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WHO HOLD EASY JOBS.

| On the other hand. in four-ffths Of the
cases where New York policeman is
seen to occupy an easy berth, investigation
will prove that that particular bluecoat
holds an important position in one OF the
associations. Such men get tho jobs that
demand no night duty. Getting at all Of
the truth about the collections of money
made by these associations has been an
unfulflled dream of inquisltors and prose
cutors who have come and gone. Now and
then there is a CLEAN to cheer them In
their work. They dig up a nugget and are
glad. But, whereas. commissioners are
ephemeral things, and district attorneys
are elected for comparatively short terms.
the system runs on forever. An energetic
commissioner Is subject to the smile of the
Mayor.
district attorney has so many other
things to attend to besides probing into a.
legged police irregularities. The policeman
Is there. subject to good behavior. The
system is an aid to him in keeping his
record pure; and the system never sleeps
1t is law unto itself. Police trials have
too often been farces. The law OF stick
together" has proved supreme. The pen
city for the transgressor Of the don't
squeal" mandate is so certain. so hdeous
to tire imagination, that perhaps II Is no
occasion for surprise that few patrolmen,
getting salaries of from $500 TO sl,4oo
year, have had the courage TO break II, and
those few have been bounded. There are
approximately ten thousand men in the de-
partment II is the second largest force IN
the world. Selfgovernment has been re-
duced to the sixth. decimal. They know
they have the power to continue confidently,
insoiently and often corruptly TO govern
themselves. year after year. while Police
Commissioners come and 60 at the Mayors
slightest nod.
The organization has been able TO at,
tack the Legislature with much fine gold.
II II hasn't liked a contemplated law, II
has gone to Albany early. II the law goes
through, notwithstanding. the organza-
ton fouts II. General Bingham surprised
| the city by securing from the Legislature
the enactment into laws OF certain police
measures which he advocated. The sys-
| tenn was "agin" Bingham and his bills.
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Flower of Union Army's Vet
Grams Persisted Before Con-
federate Guns in Attack
on Red O u BIT.

