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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

Guthrie lost yesterdays game with
Leavenworth by score of to g. The
Senators played in a streak Of hard
luck from start to finish At times they
seemed to get a good start to vim the
game ana tner aoulethih< We hd hap
pen that wclld upset everything
The Woodpcckers did not put up
fast game IN any modns yaey slrply
played IN better luck tho1 l4e Sen TORS
They can not boast Of any hpe wo,t in
any part Of the game, and had Guthrie
been in good form and played their us
ual game. Leavenworfh would not have
been euce high.
In the first place nttle Harry We
mack, than whom there are few faster
pitchers in the Western association, had
an Of! day ana seemed to be out os
is all right at that IN the sixth inuing
Hami'on was pat IN the box
The game started of fairly wen foe
the Senators In the first inning they
got two mer or bases second and third.
and, but for an error Of the smallest
nature, the would ravu scored. how
ever. Leavenworth played up pretty well
and held them down Tex Jone1 made
q one hand catch and a eouble 20 frs,
that was one Of Tie finest plays on the
diamond Ted Downs made a eafe cunt
in this inning that was also a star play.
Leavenworth scored one iaan H. the first
After ,he first the voodpe ,Ncis were
shut ont until the fourth when hey made
four scores. They slugged womocls at
leisure. making sigles easily and two
baggcrs frsqusatly. The seantors We're
shut out until the eirhli when they
scored two runs.
In the fourth Barry got a two barger
but through unluoSy playing there was
nothing doing Wooley. Leaveuworth S
right fielder made "A star catch in the
cotton patch with one ha"d ard close
to the ground. making double 20 Sec
ond
Collins. who was playing third Hickey
being on duty, made a bad throw 70
Barry in the sixth inning that worked
hardsnps on the senators and unhetvcd
them considerably.
In the eighth the Senators hraced NJ
and began hitting some. Queisser hii
a two bagger, followed by Ha,s ilton. who
also landed a two bagser, bringing in
two runs.
AT this jrneure tic Senators n. d q
splendid chance 20 get eve waeu Ham
ltDn tried to sneak tnird On bal
thrown TO the catcher. IL was bgby's
work and lost Guthrle a great deal
The tabulatcd score.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29
BAG ACCALAUREATE At
TENDEDBY 500 PEOPLE
LAST NIGHT
AN ELABORATE PROGRAM
Given at the [. c. H. S.
! Auditorium.

This Bacca'7ureate sermon uf the Lc
gan County filsh scroo. c0nr cncenieut
vas aellserd last righs AZ the nigh
scrool aldi,nritn, TO arout $40 people
~ Rev a. B Nicholas. castor Of the
CTis,onM hnrch Ell Guthrie. The ser-
aon was fuli Of good thought aud sound
each.ngs
rhe program given cornev,icn WIN
he s. rinon vas excellent rho ogan
fo,m.y Hist s,hoc' ore, the prog am
Eith choral union. Following this
he ladies trio "G5d is owe was sung
oy Misses Brown witwer and ilewby
The Invocation was gwen by Rev K C
entrees oas,or Of the First Chris. am
Ihurch
Following this Rev j. W MoAnc
gave scripture reading "se x We the
lord an anthem was sung by M.ses
Goodfich and Matchett ara Messrs Briggs
Ana Knepper
After .he Sc mon 'ht Lessen Cosnts
fGgp school quariette surg Remember
Now Thy Creator" Tie parting hymn.
hood Be with You TIL wc Meet
Asain. vas sung by the audience.
z rhis competed the oaccalaurcue SER
vices Of te soeoni anarm commence
neni OF the Logan County IIgh school
4nd mprked anotnsr brig 1t chapter M
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

