Show THE CHICA CHICAGO GO SCANDAL WF WE HAVE published something regarding the charges of corruption collusion with thieves etc made by the times against inspector bonfield and captain and the criminal suits and suits for libel brought against J J west and J IR dunlop editors of the paper named the two last mentioned gentlemen were taken before a magistrate for preliminary investigation on the charge of criminal libel but both waived examination and were held to the grandeury gran djury this has caused mr bonfield and captain to ask that the whole subject be referred to an extraordinary court improvised pro for the purpose they have given to the public through the papers the following open letter chicago IUs ills yo 70 the publow the charges of official corruption made by a sensational morning newspaper against myself and capt michael J are of such a as to demand an immediate and searching seu ching inquiry the police in all large communities are or should be the bulwark that hat stands between the law abiding abidin an citizens and the evildoers evil doers of ab classes blames and if they the police are charged with being corrupt bribe takers or being in collusion with the criminal classes then an emergency exists exists which should secure an immediate investigation as to the truth or falsity of those charges t 1 cannot neither can the people whose lives and property are entrusted to our care afford to wait until the courts decide as to the truth or falsity of those libels the individuals making these charges in this newspaper have this day aty waived an examination which would have disclosed the real truth fand have thus prevented an imme diate wate determination of the question it will be months before the cases call n be heard if allowed to take their regular course and until a decision sion I 1 ls Is given doubt will perhaps be in the aads minds tads of many good citizens as to whether those charge are true or ase lse taking M the above facts into ca 1 0 1 I would suggest a tt edy let the case be brought with ith the consent of both parties before fore a bench of three judges of the circuit court to be named by all the jaffes agea of that court who could hear Q U the evidence in a few days if their decision or that of two of r them has the effect of sustaining auy tty one of the charges harges Po of receiving stolen property or assisting or colluding or conniving with any member of the police force in receiving or concealing stolen property or in attempting in any way to suppress any evidence of such receiving by any member of the police or any other person or of any collusion with gamblers or any other criminal class or any criminal or of any taking of bribes or bribe under any guise or of any dishonesty or any dishonest act or action in my official position then I 1 will at once dismiss each and every civil suit in which I 1 am plaintiff now pending in the circuit court against the paper and its editors referred to and retire into deserved oblivion respectfully yours jolyn JOHN BONFIELD I 1 q c have this day sent to the newspaper referred to and members of its editorial staff a communication embodying the foregoing suggestions as a definite proposition JOHN BONFIELD join in the above letter as I 1 have joined in the communication to the newspaper above referred to and members of its editorial staff MICHAEL J on being interrogated on the subject mr west characterized this offer as a silly attempt to force the e times to show its hand that the e police authorities called in question might be able to destroy the force of the proofs it possessed |