The evening world., 1894-06-30

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dayits to the then Police Superintendent.
Murray
Smith had not approached. heard OF the
story. Just as Smith did. he gathered
all the facts and then hurried to his
office. The story was hailed with de
light. and he was sent out to see the
Hollywood Compsny's marager, William
Nj; Fletss. TO get his side Of the tale.
ject OF his visit Mr. Fleiss became great.
~ excited. threatened the reporter and
said that II the story was written he
lFleiss) would have the writer d discharged
from his paper and would make 1t not
for him In other ways The reporter
laughed. went back and wrote his story.
giving a little extra spice to his inter.
view with Fleiss. 1t was then about
o'clock in the afternoon. and the re-
sponsible editors OF the paper were high
ly gratiiied. The article was set UP into
Three hours later the Managing Editor,
after an Interview with some persons
actively interested IN politics. informed
the city editor and the reporter that the
gloomy countenance. why we cannot
print It. I'm very sorry"
MaSs q the a Of the ss' once that
ssenld BE- published So dfd everybody
else. but the managing editors word was
law, and so long as he remained In the
office nothing could be done.
II is rarely that conspiracy 10
hatched in a newspaper ONCE. but one
ns assy nsh &c. 's as, %a
party of friends, who Kept him until
pho s5 himself hs eve hs sls
proceeding home, he tumbied into bed.
While counting sleep his mind travelled
over the events Of the day. and then he
wondered why. the men in the ONCE
seemed so glad that he should take a
night on This train OF thought led him
but sany esn T X. eapsd oa
Of bed, threw on his clothes and running
outside hailed a cab and drove down to
the newspaper office: II was 80 then nla. 20
would be at work.
He hurried upstairs into the compos-
ing-room and scanned the forms. There
ss he scry q e n pdoe by son
nection with the Hollywood Company.
The story was lifted from the form
and other stories put In 70 All Its place,
tempt at publishing in detail the Holly
wood whiskey story had been crushed.
About six months later another news
fearlessness, tackled the story. and two
newspaper men who were supposed to
know something about II were specially
engaged to gather the facts all over
would be OF two pages, and that the
matter would be followed UP until the
Police Department had been turned up.
These reporters saw some of the
wholesale men, including Peter NC
Quade and John keresey
He was assured that II would be pub
lished. and then Mr., McQuade said:
~ viii call meeting Of the Executive
will bind ourselves to stand behind the
are aeG brought We win pay "a, The he costs and
he pspe4 y. VIII bnd even
editor and tell him So"
and whether the resol buttons referred
to were passed or not. certain 1t is
that Mr.. McQuade did call at the news
paper office and that afterwards the
ahead with the story. 1t was then early
Was 'n Ordered sssf for U the following satur-
u4 ave viii then put out our entire stan.
all the statements. so that there will be
Every day, from early morning until
nearly midnight, the reporters worked:
Dozens OF saloons were visited and
many statements obtained. From the
Sss ms9 tsa Te sap as MSaras
made an Investigation on the complaint
forwarded to Mayor Hewitt. According
the made deo at the time line
made affidavit as to the coercion was
called down to the Superintendent Of
fee ss,., :, mn. o,.ua., .. ~. TINA
they were handed a second batch OF
affidavits. denying the former ones
which they had signed. and practically
it was charged that they were told e
swear. and that Ave of them actually
did so for fear they would be closed uI
altogether. The sixth one. who was
II win not" he was credited with say
Ing, Commit perjury for any man.; man. -.
the liquor dealer was shown outside.
the week, for at the expiration Of thai
time the same retail! dealer .,r. asain zap sp
asked II he was ready to make the coun
ter affidavit He said he was PROVIDED
It was changed so that he would no
afiidavit was 1t was said at the time
handed to him and changed into some
thing of prevaricating nature ant
sworn to. Six months later the sam
1
the liquor business,
The two-page story was written an
turned into the newspaper office earl!
reporters were informed later that tn
entire stan did actually start out to In
terview all the persons named. 1t wa
also stated that the story had been sc
up in type.
} But is was not published the next day
as promised, nor has 1t yet seen tn
light The reporters were never In
formed why.
One OF the men sent out to corroborat
the story stated that he had seen a well
known official who had been mentione
in the story. When asked about II, tn
official Is credited with saying:
III that story is ever published wi
railroad to Jail the men who wrote II a
| well as the men responsible for II.
will kill the paper"
Now, what is the Hollywood story a
about?