Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-19
NOW FOR The FACTS
The Herald VII Probe the
Police SCANDAL TO the Duck.
WEBS SHOWN A TalcKsIfa
How ne cr,ages Before Aarsera,
B.asier--Ha. Aesnosis--fx-P Fesi-
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There are tAo er three things the
Ton Nth lAe police scandal whish the
hpari Il l-.l.ce commissioners shame
lessly attempted 10 smother IA its sxecu-
I've session
One 4 t1esa j. that the police depart
meat lad actual knoei ledge u the pre-
posed nghf before IL began
fLas Lieutenant Hurley used every
rfccautioe - loease the tight aud filiied
That he failei ~ss because Sergeant
Webb wa= Fsmizs Ia his sworn duty.
That The night Ma IN p7ugres shea
fatro.man Spring was ibid BY Sergeant
Neto. the Two iDen standing 10 the
sha.io~ q tke building az the time.
that they dare not Fight under our
uo-es
That upon Sergeant Webb's ssafe-
meat the Investigation and extra detsl
assigned 10 thai w0kk we're withdraw n
That Al OF about O'clock IN the nern-
ing sergeant Webb SECURED positive
knoa ieder that The SIGHT had takra
place ADD that one II the men was
nsarly Aillssi. Il not then dead.
That sergeant Webb failed and
neglected. D. apprise the department II
a. Pit fas sprnt three hours IN com
p4n. x,tb another person IN quest II
ss,r-thinr he anew al the start.
hat IS a.. neglect 10 report the
fghs TIE mar Tayior. who delivered the
ferfitss hlox. escaped from the ciiy and
fhe per~sn= present al the hight secured
ftseiseifer from arrest
Itat these aets - wilful neglect II
duty ana jealousy inspired insutortina.
fian brought the reputation n this city
ilto regrs ach.
Thar the h,ard u police commission
- deliberately ignored the preceding
facts and permitted the report 70 bc
made That Il was all Joke.
Duty 90 the Public.
In may not he the duty ~ newspaper
20 denounce such proceedings on the
part n sergeant Webb and Charles III.
Fender. Nho arbitrarily dominates and
dhctatcs - the whole department. bring
ing u INTO ridicule aud contempt. but IL
h the duty u the newspaper Ia protect
the public by giving % u the knowledge
Withheld ~ It's servants. the police board.
without warrant in law or justification
IN m0rals. THE HEEArD believes thar
the action. n the board will tend To
weaken AMI destroy discipline in the 20
Ice department: that n will act as an
incentive % officers and men 10 neglect
unpleasant cEtles u1der the assurance
that such neglect viii ~ condoned and
The offenders shielded from public dis
grace.
Believing this. The HfRALp purposes
o. tear re mask from the despicable
political m0gnrebanks who control the
department. IN their own selfish inter
csfz and at the same time b. shoW. IL II
sna.i ~ able. that Sergeant Webb u
mischief maker. fcrncnter II dIScortl
srl tive faced wfiprrfsuapper Tor the
interesting duo - political charlatans
Uho un The department.
>sose, the Sergeant.
THE HERsLD vii 10 this city an in
fnitciy great amount II good II it shall
coattnge - investigation into the man
agemsnt u the police department.. re-
MARKED a member of the force yesfer-
daY To publish his name would re q
Invite bis immediate discharge. hence II
Is 9lshhrld
'sihis man Webb. ne continued. Is
snrak aud informant To nay certain
knowledge he has betrayed the officers
- She polite department. ~ more than
csc iusfanse. Tie has leaked informa-
tioo shea nofosiy but himself hal
know .edErof the affair. except the Drinc.
gsi olfcrge Ills stuff has been pub
llshed IN the Dew spapers when rohody
could i.ns<ipe bow The papers had -
cured Is ard he would express as great
surrrise a. afFbs@iy when the articles
aqfs1teti
4 ts.i you. continued be with some
eArnrsfnesa. -this man Webb isadsnger
ous naa on The force he has been the
srs snd foci q Bender. whose e0rtisni
- - painfully conspicuous. 90 mako the.
foiice Department = stool pigeon Tor the
dcn.s.rsis.
llis a,iies are ~ contemptihiy typo.
critical t4at she cit,er memhcrs 4 the
farr, 3esrise him Why. since Carr wa
anreio.sa superintendent Webb has
t4attti attendance upon him AZ every
0fsaftnnitq lie inferrepts him on the
street owners in stores and eserysh here
- may catch q glimpse = hisI. a. shake
hsn.i- -sg hoN glad be - that Carr "a
q 30 80 a1d - make himself solid.
81 Cars Tl .eafn h.s dual character
Bee q -terf lfe and ID apples - cough
naft ttai webb - ared i1s.ls 4 two
nassn;hs
Rfcaa- - Discipline.
Il u has been Weots custom. n order
T. make bsn-elf popular with the men.
e. freaf them to coffee = they d-ank
ntf1lnk efrDngrr. aa.i when b. caught
paffeirsa1 VI latiuE the regulations hc
'siaked fte nttfr eye and pafted TIE
man ro itr Back tffd the remark It's
s frff o.i -, ive been there ny
se'f re rrsult - such methods -
ensi.4 e.en SIR Webb grew r. % =
fatarIis tith men eha did not ike -
.ls ttef duty and WITH new men who
osi naf 500 tho10xh hl- scheme The
rllef lnd better members while thsy
s,serfra his little treats - eoree -
etfers 80 rhsi not je~pi@~i hiri and
aahsnr themselves condemned IA a.
terra - Der new n1en. Nho BAL hesn
ta.str.i 81 gently ~ Sergeant WEBB
wrre hreu1h, 8r Niik irr< ~ otpes
n.lir-.s a ihs department. they eesesfssi
II - 1nnnrr-rsr9 sff'ftneas snd ssfe AZ
c-.,n ir refeiiif.r srslnaf -1refinfen teni
Fssf,aan. captain f,fnasn ani ls,eg
f.sasf H8rle &c. AZ Al sifist H.
sfi'aariens
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