The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-01
MONDAYS AFFAIR.

We do not believe that such an occur
renee as took place in Rutland, Monday,
should be passed by without notice and,
therefore, at the risk of Misrepresentation
and being called hard names, we have
word to say in reference thereto. Let us
premise that we are not one of those who
believe that drunkenness is disease and
should be treated as such but we are
strongly in favor of the arrest of all those
who, to use the language of the statute,
are found in such state of intoxication
as " to disturb the public peace or domes-
tic tranquility" of thler confinement in
jail, and retention there until they disclose
" the place where, the time when, and the
"person of whom they purchased the Ii
quor SO producing intoXication" be-
leve that is the language of the statute,
although we quote from memory. With
out speaking of the rest of the law, be-
cause it does not come into question, we
now believe and have always believed in
the soundness of this provision. There is
nothing so disgusting or disgraceful as TO
see drunken man disturbing the public
peace"-and this he can do by staggering
through the streets, by boisterous noise, by
fighting, and in various other ways-and
he ought to be punished therefor,
as also, the man who furnished
him the wherewithal. But this man was
not in any such condition. He had been
consigned by an officer to his wife, who
lad taken him home and placed him in
bed. 1t makes no difference what his wife
promised, because wife is not proper
person TO arrest and put her husband in
Jail. However this may be, he was at
home. BY the common law of England
and the United States, mans house is his
castle, and no officer OF other man has the
right to enter therein without a warrant.
Yet these men not only entered without n
warrant, but, to use their own language,
clicked in the panel of the door and broke
the lock off," This is their own statement,
and it makes them greater law-breakers
than this miserable drunken negro himself,
How, let us ask, can we expect men to re-
spect law, when officers violate the law
and constitution in the endeavor to execute
another? In reference to the treatment of
his wife it is worse yet. 1t is incontestble
that she was knocked down and kicked in
the house, and afterwards pushed or
knocked down in the wagon-for what p
,t1r eadeaoOring TO @sd her huSJands .tace
from tie san One of the officers admits
that he was so angry he hardly knew what
he did that he " don't know as he struck
but don't know certain" This, remember,
is the officers statement, and we ask if il
is credtablc to the village of Rutland
Whether or not the man should have been
we have not been talking about that. If
we have laws, for heavens sake let us
obey them officers as well as citizens. A
better way, to bring disgrace upon the
the course pursued Monday. Let it be re-
membered, however, that it is not The
fault of the law, but of those who attempt
to execute i. John p Phar is confined
in the lowest dungeon of our common Jail
charged with the crimes of willful and ma
licious murder, arson and larceny, yet hi
has received more decent treatment thar
this half-drunken negro and his wife.
is said that " comparisons are odlous, ant
we forbear further remark. Let justice be
done though the heaveAs fall.