Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-11
II JOKE.
CaueeO Some Norrison County
People to Have Visiono
of Wealth..

Inc M1nnedpOuS JOuTnAl "
Wednesday publishes the f"llowing:
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-On march Is.
1880, the GOnieo WielkOpoloski. Of
POsen, published an article that has
caused several uprisings of the Mos
seynski and Lowlki families That
article said that Sir Glinn. of New
York, United States OF America, had
married a wealthy Polish lady III
England, and that, as he had died
without offspring, his estate of ST.
500. 900 would revert to the heirs of
his wife. who belonged to the Mos
seynski and LOWiki families.
Now, it is true that Mr.. Glinn,
who was chief clerk at Castle Car
den, died several years ago; but it is
not true that he ever married Il
wealthy Polish lady. While Mr..
Glenn was still healthy, about ~
years ago, Il practical joker sent to
a New York newspaper a story that
Mr.. Glinnshad married u Polish lady
worth 81 500, 900. The stt.rv got out
to Little Falls, MIMI, several weeks
ago. There are. some MOsseynskis
and Lowikis there and they imme-
Ola Dly rose up. Donat Trettle. pro-
bate Judge Of Morrison county, of
which Little Falls ia part, last week
wrote a letter to Father Ca'laghan,
which was turned over last night to
the Ellis Island authorities. Judge
wants to know. for the bene-
fit of his clients, when "Sir Glinn"
died and what he really left for Po-
land. The Judge inclOses in his letter
Il translated copy OF the article.
Where the Money Went.
The eyes of the country are on tho
Lexow committee that is unearthing the
government Of New York city. Last
summer evidence came out that there
was a regular system Of police black
mail which in its fleeing operations
took in everybody from the peanut vend
er to the steamship con- panies that
wanted sidewalks for place to store
their goods. Saloon keepers, swindlers
who ran unlawful games, disorderly
houses and hackers Of prize fighting ex-
hibitions were included in the great big
police blackmail that outrascaled them
all. Where did the money go? Those
who paid the money testified that 1t
went to the police captains. At the rate
at which the money was squeezed out
of the uncertainties the polio. captains
ought to have become millionaires in a
few years, but they did not, although
they lived very comfortably, thank you.
The dear public has at length found
out why they did not get rich. 1t seems
they had to pay for their appointments
as police captains, and pay fabulously
high sums. Captain Creeden 8 testimony
that his place cost him SIS, 900 threw a
whole searchlight on New York munio.
ipal methods. The police commissioners
charged men high prices for giving them
as police captains. The
had to borrow the money
here, there and everywhere. After one
of them got his place he was obliged to
blsokmail criminals, violators Of the
law and even persons engaged in legiti.
mate business to get the money to pay
back what he had borrowed y
This little explanation really explains.
It shows how . police commissioners on
. salary Of IS, 900 could build apartment
houses, take q trip to Europe or even
buy yacht or fast horse il he wanted
to- Then when he got all the money he
wanted he was able to be appointed
police Justice and sentence the people
whose mopey had enriched him. Or if
he had ambitions in the literary or ar.
tistio line or in the higher walks Of
politics he was able on the strength Of
his little savings to crafty this desire
as we'll. Great is municipal government
in American cities. No wonder the peo-
pie Of Europe conclude republican gov.
eminent is failure.