, 1874-08-02
APPEALS.
How Offenders Escape Prosecpftn
The South-Side Police-Cltrk rails T. T.,
ply with The LaW.
What Is His Excusap

Chap. Sc, Sec. 13, Of Laws and on,;,....
setting forth the duties Of thu c|.,ts ~ b
Police Courts, reads: 'a'
It shall be tho duty Of tie Clerk md n...,.-
Of the Police Courts upon each SATURDAY, - ~ utn
OF each week to make written report to Ii. ~. :.
.orney, containing the nnD1cr Of cases IN vb.5 n.
which be Is Clerk the tto Of ench c7s. ~ w Is u
charged, or cause Of action the name nd
Of each witness sworn and the n2rae xnd rziSrnss
each bonusuan In every case 20 apne.1.d ~ ~ -
title Of the court 10 which such snnes1 hs ~ .e
taEen- Fse~' LEI oesa
The same chapter, Sec. II, reads that
Upon tho recoIrm.udadon Of the Corocr,.,z
Counsel and City Attorney. p1osecutinu tttarsea .
lie M th. saa b. ths
ness in the police courts Of tho city. '~%T
The above is an ordinance Of the Commo,
Council OF Feb. II, 1870. At present the,a !. :,
on regularly appointed as Prosecuting Atton..
under tlis act, but, bv the appointment Of Ct,
Attorney Jnmolson, Charles s. Cameron is ri.
ing in this capacity, and assisting Sir. Jsmiesna
in his business. The duties Of this posi6nn
when properly attended to, require ths nrta.n..
Of this officer nearly the entire forenoon Il
every day in the week. Sundays excepted h
one Of the Police Courts That OF the sou1
rt toson 1'. Aao.. 80 n1aa Te oto "As1aaon
regard to the duties OF the Clerks Of tte Polls
Courts in making their reports to the Cir il.
torney, upon each Saturday. at the close o{ earh
week, containing the number Of cases il shjca
appeals hare been taken daring tho weak tc.
has =
MORE 1afohfAScE
attacneo 20 1ss tnan CASUAL oose1'e1 of teesa
courts "ou!o suppose a iepolset ol 4at I'M.
uSE. IN conversation H1th city-Assofney JAMS"
lson YESTERDAY; learned tno ract Gk
cemoeI, he naa oesee [ecelvea elnSla report
from tae Clerks Of tee Fol1ce Courts as req:ired
~ me ano7e ofuer OF tue Councn; de remIfM
that ho attached 10 importance G 70 the lequus'
menus Or tnae Ia", tnat ING CIerS snoo1 onts
week report 10 INN aH appeae akea
IN ms Court; tnat IT was OF no benefit
whatever, ana should De repeated. and ga!ef0
his reason that the Clerk q the Criminal cous
transmitted to him regularly every meath
printed calendar OF AZ Appealed cases tsten u
that COURT from the folce courts, ana saeEeer
ho was Kept posted as TO the numotr OF suca
cases; therefore IL was useless Tor bin to requ!s
the G!erks o. Tue poslce lourts 70 mats shat
weekly reports to h.m OF these aopeaA
~ I1sss % il no question n1t % %ss Austin 9, Do!ls II
the Cierk OF the C'tminal Cours FURNISHES - NJ
City Attorney with the calendar Of tho appealed
cases. But
how can the Clerk of the Criminal Court furnish
hst OF these casos' when they are COL 1epGHa
70 MIN 1ron the Fo1ce cou1: III 'a9a
Tue apPsa' II: TAKEN 4nete - wv
ter OF dollars and cents concerned IN e';I
appeal taseh. for instance nhen ~ o4eoess
arnea1s 1loin Ine oec.s'Gn o. mo ~. fuaee 'asa1
20 tue C19mlna1 Con!I' oe ID y tegnarea ga @Fgn
tne Ll,no me appeA ~ taAen so'oo,-.na :.Fea5.
.! taA1E LIE alpea1, paStuaos = @1is
~ sno et,A ~ 1ue couts ~ "aieu 80 app.4 Il.
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