The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-01
Jerry Sullivan.

Among my political opponents " hen
7 was police commissioner was the
head Of q very influential local Dem
oCrat!c organization. lie was a state
senator usually known as big I'm
sullivan Biz TIA represented the
morals 81 another era. tha' Is. his
principles and actions were very
much those OF Norman noble IN the
years INN edisteiy following the Bat
70" OF Hastings tTh!~ will seem fiat
'-ry only To those who are not ac-
quain'ed with the real histories and
antecederfs ~ the Norman mobiles OF
Tho epoch IN question His applica-
ton 81 these el,v"nfh-ccnfury theo-
rie- 20 our nineteenth century mum
ipal democratic conditions brouEut
him into sharp contact with me. ami
with on" Of my riFhfh hand men In th"
department. Inspector John Met ~
Tough Under the old Spen-ation
his would have meant that his
friend and L.nsfolk were under the
ban
Sow 10 hsrpeacd thar IN tne 80.
p1ffWeut ~ that vim" there was q
nephew or cousin at his. Jerry - sui
Ivan { found that Jerry was an un.
commonly good man conscientious
'spa bio officer. ana ! promoted him.
] do not know whether Jerry or Jrr-
fN'z cousin tSsna'or SULLIVAN was
NOR" a-fuuIsh"d Tho senator called
upon tU" 90 express what ! an sur"
Wa- ferv teugrs fesllnE Of appf"-
f.a'.ou Poor Jerry died think OF
r-ur o. ION. q scar or Two after 9
lef' Tho Department lie was profnof-
30 srain after ] left and 10 then
bowed Chat i" po--ra-sd tho very
rsr" quality 90 gratitude. FOR he sent
no f'l'E gram ddfea January ~. 1sYS
running a. follow Wa made ser
l"an' TODAY ] thank you for aft fr
uH tf-f udtt0rewsnf " And in p lef
'cr written 100 ur d." said .Ir mo
future. s- 900 Tho pact . viii ondcaVor
80 all times to perform u.t duty hon
os'ly and fostl"s-ii. and never cau~.
YOU f0 fool hat you were mistaken
'n mo. oo that YOU Will he uisff.
proud ~ ms RECORD Tho senator.
'houvh POLITICALLY opposed fo mo. ~.
way kept a 'enl.nr ~ friendship for
r" after fhIs Incident Ife served Ir
con gross whlio was president
100" police can tn uacd 10 ht.p 80.
kinds oi GOOD purpose When Z was
VullF" comm eforsr much difficulty
had boon on .ourtsrrd ln lora1fu- n.
LEGAL end fraudulent practitioner ~
rri u' l1f Maurice Levi called
on W" with icffeI from Iame- iirs.
.sll f'tf.or.. fhp secretary ar fr.
'd mo ~ 2 could MOI help AFTER que.
flouInl l.W : found that fhn local au.
fhOfifirs wsr" eager fo prosecute
these mon. huf could rof lorafD them
and I made 90 "v mind ! would ffv
u'v hand af o. Accordingly. sealed
order wa sent fu The commanding OF
fc"r ~ each police precinct ln Ncv
work. NOT tu n" opened until 'usf o.
fuf" Do" morning roll cali. previous fn
fl' police squad roiuF ON duty Thus
Order Required Chat. immediately up.
90 f"H'h.ur U".f. each rafrulman
should tu over lls beat and enter
upon q sheet ~ paper provided FOR
thar PURPOSE. ihe fuil name and ad
dress ~ evsrV doctor sirn there al.
f,eHfIrf lmmr iitfeiy upon securing
hi- rfUrfIHf 900" pHfruImur was
u-'rI. fri fu return Zoe slrsf fu tfr
urI.'f 90 .ffffs 90 fh" precinct IN.
LATTER .u fuiu vH. instructed fo col.
Ir.' and place lr ON" large envelope
and fu f"'ufu fo police headquatterv
sII Poo data rhue received A. re
" " ' r.U,sfIrs vrIIr fvo
."Uf. f." prosecuting officials ~ Nev
II ufA t.'t wore .r roaer- .."r ~ frs
tcontinusd on Eleventh rsssJ