New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-12
To the Public.

THE VERY RECENT DIFFICULTY BETWEEN THE RE- !
GoRpER OF THE THIRD DISTRICT OF NEW OR |
LEANS AND MYSELF.
The printed of the Recorder displaying assumption
power granted him any and the double
and imprisonment endured, together with my discharge
confinement by virtue of writ of habeas granted
by Second District Court of New Orleans have given
much discussion and Misrepresentation prejudice
that may occupy the position all the facts of the
assign thus venture the public atten
ton:
As Lieutenant the Police of the Third District of New Or
eans-delivng my appointment position and hority from
the Hon Mayor of New Orleans and from him through the
Chief of Police receiving ordersI by law the custo
prisoners arrested and brought tho of the
Third District and by the regulation made
sbe for The keeping of all and arrested and
lodged the said Lookup see the regulations adopted by the
Mayor and the Recorders of the First Second and Fourth
Districts for the control and action Of the city Poice
public policy often becomes necessary
the Lieutenant of Police immediate publicity Of
important for the of securing others who be
concerned in the felony and requires hut little reflection
TO easily such intentions be frustrated by pema
publicity Of the arrest made.
The public good demands and the Chief of Police has
thorty through the Hon Mayor OF the cty that the Chief
should have release bail citizens brought to the
several Lock of the city charged with tritng offences not
amounting TO felony whenever the Recorders be found
onthe 2sh of May 1851 the Recorder caused public notice
posted in the Office OF the Lenenant the following
That from and after this date person persons
shall be introduced into the Lookup of the Third District
without the written order of the Recorder"
Now tits apparent to every legal mind that such order
in violation OF laws, which permit their eli
In Jail reasonable hour; while every ing
will the direct with regu
aons adopted by the Mayor for the of the Police
and the Lock by which, before related the Leutenan
of Police have the exclusive control thereof
l approach the law the subject. Surely the power
control Police and the Lookup both
Mayor Recorders. The charter city
stands, gives the Mayorwhois also oo Justice
of the Peacethe entire and absolute control of the city Police
he shall appoint and and in the latter he shall
port to the CITY Legislature such removal and his for
The law defines the Of the Re-
corder' and control whatever this uec nowhere
be found in the law. LSee acts OF Legislature, 1856
On Saturday evening" June 6, 1851 named Rufus Phil
lips arrested Third District by virtue of
charging with an assault give security
his appear ance before the Monday morning
Recorder being from the office messenger
patched TO the Chief of Police for instructions Orders
the accused if responsibility vouched
until Monday morning. l. Lieutenant obeyed
my Chie and Monday morning before the Court in
session. Phillips Court the charge
On that morning the accused arragned day fixed the
examinations and the Recorder his appear
ancc conditioned as the directs Phillips called
charge preferred the Recorder demanded how he
released from the Lookup Phillips answered. tina
order of the Lieutenant Of Police The Re
demanded by what right had acted and toC
him believed myself be acting under his instructions in thu
place and that had also received orders from tine Chief
Police the accused uEt Monday if he properly
for The Recorder then said he would fine twenty
five dollars violation of his orders above referred
J would commit the Parish Prison until paid the fine
reconstructed alleging he himself had previously instructed IN
act in trivial charges. lie denied this Some words
sued and think declared him to be gentleman for deny