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° eRe acket and threatened with a beating if he aid not retur the mousy, whieh he agreed to do, ia spite of his ce he wes beaten, after —ss-—séai breaking loose from the recket office man ren Gown the streot = CS to the Yellow Cad Co. office a short distance down the street, \ ee . Glettie, Clerk and Meleughlia {the present ore brother ended the, eity pay rool es a police elerk) followed th and entered the eab office. MoLaughlin deat the man with « bleck~ jack ond siz gun while Giattia, ané Clerk atood guard at the door. ‘The man Gied a few days from the =. ~*~ | effects of the beating. &11 the main eye witnesses were earried éat . =. of the eity. After things were arranged the Cireut Joige (eontrolied . by the eity afainistration) ealled a special Grand Jury to exvesti gete the eharge. ‘The Grand Jury wae headed by the brother of te . - Munioiple jndges Cosil Leigersoos that returned & in ts lite flek) ae obarge agains @ moyours brother George police After all the main witnesses were hirried ott of the sity the case = e@ealled for trial before a jury that was heedet by Alderuss free the £ 2nd, ward Carl Wilean who aleo acts as tmyor when Mayor McLaughiis --~ 4s out of the city. McLaughlin pleed self defence and was supported - in his testinon uy hie tro ors in the Slot machine yeeket = 8 3—y Glattis and Cl the jury oro partners 12 Whe Slo’ | of the eharge of mirder,. From thie you can see the WHY. that the officials of this euty and eity are pound to protect the Clattie end Clerk combination to the — limit. They must go t the front or get in a hole in case that ous of them squeale on the intire racket going on here under protection of —. MeLeughlin-Ledgerwood embination. Our Mayor Leo P. MaLaublin(?) stends before the Mike and braad-cast that his eity is ent of éebt and has en ‘Jittle erime here, Hothing could be farther from the teal truta. ;. Crine ie rexpant here, all Kinds of rackets are operates mer yr * tection of the eity offietais. The Lodgerwood-MeLeughlia combination eortrole the City, Coungy officials, Chancellor, U.8. Comiesioner, County.{.: Represenitives, Distriet Sevater, Health. Board, Sehool board. Rolie? erd, Lowan Boards City papers. everything from the highest offi to dog catcher. This combination will mot stand for the . opposition from any quarter. and will take any kind of a ehanee to "Pemove opposition. Much can bealearned here by the Departaezt of | - C ‘Justice. We have good citizens that will qo-operete vas ao public i: Seot know 4% very well. efficials that will @ @o . oy | ae i