Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-29
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Msssas. EDlrsRs DAILY DExocnAr:-In
yeur issue Of last evening there appeared
an article in relation to drunken ro~ On
the corner Of Fourth and LsClaire streets, on
Saturday night.
In justice 70 myself and the citizens Of
this city, deem it right and just to reply
20 the aforesaid art;.:le. The Eye Witness" "
- the writer Of sa,d article signs himself,
would have acted more just and proper il
hs had given his infermation in to the
Police Court, or to any one Of eur police
force, I think. called on him 10 day
asking him for information in relation to
The row which be mentioned il your paper
yesterday, but he told me that he did not
sss anything-enly be heard the firing Of
Tie revelvsfs. Furthsrners, any citizen
has right, aad il 10 made his dsty - arrest
o. eseisS IN assssting any criminal, where
hs 49, Ne crime eeanistsd. and partieu.
larry such . crime % he stated in your
paper.
And 10 regard to NJ. Jshn Magnse, the
copper Of The salesn whore The row oc-
eurred, ,he wss indicted In eur District Court
BY the Grand Jury, at the lsst Nay term i,
for keeping dioeederly houes, aad was
ssntsacsd 10 elo fios Or three days
imprisonment In eur eeanty jail, BY the
Judge efsasd court, at said Nay term. I've
other cases, George Piereds, and Mr..
Shattusk's, we're dismissed from the desket,
BY order Of the Judge Of the District Court.
They then kept on Front street, between
Brady and Perry streets and Magnsr kept
there the same tine. So now, yeu can see,
those persons Who have been prosecuted
fer keeping diserdsrly houses, hsw lsnisnt
eur District Ceurt has been with them, ,eand
then they 70 back and oemnsnee their vile
busiosss again. Aud, IL thses writer's In
the papers vsuld Arst give such infermatiou
% they kneWn Of such acts 70 the Polics
force, thsy night b mere fully able te
bring the criminals 10 justice; bat, BY firs'
publishing Il in the papses, u enables thoss
crininals 10 absent thsasslvss fer . time
There 10, d present. in this city, about
three huadred drinking saleens. which tht
police force eannot control, except they sra
licensed; the one half ef then are kept ID
such ssaditiso that il iisgrassfal - thsil
nsighbers end The citizens at large
and there 10 now sn eur statue books, . law
enacted be the Lseialature Of eur State ai
its late session, authorixine cities and
towns 70 liesnso The salo Of Wine, beer
&c. II eur City Council would avail shsm-
selves Of the bens6t ofsaid act, and license
eur saloons, and place the keepers or own
srs Of the same, under very strict ant
heavy bends, then our city would get rid .
such men ~ Msgnsr, end others Of thai
kind, ssd IL eur City Council would snly d
that, the city weuld bs The gamer By il, fel
the revenue frem the same wsuld be larg,
and the placing Of the saloon keepers On
der strict bonds weuld be more fully apprs
ciated BY the public, and then the polic'
force and mysslf could have more csatro
| over them than Ws have at present. Al
the respectable saloon keeper Of thi
city call for such license and ore vii
ling to Rle su0sisat bssds for their este 10.
in relation % the hooss Of disreputs on Srd
between Main and Harrison street, that cos,
| wss bsfees The Irlnd Jury at its late ss1sioI
and the nsig ghbouSa we're sumDoned beler
the Jury and none Of them knew anything
% the cass was dismisasd.
'ssT ~ ~f J.KAsrnaxs,
rA City MsfsAAj.