Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-17
is FULL OF THIEVES
Chicago Police Department Hand
icsPped to Suppress Crime
BECAUSE JUSTICE rs lEklEkT
sspsrtneendens BrsanA. ChArxss
That shs Police cosrts are Han
fsr the hsxsssrsses' Beseat.

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Of the people Law and order has b,
come nesninsisss PHRASE Crime
king AID the sgents created for the prs
lection OF life and property ara prosfrst
and poveriesa Desperate nsa plunds
the onics palaces In the down town di,
triets 10 broad daylight and they ossl
shelm the rc<idsnos sscflons a nigh
borglariss and -hold-upss have hecon
% eomnoa that the police have ceases
to EARTHQUAKES except where the case
especially sensational The police n
porters for the daily papers no longer At
tempt 70 cover the events in the loca
ueld OF crime. contning their reports 3.
skeleton chronicle Of the more import
ant happenings. Never In the histor,
OF the city has the commission OF crime
been 90 general aud never hare triminall
pcen 90 audacious and 90 successful .,
Al the present time.
Police Court system Rotten.
The police are doing what they can &c
control the army Of criminals In the city
and 10 make residence here unpleasant
Tor them, but they lind themselves hand
icapped by q shooting maladministn-
Ton OF the machinery OF justice in the
| police conrta The system is rotten 10
the core. and until radical reformation
Ia that quarter can be brought about
tnere can be no permanent security for
the city. The greater percentage OF the
income OF the police magistrates 10 paid
py criminals and 1t Is directly to the pe-
cuniary Interests Of these functionaries
10 be tender with the erring. IL harsh
punishment were melted out To the peo-
pie who are brought up for crime they
might get discouraged and leave town.
which would be loss OF revenue; there
fore the lawbreakers are only taxed
what their business can stand. The
magistrates handle them with gloves
instead OF employing club&
Too Lenient With Criminals.
1t is upon the police magistrates that
the police lay the responsibility for the
saturnalia OF crime that il going on
The police department has appealed 10
Mayor Swift for help in the mat
ter and the latter will. within a
day or two. summon the fourteen ius.
tees OF the peace especially designated
TO handle police cases 10 meet him Al
his ONCE to see what can be done to aid
the officers OF the law in purifying the
city. The mayor has power to remove
ponce magistrates. and suggestions from
him would therefore receive prompt
consideration. A continuance OF the
policy OF leniency toward criminals
must inevitably result In placing the city
at the mercy OF professional murderers.
thieves, robbers and crooks Of all de-
scriptionA
superintendent BrenDon Talks
Police Superintendent Brennon said
today: The worlds fair brought great
numbers OF dangerous men 60 Chicago
and large proportion OF them re.
when the exposition was over.
some from choice and many more from |
necessity. They were left stranded and |
could not get away. have been expect. /
ng a great increase ia crime and have |
been preparing for it. Several DAYS ago
gave the inspectors special instruc. /
ions TO be on the lookout for the
rocked people and arrest thea where
'ver and whenever case coulc be made
'ut. As result Of my orders wagon.
Dads OF professionals are taken into Gus.
ody every day and every night We
re flling up the stations and tails with
hem and are doing the best We can 70
I'd the city OF these undesirable ele-
nentS We are greatly hindered in this
york by lack OF hearty cooperation
N the part OF the police mac.strates
sight hines are inflicted instead of
eavy penalties, and the officers feel that
hey are not being properly backed up.
wen In the case OF known criminals
bout whose records and business there
an be no possible question, the police
lust have as strong evidence az where
eople OF presumably good repufe are
rought up to answer chargcA
Police Courts Hun for Profit
lit 10 notorious that many OF the no
ce courts are run for the apparent .ole
eneft OF the presiding magistrates and
ieir following. which inelu 3e pet shys-
" lawyers. professional bondsmen. run.
srs and especially energetic police
hcers The scheme 10 10 assess the
'iminal and dangerous classes within
10 easy jurisdiction OF the establish.
cot on any and every pretext and 10
orry every dollar from them that can
) obtained These combinations enrich
emselves upon the wages of ain. the
acucal result Of that sort OF admin.
tration OF justice-the announcement
crime The poor wretches who are
ing continually bled Ia the name Of
e law are forced 10 the commission az
rther wrongs TO raise the blood money
avn FROM them"
Whole system L. Corrupt.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Zeisler
10; The manner ia which the police
urts OF this city are run IL a disgrace
d q shame. The system IL fairly
trid. Abuses have crept in which
onid not be tolerated add know %
better way q effectng reform than
an intelligent honest exposure by
newspapers 81 the actual workings
the business ss nov conducted
We no criticism 10 psse upon individ-
magistrates but the system reeks
"a corruption and rottanness" There
about seventy I've justices 81 the r
ice In the city of Chicago, q whom ,
rteen are designated 10 act rs DO.
justices receiving salaries from the n
! Tor their services These fourteen
tiemen may yet be called upon 10
, an important part In purifying the z,
! OF the criminal plague from which
= suffering. They will ~ they are
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