John Houston did rot hesitate.
Without realizing i1 he was thinking
ct rheumatism and Of the dosoiais
room al the inn he passed throueh
n e neat kitchen into the living room.
Aud such a room He had never
thoueht to see It's like in Mapleton.
long. low with a blazing nra at one
ena, it was filled with surprises Of
easy louhging places, diyaas AMI
cushions.
Make yourself at home" said TIE
woman. motioning towerd the tlazlns
Gre "gnd I will have sarah brew yoo
a warm drink. You are chilled to the
BONE
when she came back with steamipg
cup on a little tray he was standing
before the Gre he had throwa aside
die cap and heavy hunting Jacket and
was holding in her hand a picture he
had picked up from The table. The
darkness Of night had set in, aDi With
it the storm was increasing. The blaze
eaped up from the opea wood Gre and
shnue on her as she entered. A wo.
man never shows to bettor advantage
than in the firelight The gray hair
was an illumination as Il fell in girl.
ish locks on each side Of the face The
face was flushed with a delicate pink:
scr hospitality had been good Tor her
-she looked almost young
For moment John Houston did not
speak There was a look Oh ais face
the men il wall street would have
been surprised to see. His lips were
a little drawn and white. but when she
advanced to set the tray on the table
cefore him he managed to bring kind
u smile. He took step forward.
Agnesl" be cried. impetuously. "Ag-
ues. don't you know me2" The tray
uumh'aa and the liquid poured
~ .4e white hand. but she did not
njnd.
"Johnl" she was breathless. John,
where did you come trom?"
From chasing our old gray goose"
r.. said. "Ail my life since you left
me have been on a wild-goose
shase" They seated themselves. Ex-
plantations we're in order. The hot
3rnk was forgotten.
why did you run away from me,
Agnes2" John Houston asked.
why7 You must have knowa. Al
Rober.. my hrother-l 9 d"f- ..eed- We
we're so proud Of him. mother and l..
we paid every cent Of that awful in
1ebtedness-then Robest died. We
ame here to bury cur grief aud our
shame. I was afraid OF you--even Of
YOU JOhn--afraid OF the 70isgrace."
John Houston rose and stood be-
forethe fiji again. How handsome he
oded--a man is nc. scaay o.i at so.
-oose sba Sc" he cried, impetuously.
a have teen all my life on a wild
goose chase" he cried impetuously.
She rose, too, the old humorous ten
rerness. on her face and in her eyes.
"But you have found your old gray
goose at Fast" she said.-Grace Adele
Pierce in LOS Angeles Times.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29
ssn Evident.

The boy with the grtmy oountenauce
leaned over the backyard fence and
made faces at the boy with the new
suit OF clothes. whose father was
soapmaker.
"Huhl" he said. yer dads soap
paid fur them olothes!"
That's ali right dirty face" TO
sponded the other boy. Your dad
didn't help pay fur 'sm-Ohicago Tri.
bune.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

Blood poison ereeps up towards the
heart, causing death J. e. stearns,
Belle Plains MINI, writes that a
friend dreadfuny injured his hand,
which sweued Up like blood poisoning.
Bucklen.s Arnica salve drew out the
poison. healed the wound and saved
his life Best in the world for burns and
cores. 25c al an druggists
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

when the body Is cicarel for action.
ty Dr. Kings New Life rns. you can
tell Sc by the bloom Of health on the
thcei,s the brightness OF the eyes. the
nrmness qf the flesh and muscles the
buoyancy OF the rsnd Try them. At
an druggists. g. cents.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

One Minute Cough Cure is right on time
when it comes TO curing Coughs. croop.
Whooping Cough, etc. Il is perfectly
harmless, pleasant 10 take ana is the
cbndrea's fayonte Cough syrup. sold
by C. n. Reufro,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29
Senators Played in Streak
of Hard Luck.
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.


AT Guihrie-Leavenwort 6, Guthrie 2.
AT Oklahoma City-SedaHa o. okla
homa City j.
AT Joplin-Topeka 0. joplin 2.
AT sprlngdeld-wihcita g Spring seld
g.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

Little Nomack is one of tie Fest pitch.
ers in the association He had nothing
YESTERDAY however. That IS 10 sign Of
his inability being good or bad
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

French dry naptna and steam elean-
ing done at the Partisan dye works 2ls
East Oklahoma ave.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29
SATURDAYS GAMES.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York 4, Brooklyn

New York 4, Brooklyn /.
Al New York
Score R.HE
Brooklyn ...... OOOc0OO1OC- 6 s
New York ...... COS1OoOo'-
Batteries-Jonss, stricllett and Ritter;
MattheNson and Brestahan.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

Have Rnzhaupt put up your lunches
Tor pionlcs ond hshlng parties.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29
AMgRleAN AssocIATIoN.

