The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-25
COMMISSIONER
INVESTIGATES


Commission, does not propOse to al
low anony ymous communications to
interfere with the workings of+he
police force. Like the rest oil the
fair.minded people of Wilmington
he has confidence 10 the integrity
aud upright bearing Of Captain
Black as a man 10 be 10 charge Of
affairs and 10 carry out the orders
Of his superiors. But be cannot 60
10 to be a party to any blaekmaIl.
ing family destroying plot. Men
and women who have read of the
dastardly attemptto blight the hap.
piness of the Captain aud his wife,
denounce it in tic Rtrongest terms.
That there is an organized gang
is evident. Al present there are
no charges against any one and
the Commission will not act upon
hearsay or anonymous letters.
When charges are to be made to
the Commission they must be made
under oath. From this ruling it
will be seen that the same law ap-
plies tothe Chief. CAPTAIN, Sergeant
and Patromen. The comments Of
the press during the past
few DAYS have caused the men on
The force to express hope that the
friction will be removed. There
has been too much individual work
among the members OF the force for
some time. Individual effort has
been the cause Of inefficient work
There are men on the lorce al pres.
cnl and they are not all patrolmen
either aud who IN their daily lite
do not speak 10 one another Pets
are pettcd and independent con.
sclentious men are made to feel
from their fellow bluecoats that
they Should be blind to certain
transactions and that they should
talk less about the class of people
that are held1up by others The
gamblers are still sa wing wood and
are determined 10 have their inn.
ings some dav. Suspicion should
not be placed on any man for taxi
ing money whether it is $50 or
$500. The fraternity has some
very interesting data which would
not look well in print. The anon-
ymous letter that was sent TO Mrs,
Black 10 poison her young heart
and to drive if possible her honor
I'd husband 10 resign from the force
nav have some good effects. 1t has
already had some eXcel!ents Elects.
It shows that the gang are afraid
10 meet an upright man lace to
ace. They stick hin. in the back
md wait Tor their hee!ers and pro-
ected allies to bring the news. ,
They cannot besmlrch the charac.
er Of such an off cer as
captain Black. Their hands are
lot the hands 10 attempt such an
lct. Their hands are the ones 10
arry out the intentions OF poisoned
'rains aud hearts To newspaper
nen who have watched the trend
# atfairs lately these outsiders are
Icing what will eventually bring
round some interesting reading.
'resdent Clarksonsa says there is no
round icr an Investigation. On
hS SoiAi ai dS EIcSluCul Vi lHe !
Police Commission he should inves.
igate the alleged friction on the
orce. Patrolmen, sergeants, cap.
aims and Chief should be united II
n the best Of terms aud talk to d
ach other and not do, as the gam. t
lers claim, what thev are now do II
x. Ii houses are protected by ,
'reet serseants then the captains t
hou!d ihvestig ate. If the captains il
roteet any one then the Chief :,
hould investigate. OF course in n
reat reform city like Wilmington Il
here honest men who live in glass 81
ouses are throwing the stones, no u
le would dare ask any one to in t,
uire about the Chiei of the Police Il
His record on the O. O.
rec is too we'll known. Chief "
assey is all right. =.