rrrNF 2. 1864. was a day which General
Grant never forgot. on that day, at
~ the crossroads of Cold Harbor, almost
within sight of the spires of Richmond,
he sent three corps against the i'm
pregnable works Of Lee. 1T was not war
Il was murder" Confederate officer after
ward wrote Of that charge. Grant him
self I'm his quiet. reserved. authoritative
way, said: Il have always regretted that
the last assault at Cold Harbor was ever
made"
The night Of May 20 found Hancock, with
his % Corps. on his way from Spottssyl-
vania, moving i'm a southeasterly direction.
Before daylight fringed the eastern horizon
he reached Guiney's Station. on the Rich
mond Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad.
q little place east of the Junction Of the Pc
and Ny rivers. and about as far from Spott-
sylvana Courthouse as the Courthouse was
from Charlottesville and the Wilderness.
The next day he had crossed over the
Msttapony. with the purpose Of playing the
role Of cheese in rat trap. Lee, who had
telegraphed 10 Richmond early that morn
Ing that the enemy appeared to be chang
ing his base and that he himself was ex
tending his line along the Telegraph Road,
was expected 10 I'll the Complementary role
OF mouse. Mouse. 1t was expected by
General Grant. would jump at such
tempting morsel as an entire corps sepa-
rated from the remainder Of the Union
army by river Mouse was wary.
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found 1t possible to invest the city he was
to do So his left resting on the river and
Joining with Grant at that point II this
junction seemed a probability he was TO
make a vigorous attack on Richmond. or
aid Grant by keeping large force OF the
| enemy on the south side OF the city
With all the spirit OF n conquering legion
Butler and his army landed on May at
Bermuda Hundred, point south of Nal
vern Hill on the peninsula between the
James and the Appomattox. They marched
bit up the tongue and sat down In n line
three miles long extending from Trents
Reach on the former stream to Port Wal
thall on the latter. smiths corps being on
the right. or James River end. while GIL
more was on the left. or Appomattox end.
They entrenched and sat there contentedly.
sending out expeditions n tear up railroad
tracks.
Buffers approach had scared the Con-
federate government. This city is In hot
danger" said Seldom. the Confederate Sec
rotary OF War. on May 10. four days after
Butler had landed. 1T should he defended
with all our resources. to the sacrifice OF
minor considerations. But there Butler
sat. Some since that time have been UNI
kind enough to criticise him for not rush
Ing IN and overwhelming the 5000 men who
comprised the only human obstacle between
IA pancstricken city and his magnificent
army Of S2,Ow men. One rush would have
turned the trick. they assert.
However that may he, by the time he was
ready 10 move the Confederates were ready
for him. Beauregard was In command Of
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t,ce renders policemen open to criucism'
A real danger to society as n whoie is ne
Iieved by many students or police con-
ditions n he the outcome Of such an In
stance ms that of the Dillon case, when
occurred not long ago.
When the power Of the system Is exerted
to protect such man as Dillon. there are
those who are bound to express adverse
onjnions concerning the value OF such an
influence at work in the community.
Dillon was a Brooklyn policeman, SUBJ
iect to periods of worse than uselessness
to himself and others through taste Tor
linuor In addition to this he was mean
man lie took advantage of his position
on the force to intimidate small dealers IN
his neighborhood. He grated food supplies
from the delicatessen shops on his beat.
BY blackmail he obtained one day from one
Of these helpless shopkeepers some duck
eggs that. upon delivery to the policeman
home, soon developed strong symptoms or
being bad Dillon was wild with wrath
and whiskey. In that condition he entered
the delicatessen store. He took with MIN
a frenzed resolve ito get even
The proprietor and his wife became panic
stricken. They felt they needed police pro-
lection Their twelve-year-old son was
present. and the proprietor told the hoy 10
telephone Police Headquarters for assist
ance Dillon shot and killed the boy. In
simultaneously and automatically the sys-
tenn started to save this lamb Of the force.
A slit I'm Dilon's coat was made by pa
trolman acquaintance of his whom he met
between the scene of the shooting and the
station house. II was established by COM
petent witnesses that the policemsn's uni
form was whole and unmarked when he
was placed under arrest. Dillon was
brought to trial. The father and mother
Of the murdered youth were present. They
were consigned to the exquisite torture OF
listening to Dillon testify that he had been
assaulted in the delicatessen store with a
knife. He pleaded self-defence To affect
the court and the Jury he pointed to the
cut in his coat as incontrovertible proof
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LEE OFF FOR RICHMOND.

Lee WAS not 10 be enticed from his in
trenchments into an open field where
Grants three remaining corps could fall
upon him and leave but a bone and q hank
OF hair. Instead, he picked up his slender
store of crackers. his guns and his am
munition and started his hungry soldiers
of along the Telegraph Road In the
race for Richmond he was determined TO
be in ahead Of Grant and the speed with
which he crossed the country. coupled with
the shortness Of the interior line along
which his threadbare but ever ready fight
ers were tramping. was likely TO give him
the heat Two days later. I'm the morning,
he found himself at Hanover Junction the
intersection Of the Richmond & Fredericks-
burg and the Virginia Central railroads.
south Of the North Anna River. twenty
five miles away from the scene Of his last
contact with Grant.
Grants route was more circuitous one
by number Of miles. He marched down
the east side OF the Mattapony and then
crossed over Lee was unaware of the lat
ter fact until cavalry brought the infor-
nation some hours after he had crossed
t4s North Anna. once again the latter set
ihs men at work with their intrenching
Smplements Once again he would plant
himself in the path Of the enemy.
Grants army had no easy time. for al
tAeugh the roads were wide and good and
the country open, with growing crops that
gave prosperous look. II had no maps
or guides. Where do the roads go? and
Which shall We take? were questions which
had often TO be settled. Richmond lay 10
the southwark. That was their destina-
ton. So they took every road leading tow
ard their goal which promised TO keep the
corps within touch Of one another. With
feelers out in every direction, however
where so many roads led to Rome Grant
could not fail Of meeting his opponent, who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-15

