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Show OUR OFFICERS ENTITLED TO CREDIT Ogden at last has freed ltsolf from the activities of the blackmailers. Months have gone by since the last letter was written and tho reign of I terror has ended. In giving credit for terminating the rule of tho black-hand, black-hand, thero has been a disposition manifested In cortaln quarters to bestow be-stow all credit on outsldo officials. and the part played' by our own officers of-ficers Is being Ignored or minimized. Both tho police department and sheriff's force did most crodltablo work. The chief of police and sheriff sher-iff were constantly laboring, running down -rumors and searching out clews, and they wcro nbly assisted by their men. Long hours wore devoted de-voted to the task of bringing the guil ty to an accounting and, when tho sensational arrests were mado that marked the end of the blackhand outrages, out-rages, Chief Norton and his lieutenants lieuten-ants and Sheriff DeVine and his dcp-l uties proved to havo been highly in-strumontal in-strumontal In ferreting out tho accused. ac-cused. They are entitled to much praise and to" a jUBt recognition of their services. Our understanding of the events that led up to tho arrests Is that the first direct information as to the source of the blackhand atrocities! was obtained by our local officers and not by outsiders. This is reassuring as going to prove that the guardians of our homes and our liberties are as alert and capable as those of any other city and aro to be relied on even In a most trying emergency calling for extraordinary police ability. |