New-York tribune., 1897-08-22

Office than the statement that the salary is so
par year. and during Mr. McCdrthys $ lour
months incumbency of Office he has spent more
than half his years salary in helping OUT the
unfOrtunates who have stood before nm aWait-
| ing sentence John Mccarthy joins with many
other people in the belief that If you want an!
thing done do it yourself. When anybody IS 10
| be pulled Mayor Mccarthy is present III HeSh
and lends u physical hand When there IS oiS
agreeable work to be done he is on deck with
his coat off and sleeves rolled up. Nhen thvic
is fight on he leads.
\ few weeks ago the agent Of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway telcphoned That SlX
tramps who had several times been hred
from freight train had attacked the crew with
rocks Mayor Mccarthy. in the absence OF any
police officer. jumped into carriage ana hur
ried to the scene of battle The contest Wagtd
hot when he arrived. but without hesitation ne
made dash for the leader. who ran. Jack
started in pursuit. and lively chase ensued
through yards, alleys and out upon the pralrie,
with the result that the tramp was OVerhaul'd q
and lodged in Jail by the Mayor personally.
while the Northwestern resumed business.
The report that disorderly house was being
conducted on the edge Of tie town came to the
Mayors ears, and ne set foot an investga-
ton verified the report, and routed the house.
An epidemic Of housebrCakng was producing
a panic among the people. MIR. McCar'ny gave
largely of his time to the matter. ana iihaiiy
pounccd upon the offenders. who proved TO be
boys of the ages Of fifteen to eighteen some
OF them of good families The Mayor brought
them before him, and not only succeeded in get
ting confession from them, but the place Wnere
the booty hidden The very next day three
of the boys were sent to the reform school ana
the other two heli 10 await the acton OF the
Grand Jury. They were unable To give bonds.
and Mccarthy personally baied them out ana
put them to work upon farms, where thty are
now wrestling with oats. wheat and weeds.
1t came to the knowledge of the Mayor that
certain boys and girls were making the ceme-
terry just east OF town. "A loahng place after
dark He personally made a trip there, found
them and locked two boys ard a girl in jail that
night The following morning they were tried.
found guilty and the boys sentenced To "iSnt
davs in iail and the girl ordered To leave town.
She had no money, and the Mayor paid her rare
out of his own pocket The boys We're cranky,
and he nut them to work on the streets, and a
diet If bread and water resulted in their prefer
ring to work rather than starve.
one evening two weeks ago farmer came TO
town and tarriod long at the hard-cider si'got
that he lost all reckoning as 10 time. Mayor Nc
Carthy saw his horse standing upon the street
at midnight hunted him up, and the FARMER
sobered off in Jail The following morning,
with a two weeks engagement with the rock
pile before him and several acres or nay down
at home the granger wept true tears OF repent
ance and pleaded for mercy. Upon ms promise
that such an offence should not be repeated he
was released and streaked for home.
TO a corrcspondcnt's inquiry as To his idea Of
the duties Of a Mayor and the manner in which
he should govern city Mr.. Mccarthy said:
"Simply live up to the oath OF office. When
became Mayor Of jefferson | promised to sup
mort the Constitution Of the United states and
The state Of Iowa. and enforce the ordinance
of the CITY. ] have never tried to do more, ana
will do no less as long as l live. If Mayors gen
orally would try to do this think there would
be less lawlessness and fewer inmates Of jals.'