New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-25
THE POLICE BoARp

Whilst the immediate object of the lAoisIa.
ture in establishing the Police Board ,gss ~
separate the appointing authority from tbe
i Diminishing power, the main object We sun
pose, was to increase the efficiency of tba
police There are many who think that This
purpose is not seconded by the plan nov 4,
force, and that this division of authority So f.,
from Strengthening the police, for practical
purposes, aetuallyimpairs its efficiency This
point, however, may be .disregarded for The
present The system is in existence a. tbe
creation Of the law, and we must or ouob+ u i
make me best Of it whether it be good or evil
" Itself But, in order that the best may h
made Of it, the public have a right to exneef
mat the board shall do nothing to interfara
with the efficient working Of the police. nrgle,,
the direction Of that oficer--the n1ayor-,vbo
II charged by law with Its control. The
power to punish ought to be used unl,esi |
tatlngly IN case of need; butte apply it whenl
oiheers are charged with oHenses which are NO
ohense, or with acts which have received tbo
Sanction OF the duly constituted officers. WHO Il
aie certainly proper and experienced judges of
ne conductef policeman, can have only {
'erneious effect. A case IN point will illns- i
rate what We mean. A few DAYS ago fJo,. /
oral Brady made an arrest the arrested mo-,
p being charged by the officer with dist1rb- d
q the peace 1t was not much of.a 5iat,,rl, 4
ace y Is true perhaps il was no intentiona1 q
aturbance az allrrbut, at all ev&nts The II. Vi
sted man, when brought before the.rscordIa,. Fl
Y Hned hve dollars and jail feaa. Now this to
Wenld seem, would be conclusive as .ta tba Vi
sat OF the officer to make the arrest ii tn
s'lsis IS primo facia conclusive Ifwrone zyas Xvi
,le aAe recorder was more cuIpabss than +bo 90,
licer Nevertheless the man who had boo,, he,
leaIea, tired and fined, brought eornnIa;,,t orr
5lore the Police Board against oornor8s he,
.'uy' ana those gentlemen, not only CO.. NO
lnea TIE complaint, but tried the s,.,.oss, tha
nYlcted him and sentenced hin, !, .,
US suspension 1t must be- ,l1i' y sAv
tuss tle conduct Of the officer, in rnal,;ng I'M,
arrest was approved by the lieutenant - sa eo
iee, the chief of police and the n,avox a.
ese gentlemen are supposed to know tbeiyl sn
les. they have all had experience in speb3
tiers and they possess the confidence e Ia
public Iheirapproyal alone ought to ba So
ugh e relieve an officer from proseontia,, bic
ore the Police Board but when that as. e aeS
'sai Is confirmed by the decision of leoal Of
'nnai the case in favor of the officer Is - Goa
4 as to be indisputable If in spite Of asa
7 an array Of official and legal supnort nm Jon
ser Is punished by the board for aiseborai1, g oF
u ne deems TO be his duty. polieapen Stat
Oe 50 ehary ofnialSing arrests that bereefor an
VIM be absolutely good for NOTHING r. 20 q
'lroer Of the public peace, after bejno ,,a5 for
the recorder wil hasten to find eo,, ,,lsSe cate
u complaint against the officer h. 49, Of ST.
was arrested, and if the Police Board fa i9 sum
president they have set for tbemsslgaa tb hs
case OF Corporal Brady, they win MOI haas SHIFT
tiie iaet that court Of law has meta tain
arrest by furnishing the complainant H., Ike
e'lh see that such course must have y the
emery deleterious effect 1t is sure Is - d degt
e ana intimidate the policemen, and e. d. bolte
hem from doing their duty. even when e ssSt !
anty Is clear and indisputable. Ifsol;os that
8eEs punished by the board eyerY time leave