At kansas cisy-Ila9sas City 4. Louis
willie g.
At Minneapolis- Minneapolis 2, colum-
bus 1.
Al ST. Parl-st Paul 4, Toledo 8.
ST MRwauSee-Mnwaukeo H. indian
apolls 1
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

Hamilton made punk play in run
ming from second to third yesterday.
Guthrie might have won had it not been
for that,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

A'hley pitches naoy har. iha Senator's
were Off on batting or else thew would
have sent him to the bench in the frst
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29
Boston 3, philadelphia 0.
RHE

At Philadelphia
Score R.HE.
Boston .......... 0OPIOOOO2-- s /
Philadelphia &c.. 00000OO 70 2
Ratteries-Young ard Nocoham. Dug
globy and Kahoe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

Insure against wind storms with W.
T. Walker
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

Schumeyer may be a good player and o
utility man. but he played horse on Guth-
rie. He didn't even so much as try.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29
Hard and safe 1lts.

Il wns Gathrie's on day.
Il was hard luck Yesterday.
Bott pitchers today southpaws.
Lewlson u'apies here toVorfow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

Guthrie .,....... J0o 100 20 2 o.
i.oarerWorth 49,. l0OOO4OOl-- G ?
summary; Earned runs-Guthrie /.
Leayonworth J. TWO hr hus--schu-
meyer ard Ulr.ch. Double plays-Willie
10 ST. John. stolen bases -happs, Barry
Sacrifice hits-Pap's s. s., J7h Downs,
Collins Cueisscr. Struck 0ut-by NO
mack g. by II, milton vs. Ashley B.
Bases on balls-on Womack 8 Oft ASH
ley q Time Of gamc-1.5O. UuDtes--
Henderson, and Tanning AueEia1oe,
1900.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

President shlvcly writes that Guthrie
will come out Of the kinks yet lie has
great faith an the Senators.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

Collins did fairly well at uhd, bu,
made bad thrcw to Barry which was
costly
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

Benny Henderson made several bum
decisions yesterday as umpire. ,dkewise
Fa1nirg.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

Hamilton made good two basge-
yesterday which brought in the only
runs Guthrie got
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

Lewlson uiaRNes AeTe toN0rfas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

That wooapeclSer Wooiyy is a no; right
fielder He made an elegant, catch in the
cotton patch and made q double.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

Umpire Owens was crippled yester lay
consequently could not be in the game
He leaves tonight for Joplin
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-29

