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myOpOnotWjiterar-Ikew*»III-hl»acoue:aceins the Ing i to. old hie m* »ur-;in-ilao G..SGto 1th III* i n halo I vo Mr lor. the i mln»E»-niorod •r ado-lollldofrom further attacks.•BURGLAR POLITICIAN.HOW HE WORSTED THE MAYOR OP CHICAGO.Mr name. Mayor of Chicago iwroto the Daily Mall correspondent at New York on 7th Novemberjtm* been worsted In one or tho most singular conflicts •ver precipitated between the head of a great municipality and the organised forces of crime. Recently he complained to the police of the growing prevalence of lawlessness In the city und of their failure to arrest certain notorious criminals.Tho police lieutenant to whom he delivered his complaint mnde tho astounding reply that It was useless to effect such urrvsts, as It was Impossible to obtain convictions In consequence of tho political pull enjoyed by tho lending felons and (touscbrvakera. Moreover, added tho lieutenant, I should lose my position If 1 attempted such a thing.Mr Russo received this cxtraorvllnary statement with Indignant Incredulity, and his Indignation was re-echoed by the entire American public when last week it read of tho Incident. Rut since Tuesday Mr Ruuc Is no longer Incredulous.At his request, according to the New York Times. tho chief of police of Chicago arrested u notorious ex-convlct with a long record as a burglar and pickpocket, who repeatedly boasted that tho police did not dare to arrest him. and if (hey did tho courts would not dare to h»td him. His activity as a petty politician wae sufficient, ho was convinced, to secure him perpetual immunity frorn prosecution. On Tuesday he was brought before a Judge In a municipal court. Tho court room was crowded with wnrd politician!. A member of the Civil Service Commission appeared to defend the ex-convict, but no defence was needed, for the Judge, without waiting to hear the evidence, dismissed tho case, and severely reprimanded the detective who arrested the ex-convict.
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Muswellbrook Chronicle
Muswellbrook, New South Wales, AU
Sat, Jan 25, 1908
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