The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-05
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Some inquiries have been address.
cd to The Bulletin, by telephone and
by mail, as to what became OF the
thirteen negro gamblers arrested by
Officer Kennedy last Saturday
night; aud the answer is that they
were all discharged The matter,
though seemingly of small import
ance in the abstract, may have deep
significance in the concrete--in its
relation to what has been in the past
and what may be in the future; and
ought perhaps not to be passed over
lightly,
In it's issue of Sunday The Bulletin
told Of the raid made single-handed
by Officer Kennedy on a negro barber
shop on lower Commercial avenue,
and the arrest of thirteen negroes
charged with gambling at craps.
The officer marched his prisoners up
Commercial avenue Indian fashion
and landed them in the city jail
The arrest appears to have caused
as much commotion at police head
quarters as it did at the gambling
place; for there was some lively
hustling around by some of the ogi-
GERS there and there is reason to be
lieye that Officer Kennedy's action
was contrary to orders
The Bulletin has had occasion sey-
eral times to call attention to police
persecution of witnesses against dive
keepers and others, the victims being
arrested on Saturday night and held
in Jail till Monday, their requests for
opportunity to give bond being re.
fused and no communication with
friends being allowed. In the cases
Of these negro gamblers. however, |
there was marked contrast in the
official conduct at headquarters mol
sooner had the prisoners been
brought In than plans were laid to |
release them, or such of them as |
stood in particular FAVOR with the
powers that be. There were six oil
these "favorites" among the thirteen
several OF whom have long been no
torous as police stand-bys. EXPO
lice Officer Casey, who has been
recognized as directing force at
headquarters, although suspended
from the force, interested himself IN
these six, and took them to Justice
lannon's court where they were re-
leased upon their own recognizance
under $25 bonds each, to appear for
trial at 8 o'clock Mnoday morning.
The other seven prisoners were not
so fortunate and were allowed to re-.
main in jail over Sunday.
When Monday morning came the
six who had been thus released ap.
peared before Judge Harmon for
trial. They and the Judge waited
some time for some one to appear to
prosecute; but no one appeared and
the court was compelled to discharge
the prisoners. Half an hour after
these had been discharged Officer
VIM. French appeared with the other
seven prisoners, but the officer made
no charge against them and they too
were discharged by the court.
1t transpires that Officer Kennedy
who had made the arrests had left
the city, going TO Chicago, on per
sonal business" of some sort and II
iaaayng fhat ~, ann Ia MA notice ~
partrnent was prepared to or wished
to prosecute the cases; nor did it oc.
cur to any one to ask continuance
of the cases until the return of the
officer who made the arrest
II these negroes were not guilty OF
any wrong doing they should not
lave been arrested; but the Officer
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