Evening journal., 1889-11-06
sANnwlcA S loegEr.s EoRcn.
The saintly Chisf Aas sorne Men Who
Need Dfsciplining.


1t is often said by those enthusiastic ard
intensely partisan Republicans, who are
accustomed to exploit their views in the
hauuts where the good citizens of Will
mington are won't to congregate, that
CHIEF Swiggett is now giving this city
the finest police force she has ever been
patrollsd by. The doughty cops have
only acquired this reputation, however,
by their success IN hiding their wicked
ness, for if the truth were known, and
dark alleys and back doors could tell tales,
the most charitable taxpayer would do
clare the present force the worst in the
city's history. Nor is the mayor ignorant
of this fact, as will be made plain by the
following story.
One day in the early part of last week
a certain county constable, whose name IL
is unnecessary TO give here, was sum
moned to make an arrest in house Of
I ill-repute thatis not q thousand miles from
the intersection Of Eleventh and Orengc
streets. In order TO make sure of the
arrest he went up the alley to the back
door of the establishment The madam,
who had apparently just come home,
answered the constable's knock, and
when she recognized him as dreaded
minion Of the law became very much
/ frightened. The officer told her bis mis-
sion in few words, and, much relieved,
she sat down and explained to him why
his coming had given her such fright.
She said that sometime ago Frank
Stout had served q summons on her and
had hauled her up before Judge Ball,
Mayor Harrington and City Solicitor
Turner both being present during the
examination. The mayor wanted her to
reveal the names of the city policemen
who visited her house This she refused
point blank to do. Mayor Harrington
then threatened that If she did not turn
informer on ner blue coated patrons, ho
would pull her establishment
| Under that treat the woman gave the
/, names Of four officers, one of them a
sergeant, who made themselves at home
in her place.
Now q great many people, after reading
the above, viii say that Mayor Harring-
ton had no right to threaten the pool
outcast in this way, and that ii he knew
what kind of place she was maintaining
he should have made a raid on it anyhow
without making a bargain with her. The
question will also suggest itself, why ht
did not act on the information after h
had secured it in this devious way
for these four policemen ar
still drawing their pay as If they wer
doing their duty.
II Mayor Harrington is prompted b,
mere curiosity, he should question som
of the decent people residing in tn
neighborhood of Third and Tatnan street
and he will learn, perhaps, all he want
to know about the virtue OF some othe
members of Sandwich Swiggett's fore.
Some of the men are not slaves TO duty
in other respects, for it is said On uniu
peschable authority that several Of tn
night squad are in the habit Of gatherin
in the United States Hotel everv nighi
2 and passing the dreary hours betwee
J drinks by playing cards. Here,
, fact, is an explanation Of I'll
success of the recent Reynolds robber,
7 Some citizens admit that the force ougt
o to be increased, but they ask how mar
: men must the city have if they are
spend their time in playing cards al
love making, instead of patrolling the
beats like good, honest blue coats.