Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-01-22
THE MAYORS SAY.
Two Executives ard the Grand
Jury Censure.
MR. KNOX on TIE STORM pRarx.

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That ne usa ~ raspsessr 90 wssr-
20 E-,y-u-. s~es.s-n zee . pe.,st Of
the cssvses-
mo matter what has been said
shout me-" said Mayor n. p. Knox.
discussing the grand jury's censure
a the executive and other oficial. 10
connection with the storm invest.
gaticn and Indictments. aids.
Schre.ner and Danbcr a-e In no ~ns
responsible. Both discharged their
duties fsiihfcliy as member. nf the
sewer committee. aud visitsd the
work oitener than there was a-y rea-
son FOR their doing. and beside. the
former was exru-sble co 81. ground
% being taken sick when tie lob vas
being doae. AZ for myself. .
Naiched the construction as care.
fu!ly IS I could. aud irequcli,y
threw out brick that were 90 have
been used. with my own hands. I
discarded hundreds of brick in ;bi.
way. A. - the cement and general
Q allure u the constructive. ! relied
.bsol1,eiy upon my Inspector. ils
was appointed because of hi. knosi
edge ut such matters. and 10 he failed
20 detect anything wrong Il IL he
fault. II be Old discover any irfeg.
ularities. orif be bad soy suspicions.
he should have come 60 me with
them. DO not consider that Q nsg.
ltcted my duties IN the lca.t IN ths
storm drain mstier."
Mayer s-enssor-. say.
Mayor Gustav Stevenson. Of Moline.
has wF.ttoa the iolloEing for publ.
cation. In vics % The lieht in which
be and others refponsible for ihs
peace and digaiiy e bis proud cts
hAse ben plscsd ey tue grand jury
'When tay eyes csugAt the grand
lury's letter of censure puslishes "a
yesterday papers. ~ns somewhat
surprised. ] ~ INST that ! have nc eon'
icep;ion whatever 81 she power az
that 90 .ust body. bot 10 APPEAR
strange to ne if snch body can b.
vested -i;h power 90 tcsmirch th'
character 90 pubiic ofsicef. and ipai
vidusls .; pleasure. without proc
Justify .rg ~ Indictment. n ske-
src clothed with suca powers tsei
are certainly greater ihan kings n
te-rotic Europe. sn ready 90 tab
cath 81 ary time that had notnowl
-dse of tue existence Of houses O
prostitution IL Moline. Until I no
iiccd the grand jary's report In 81,
lTarcrs. have heard rumors abpu
immortality. and ID. police fore
have tecr instructed 90 arrest al,
and az violstors Of Law ss often a
evidence csn he procured for jasii
! iying them 10 DO 20. but 40 wfittei
complaint hiss ever bcsn died wii
re during my adm nistts;iyn.
! am not in the LApit os hani
ing houses ot rroEiitniion. ne'
Their do I con.iscr IL mt dni,
IN &C: upon rumors. becsus. 10 ! q
50. G large number q those who NJ
sppe ,ring % be respectable ciiizsp
might he caught n the ersw ne;
TIE grand jory's assertion that cii
niiic ale are vested tth sufficient au
tboIiiy 10 comp,uiely egasieate. dfis
out aId destroy haunis Of vice. an
that the city officials eensurcd hat
I AshA' hab bEaAA hiAfgAt1 ANs@ AFNH
prostitutes. ] mus; cmphsiicAll
DENY. All that city ole as can %
: and have power 10 do. IL 90 bfin
criminals before proper courts -
prosecution: the courts impose Geo
II they plead. or a:e proved gnil;y
and II toe ines are psia. thsy mus
&c released. sud arc q, perfect 90
erty 10 again practice lawful or un
lawful business untii evidence sraii
can be procured for iasiii!ing ibei
arrest.
Tee officials 10 question hato az
cep,cd no iin... no, dollar 20 surl
lines has vita my knowledge buei
paid into the city treasury. ans ini
60 zee wber. The gfoss ns-ligene
comes In which deserves pDhlie zen
r;mand from the grand Jury.
sTsTav Sgra SOC.
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