Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-17

ty. James H., generally called Harry
Hildreth, was alderman Of the old
Seventh Ward In 1870, and Chief II. A.
williams would have saved the city
had he taken his advice. Hildreth
asked him for Gods sake to pull down
buildings in the path Of the fire that II
might not reach Bnteham's old RED
MILL" In Harrison street, for II thnt
went. II was all of. but the chief re-
fused without orders from Mayor Ma.
son. He could not be found, and the
Red Mills flying lumber soon blaxed
Its way across the river to the gas
house mt Franklin and Adams streets.
Hildreth did oil the blowing up Of
buildings. He threw down first Cool.
baugh's bank ut In Sale and Madison;
Smith 4 Mixon's ut Clark and Wash.
ingtOn, next then "the spotted church"
on Wabash avenue. Pat O'Neills, Col.
Hough's residence and other places.
The destruction OF these checked the
fire mt Harrison street lie II rccog.
nixed by the Hre veterans Of 1871 as
the chief Of the powder brigade.
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In n statement issued Tuesday Presi.
dent George II. Cole Of the Citizens
Association made formal demand for
a grand Jury investigation Of charges
against employees In the Office Of the
Clerk Of the Superior Court. He de-
clarcs grating" has been going. on y,
tho Office since john 4. Linn left 1t.
and while Clerk Charics W. Vail II
not charged with completely he Inns
failed to answer several questions sat
isfactorily.
The committee appointed by Prcsi.
dent Brundagc Of the County Board to
investigate conditions In the various
Offices practically agreed to present the
charges to the grand Jury.
Clerk Vail refused to discuss the
statement issued by Mr.. Cole. II will
wait until the auditors are through
with my books before saying anything
no said. "Thcn ! will issue complete
statement which will explain every
thing"
The first Of the cases against John
A. Linn, Clerk Of tho Circuit and for.
mer Clerk OF the Superior Court, was
called for trial In Judge Dupuy's court
Wednesday morning. The charge on
which Mr.. Linn will be tried first Ii
that Of embezzlcment rs a public OIL
cial.
A request probably Will he made for
a continuance In the case by Mr.. Inns
lawyer. rs the officials condition has
been such that hts friends are not will
Ing to permit him to 70 through the
ordeal OF q trial at the present time
III Linn II adJudged guilty In the FIRST
charge and his punishment fixed nj
from one to fifteen years, the State vii
DO satisfied" said States Attorney
Healy.
High License Is regarded by crank'
as a cure for all evils. That the sa
looms are not responsible for crime y
Chicago IL declared In resolution
adopted by the WOrkingmen's Munici
nal Ownership Union. I'VE do not be
lieye," declare the resolutions, "tha
the saloon Ii the nursery OF crime. W.
believe the Objectionable saloon, o
which there Ia too large number u
Chicago, IL the result of the sam
: causes which produce the slum, tn
ghetto and the sweatshOp.
I'VE believe the increase Of the 81
, loon license from $500 to $1,000 woui
, | practically close One-half the saloon
I In our city, which would not only IN
TO produce an increase In public reveI
, ues from this source but would add
, the conditions which provoke crime b
4 throwing ut least 10000 individual
A out of employment, largely increasin
] the number of unemployed ana depend
ent and tending to augment the presei
state Of public terror"
!. ~
Thousands of dollars expended b
: members of former park boards ma
be recovered from their bOndsmen, a.
cording to an opinion from Attorne
y General Stead submitted at the meetin
u of the west park board Tuesday afte
;, noon. The money was expended II
i special assessments for Improvement
. on city streets adjoining the west park
= According to the opinion the boar
: has no right to expend the funds undo
its control for improvements on an
. streets or property outside of its juri
- diction. Any money SO expended ca
be recovered from the bondsmen Of Il
individual members Of the board autl
l. orlzing such expenditure,
l. II do not know just how extenslve
4 the former board will be affected
. the decision" said President Eckhar
81 know several streets have bee