, 1881-11-13
MUD-SL1NGING IN ST. LOUIS
10 Pulitzer Calls an Unknown,
'sNcsv@ate Ixut,'a aud Frank Rows
man 13as Him Arrested for CriruIn.l

10 Pulitzer Calls an Unknown a
'sNcsv=ate = Knt,'a aud Frank Row.
man Isay Him ARRESTED for Criminal
Libel.
Special DhDateh to The ceteaoo Tribune.
ST. Louis, Mo, Nov 12.-7Joseph Pulitzer,
editor of tha Post-Dtspatch, was arrested TO-
day upon charge Of criminal libel preferred
by Lawyer Frank Bowman. When Gov
johnson charged the Police Board and
Clief-of-Folice Kennel with nisfeasance IN
office in having failed to put down gambling,
they brought Bowman into the tight, and ll&
produced af1itlavits calculated to ssalrc6
Jollnson's character, \ woman was arrest
Ell, and SHE charged that the pollce waAseG
her to swear to u statement that johnson had
ruined her. Commenting upon the WholeaE
fair, the P0St-Dlsptttc|t sai1: -.
Uudcr the direction of the police authorities
hon,o the other night. locked up in Il cabposs
cell. md denied thu priviieEe of communicating
with tls outer world. \ letter which she wEose
to utter sothe chag gses against IL prominsns ci:t:
xel, amt to this end she WAS xiycn TO untlcrs1aue
that she bud bcen lno.reerate'i on tho e1aplans
risabie to blsickcrl Ealing i4 their purpose.
the police turned sho creature, 0us. no
ses*s ser chief 1a'eEea Kennel s1pas s,eo init
woman was. Locked mp BY him :hec:.nso
he understood, thnt she was t5yin: t. hlacknail
must snt 70 unrebnked. Dir. kennet's cxpfnnh-
ton certainly gues for nnusht- What right had
hu to seize and cOtlslnu in IL dungeon thts potir
unfortunate! Hc committed the Outrage upt,u
the simple theory thtt the police hare the tltapI
sitton nf tho bodies Of I'LL persons belou1lnyt&
and nagitiolls. 5fr. kcnnet hntt no uiore Eiy1
to arrest ana detaln this loor WOMAN on thit
he Il en- most reputable: .iti2e,, =. Of st. Lsssts
without warrant- The idea that police official
has right to esupl0y tna power Of his g!lits 20
carry out his personal spites ants vexta4nct:s
must be exploited: This act IS Il da:k and ill.,
ctruccnbfe. stain ipnn the recor,l at ChieE kei.=
net. We were pleased wtrh the nppointment
Of Mr. Kennel, n,il have tried to think we'll III
him. He is young: he has borne d good nalur:
and he f.1.s every INCENTIVE IT, fofitw IN hOuor-
able career. We nre willing to believe now that
hc has boen led into tlis mtstakt. by otner4,
anu that he is not wholy responsible.
Hc has fuilen into the hands Of q knuvfsh and
malignant adviser, wlu ii ns anscrupllfoll5 ias III
Is fsnorant. and As vicuus US he IL c0isaE1N
The dcprtyity and cunning Uf thfs- Hc.gAte rn7
is v=ible throughout tho whole dirty bs,silless.
The methods ure peculiarly his. :fhc sooner tho
from his ear the better 1t will ba Tor his Yal1
uatue- i, -. :..
bowman thought that :.Newgate rat,
meant Hint, and he c,lused the arrest VI
Tultzer accordingly. Tho fight Just now
bcsween the Police Beard aru its acci.ser
wakes very warm. Coy. JOHNSON liaS lad
Mayor DOiand aud Barney Thornl:&1s will
known local Democratic politicians, arreststt
for making faisl: atldiayits brarillg upon lii
character. TIE Governor has alsD sued tht
board for So, ,0lD, cl:.iitlng that =theys are
responsible for the pUbiicatipnof of the ilhelous
statements Of BOiat,u aud 'rhorlunuN, ~ :s~.