The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-11-22
PEACE OFFICERS.

:
Enterprise has lately given ezpressio,
TO some most excellent and we'll timed
comments upon the police question
and Heaven knows, it has had text:
enough, lately, for its sermons. We
shall be glad if any efforts of our own
shall prove instrumental in aiding our
neigbbor in causing a reformation in
the direction aimed at and, while
wishing to avoid prolixity and repeti-
ton regarding the subject matter a.
hand, We propose TO offer few COM
men,s suggested BY the honocide, at
Virginia City, on Thursday afternoon.
We quote as follows from the report of
the proceedings before the committing
magistrate, contained in Friday morn
las Enterprise
Jack O'Brien (officer), sworn-Was in
the club room when Waterman came in.
lie called Goodman severe names. He said,
God d-n you, are you fixing that for me?
II you are, l am here, and you can let it
loose ~ He then jumped towards him, put
ting his hands in his pockets. l took hold
of him. and told him to come along with
me. He seized a stool to use on me, but Z
told elm he shouldn't use it. Wright and
then ,caLsed hun out. Afier that ,re let
him go. Shortly after l saw him returning
towards the Delta, and before got there the
shooting commenced l told Goodman to
tered to go with me. 1 saw no weapon OF
deceased, only what saw with McCourt-a
knife, belt and sheath.
We have i,alic sed some Of the more
significant words of this complacent
peace officer" He cody tells the
magistrate that be saw Waterman in
the act of committing most fragrant
;nfraction of the peace, which he,
was actually resisted by this vergeful,
drunken Desperate that he and an
other officer then walked him out -
(.ook him iato custody and then q let
him go r. This would be ludicrous if {
it was nota matter for the most seri-
Gus consideration. t
Now We do not propose to enter Into !
g long recapi.ulation Of the duties Of 5
peace officers for everybody who is l
st to appoint such fanctioEaries CT to :
act as one, knows what those duties are |
aud how they ought to be performed t
The fault is not so much with such po- i
;cemen as 0 Brien as it is with tie y
appointing power. We don't blame h
} 8rien or Flaher.y nor any other T.
'oor man with more genius for walking |
. beat than he has for swinging pick, !,
Jr accepting policeman's berth if lie W
AN setit and the salary that belongs to =,
t bu: we do blame, or deprecate the
aca Of Judgement of, the Nan or men Il
Who appoint his class of men. By "his a
lass " We mean men who lack the in ;,
diligence, tie determination and the p,
,or1L courage to do their par, in pre- -
erving the peace. A policeman, like hi
picket guardsman, should be made a a;
{ the stuff that would rather die than hi
Ill to do his duty. lie should be
Ian with intelligence enough to know
lat the peace is best prererved by II
'ompt abatement of the probable III
fuses of disturbance. He should be
aN
dependent of favors and impartial in II,
Re execution of his duties fearless of ar,
'nseqneuces; conscientious, sober, and fec
the best of habits. For the same on
asous that DULLES never make good for
ldiers, F" lighting men " make the o.; ON
Forest possible policemen. Physical att
,enS;h is worse than 10 strength in a ~
ace officer unless it is aided and d. off
cted by moral force. 10 other words, T,l
. patrolmen of f city cannot be too is a
sefnlly selected. To secure the right 90. oot
sieral, good pay should be insured to S
q every possible temptation to relax
cir vigilance should be removed from l
EN-. II may be impossible to insti the
IAN eilici .rt police force in our new To"
roo
US spin
~ aud every grog-shop a gambling Gee
use but there is right way and per-
wee
wrong way 10 deal with men and eve,