So II was decided early in the fight that
the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association
required an increased "mortuary fund OF
$4,000 Each man was assessed $50. The
three association delegates in each pre-
cinct we're instructed TO collect. At Albany
the black horse cavalry" boosted that the
bills would be defeated They talked about
how Bingham would retreat TO the me-
tropols with more haste than grace. SO
many other commissioners had become
face in retreat
The District Attorney became interested.
II was being rumored that the police Of
New York maintained the most powerful
and the wealthiest lobby on the job. He
Joined forces with General Bingham, and
they unearthed the 'mortuary fund
They discovered $4,000 in a private box In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-15

VERY now and then a Judge on the
Fench or some other man high IN
IL municipal affairs criticises the Ne"
York ponce force. end usually at such
times reference is made 10 Il police system
lust what is meant by these critics when
they employ the word system is usually
left 70 conjecture. The public. apparently
is presumed TO know all about the system
But is this a proper view 10 take IN =
vague kind Of way doubtless the public
understands that the police force Is pouho
together by various associations that nave
the respectable and inspiring words De
nevolent" and endowment" somewhere III
their rather lengthy titles Stories. TOO
crop up every little while relating the
strong spirit OF fellowship that animates
the force.
Pension funds conducted by the police
men are known to do great deal Tor the
families Of officers and patrolmen VINO
have met with physical disability or death.
There is however. a general impression In
the mind OF part Of the public. at least that
the notice system is really nothing more
than a term to designate an incorporated
determination among the men In the de-
rartment 10 stick together-thst is, TO help
each other much as schoolboys do when
trouble comes A kind Of sophomore So
ciety. you might say, with nightstick In
stead OF a stickpin for its emblem. But
this view is only partly right.
Whatever the opinion Of the public may
b. the system. as 1t is understood by the
men in the Police Department. from the
Commissioner TO the doorman. is powerful
and apparently impregnably intrenched.
Whether its end be for good or evil, there
Is a system that reaches from the top TO
the bottom Of the police force.
1t is against the rules Of the game to
throw another "cop" down. II have seen
what happened to men who did," said pa
trolnnan recently. Their lives were hell
no make-believe hell. but real one
II a patrolman were to testify against
roundsman, for instance. he would expect
all the roundsmen to LAY for" him there
sfter-the honest roundsman just as much
as the crooked one-and IL he could trust you
he would tell you st once that he expected
they would drive him Off the force. The
same feeling goes up through all the ranks.
This is an aspect of the workings OF the
system that frequently results in the mis-
carriage Of justice.
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found. The books Of account contained no
entries, though, and there was no record
Of receipts given to contributors Albany
did not see any OF that $4,000. nor any OF
fund Of $4,000 that had been raised by
what was then the Detective Sergeants
Benevolent Association for the suffers de-
partment in the black horse cavalry" The
$4,000 collected by the detective sergeants
and the $4,000 collected by the patrolmen
were dsbursed among the subscribers when
the Bingham bills became laws.
This stick together spirit, that finds ex-
empliication OF supreme order In the
system, meets, at times, with serious OBJ
stacles to increased admira ton and respect
on the part of the public There are oc-
casions when the unwrtten law TO pro-
tect each other from the rewards Of JUS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-15

on the south side Of the Pamunkey. some
thirty miles from the North Anna by the
circuitous route he was Obliged to follow
Sheridan passed over first and was FOL
lowed on May q and 2s by the remainder
of the army on May 30 Hancock dis
covered the ever watchful Lee strongly
fortified along the Toiopotomoy Creek.
small tributary Of the Pamunkey on the
southwest side.
Grant was now on McClellan's old night
Ing ground Hanover Town is about twenty
miles from Richmond. From that point two
roads led To the goal. the more direct and
shorter one passing over the Chickahominy
al Meadow Bridge. while the other ran
through old and New Cold Harbor. A
third road branched n few miles out toward
the Confederate Capitol by way Of Me-
chanlcsvile The possession of New Cold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-15

