The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-01
CALLED TO HEAR AND ADOPT
COMMITTEE REPORT CEN.
SURFING THE BULLETIN
REPORT NOT APPROVED
Lacked Majority of Members Neces
sary to Garry it--onIy Nine
Members Of IA Present
Mayor Presided.

the pll. pose OF receiving the Fepoi
Iof tie police, jail and fire committee
on It's investigation Of The Buletin
ana its criticisms. There were prs $.
en-, His Honor, Mayor Parsons, and
Aldermen Greaney, Cannon. Sculiin,
Kelly. Nellis. Mcdaniel Faudreee'
Williams and Koehler.
The meeting was late getting to
geliier, there being no quorum pres
lea. till about $50 o'clock.
In the absence Of City Clerk Hat,
cher, Alderman Greaney acted as
Clerk.
me mayor stated the purpose OF
taa meeting and Alderman Greaney,
as chairman Of the committee named,
read the report, as follows:
To the Honorable Members OF the
CITY Council Of the City of Cairo
Illinois. Gentlemen:
YouG Police. Jail and Fire Commit
tee beg leave to make the following
report: That on January 25th. 1917.
the committee held a meeting az
400 O'Clock in the afternoon. at the
council chamber, to obtain reports
from officers and to secure such in
formation as could be obtained re-
lating to the reported hold-up at the
Cairo Ice & Coal Company's office
January 21st, 1911. Of Mrs. Gaant'
who, at the time or the attempted
hold-up, was alone in the office
From the evidence obtained your
committee learned that two strange
men called at said office, apparently
with the intention o. selling goods
without license That said men
we're repulsiye in their appearance,
and that the wise fore thought OF
Mrs. Gaunt, in reaching for her pistol
and calling for help, prompted the in
truders TO beat hasty retreat. Mrs
Gaunt followed them down CONNER
cial avenue at distance OF two
blocks behind them and saw them
enter Kelly Brothers lumber yard.
She reported the facts to James La
Hue, whom she met on the street,
/ Who Immediately took the matter ~
with police headquarters and secured
pronpt attention from Officer Brad
ley, who Immediately responded and
in short while had the two offend
ers. with two additional unknown
men under arrest He called for the
patrol wagon and had them taken TO
he city jail and soon secured hear
'ng in the Justices court, filing the
complaint against them of selling
goods without license, and also the
vagrancy charge which the police
, have found necessary to use quite
! Greedy during the past few weeks
The men pleaded guilty to the
charges, were fined $4,000 and costs,
and given a stay out of town. as has
been the custom In such cases. Il
appeared from the evidence that al
no time was Officer Bradley advised
Ct the attempted hold-up at the office
Of the Cairo Ice and Coal Company
1t. therefore, seemed to your commit.
tee, that Officer Bradley had done all
that could be done under the circum-
stances in this case.
Your committee further investigat
ed the matter referred to editorially
In the Cairo Daily Bulletin Of the
18th instant, regarding the burglary
at the Busy Bee, which, at the time
IF sad burglary, was under the man
agement of Sam Green, 1909 Wash
ington avenue. 1t developed at this
time that Mr.. E. e. Ellis, Of The Bul.
letiu, had been in touch with a party
unknown to the city officials, who
LINED that, he knew the party that
'cmnitted the burglary and taat
ron the receipt Of reward Of $4,000
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".SaJut attempting to communicate
bis inf nation to any of the city
onicials, made public statement OF
the facts as above stated Your
committee Is Of the opinion that he
action of the Cairo Daily Bulletin,
through its official representatives
was absolutely unfriendly and an
tagonistic to the best interests OF the
city OF Cairo, in failing to report to
the city authorities the information
Is claimed to have in its possession,
upon the subject under consideration
concerning the offer of reward for
the arrest and conviction OF the guilty
PARTY or parties; and your commit.
tee respectfully declares that sdch
conduct is lacking in good citizensh p
and has tendency to encourage
rognes and Williams TO make further
deGedations.
Since the meeting OF your commit.
tee on January 25th,. the folloiwn 9
statement has been voluntarily made
and signed:
&ty Cairo. Ill Jan. 25, 1911.
Y v games. Gilmore, citizen or
Cairo. Illinois, and residing at No
50S Walnut street, Cairo, Illinois, de-
sire TO make this statement. That
u am instrumental for the appear.
ancp ~ an aditnriaj r,hich orroo,ca