumors
which seriously effect persons who ought
to stand above reproach and whose public
position demands the strictest integrity.
These rumors have of late assumed the
character Of positive charges, made by
persons whose opportunities for learning
the facts are almost unlimited and whose
yeraclty is, we believe, beyond question.
That these rumors are founded upon fact
we are not prepared to positively assert,
but it is remarkable that for some time the
recovery OF stolen property, especially
watches, .jewelry, etc, without the arrest of
me thief have been of very frequent oc-
,urrencc This is known TO all our readers
and has been II subject OF much comment
II is well known that thief never com
nences operations Immediately upon enter.
ng the city. He first finds associates and a
hiding place, and then after obtaining in
as to where he can, tor cash. dis,
pose Of his booty, goes to work. After
coming into the possession OF yaluabies by /
1urgarizing q house or robbng either,
lc quietly sells them to some house which |
makes it a business to buy stolen goods, and |.
quietly leaves the town; and then after !
week or tws.-when the thief is out Of |
'cach-some officer mscriously obtains
possession of the goods and returns them, !
t is said, for money consideration, to the
original owner.
We do not pretend to say
hat in every instance the thief
night have accompanied the slol. I
u article had the officer recovering that |
ttltlt ~ NcNlIPu, Oul we nave gOOu cause .
or believing that in some instances tins /
night have been the case. 1t is charged .
hat there exists in this city AN organization
small of course composed Of tcw
officers Of the law, whose duty it is to dis
courage all criminaIity by promptly arrest.
ng any one whom they know to be a tibet |
md to have in his possession articles that
we're stolen, aud that these officers have
'onD;vcd with the thieves IN order to extort
money from victims
We say 1t here, that We do not know now
rue these charges are, but we do know !
hat there are in this city, not less than six
'ouses, situated in the lower portion Of the !
aty, who make n practice Of purchasing
vacthes and other articles which they know
o have been stolen knowing at the same
inc that, although purchasing these arti-
les is in direct violation OF The law.
hey will be protected by the officers who |
omposo the rumored organization. And F..
We further know that our peopp are bccom- !