Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-23

at resistance.
The Jig is up, take me along" he
said.
Patrolman Thomas Duffy, Of the FIJI.
more street station, was indicted by
the grand jury on a charge Of larceny.
The return was made before Judge
Tuthill shortly after II o'clock. Pa.
trolman Duffy Is accused Of having
stolen s42 from Frank Fuk several
weeks ago.
The complaining witness was Assist.
ant Chief of Police Schuettler, who
went before the jury and submitted
the evidence on which the indictment
against Duffy was returned.
According to the evidence, Fuk. who
is SO years old. was attending dance
at a West Side hall. when he met Duf.
fy, who was detailed there In citizens
clothes.
Testimony was presented to the eff.
feet that Duffy and another man,
whose identity is not yet known, jam.
med Fuk into corner OF the dance
hall and slipped the money out OF his
pocket.
The man discovered his loss q short
time later, and with friends went to
Assistant Chief Schuettler. The lat.
ter, after making an investigation Of
the charges, went before the grand
jury.
Max Walif. chief deputy clerk Of the
Criminal Court, kept the indictment
In his possession for some time after
1t was returned to allow Assistant
Chief Schuettler to take the accused
patrolman into custody.
A capias was issued and the assist.
ant chief hurriedly departed from the
grand jury room to arrest Duffy. He
refused to talk about the indictment.
1t was also learned chat +. Kowal.
ski, q friend of Fuk. also testified be.
fore the grand jury against the patrol.
man.
~9A
Property owners, taxpayers and
householders ON the North Side are
talking Of organizing vigilance com.
mittee.
There is absolutely no police protec.
tion and the Chicago avenue and the
North Halsted street stations are dom
mated by that peculiar secret organi
zation known to fame as the Pin Bri
gade.
Forty.six burglaries and any mum
her Of assaults have been committed
within the past three weeks, and nc
one has been arrested.
The police rest supine except when
they put up Job on the public by
recovering property "stolen" from
some Prince, Duke. Count or head
waiter with noble" antecedents who
are looking for notoriety.
When an important division of the
city OF Chicago like the North Side IL
policed by members of secret societies
1t is time that something was done.
Colonel Steward intends to divorce
the police force from the Boozers
Union.
Every officer and patrolman In Chi
cagos police department, from Assist
ant Chief Schuettler down, is to under
go yearly physical examination un
der the direction of the Civil Service
Commission. This new order will &c
into effect within few days, the nee
essary funds for Its accomplishment
having been recommended by the
finance committee at its last meeting
Elton Lower, president of the Civi
Service Commission, Is the originator
OF the plan, and through II he hopes
TO increase the usefulness of police
man ten years on the average. Mem
hers OF the finance committee recon-
mended the appropriation of $1,000
TO pay two examiners who shall be EN-
ployed daily in the work,
BY the plan physical promOtiona
examinations in the public department
will be eliminated. 1t also will be
more valuable than one obtained at a
promotional examination, for In one
OF these an entrant, knowing the date
OF the examination, can condition him
self Immediately preceding, Under
the new plan men will be called from
different stations without more than
a few hours notice.
There are many men in the depart
ment that are suffering from disease
that may prove fatal In a short time
said Mr.. Lowers, ''and they believe
themselves In the best physical con