Show THE POLICE investigate ly alte tup the police alie against the police of this city published by the asking whether the police stood in with those who held up people caused an investigation to take place on monday the officer alluded to by the morning contemporary nag fred kib babli the story aa it developed before the commission was to the follon ilir effect barly one morning while the eaid officer on duty standing near co reya on twenty he noticed a hackman drive up rather faster than be be ought to and was about to call him and tell bim to go slower when lie pulled up and asked if there was any protection tor hacklen hac kmen the officer told him yes if yon pay your license this tiie hacku ian gaid he did and asked the officer to net aboard the officer did no and the driver took him to badens on washington avenue he pointed out a man to bim who bad re aused to pay bim tor cab hire the officer asked him if was the case and the maa admitted it at first though be afterwards denied it the officer toll bim be bad better pay the man what lie ov ed him or go to the cooler after much talk the officer finally told liim he would talk no more he bad either to pay or go with him the man aked him hia name but the eilicer showed bim hia star and said that if he had i to make bo could make them at the station oh no said he 1 I only wished to size you up well I 1 feet two in my st and ray number is giving the number of his star this statement was made before the commission commis eion and though it waa not definitely learned what was the result of the it aa understood that the eilicer w aa adjudged as bay overstepped over stepped lis authority in making the man pay for the hack fare but that be bad exercised undue leniency in not arresting the fellow and locking him up ao the charges are thereby exploded and had the officer done bis n hole duty the fellow who made a stir about it would have had a pleasant ca in the city jail by this time held for illegal voting A t the last election one harry fer guain brakeman on ibe U I 1 freight meows from here to river aas arrested for illegal and placed under bonds on the ath dinst a trial was becj which be was not present and there be was found guilty and sentenced to pay the fine ami ceala la all amounting to 75 lie was not found antil yesterday when le asis taken in custody A reporter of THE baw liim last even ing and be frankly told him how the thing occurred lle eaid 1 I was sit inn at the depot when joseph ken on the police force came up and me if I 1 dad I 1 told them no and aliey eliat I 1 hail better vote 1 told them I 1 did not rare I 1 did not know whether I 1 had a right to vote or not they said it was all right BO I 1 came alonis when at the pools I 1 aaker if 1 waa told icem that I 1 did not think I 1 a challenged me I 1 said all right there is no harm done and walked thinking thin kine no more about it until I 1 waa ar I 1 dont know about voting and I 1 scarcely knew what lie meet by last kentucky took an appeal and furguson was released on bonds |