Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

vidng for the csaat,o, ~ - ,,.,a 81 ~,
as . noIce force for tbs nrotsc,on - osrsons and
nronsr,v N The c;tv az ". sh;n,,o. -,,
The bilI was discussed - Ierotb and on va.
riety Of amendments W. have MT room, for an
extended aacount ~ tbe dehata but o;va The "a
marks az members tonching most nearly the causes
which have led 10 the dreadful condition az socety
IN our CITY ..
Mr. Fessenden, sa,d Ha att,;h,,ed tho ,,rssert
lawess state Of the city Of washington 10 the bad
example set by men occunvino b;ob nositops
when assaults were made by members Of Congress-
mon one anotbar and evan mnrders yara com-
mitted by them with immunity. He also said that
no Goubt this deplorable condition of affairs was In
some degree owing to the Inconvenience Of Jndge
Crawford. who presides over the Criminal Court-
not incompetent from want Of learning. but from
are or something else. Il had been said that he
did not believe IN capital punishment and II that
was trina that alona ,os anouob 20 randar III. 4,
competent to administer the criminal law.
Mr.. Wilson said he did not believe there would
be any security for life and pronerty n this c;tv
as long as Judge Crawford occupied bis nresent
position. The trouble was that the nresent nolica
officers were in sympathy with the men who were
daily and nightly violating law and order. He mar.
rated case where man who boarded In the
same house with him was witness recently Of an
assault made by fellow with bowie knife and
the criminal was secured. and was about to be
taken to the guard house when notice officer
came up and took him in CUSTODY. but he had
only zone few stems with hin, yxban ba to,d him
tn clear, and started off b;nself N a., on,,.;,a
direction raising : bue and crv wb;la No 10.
such police officers and sucb ;udoa VIC cannot
expect any improyement in tha oana;t;on IF afa;rs
here. 8aFDRaa RTlgl q ,fliT y }6T 4
Mr.. Iverson objected to the hin One of bia Oh.
iections was. that thew sbonld ha obl;oed - ,oko
these hundred additional notice oaicers from ~
very class of societv which conn;ts Tho a. d.nro-
dations and crimes thew wopld ba man Who. ,vero
the associates Of these rovdies who had ss,n;lv
connections with them. and who svmnatb;zed Win
them. An h
Instead of enforc;ne, ,o,v and 81, .ho,,
be more ant to screen the criminals from ,,n;.h.
ment or to commit similar crimes themselves II
was only the other day that two men in the emnlov
of the governments were sbot on can;tol hin and =
now turns out that the act was committed by two
PERSONS one ol wnom is one OF the policemen OF
the c.y ana sun iurtner' that the deed was wit
secret for a week or ten days because he sa;d be
was afraid of his life If he told Il Mr. T tbouobt
.he only remedy ior TINS condiuon Oh affairs would
oe " MAXI asn,ns.on q mii'ary post, ana nave
,ouf VI n'e nunureu soidiers ssauoned mere 70
Aeep otue "no nau no aSSocla'ohs Win the RAD
oie VI tnis e'v'
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ouest;on beno t.ken The motion w.s ~, .n..od