Bisbee daily review., 1903-06-30
CITIZENS BEG
 FOR PROTECTION
coNsrAsuLARv AND DEPUTIES
 DON'T Ji6E.
Sheriff Lewis investigates Situation.
 Marshal Graham in Receipt of
 Anonymous Letter Asking His Aid.

| CM9lA5A ol IBio9dS) Douglas, June 29.-Last week Sheriff Lewis came to Douglas from | I oluDs. .one to investigate certain ru- mors which have besn in circulation | about the Douglas force of peace off cers. Ce. tain people had been com blaming about the Iawlessness which has been prevailing in this city within the last few months, and the inability of the officers to suppress it. The reason given Is that the two branches of officers, the regularly elected con stables and the deputies appointed by Sheriff Lewis, were not working in harmony.
 One officer, who for some time had been giving Douglas good service. was laid off, On application he was again I given a commission to act as deputy constable, with deputy sheriff's com mission. Oue of the deputies now iac.ing told the sherif that if this man was allowed to act again as an ofieer in Douglas. he would quit the service. Consequently Sheriff Lewis recalled the commission.
 When Sheriff Lewis was in this city, he held a consultation with va rious business men, and promised them that be would do everything in his power to give them protection. The Dispatch, in an article which ap- peared last week, said that Lewis did not see Date Graham, and for this cause no definite understanding was reached between the sheriff and the constable.
 SherIff Lewis did meet Constable Graham in the office of Judge John son, and a Review reporter was pres ent at the mee. ing of the two officers. They talked over the subject of police protection for Douglas seriously, and a certain understanding was reached. There is to be a change of one or two loficers.
 The cause of dissension between the Douglas constabclary and the ap- pointed deputy sheriffs was that on Iseveral occasions the constables would have warrants for offenders, of which the deputies would gain knowl- ledge and arrest the parties named In the warrants, and in some cases 1t Twas reported that the offenders lagainst law and order would be turned loose, or would never reach the jus tice court Such proceedings natur- ally did not tend to improve condi- Il tions in Douglas, and the complaints | arose which caused Sheriff Lewis to investigate the matter
 The visit of the sheriff 10 this city resulted in a definite understanding
 being reached, as was before said The whole matter has been sifted and certain changes will be made, which
 will give this city a very eftcient force, working for the very best in terests of the law-abiding citizens of , the community.
 ,i Regarding the present condition of the protection of this town, Constable . Graham received yesterday the fol . lowing letter, which for some reason . the writer did not care to sign. and , for that reason the communication will not receive the consideration it
 would have received if signed.
 The letter reads as follows:
 Douglas, June 2s, '03.-Mr. Dayton
 Graham. Douglas: Dear Sir-Some- thing must be done to protect our homes and property. The petey Ithieying grows worse every way. Stealing chairs, wheels and wearing apparel from around our homes; Humber, wood, coal, tools, axes, wheel
 barrows, etc.
 When we catch the offenders and send for the officers they pay no at tention to our call; they are too busy
 protecting the saloons, gambling
 houses and Sixth street to give any attention to other people.
 Some thing must be done. and that
 quick, or we will do something. , Uncle Jim's place and some others
 can only encourage petty thieving by
 buying all the stolen goods they car lget. It is getting to where we don't , dare hang our bedding or clothes tt T sun unless we watch them the iwhost time. We can't. the way things are
 going. hang out our rugs or carpets P.o sun, but what in a few hours the things are gone.
 am a business man and
 CITIZEN OF DOUGLAS Il MT. Graham was asked by Re view reporter what course he would take in regard to the letter. He sait that as 1t was unsigned. he could no . give it any consideration, but if th' writer would make himself known, hs would most certainly do everything il Ihis power to give him all the protec
 lion possible.
 = Graham said that he believed th' ! force of officers in this city was doint ] leverything they could to protect lift land property. but if such condition ,sxisted as was described in the un Isfened letter. an investigation wouls ltakt place, and something would b' ? done to give the residence portion c the cfty eood protection.