The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-15

,polnted 10 succeed Treasurer Gllllnn
The president has said that ho will b.
guided entirely In this matter by the rec
rotary of the treasury.
The chief Of the secret. service division o.
the treasury department has been advised
that tho most dangerous counterfeit OF the
standard silver dollar has made It's appear
ance in Ohio and Indiana. The base coin
has the exact weight, ring and appearance
of the genuine, and resists the acid test un-
less the outer coating of silver is penetra-
ted. 10 would readily be accepted as genu-
inc by merchants. Several of these pieces
have only been discovered upon reaching a
sub-treasury.
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE,
organized some weeks ago to take concerted
action for the suppression OF crime in this
city, particularly burglaryand robberywhch
had become so alarmingly frequent, while
detection and punishment of the thieves
had become correspondingly infrequent,
met this afternoon 10 receive the report OF
the chairman, John w. Thompson, upon
the work done. The report is voluminous
and discusses the situation which necessi-
tated the movement, and de-
| tails steps leading up to the
results accomplished in general
way taken from day to day, and in concll-
sion are thus summed up: First, the com,
mittee discovered the existence of organized
combinations to rob the city and
protect the guilty perpetrators of the
crime. Seconu, tne c9innliItee udsSuse, gu ~
that WINE the thlei fehes upon receivers vi
stolen goods 10 lake ana uisPose % o. sne
plunder' ne depends upon uetectlVe oillce .f'
police force, to secure himself from arrest,
trial and conviction. Third, the committee
discovered who are the principal
receivers of stolen goods, as well as the
names OF oIlcers charged WIN oeVe s Vi
crime on Whom lne thleVes reLeu ior pio-
tectlon. fourth, the cNniInlttee nave neen
ape 10 supply PROOF VI laGls anu CILGtli,
stances, Which resulted III tne SUPERVISION rnt
OF inc ponce force, anu n.y.
only demonstrated that a separate orgahl'
zatioh Oh ieW wen hhown pstsohs 20 go, ao
lectyes uoes 1E 'enu W. ptG NV o III bw
cllIne, DuI Ilaiiy seculeu ene t;,. Caro w
acE OF congress Vi sne enVire ut'eoo,s1 iotI ;s'
fHtn, Ing conniLs'ee nv. NV Uy otnrs
cQp'ereu JUG nalIes Vi .no Uo. hators
Oh large Huhaoed VI o toat;r n ueiI ho
t paI p.u0ou ros,,itoJ ~, tba fnS
lore the granu jury as iesulteu III 'ne iinu
ing Oh Inirsy.ioui lhusctnen.ss p l,i;o'
pauS asasiiis' ueteo.i'e oiloer S anu rbioh
e[s Vi s'oien Soous' WIZ" mn
tney ueeln W pe ,..st
vital importance 70 nave speeuiiy p[ous i,i
70 crlai, anu ihaiy ilave ieGei'eu suGn au ~
ihiormaiion IN rela.lon 10 she oPeratlIhlis ~
the criminals, sneir names anu metn9as,
thef coniederacy IN the police
force ana among dealers, WHOSE
shops are ID more than one Oh our st5ee.s'
ana VINO alone make CRIME easy an9 oeiec-
tlon lmposslple, ana tHaC inlorliiutioh mas
1eeh 80 lully placeu before tne pupiIc .ii sI
Il tnese lnvesIgatOns are noI GUl'i ha nr bnc
these comolnations broken up me puDnc
ofhcers, whose sworn GUY ~ Is 10 ses
that tne laWs are ialtniuiiH eSecu .eu
and the guilty punlsheo VIII DC Justly
chargeapIe lor What cilizehs may Here-
aver suIer rom criminal uepTeua'io,lss;
The way LOT the future Is plaiu, anu
the labor comparatively nghG. Acts 9I
VIOLENCE and slanoeiS2s accusations WI.
have little to cause lear heSHaiter, " .ael
who consclentlouSly engage III orsaniHeu
efforts to protect life and properly IL our
midst while the committee cannot put 10
sensible OF the dangers from Whlch IL
has been at least partially saved, ana be
ready cordially to cooperate IN an proper
measures which may De lnaugurateu lor
such prevention OF crime ana the purBlnS
Of public service. In Illustration OF Inc
aboveit appears the detectives were not
onlT acquainted ana connected WIN
the Christiancy robbery, but one OF them
planned the crime, sent ior an expert tnlel
to execute it, received the stolen Jewels In 10
his own hand, sent to New YORK Tor So'De-
tween to buy them, haggled over the price
to be paid the the thieves SOLD them lor
5000, receiving four $500 bills in payment,