The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-14
INDIGNANT st. LOUIS.
Resolutions Passed at the Citizens Meet
ing at the Merchants Exchange To.
Day.

ST. Louis, Oct. IA monster meeting
Of citizens who felt agrieved by the action
of a majority Of the Police Board in turn
ing out Of office an honest Chief OF Police
whose only offense was refusing to take
bride to prostitute his office for the benefit Of
Merchants Exchange to-day. Rousing
speeches were made by Hon. Ii. d. Kent,
Gen. Noble, Hon. John Hogan,
Hon. 4. o. Stanard and others
to an excited crowd composed OF
the best citizens, who applauded to the
echo every sentiment opposed to official
corruption in general and corrupt police
boards in particular
The sentiment prevailed that the COM
mlssoners must go, even II II was neces-
sary for the Governor to go with them.
The following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
The recent action OF q majority Of the
Board Of Police Commissioner, euiminat-
ing in the removal OF the chief OF police be-
cause he refused 10 be made the tool OF
corrupt combination, calls for an indignant
protest on the part Of the citizens, against
such action; be 1t therefore resolved,
/. That the Board Of Police Commission
ers established by law to preserve the
peace and good order Of the city and to
protect the lives aud property Of its in
habllants, have betrayed the public trust
confined to them and have become the
tools OF band OF conspirators organized
for plumber and using the instrumentalty-
Of the law to subserye their purposes.
Through their action the arm Of public
justice has been parayzed, and the lives
and property Of our citizens PIT in teop-
ardy.
2. That the Police Board was not intend.
ed to be a political machine, md th4l any
action Of any members OF the Board de-
signed to serve the purpose Of political
party is in violation OF their oaths of Office
and In direct defiance Of the law which ere
ted them.
8. That the good name, as well as the
best interests OF the city OF St. Louis and
state OF Missouri require the prompt re-
moyal OF three said Police Commissioners,
viz. LuIz, Caruth amp Cleveland; that we
demand their removal at the hands OF the
Governor, and that their places be filled
with competent and trustworthy non.
4. That recent developments connected
with the police scandal show that the In.
dividsal holding the office Of coal oil In.
spector is intimately connected with the
corrupt combination referred to In the fore
going resolutions, and undeserving Of pub.
lie confidence and ought to be removed from
Office
8. That a committee OF three be appoint.
ed to cause these resolutions to be printed
and circulated for signatures, and when In
the opinions Of the committee and Of tho
chairman OF this meeting sufficient
number Of signatures have been
obtained, that they be forwarded TO the
Governor OF the State.
Signed by Jas. o. Brosdhead, n. 10.
Sianard, ID. Z. Rowland, Geo. Balm.
samuel konnard.
Frank j. Bowman and Col, II. s. Mac.
Donald have been examining the law for
several days with view to the prosecution
Of Commissioner LnN. Three informa-
tons are now in readiness for presentment
to the Court Of Criminal Correction, and
the attorneys are merely awaiting the action
OF the commissioners relative to the rcstora.
ton OF Chief Campbell aud theit resignation
from office. Should Lutz refuse to restore
the chief and resign his position, imme.
date action will be taken to bring him to
justice by a trial by jury, in the Criminal
court,
THE STOLEN RECORDS.
In the Criminal court this morning In.
quiry was commenced into the larceny OF
the slenosrapcr's notes.-the nine books
that were stolen from room In the cout
house on Thursday morning.
The managing and city editors Of the
Post.Dispatch were called upon TO testify.
The former asked time TO consult with his |
lawyer before answering, and tho latter
refused to answer on tho ground ef-crimi.
mating himself.
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