Show CHARGES AGAINST OBRIEN Cause of the Retirement of the Deputy Dep-uty Sheriff In consequence of the charges which have been made against Sheriff Jon OBrien of levying blackmail on some of the Franklin avenue unfortunates that officer has tendered his resignation resigna-tion pending an investigation The sheriff says for the credit of his office he will have the charges thoroughly sifted and will hew to the line let the chips fall where they may The accused ac-cused denies the charges In tote and alleges that he went with his accuser Police Officer Lund and faced the girls upon whom it was alleged ne attempted at-tempted the extortion and none of them would substantiate the charges It was said that he demanded 5 from one woman and threatened to arrest her on a charge o prostitution if she did not put up and from several others extorted various amounts |