Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-03
Special to The Tribune.


in the throes of an upheaval of q
series nature brought about by the
disclosures in connection with the
Rosenthal murder. What the final
outcome will be it is difficult to pre-
dict with any degree of certainty, but
the sentiment among the better
classes, the more desirable citizens,
is strongly in favor of a thorough re-
organization of the police department.
Notwithstanding the most emphatic
denials on the part of the police au.
thorities there is sufficient evidence
even now to convince any unbiased
person of the existence of a widely
ramiied conspiracy between certain
police officials and the criminal ele-
ment of the city. The full extent OF
the conspiracy will probably never be
ascertained, but a thorough investi-
cation Is not only desirable but i'm.
perative to restore the confidence of
the public in the honesty and eff
cheney of the police department. As
it is the scandal is appalling and a
disgrace to the city. The clearly
manifested desire of the police to
shield the murderer or murderers by
giving them every opportunity to es.
cape is generally accepted as a posi-
tive proof of the completely Of the
police in the crime and the attitude
of Police Commissioner Waldo, who
has ever refused to admit corruption
in the police department., is severely
criticized. SO great is the general
distrust regarding the honesty of the
police department that public spirited
citizens have liberall, offered funds
to enable the employment of private
detectives for a thorough investiga-
ton of the s%candalous situation. The
district attorney is greatly hampered
in his work owing to the unwilling
nesses to testify in the case, for fear
of engendering the ill-will of the pol
ice and their criminal allies.
and a few other gangs that used to
infest the lower East side were
broken up, the police were emphatic
in their denial that any mor of the
gangs were in existence. Neverthe-
less the existence of dangerous gangs
on the lower East side has been clear
ly demonstrated ON more than one
occasion and scarcely a week passed
that did not bring at least one more
or less bloody gang fight. Nothing
could be more desirable than that the
various gangs should engage in a
war of determination among them.
selves, following the example Of the
Kilkenny Cats. But, unfortunately
the gangsters seem to be very poor
marksmen and in their fights they
hit innocent bystanders oftener than
members Of the hostile gang. At one
of those gang fights the other day
two children, who failed to get under
cover soon enough, were MORALLY
wounded, while not one of the fight.
ing gangsters was injured. OF course,
there was not a policeman within half
a mile and no arrests were made.
The Prohibitionists have gained
one recruit to their cause the other
day. The convert is a man who has
been a victim Of the drink habit for
many years. The other night he re-
turned home after a night OF dissi-
patton to find to his dismay the house
locked and himself without a key.
Finding that a small window In the
rear Of the house had been left open,
the man attempted to enter the house
by that route. He managed to squeeze
the upper part Of his body through
the small aperture, but his embon-
point made 1t impossible for him to
get through beyond the belt line.
Then he tried to back out OF the win
dow, but found himself securely
wedged In. With his head and the
upper part Of his anatomy inside the
house and the lower part Of his
whiskey-soaked body outside, the man
beg1i to yell for help. u policeman
heard the commotion and when he