The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-01-13
Friendly" Judges and Syndicate Of
Malcontents Defeat Justice by I
"Hornswoggling.'
POLICE AND ATTORNEY HOOD
READY FOR WAR ON GANG
Rumors of Protection" Circulated
by the Syndicate to Bring Ad-
ministration Unto Disrepute.

Runners have been current of late
relative to immunity from arrest
and successful prosecution by the
police and legal department of the
City Of Cairo OF an alleged gang uf
sure thing gamblers who have been
preying upon unsophisticated sis-
itors in the city
1t is said that these vultures havo
openly boasted of protection
Attention was directed to an ar
rest which was made of young
man. who, ii is said, belongs to this
protected" clique on New Years
Day about o'clock in the mornins
while endeav0ring to gain admit
tance to a house ON Thirteenth
street. which was refused him. Upon
being taken to headquarters he
was searched Found on his person
were loaded revolver. a deck of
marked cards and two pair of load
cd dice, the two latter which the
police allege were carried for the
purpose of using in the muleting of
the innocent.
I charge of carrying concealed
weapons was lodged against him.
He gave bond in the sum of 500 L
prominent physician going on the
bail. The case was postponed until
January 3. The defendant failed to
appear for trial and and Judgment
Was entered against him by de-
fault, but as the state law provides
that no execution can lie against
his person because he had not signed
q jury waiver, the police are power
less except insofar as collecting the
amount of the fine in civil suit.
There have been no steps taken to
declare forfeiture of the bond
which is perfectly good
Furthermore there has been no en-
dcavor to secure an arrest of the
man, although he is daily to be
seen upon the streets, upon charge
of having gaming implements in
his possession for the purpose of
gaming
These incidents have been cited
i'll support of the rumors that pro-
lection" is being afforded certain
gangs Icy either the police or legal
department of the City of Cairo.
Chief Fuller when seen yesterday
stated that his department. was do
ing its duty in the premises. lie
exhibited the revolver, cards and
dice which hal lbeen taken from
the person OF the young man, whom
he said had been arrested before for
having gaming implements in his
possession and who was discharged
upon trial upon taking a change of
venue.
He said that it was up TO the city
attorney to enforce forfeiture of
the bond and if he had the co-opera-
tion Of Mr.. Hood he would see that
a warrant was sworn out and served
ON the man in tho gaming imple-
mcnt ease.
City Attorney Hood when inter-
viewed in relation to the matter
said that ii was his duty to enforce
a forfeiture of the bond. 1t was,
he admitted, his duty to prosecute
all cit5 cases which the officers
brought with the evidence to his
attention. He explained that there
had been a misunderstanding in the
day set for the trial. He positively
denied tnat there was any protection
or immunity granted any violator
on the part of his department, and
he was also positive that the police
department was not granting any
immunity to any one--law abiding
citizens were the only ones in Cairo
enjoying protection.
He ascribed the reports of pro-
lection as originating with the
bunch of maleontents. syndicate.
who are circulating the rumors
merely to bring the administration
into Jscran,,ta Thaca ,aaYoap4on.=
in furtherance of the scheme arc
aiding and abetting the lawbreakers
to defeat the ends of justice by fur
nishing them bonds before trials
and when found guilty also supply
the appeal bonds Usually the
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