Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-11-27
THE SPINDLE CITY
Much Agitated Over the
Charges of Prof. Anthony.
The Police !ndigna at Attacks Upon
Their Honesty and Integrity.
Prot. Anthony May Be Asked for Proof With
His CHARGES.

Lewiston, Nov. 26.-(SpcciaD. That
Prof. Anthony has stirred things consider
ably is in evidence in the conversation on
the street, today. The question with the
citizens now is, "Will they investigate"
Who are 'they" that will push invcstiga-
ton is Of equal importance. That Prof.
Anthony's assertions are such as cannot
be passed by is admitted by all, but that
he can sustain them is doubted by many.
The reference made to City Marshal Tcel
is not looked upon as hardly fair. Prof.
Anthony referred to Mr. 1'cel when he said
officials had been arraigned before the court
on Il charge of attempting to brbc Il juror
who was sitting on a case of a man charged
with a crime.
1t is evident that the professor did not
follow the case to the end. The fact is,
Mr.. Teol was himself a Juror in the su-
premc court in 1898, and during the pro
gress Of a trial of a man charged with
adultery, he made "a remark to another
juror that said juror considered an offer of
a bribc but when MIR. Teel was asked by
the court about it, he explained that it
was in no way intended for a brihe, and
upon the same message being given to the
court, Mr.. Tccl was acquitted.
Interviews with a number of business
men on Lisbon and Main streets, admit
that probably every crime mentioned in
Prof. Anthony 5 address, is committed in
this city.
But -" said well known man about
town, suppose crime is rampant in this
city, are the police responsible for it? Is
there city or large town in Maine, New
England or the country over that has not
its quota of just such criminals? 1t is all
nonsense to say that the police know OF
all one half or onc-quartcr of the crime
committed in city of this size. You don't
suppose that man would wait for a police
man to come and witness him murder an
other man ON the street, do you; The
police are not supposed to know what is
going on on their beats except what they
see. They may guess that certain place
is rum shop or a house of prostitution,
but guess work is not q comfortable ground
TO stand on when swearing out Il war
rant.
prof Anthony and all his Democratic
friends have been bowling about reform
ever since last springs election. Now ii
thew know so much about the crimes OF
this city, let them complain to the police,
as good reputable citizens are supposed to
do when they know crime is being com
mittcd, and guess they will find the police
ready when the warrants are forthcoming.
Go the police instead of the people in such
eases and then the aroma of scandal Will
not be SO distinguishable as to be published
all over the country
Generally. Prof. Anthony's criticism is
| looked upon with much distavor, and al
though an investigation may come out OF
| il il all. it is conceded by the most con
: s,ryatiye of business men that such an in
vcstigation will end in smoke.
CITY Marshal Tccl feels the imputation
more kcenly than anyone else, OF course,
and to the Journal man he said, today
| 81 think Prof Anthony has done wrong
| in making these charges in the way he
has have tried to do my duty to the
city and | am sure ! am willing to serve
any warrants that the professor may pre-
ducc, or investigate any suspicion he may
have regarding gambling places or houses
| of iilfamc I deny the charge most ON
phatically that my men or myself haN"
riyrn protection TO rumscllcrs or the cour-
| tesans of this city. l have visited several
nlaces where it has been reported to me
| that parties congrcgated for unlawful puI-
noses Some of these places have closed,
not because / saw anything really wrong,
| but because | thought they were not Just
| what they should be-
LAST Saturday night, in company with
| Deputv Marshal Sands, ! visited a place
| on Lisbon street that had been feporteu
to me as a questionable place OF resort. }
| found no evidence of anything wrong, Dut
I warned the inmates that | wouid toiet-
ate nothing in the assignatlon llne, ana
| the result has been that the parties nave
moved elsewhere. Let the good people
| who arc so ready to make charges against
! This department come to me with thelr
comnloints and will see that they are
treated with respect Evidence TO convict
n,rtios must be forthcoming before such
nartics are taken before the court. sup
nosed everybody understood that
Deputy Marshal Sands was seen ana ne
said Il know the marshal means 10 90
all in his power to clean out the dlFes III
this city. and he has done more IN that line
in the past six months than any oIher
marshal before him has ever done nave
| hoen with him on many occasions "hcH
he has visited what were generally sup
posed to be bad places, and nclthef Oh US
| have told you reporters ABOUT IT, uhte9S
Won learned OF IL anu pun WV
directly to us simply because we ana NOT
desire to publish to the world that our
% ris;ts were necessary As for the police
,rotecting ,,e the liquor sellers, it is abso-
| lutely false ,,,,,o,,
perhaps our officers DO not pay as ihuon i,ii
attention to the liquor question as they
1yonld he expected to do were there not
Two LIQUOR sheriffs in the city who make
.m 49, their exclusive business. Prof. An
thony's talk is an insult to our NV, workins l,,1l
girls. If we pulled in ali the street Wa.h-
go .h;s c;tv there would be surprising
or.,v Of talent before the court, and the
a,sn a,sni, wonld be our severe criticism by
tpS',e .ho Very ones who are now claiming to at
tempt fen to purify the city, and all necauss ,l,
our working girls give Us &c leSs oo;atv ;apuD,s az
| it is called. nj c.o4
Congregational church Auburn one, one OF
tbe spe,kers at Sundays mass meeting
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