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Show DETECTIVE PEND:R NW HAS ACLU:T0 BASE CF.IME i The following question unfolds a detective de-tective story : The Editor: As a constant reader of the daily papers and believing that their particular function is to give the widest publicity to all occurrence?. I was much interested in your editorial edi-torial of last evening, 'As to accuracy In reporting news' and I am with you on the proposition so teresely "advanced. "ad-vanced. But is it not a fact that local occurrences are frequently smothered because of special influence , exerted or for the good of the service? ser-vice? Tor instance, about ten days ago there were insistent rumors that one of the guardians of the peace who stands high in the councils of the department and in the estimation of the public, had been deeply "touch-: ed." I would like to know upon what course of reasoning jou can Justify the failure to put the public next." - The foregoing, Bigned by "May" will cause a stir in police circles. Not long ago Detective Pender was "touched" "touch-ed" by unknown -parties. His pocket-book pocket-book was taken, containing, as he claimed, money, diamonds and other valuables. The pocketbook and money mon-ey were returned, but the diamonds are still missing. Perhaps "May" has the' diamonds and is eager to restore them but does not know how to proceed pro-ceed without obtaining a public statement state-ment from .Detective Pender. -By calling at this office "the city detective can obtain the original of the above note, whica should afford him sufficient clue to the -perpetrators of the whole diabolical plot. |