The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-14

had become 80 alarmingly frequent, while
detection and punishment Of the thieves
had become correspondngly intreQuent,
met th's afternoon 10 receive the renoft of
the chairman, John W. Thompson, upon
the work done. The report Is vonminous
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 conelu.
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. Second, the committee discovered
that while the thief relies upon receivers of
stolen goods TO take aud dispose OF the
plumber he depends upon detective officers
and sometimes upon other members of the
police force, to secure himself from arrest,
trial and conviction. lnicd, the committee
discovered who are the principal
receivers of stolen goods, as well as the
names of officers charged with detection of
crime on whom The thieves relied for pro.
section. Fourth, the Committee have been
able 10 supply proof OF facts and circum-
stances, which resulted in the supervision
OF the police force, and not
only demonstrated that a separate organi.
cation OF a few well known persons as de.
tectiyes does not tend to prevent or detect
crime, but finally secured tue abolition by
act of congress of the entire detective force.
Fifth, the committee rot only dis.
covered the names o. the perpetrators
of large number of crimes before
unknown, but placed sneA testimony be-
| fore the grand jury as resulted in the find
ing Of thirty-four indictments, princi.
paliy against detective officers and receiv.
they q deem ''0''1 To E sS0'S' Of wnnSa mUst
vital importance to have speedily brought
to trial, and finally haVe received such iull
Information in relation to the operations of
the criminals, their names and methods,
their coniederacy III the police
force and among dealers, whose
shops are in more than one of our streets,
and who alone make crime easy and detec,
tion impossible, and that information has
been so fully placed before the public that
If these investigations are not continued and
these combinations broken up, the public
officers, whose sworn duty IL Is to see
that the laws are faithfully execu ted
and the guilty punished will be Justly
chargeable for what citizens may here
after suffer from criminal depredations.
The way for the future is plain, and
the labor comparatively light. Acts OF
violence and slanderons accusations will
:
who conscientiously engage in organized
efforts to protect life and property in our
midst; while the commiltee cannot but be
| sensible OF the dangers from which 1t
, has been at least partially saved, and be
ready cordially to co-operate In all proper
measures which may be inaugurated fol
such prevention of crime and the purging
of public service. III illustration Of the
g aDoveit appears the detectives were not
[ only acquainted and connected with
the Chrlstiancy robbery, but one of them
/ planned the crime, sent for an expert thief
, to execute IT., received the stolen Jewels into
, his own hand, sent TO New York ior go.be
/. tween to buy them, haggled nver the prc,
A to be paid the the thieves sold them tol
$1,000, receiving four $500 bills in payment
q two of which bills he exchanged
q for smaller money, divided as follows $2t
4 to the witness who furnished the statement
. 500 to fellow detective; $500 to the mar
+ who sto lie the property, and $500 for hi
. own share cf the plunder, an(
finally went to the depot ant
finding the way was clear, this fellow actu
ally carried the jewels to the depot, wher,
Q proper ceremony, 10 the go-between
!, who was then in the CIR and wait
r Ing for them. Under the system
e above described the hazard OF crime was re
d duced to the lowest possible rate. In
S deed it might II said there was com
d paratiyely 70 Ahssard at all, 10
4. ,lihe tbleF hihtg Ss4fsseH ~ ~ ~ ~
). Iidentifed ard Vibrant iassci for hiu,
q detective who shared in the punder com
? municated the fact to the receiver, the re
o ceiver informing the thiet that he wa
q spotted.
;. REDUCING THE CLERICAL FORCE.
g OF temporary clerks in the pension otlic
! whose appointments expire this month
a $50 will be reappointed and 80 vii
be discharged. There will b
no further appointments until Apri
- lst. Three hundred clerks have been dis
r missed from the census office. Further di,
charges will be made at the beginning g
II the next fiscal year, in order to keep ey
n peDses within the appropriation.