Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-08
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The mysterious assault on the son Of the
proprietor of Mades' Hotel calls for Wig
orous police investigation. The tendency
of our modern police department to initiate
the officers of the law in monarohies and
despotisms is universally condemned in
this republic When the law is violated
neither the assailant nor his victim should
be countenanced in preventing the penalty
from being inflicted, made and provided for
in such cases Here is a young man found
with his skull fractured his leg broken, his
teeth knocked out and, it is alleged, other
mutilahons, and 50 far no clue to the perpe-
traitor of the murderous assault. Such a
crime is inconceivable in the absence of
the motives Of either robbery or revenge
To one Of these motives young Mades owes
his lamentable condition Which was III
1t is pretty definitely clear robbery was not
the cause Of the villainous assault. Who
then is the enemy who has so atrociously
mutilated and murderously assaulted Mr..
Mades? Can the police find no clue, or
having solved the affair is il possible that
Major Sylvester is keeping the matter a
secret and protecting the criminal from just
punishment
What did Mr.. Mades do to deserve such
awful punishment as that inflicted upon
him? There are thousand rumors flying
around not one of which but reflects one
way or the other upon the police. Some
allege that because of the nature OF the pro-
vocation for the assault given by Mr.. Mades
his friends cannot afford to prosecute his
assailant. This is untenable and absurd.
Whatever the nature of the provocation and
whether there was a woman at the bottom
/ of it" or not such a murderNus assault is
] uniusti6able and the assailaut should be
/ brought to justice. AT all events If Mai
/ Sylvester or Captain Boardman krow the
facts they are not bound by any considera.
| tions of delicacy in concealiug them. On
the contrary it is their sworn duty to arrest
the assailant whether the friends Of Mr.
Mades desire his arrest or the contrary The
culprit whoever he is, is guilty of an in
famous and villainous assault and evidently
eudeavored to murder his victim or inhict
such injury as would cripple and mutilate
him for life. To be shot dead is no
greater or more heinous a crime than the
horrible injuries said to be inflicted on Mr.
Mades. This thing in the interests of the
general public and the safety of human life
should be thoroughly aired, investigated
and exposed
| Suppose, for instance, that Mr. Mades was
mistaken for some one else and thus cruelty
injured? And this is liable to happen to
any citizen. We all have our doubles.
/ physically at least
| Readers of the press will recall in this
| particular, the death of Crown Prince Ru.
| dolph of Austria, and the reason assigned
for his murder, and it is alleged by some,
the suicide of his slayer, though others
hold that the lady in the case in a moment
of anger committed the crime. The police
department of Austria, was unable to hide
the murder for the princes death had to be
accounted for and was witnessed by too
many, but the monarchical police did sue
ceed in covering for years the real facts in
the case, and to this day various accounts
and divers reasons are given for Rudolph s
murder, all however ceutering on the
woman with whom he was intimate.
Is Major Sylvester introducing the Aus
trian or monarchical police system of
smothering great crimes out of considera-
ton for either the assailant or the victim?
And if he is not, why is the mystery Of
young Mades terrible assault unaccounted
for and his assailant permit ed to remain at
larger
Let the public have the real facts major,
il you are in possession of them and if you
are not for goodness sake smoke up or stir
up your department or the criminals all
over the country will be moving on Wash
ington as a safe place to rob, assault, aud
murder with impunity.