Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-17
UGLY RUMORs.
POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED WITH
CORRUPTION.
Mayor Gregory Proposes to Ferret
Out the Offenders-Some of
the Charges Preferred.

ioSl lAot SdHioiluB games vi failOus hiuuS,
that are prohibited by law, are being run
openly, that the police know their where
abouts, and instead of arresting the offend
ers, openly wink at it, and it is the general
impression that the gamblers pay weekly
tribute to be :" let alone" This blood
money" has been paid for many years, and
some of the gamblers have openly and pub
licly stated that it costs them more to
run their games under this system, than it
did when they paid round sum each
month for license. 1t was shown through
these columns, some months since, that
more that score of Chinese tan and lottery
games were allowed to run, and they are
now running in Chinatown, and the Chi
nese themselves acknowledge to paying in
the aggregate several hundred dollars per
month for the privilege of violating the law.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Of the city is supposed to be one for the
protection of her citizens in their rights
and property from the vicious, dishonest
and degraded. From all accounts it would
appear that the opposite is the real state of
affairs. The gambler, and the man who
lives off the earnings of fallen women,
walk our public streets daily, clothed in
broadcloth, his overcoat trimmed with fur
tippets; he wears flashing diamonds, sports
a gold-headed cane, and plays the part of
" masher on the innocent girls as they go
10 and from the public schools. If the law
was enforced their occupation would be
gone, heir worthless carcasses would adorn
prison cells, or they would be forced to
leave this city. How is it now? Those
same individuals, who toll not, neither do
they spin," are loudest in all discussions
where city politics is under consideration
they worm themselves into ward prima-
ries, and they help stuff the ballot-box on
election day. Many of them are ineligible
boldly up TO the polls, backed by half
dozen ward strikers" and
SWEAR IN THEIR VOTE
On the name of 4 man, who perhaps has
been in his grave for several years. Some
two years ago a well known citizen was on
the Election Board in the First Ward in this
city. He wanted to see his side win, and
saw many such votes deposited, but said
nothing, for they were all on his side.
Just before the polls closed an old and
dilapidated vagabond, full of benzine and
grimy with tilth, was presented at the
wicket. His followers were sufficient to
guarantee no questions being asked, but
when he called out the maine of the de-
ceased father of the judge referred to, the
latter arose in indignation and exclaimed
This has gone far enough. No drunken
tramp can vote the name of my dead
father in my presence" The man was
hustled from the polls by his hacker, and
no doubt got his work in at another
voting place where the deceased man bad
NO relatives in the Election Board.
What becomes of all this money that is
collected from the Chinese and white gam
blers? 1t is reported and generally be-
lieved that political ring and the heads of
the police department "divy" it. Why
are the betrayers of innocent girls and
those who live from the earnings of fallen
women permitted to remain in this city.
If the officers did &eir duty this
CLASS OF WORTHLESS HUMANITY
Would not remain within the city limits
twenty-four hours. Report has it, and it is
generally believed, that they pay $50 much
a week to be let alone" and that they have
right to all the privileges of respectable
citizenship, because they pay for it. Sac
ramento, for a few months past, has been
beset with thieves, pickpockets and CARROT
ers, all the outgrowth of this licensing of
the vicious and deprayed element to re-
main in this city. 1t is currently reported
that whenever an individual is arrested and
ldheI ~ the SldtlOI-nOuSS, Ii Lie pdUS OUT
well, that is to say, if he is the possessor of
$l5, 500 or $50, without his request, an at
torney seeks him out, talks to him in his
cell, tells him he is in bad scIape, and Sc
cures the coin as a retainer in the defense
of the prisoner. Invariably such prisoners
have their cases squared, and the individ
ual who escaped being robbed on the streets
leaves the City Prison without a cent If
this is the case, how is it that the willy at
torney knows all the facts of the prisoners
wealth except he be informed OF 1t by the
officials, and, if this is the case, in what pro-
portions does the limb of the law and the
peace officer divide the ''swag?" If it is
true, how much better is it than highway
robbery, and how much less guilty are its
perpetrators than the criminals they daily
arrest and prosecute? If it is true, what
are our people going to do about it, and
how much longer will oui people support a
department
FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF CRIME,
That is of itself the personifcation of all
that is criminal. 1t is said that some weeks
ago a notorious Chinese highlander was
arrested and taken to the station house by
an officer who had good case against him
sufficient to send the heather to San Quen-
tin. Imagine the officers surprise when a
few hours later in the day be met Mr.
Chinaman on l street. This was more
than the officer could stand, and he rear
rested him, and, taking him to the lookup,
gave the officer in charge to understand
that he would tolerate no funny business"
on such arrests. The Chinaman, it is said,
had paid $50 TO be let off, but his money
was returned to him. He was put in his
cell, had hearing, and was held TO answer
to the Superior Court for his crime.
Those IF biCh
backed with evidence indisputable in char
acter, came to Mayor Gregory's ears Not
wishing to act hastily in the matter, he has
taken weeks to investigate, and has come
to the conclusion that there is much that is
ROTTEN SOMEWHERE
In the Police Department, and has taken
steps to remedy these evils, and will do so,
no matter what opposition may develop,
what influences may be brought to bear,
or what expense may be incurred. 1t is
disgrace 10 the atty, and as its chief mag
istrate, he proposes to dig it out, root and
branch. In order to do so, he yesterday
asked Chief Dillman to remove officer Sui
livan, the day jailer. and put him on an
uptown beat" and put in his place Larry
Farrell, an officer in whom the Mayor has
unbounded confidence, and against whom
there never has been q breath of suspicion
ne CDlel Indignantly ueQleO the rlgnt OF
the Mayor to interfere, said that Sullivan
suited HIM in the position he occupied, and
he would appoint no other. 1t was an inns
portant position, and one in which he
| would trust no other member of the force,
In vain the Mayor pleaded with the
| Chief, saying this was
THE FIRST REQUEST
| That he had ever made of him, and it GER
| tainly could be accorded without detriment
| to the efficiency of the department.
The Chief asked why the Mayor wanted
to make This change. The latter refused
| to give his reasons, but said they were
| good and sufficient.
! After some further talk, in which both
parties warmed up in the discussion, II
tnied in he Chief refusing to acc de t. the
/ request of the Mayor. The Mayor said he
was quite sorry, but he did rot intend &c
be thwarted in what he thought was hi:
duty and intimated that before he go
through with the investigation he might
be obliged &c ask for the resignation of the
Chief OF Police. This is the way the mat
ter now stands. The Mayor went to Sal
| Francisco Yesterday afternoon, and on hi
return a. fur will fly " in police circles.
BIRD's-EYEs SACRAMENTo.-The bird's-ey'