National Republican., 1883-01-04

fore stated. Bates vs. Dennison, s Macarthur 4so.
copy Is inoloscd.
am with respect,
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER,
Attorney General.
To sec how this opinion was regarded by
men who pay particular attention to such
mattors REPUBLICAN, reporter last night
called upon prominent member of the bar
and asked his views. "The position of tho
attorney general is
PERFECTLY SOUND"
said he, "and IL is wonder TO me that the
matter has never before been brought up /
trust that the commissioners will now be per-
fectly fearless in the prosecution of their in-
vcstigation and prompt in acting upon tho
facts obtained by IT,"
"Thcn you don'tthnk it savors of despotism
TO give the commissioners this authorityp
"Byno means. faclerlS commits an oflense
he is at once dismissed. Why should % mem-
Der of the police force be allowed any more
privileges than the clerk2 You may rest as
sured that the opinion is good law, and will
stand"
Meeting high official, who has watched
the proceedings of the investigation with
greart interest, he was asked ifhe thought the
attorney generals opinion would have the
effect of precipitating the closing of the i'm
quiry now being conducted by Commissioner
West.
ooh, no." was the reply. "I think that
THE INQUIRY WILL 60 ON
just the same. The action mt the close Of the
investigation may perhaps be more summary.
l know it would be if / were conducting the
case. Why L have watched this whole case
from the first statements of O'Leary aud
Murphy as they appeared in THE REpUBLI-
CAN up to tho present time with the greatest
interest, and / am satisfied that there has
been n perfect network of iniquity pervading
the whole of the police force, just as those
telegraph wires cross each other. And there Is u
communication between those who are impli-
Gated in this wrong doing rs swift and sure
almost as that electric language which, goes
from wire to wire. / believe that this opn-
ion viii give better feeling in the commu-
nifty. / believe that tho whole power of the
federal government will be employed to assist
the commissioners in probing 60 the very
lowest depths the charges that have been
made against your local detectives"
THE INVESTIGATION
was continued yesterday afternoon by Com
missioner West, and Mcssrs. Reed, Rupert,
Beall, and Baker were examined These gem
tlemen were questioned as to checks having
been obtained from them about the time of
the Magruder forgery and as to the action of
detectives in the matter. Mr.. Randolph
Coyle was also questioned as to his letter.
which was published yesterday. Tho investi-
gation VIII continue to-day.
OTHER CASES
Of the payment of money for the recovery
are continually coming TO light Mr.. Regi-
nald Fendall was robbed of silver pitcher
which had been presented him, aud ON that
account was especially priced. He offered u
detective $50 if he could recover il, but $50
was demanded. Mr.. Fendall then went to
GalHs and asked what was tho value of the
pitcher, and was told that the silver was
worth about $50. Still he had to pay $50 to
have it again placed upon his sideboard.
MR.. W. W. CoRCoRAN
it appears, has been victim TO the detcc-
tivcs avarice. While returning from Rich
moud he was robbed of his watch and chain
and scarfpin of peculiar design, which had
been a present from his daughter. 1t is
said that he paid Detective McDevitt
$50 to get back his watch, but
that the pin was never recovered. Other
cases have been reported, and it is believed
that the sword of Damocles is suspended
above the neck of every member of the de-
tective force, and that when it falls its exocu-
ton will be swift and sure.