In the eighth inning Ieavcnwouh put
in Speer. Ashley couldn't go it any
! longer
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
THIEF ENTERS WAREHOUSE
IN AN EXPRESS PACKAGE
CAUGHT WHILE CONCEALED IN
SAME MANNER
Rifles Room of $500 Worth of Goods
and Repacks Himself With His
PIunder, but Is Detected by a
Watchful Employe
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. ia thief who
entered the Security Storage com
pany's warehouse in an express pack
age yesterday was caught today as he
was about to leave the warehouse hid
den in the same package along with
$500 worth of stolen goods. Last night
he climbed out of his package and after
rifling the warehouse again repacked
himself and his plunder.
When caught today he said his name
was John Schmidt, and told the story
of his robbery.
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock two
packing cases were taken to the COM
pany's warehouse at PIP Spring street.
Schmidt was In one of them, which
was fitted with spring locks so as to
be opened from the inside. With him
was a bottle of whisky, a set of bur-
glars tools and dark lantern The
other box was used for packing his
plunder.
Schmidt emerged last night and plum
dered the place, and at o'clock this
morning was safely repacked with his
plunder. But an employe saw one Of
the boxes move unaccountably as 1t
stood alone on the floor, and peeping
through a knot hole in the top saw the
burglars hat. He Immediately
smashed the packing case open.
Five minutes later an eXpressman
called asking to remove the two boxes
which contained the burglar and his
plunder. The police went with the ex-
pressman to meet the man who sent
him after the boxes This man, who
gave the name of Robert Arnold, was
found waiting at the BoWery and Sec
ond avenue and was arrested,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
CLAIMS ATTEMPT
TO BLACKMA|L
ARMOUR CAUSES ARREST OF
FORMER STENoGRAPHER
Charges That William Mcswain and
Associate Tried to Make Him Pay
$4,000 for Certain Letters
stolen From Company
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-william s. Nc
Swain and William Cole, his brother-in-
law, were arrested here today charged
with attempting to blackmail ]. Ogden
Armour and other members Of Armour
& Co. for $4,000 in connection with the
beef trust investigation with letters
which they are alleged to have stolen
from the files Of the company.
McSwain was employed by Armour
& Co. for four years as stenographer
and in that way had access to part of
the mail of the packing company. Since
the recent beef Investigation was be-
gun 1t is charged he has taken letters
from the files of the concern. Three
weeks ago, 1T Is alleged, he approached
Mr.. Armour and threatened to turn
the letters over to the federal author
tiles unless he was paid $4,000. Mr..
Armour refused to listen to the propo-
sition. and then Mr.. McSwain. it Is al
legged, made similar demands on other
officials of the Armour company. With
the hope of leading McSwain and his
companion into trap several meetings
were held between McSwain and Attor-
ney Rosenthal, representative of the
packing company.
"At each of the meetings." said Mr..
Rosenthal, "the sum was gradually re-
duced until McSwain agreed to give up
the letters for the sum of $15,000 A
meeting was arranged with him at the
Auditorium hotel, where it was agreed
that $4,000 should be paid him on the
delivery of the letters and $4,000 week
later"
When McSwain and Cole appeared
at the hotel this afternoon to collect
the money they were arrested by two
city detectives. The officials of Armour
& Co. declare that they had no fear
that the letters in the possession Of
McSwain could be used against them,
but that they had the two alleged con-
spirators arrested in order to discourage
other employees who might adopt a
similar course to secure money.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
HEIR TO THE THRONE
OF BELGIUM Is DEAD
COUNT OF FLANDERS PASSES
AWAY AT BRUSSELS
Deceased Was a Brother of King Leo
poid-His Only Son, Prince Albert,
Is Now First in Line to Succeed
to the Throne
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
BRUSSELS, Nov. 1.-THE Count of
Flanders, brother of King Leopold and
heir to the throne, died at 1130 o'clock
this morning. Death was due to in
fiammation of the respiratory organs.
The count was born in 1887.
The new heir to the throne of Bel
gium is Prince Albert of Flanders, only
son of the late Count of Flanders.
Prince Albert was born April s, 1875,
and was welded Oct. g 1900, to Prin-
cess Elizabeth of Bavaria. They have
two children, Prince Leopold, born
Nov. 8, 1901, and Prince Charles, born
Oct. 10, 1908. Prince Albert is one of
the most popular members of the reign
ing house of Belgium. He is of stu
dious disposition and bears a striking
resemblance to his uncle, King Leo
pold. Prince Albert has travelled ex-
is also very popular with the Belgians.
1t Is possible that the Belgian So
cialists will cause trouble when it is
proposed to transfer to Prince Albert
the present annual grant Of $4,000 paid
to the Count of Flanders as heir ap-
parent When the late count proposed
some time ago to renounce his success
sion in favor of Prince Albert, the So
cialists, who have always denounced
the count for accepting this grant In
view of the fact that he was enor-
mously rich, announced their intention
of opposing in the strongest manner
possible the transfer Of the grant.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
MATAD0RS GORED AND
TOSSED BY FIERCE BULL
SIckENING SCENE OCCURS AT
CIUDAD JUAREZ
Felix Robert, the Frenchman, Seriously
Hurt, and Another Fighter Is Inn
paIed on the Horns of the Enraged
Animal
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov ia dispatch to the
Tribune from Ell Paso, Tex, says:
At the bull fight at Ciudad Juarez
yesterday, given for the American min
ing convention, there was a panic when
Felix Robert, the French matador who
claims to be the only matador of that
nationality, was tossed in the air and
carried from the arena bruised and
bleeding.
Later the same bull, ferocious beast
from the ranch of Gen. Luis Terras,
governor of Chihuahua, made a run
and plunged it's long sharp horns
through Matador Francisco Aloncio
Piquero tossing him into the air first,
then dragging him about the ring,
blood streaming from the wounds in
the mans body. The spectators sick
ened at the sight and women tainted
and screamed to be carried out The
area was packed with Americans from
every section of the United States, few
of whom had ever seen bull fight and
for time the situation was serious.
Many men rushed from the sickening
sight Of horror, while the women in
many instances were carried out un-
sconscious.
Order was finally restored, but most
of the Americans left, deciding that
they had already seen enough Of the
Mexican and Spanish national sport,
although this was only the second bull
up for slaughter out of the four marked
for the matador's sword.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
LOSES LIFE WHILE
OUT ON FISHING TRIP
TELEGRAPHER AT NAPLES is
DROWNED
Skiff Is capszed and Joseph D. Pitch,
One of the Occupants, Tries to
Swim to Shore for Help, but
Perlshes
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SANTA BARBARA, Nov. 17.-Joseph
D. Pitch, night operator at Naples
station, Southern Pacific, eighteen
miles west of this city, was drowned
this afternoon while attempting to
swim ashore from an overturned skiff,
in which he with a companion named
Ned Farren, also of Naples, had been
on a fishing trip. The boat was about
100 or $50 yards from the shore when
the craft was thrown into the midst of
heavy breakers. The skiff capsized
and the two men with some difficulty
managed to reach a place of safety
on the bottom of the overturned boat.
After wait of half-hour in this un-
comfortable position Pitch, who was
considered a good swimmer, took off
his clothing and struck out for shore
to secure help for his stranded COM
panion. Five minutes after he started
M H. Farren, brother of Ned, ap-
peared at different point on the
beach and, noticing the upset skiff and
the plight of his brother, secured an
other boat and went to his rescue He
saw nothing of Pitch and it was not
known for half an hour afterward that
he had been drowned.
With heavy surf breaking it could
not be told from the boat whether or
not he had reached land, and the Far
rem boys thought that he had probably
landed In safety and had gone to the
village for help. His continued alb
sence alarmed them and a search along
the shore revealed his body in the
surf.
Pitch was about 40 years of age and
came from San Luis Obispo, where his
wife and son, the latter aged about Is
or 18 years, reside.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
RECALLS FACTS ABOUT
REPUTED HEIR OF KING
REV. JOHN FOX KNEW JAMES ORD
GEORGES ALLEGED SON
Direct Descendant of This Man, Now
Western Union Superintendent,
Believes Himself Entitled to the
Fitzherbert Estate of $5,ooo,ooo

