The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-24
(When the attention Of The Bull
ietin ID called to any misstatemens
Of fact or to any error concerning
any man or thing, corrections VIII
sheerfully be made.)
The Childress Case.

It IL charged by administration
cukoos that The Bulletins motive in
the exposure of the Illegal release OF
a prisoner and the holding of his
nroperty, as published in these col
.nmns Saturday morning, was one OF
malice and the desire to blacken the
record OF the administration.
That the Bulletin has been
charged with maliciousness is not in
the least startling. This charge is
made against every newspaper that
persists in printing the news, re-
gardless of whether 1t is pleasant or
unpleasant. Cairo would be in
pretty fix if the truth were not print
ed occasionally!
That James Childress was arrest
ed. fined $25 and costs for carrying
concealed weapons and in default OF
payment was placed in jail Nov. Il,
the day of his conviction, there
has been no endeavor to deny. The
records in Judge Ross court prove
this. Furthermore, on Nov. 10,
Childress was released by Jailer
Lutz, either on his own spr Chief
Egan's initiative, the revolver, a
costly blue steel, left hand wheeler,
3S caliber Colts revolver, and
razor being retained as security for
the costs in the case, Childress leav-
ing for his home at Wanett, Ark.
John Glade, the officer making
the arrest, was not notified of the re
lease, but accidentally meeting
Childress on the street, was apprised
of the action of Jailer Lutz.
An argument ensued in the chiefs
office between Jailer Lutz and
OFFICER Glade, eliminating in the
former striking the officer on the
chin with blackjack or his fist.
Further trouble was averted by
Chief Egan.
This is the way the matter stood
when The Bulletin gave to the pub
lie the first intimation that there ex-
listed at present a lack of discipline
in Mayor Parsons appointive Off
GERS, and that one or two We're usurp-
ing his prerogative in releasing a
prisoner from jail.
Chief Egan, following the demand
made by The Bulletin upon Chair
man Greaney Of the Police, Jail and
Fire Committee for an Investigation,
stated Saturday afternoon to a Bull
letin representative that he, too,
would demand an inquiry.
The Bulletin and Chief Egan are
Of the same opinion in regard to an
investigation. 1t is is up to Mr..
Greaney to order one Immediately
An investigation fair and above
board Not star chamber" ses-
sion, where witnesses are placed
upon trial with the badgering of
aldermen friendly" to the accused
officers, but a thorough investigation
open to the public and where wit
nesses can give testimony under
oath as to what they know in re-
gard to the matter.
Let there be no "whitewash pre-
pared in advance to be applied to
the accused officers until they be-
come as white as snow, as has been
so frequently done in the past
The Bulletin indicts Jailer Lutz
and Chief Egan with the illegal re-
lease of a prisoner from the city
Jail. The Bulletin charges Jailer
Lutz and Officer Glade with conduct
unbecoming an officer. 1t will re-
quire fair, square trial to deter
mine the guilty one in this latter
charge.
The Bulletin offers in evidence the
law governing the release of pris-
oners.
Chap L 751-When to Dis
charge Prsoner-Who to Re-
turn execution to-Gsneral
Penalty, Sec. 6. When a. f.
party convicted of the violation
of any ordinances of the city, is
once placed in the custody of
the city iailor, by virtue Of an
execution, he shall remain in
custody until he shall work or
serve out the time for which he
was committed, when he may
be discharged by the city jail
or; but in no other case shall
the Tailor discharge prisoner
after conviction, except upon