The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-27
A Prominent and Respectable Citi-
zen Of Chicago Behind
the Bars.
The Victim Of the Pernicious Practice OF
Entrusting the Execution of
Law to the Vicious,
The Thankless Task Of Those Who La
Dor for the Elevation OF Their
Fellows.

NHlIAbO, ILL, Aplh -o'hi' hhNaS"
Paxton, General Agent of the Citizens
League, got himself behind the bars OF
cell in the East Chicago Avenue Police
Station, Thursday afternoon, through
mistake on his part in having James Ryan
arrested for selling liquor to minors,
while in fact Ryan did not own any sa-
loon. Last Saturday night seventeen
year-old boy named John Dcvine was ar
rested while in state OF intoXicatlon,
and when he was taken before Justice
Foote on Monday he was fined ten dol
lars. Mr., Paxton was present in the
court, and, on learning Deyine's age, he
concluded to make an example OF the sa-
loon-keeper. Officer Walsh, who had ar
rested Devine, said he had taken the boy
out of Ryan's saloon at No. i60 Clark
street, and that the place was owned by
John X. and James Ryan, brothers.
Mr. Paxton, relying upon the informa-
ton of the police, took out Il war
rant for the arrest of both the brothers,
anu WHY IluSSN III u Wi 'hp WV
armory, where they remained fully three
hours before their friends appeared to
bail them out. On the trial it developed
that James Ryan had no interest in the
saloon and ne was discharged. Yester-
day he went before Justice KerSten, and
took out two warrants for the arrest of
MIR. Paxton, charging that gentleman with
obtaining his false Imprisonment, and also
with perjury. The warrants were placed
in the hands of Detective Whelan for ser
vice, and Mr.. Paxton was brought in about
noon. As a matter of course his friends
were notified of his arrest at once, and
Immediately took steps to secure his re-
lease. Justice Kersten was absent, how
ever, and all efforts to find him, so he
could approve the bonds offered were
unavailing, until nearly two o'clock. At
about one O'Clock, while Mr.. Paxton was
seated in the Office of the station waiting
for his friends to appear, Detective Whc-
Ian said to him. 81 can't wait any longer,
and YOU will have to be locked up.'
"Is there no other course?" asked Mr..
| Paxton, as he arose from his chair. Con-
tinuing he said: "My friends will be here
| directly and there is no necessity for this
harsh measure
81 can't help that" the detective re-
| torted, gruflly, and Mr., Paxton was taken
| down stairs. Just as he started he pro-
ceeded to fold morning paper which he
| had been reading, and an officer, whose
name is Marcovitchky, tried to snatch it
from his hand, eXclaiming: SIS that our
paper?" at which everybody smiled. 1t
was the evident purpose of everybody
present to humliate Mr.. Paxton as much
as possible. After he had left the Office
Whean looked around and leered com
placently upon his smiling brother oh
GERS for appreciation. An hour afterward
Mr.. Paxton was released He was eX-
tremely indignant at what he termed the
outrage which had been visited upon him.
Even Bailiff Hansbrough, Secretary OF the
Saloon Keepers Association, which is
openly antagonistic to Mr.. Paxton, said
that the act of locking him up should
have been avoided; that it was unneces-
sary.
Whalen claimed to have been acting
under the orders of Captain Buckley when
he ordered Mr.. Paxton in confinement
The latter said last evening:
81 did not give my officer any such or
der, and furthermore, wouldn't lock W
yellow dog for such man as jim Ryal
or his brother. Furthermore, wouldn'
have served his papers either had know
it was he who Swore them out. | be
lieved all the time that some respectful
citizen of the North side had taken then
out"
Mr.. Paxton is determined to have salts
faction for the humiliating treatmen
which he suffered at the hands of Whc
Ian, and will have the matter thorough
, investigated. The bail eXacted in eac
s case was $500, and was furnished by {
w. Albcnson.