Marching up en- the north side Of the river.
he laid a pontoon bridge at Jericho MIL,
crossed over and found General A. +. Hill
ready for him. There was lively action.
i'm which Hill drew in that horn Of Lees
army Warren planted his feet firmly IN
an intrenchment that placed the left end
Of Lees line at an obtuse angle with the
remainder. Wright followed across the
river
On the same day, which was May %,
Hancock stepped up to the works which
the Confederates had placed on the north
side OF the river 10 protect the railroad
and telegraph bridges. and took them, they
being a part Of what he wanted. The fol-
lowing morning found him on the south
side Of the stream with the feminine name
and on the opposite side of Lees army from
that occupied by his fellow soldier. War
rem. Lee did not seem to object to TINS
arrangement al all. for II gave him very
desirable position. He was now planted
between three corps OF Grants army In an
impregnable position behind marshes and
thickets. his lines suggesting In shape
wedge OF pie the point Of which has been
absorbed by some greedy, large mouthed
giant fond Of the American dessert The
river ran where the point should be, and
perhaps a spectator sailing overhead In
an aeroplane would have thought the gen
eral curve of its course and the indenta-
tons in its bank were evidences OF the Inn
mensity OF the giants dental apparatus.
He must have had mouth capable or
stretching a mile at the very least.
No horrible ogre may have been RESPONSE
BILE for the shape OF Lees lines, but Grant
was not able TO play the part OF giant
and change them. Lees position was 80
strong that the Union general looked ask
anoe al the idea Of assaultine. which
Sueaks volumes as 10 their strength. IL
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a safe deposit vault and 5000 wrapped up
I'm a dirty shirt in the home OF the head
Of the association. The officers OF the
benevolent" organization denied that this
fund was intended for any other use than
TO increase the death benefit from 1928 to
1000. When pressed for some reason why.
In view of the well known habit Of banks
10 pay interest on deposits they had
chosen such odd hiding places for the
money, the officers Of the association said
It was because they lacked business ex-
perience.
Their secret meeting place was invaded
Among other things found was a safe. But
the combination Of the safe the officers said
had been forgotten. Later, some one re-
called what it was. and a list OF all the
contributors to the "mortuary fund was
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Harbor Grant considered important. as IL
covered the roads back to White House
(where our supplies came from. and the
roads southeast over which We would have
to pass to get to the James River below the
Richmond defences.'
The story now turns TO the south side Of
the James. where Buffers army is resting
on tongue OF land. most thoroughly
bottled up" When Butler and his army
OF $1,000 troops. divided into two corps
under the command OF Quincy A. Gilmore
and W. +. Smith. respectively. sailed away
up the James from Hampton Roads, had
nigh ambitions Richmond, with defences
poorly manned. lay before the prize which
might become Buffers browning military
achievement. Butler was to operate on the
south sid" Of the James, uniting with Grant
II Loe fell back upon the city. and II he
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had views about the time when the Union
general should enter the capital city.
Lee had planted his line along the south
bank of the North Anna River from a
point east of the Richmond e. Fredericks-
burg Railroad and crossed that line and
the Telegraph Road west of It. lie also
established works on his left flank. which
lay In the direction Of Jericho Mill. War
ran was in command of the Union right.
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Grant realized that Lee had him at dis
advantage. The Confederate general could
move renforcements across from one side
10 the other I'm one third the time he could
transfer troops from Warren to Hancock
or vice versa. His men would have to
cross the river twice and march around
the blunted pie point.
There was only one thing to do II would
be Improbable TO attack Lee and Lee
knowing when he was well off, took advan-
tage Of his knowledge and stayed inside his
works. That one thing was TO withdraw
the army and start 1t again on that per-
sistent slide to the left He proceeded TO
do 1t. This was no easy task for Warrens
and Wright's troops would have to be with
drawn across a river from the very front
of the enemy. This called for dexterity and
deception Of the enemy. A division of cav
airy was sent TO the south side Of the Anna
where Warren and Wright were lined up
and made n demonstration at Lees left end. |
as II preparations were I'm the making for
"A move OF mighty import upon that point |
The teams and surplus artillery were quiet |
Is drawn back across the river TO the north |
side and then, under cover OF the night. the |
troops we're also withdrawn and started /
down the northeast side of the Pamunkey |
River. This is a stream formed by the |
union OF the North and South Anna rivers |
on the angle Enclosed. by which Lee was
intrenched. and is one Of the two tribu- |
tarles Of the estuary bearing the name OF /
the York. the Mattapony being the other !
The move was accomplished successfully.
While II was IN operation Grant wrote to
Washington: LEGS army Is really whipped I
The prisoners we now take show II and the |
action of his army shows II Enthusiastically |
A battle with them outside Of Entertainments /
cannot be had. our men feel that they |
have gained the morale over the enemy. and !
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was proposed TO send Burnside across the
river in the face of the giants dental
impression. Burnside looked across, and 1t
was concluded that 1t was not worth while
to make the attempt. His corps was split
up and sent to Warren and Hancock. hang
ing hungrily on the two juicy looking sides
OF the giant wedge ~ pie, six miles apart.
But the pie was not for them Having got
his men across on either side OF Lee,
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pregnb Works Cold Habo