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17-That the
British legation at Washington paid
the tuition of James Ord, the reputed
son of King George " and his lawful
wife, Mrs. Fitzherbert; that brother
officers visited Georgetown university
where he was trained, and that the
original Ord bore a striking resem-
blance to the English king Is the gist
of statement made yesterday by Rev.
John Fox, S. j. president of st. Peters
college, Jersey City.
Father Fox was at Georgetown uni
versity for many years and was nti-
mately acquainted with the Jesuit
astronomer, Father Curley, who knew
James Ord. Father Fox said:
Father Curley died at the age of a.
l recall distinctly his speaking of the
Ord mystery, on the lineage of young
student whom he knew as a boy at the
university. He told me that in those
days, the latter part of the eighteenth
century, young Ord was spoken of as
one of royal birth. Father Curley told
me particularly that the bills con-
tracted by young Ord were met by the
British legation and that in his time
British officers frequently visited the
institution to inquire for young Ord.
The two eldest sons of this Ord at
tended Georgetown university when
Father Curley was stationed there as a
priest.
II met James Ord in 1889. did not
broach the subject, but when he gave
me his name / recalled Father Cur
leys story. Although bent with age,
there was a kingy bearing about him."
James l., Ord, the Western Union
Telegraph superintendent in Chicago,
is a direct descendant of the original
Ord, and believes himself the legitimate
grandson of King George ~ and the
legitimate heir to the estate of Mrs.
Fitzherbert. said to be $4,000. 600.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
Remarkable Charges
in San Francisco
Plan to Rob and Murder
Is Alleged
Il Is Claimed That Certain Officers
Were In Conspiracy to Rob Stores
and That They Killed
Special Waterman
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17.-Police-
man j. H. Helms wife in her testi-
mony against him for divorce has
brought to light one of the most re-
markable police scandals San Fran
cisco has ever had, which involves a
conspiracy among some tenderloin po-
lice officers to rob stores and the MUIR
der of a watchman who caught them
red-randed.
George F. Nichols, a special police
man, was murdered on the night of
August %, 1900, by two men who were
caught by him robbing a cafe at the
corner of Merchant and Sansome
streets. Who the robber- murderers
were has never been ascertained to the
satisfaction of the police department.
Former Chief Of Police Whitman was
then captain of detectives. He inves-
tigated the killing of Nichols and re-
ported to his superior officers that he
had sufficient evidence to send some
members of the police force to San
Quentin, but nothing further was done
than to dismiss the suspected officers
from the force.
Now comes the wife of Patrolman
Helms, who swears before the court
that her husband admitted to her he
was a burglar and that he was assist
ed in his crimes by Patrolman John
Edner of the Harbor station.
1t Is also said that Whitman was in
possession of this information, but
never saw fit to use 1t.
Chief Dilan promises to sift the mat
ter to the bottom and to punish the
guilty officers, but 1t is doubted if this
will be done, as it might involve high
officers in the service.