Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-11
CHICAGO HAS A GREAT SCANDAL
rsLrcE cHARGEp Win coSsiy-
Avcr WITH MuItDnisrns.
Election nay Murders Cause an In-
vestinntion IN Chicago That ,pii-
Gates the Police Department ~
the wors OF Gang OF shurs.


Gus coiander. the young swcdc. who
while watching the counting Of baiiots
IN the Twenty. bird ward, promises
to develop into celebrated case. In
dlgnatlon mectines were held in neasy
every ward on the north side las,
rsirsr nc 1lcclloh
day outrage and to pledge united ac-
ton 20 avenge the death OF brave Qua
Colander, who died IN defense Of the
ballot Tcrvid hpceches domanding
PREPARATION both IN the courts and al
the polls were applauded by Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike. REGARD
less OF past party STRIFE or animation
Inc factg brought TO hsht BY the po-
lice drnenet indicate moro vonelu-
slvely than ever that the Market
street gang. otherwise known ~
the "O'Mallry gang" had formed
deliberate plot. not only 10 seize the
ballot boxes NJ several prceincts py
main force, but TO KIN the judges ann
the members OF the "rai y, All OF
whom have more or less unsnNory
records held q number Of meetings IN
the rear OF a Market street saloon,
and have plan no lesa perfect than
tho Cfonin murdcrVra
The Record says today that office
holders we're in communication. u
not IA direct COLLISION with the kahH.
that they had promised LIS memoerH
immunity from police interferenef,
ana that they had paid the livery
bills Tor tho carriages that were useu
both before and after the murder OK
Coander.
"ir the facts which were limited a
can be proved. the case VIII furnish
most sensational developments nttu
the namoa Of persons M high oiipe
win be dragged into n. IL " eifn
evident that the bravpdo pf the Railt
"a not yot broken. TIC members who
nre atm at infge AMI relying on thu
promised protection, l,ENr shown thslr
hand several times nv appearing W
] threaten the Hives Of in9N VINO Nta
supposed to have 40 10 Information
/ az 20 their d0lngH.'
| IN. NJ jackson. the Republican chai-
iengor at The polling place. ll3 III
| noia street, who was beaten almost
/ to death, was approached by two men
/ on Thursday Ns he lay In his room,
/ II clark street. and WIS ordered 70
/ keop nllcnt aa 70 his knowledge OF the
"gaun" under putin ot death, shortly
afterward he was taken away by his
friends aud the report that he was
| dead was subsequently published IN
order to throw hiA purHuers on the
track lie Hes mt tho home o. ma
phyMelnu. whore he "a being watched
/ closely Fears ARE entet tained that
tho bruisea which he received VIII
ultimately cause his death, WIN thin
IA view thu COMMITTEES visited AR;
plckgln nnd'tnoh u full statement OF
his knowledge OF the gang and tho
facts which led to the attack on tho
polling place whore he WAS stnuoned.
1.-THE men captured Thurndayi with
the exception OF Jack" DougherY,
whose connection with the case gould
not be established. are stlli locked up
at the station. 30 lar they have re-
fused Ia say n word which VIII show
that they are concerned In the gangs
raid
s'Tho men the police want most arc
John Sanity Major Sappon, Uncle
Lynch and Frank Conlcy, inspector
Shnnct III certain that Saniry was tho
man who WAS shot through the hody'
and that he must be ~ very nad con- .
the police thus far do not seem 10
have located him.
Eddy O'Brien. WIN In asserted to
have fired the fatal shot was arrested
lust night. The civic federn,loh nnH
already gone vigorously into the work
Of prosecuting the gang II heHnn TO
collect ita evidence Yesterday, and no
eff0rt will be spared TO convict those
who are guilty. 40 wnrtnnta VIII be
sworn out however, until the police
have done what they can 10 nnd tho
men wanted.
"nspeoior gchnaclS says he ia per-
feclly willing TO capture such Of tho
men as he can and 20 turn thom over
for prosecution. lie thinks tho great
dim0uity win be IN getting the ncceR-
. aary Identification for the men who
were implicated IN the murder uf CO.
lander, although II VIII be cpmpnfh-
lively easy matter 20 pick out tho ones
who were concerned In the riots at
other places They are all slippery
criminals. no said.
They have been all over thecountry.
[; nnd served their time IN u number
! OF penltentlaries, and II r. corresponds
inrly difficult 10 lncatc them" -
Tho-L.iier ec.<~f Republican. cons
taina grave CHARGES Of connlvance IN
! tho election outrage by Inspector
I shancig nnl Policeman Gibbons, under
: the caption o. "schaael. Il ncoiised,'
I man. who WAS cruelty shot by tho
thug lulin o'Malley, wud. reported
somewhat better.
"NieholaY Vrralos yesterday swcrt
out warrant for the arrest OF o'Mal-
+ ley. charging him with making threatv
10 XIII Wednesday night OMnlley y
, alleged 10 hnVe called az vnrlus' houio
and threatened him The warrant was
given to Constable L0ucr, but has not
2 been served, Inspector Setback stated
: yesterday that he had q warrant rni
i. the arrest Of John OMnlley for ahoot'
lnr VarnioE and that he had sent IN
y officer 20 serve Il. Just the same
i O'Nnilcy was not arrested up 70
: O'Clock. The public may wonder M
o the DELAY IN the arrest or prorecu
= tinn Of OMaley, but the fact u thai
I TOO many or O'blalleys family ar.
q among the officers who are Hupposea
J. 10 b0 lndratriduslv searching for I'm
I. "cnp. clhhoua, who is In command
a Of The East Chicago avenue polio
4 atntion under Inspector Setback. \
7. cnnsin of John O'Mailoy, and q
hnnd-in-riove with the thugs des
/, pernte ranR which II mainly com
= posod Of members of the differfn
brnnchea ~ the one family which hal
made tho Tvienty-third wnrd dis
ptpco to Chicago. capt Gibbons y
either No Z or IN tie cnnlp OF tn
i clan Ma Gaei. and n II not likely TIM
n tho Influences -viilch VIII be hrouRh
a 10 haar iipon the captain VIII be en-
n tirciy ignored by him"