attack him with confidence. I may be mis-
taken, but I feel that our success over
Lees army is already assured"
He was now so close to Richmond that he
did not expect to be able to get between |
his great opponent and the Confederate
Capitol, but he proposed to strike the James
River as near 1t as high up as he ex-
pressed 1t. as he could. He pointed his
army toward Hanover Town. community !
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Continued or seventh page.
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Halloween & Waite, Agents, Miller, SD.
A Safe Answer.

A witness had the reputation of
never expressing an opinion on any
subject. No matter who asked him
or what was asked, it seemed I'M
possible for him to give a direct
reply. The lawyer tired himself out
trying to get the witness to give
an opinion as to the moral charac-
ter Of the defendant in the case on
trial and, giving up in despair, ap-
pcaled to the court. The Judge re
garded the witness sternly and in a
severe tone inquired:
Witness, do you believe that the
defendant is a good man or a bad
man? Answer me straight"
"Jedge." said the old man car
nestly. sometimes l think be is an
sometimes | think he amt, but I've
never been able to make up my
mind on t."-Chicago Record-Her-
aid
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The Defendants Pleadinn-

In a rural district in the west Of
England there lived an eccentric
old farmer who was continually APP
pearing before the magistrates for
allowing his cattle to stray on the
highway.
During the hearing of his case
for a similar %offense upon the last
occasion he elected much laughter
from the presiding gentlemen on
the bench" and others.
The chairman, addressing the de-
PENDANT, asked:
"Do you plead guilty or not
guiity?"
swell, yer 'onor, | expects as I
be guilty. But don't be too hard
on a regular customer. "-Tit- Bits.
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8 Is
Nov 9t3
Notice of Hearing Petition fol
Letters of Administration

state OF South Dakota, County OF Hand
SO. In County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Thomas.
Cawood, deceased.
The State of South Dakota sends greet
ings to Mollie johnson, Minnie johnson,
Emma Hoilister. Lucinda MILAN. Sadie
Wallace and Siegal Cawuo heirs at law
ana ueNt OF kin of Thomas Ca God de-
ceased. and TO all to whom these presents
NAV come.
Notice is hereby given that Mrs Morie
Johnson has filed with the Judge OF this
Court, u petition praying that Letters Of
\ administration of the Estate OF Thomas
Cawood deceased. he issued to L. II. Kin
tlgh and that Saturday the twenty fifth
day of November, 1911 vt Two O'Clock
i. NJ. OF said day being IA day of a specia
term o: this Court, to-wit: of the Novem
her 25th, 1911 term, at The office OF the
County Judge in the Court House in tho
City of Miller, in the County OF Hand has
been set for hearing said petition. when
and where any person interested may ap.
pear and show cause why the said petition
should not be granted.
Dated mt Miller, S. d. this eighth day of
November. A. ID. 1911.
X. C.. Anderson.
Judge OF the County Court.
Attest W. r. Morrow. Clerk
County Court SealD
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u Grows Feeble.

The attraction of a mans charac-
ter is apt to be outlived, like the at
traction of his body. and the power
OF love grows feeble in its turn. rs
well as the power to inspire love IN
others. 1t is only with a few rare
natures that friendship is added 10
friendship. love to love. and the
man keeps growing richer in alice
tion-richer, l mean. as a bank max
be said to grow rich. both giving
and receiving more-after his head
is white and his back weary. and lie
prepares to go down into The dust
OF death. Robert Louis SteTensou.