, 1874-03-07

"ng Ae' .'. w es,ne 4-1A 'te"1, .,,
nua,nst Tho soreoant bo dsrnigsotl.
c,n r,,.a;oror T,o,,,o ao;1 f,o ,oso rroa an IN,
suo W., onro s @ 1asp hs a
, son. a.u no n"u ,., w ~ ~, ,na "uon ~
would proceed to read, with tho permission o.
the Eoald.
nLoKKE's or1sroa,
on;a;or Mao Commissioner then read tho following
oi!n1oH
In my opinion thcro Ia ITO caBo for nctfon ngnlnsi
Sefgt Hoou On tho charges a. alecl!ie1 Ihe sreci-
aea1ionH clargo tho bai1 Sergt Hood With on tho 4h
uay of August, l87a procuring blank St1to WARRANT
nao Of ohrisIophcr afEerty,lt recitlng that, upon
oath mate before a: II bnnyon, q Justice OF lht
rsacG sa1 laerty ha Dsen charged VIE tho c9n
;1sRlon OF III o1enso against TIC laws OF the stato
tho said Hood, "Gl knowing. when he lnado ons had
Wafrant that ssd =, aerty @ not noep M Menrgca w
the commission OF my olehse a8a1ha tho Isws Of TIC
6tate ot Illinois
The writ commonly hnown AZ sato warrant by the
sg as, frntefny rgses 'hA non complaint nndSr DER
oalt nc11lg inadc peioro Justice o. the Peace tue
samo y lsaod Il IS directed 70 tne shers ooronors
fonssoiss aa nocemol, wthn tho s!ats 9nd gas
felony o5 any oacnso against tl,e laws Ct tho State
sn and requires tan party arrested by virtue thero-
No warrant as described was ofIcrel in evidence,
snI tins 6eg tue natMro q tho warrant tho Sergeant
y charged ~ tie specifications with having Alled OUT
ne e1SA se' Na y,,, nnt u.tr - sasnlaeu: ~, 1ara
Fucta however. wcrn ,ro,;rht IN rht In TIM conrsc
poce 10 an irregular and rorelcnsbie practice in tbs
iorlrr administration Of rn'cc matters, which ought
never 70 aES ncoh and is deserving Vi
general M,,a ,fs eon!!eni,aoa. rv ,,,.,
prorseiug Stornsy IN lin o:c
md George If, Miller. ox-Cnptaus Of poficc. q. r.
Maspn, ex-rolice Clerk, Judge scully Olcora Cooker
and Tnilison md sert. 1iooa which il corr6torased
Gans ck9y nnd Buckley M q wo aro fami
er ~ sgras ~ ~.
Ii. poco foree ias prayatcd dna n tern " nnnr "
years tho said warrants to 10 used by such Captains
and sorgeants in Of emergency, whenever lilo
I coastos eua7oA.
elno tesmony v o ts nnt t, 'II o tasn Inc r.
arrantA w te steca s M '1aa nu o.
Ea,aiIy clcsr It IL tint such warrants iaye bcen Used
by officers to make arrests and havo afterwards been
woro brought. ,'-~',"','-,~ - ~ ~ ' ''''''
.,x,u.,,. ,.,',:ni nssohnfMtT wAhnASI.
r,1 hnuw nr ~ M cix a war
esc ho owg a bail be entered for tho s
fo City of chlcago, to answer iho complaint oi said
city in lea Of ebt for vjoation Of city ordinance,
tho Sergeant DID Ill out, o. Ind been the custom When
eHSS Gars tue fcrGe,sy y m ,1et rs',rc,,. a H.,
howcy.r pc ths ends o sca " 1I thersv ss se
times So frthurcd. 'A'' u "''o NlsA' 'ns'sps a1
EMERGENCY,
There exiata no rcaTon to suproee that thia legul
u power W Justices 10 nilleers Of thu o-
eS naS 0ee fe'0rea to except III ase' Of ee
n 1,f1,to
fl roYcn at In ne nnn to to atao RI T.
Eergt Hood as Charge. aud, With Gleed,ua % hea'
mnte complaint against tlc party for whom the war.
rant IN question was nllcd out, asking that he be
hrresed. Eyide,co further showed elat tho Sergeant.
au pSasGn 10 pee'o that the s9d pary 81 whom
that ta emrrnnncv caii" for acto sa'' 'o c' sha
An i!Iegal ut lss beea committed. md. .houeh
scrgt Hod is not guilty Or The clarEo laiI down fn
the specifications, he Is guilty Of infringement urou
t!iu sw by lling out tile sispraeriy warrant
tiohca' ,,,. ,,.,,, ,.>.u,,.
however sou ta 81. itr H. seu no e,o,,o, u,
iultni nowrsn nrs sxnct ~ f,x 1,ars WIN in
Jaw, a,,i au uetsa1,uu ttvy should rnrcf.,ljv nnG
xeafously guard ngainst my lossiblu abuse of the
powers conferred .lnn them, instead Of pEoniscaoua
y placing losu powers III ehe hA'a Of subordinate
'Toysons Of h" geG 10 ly % the
s,,,rrnr n,rcrr wtIl torrca. e ,,a Y 'eir
iuaku uso Of tLo,n na tho fuo;leut ruy demanI
DISMISS the cuAnaKs.
Az IT. was not established by proof that 6orgt. Hood
eomltied tue oilenso specitio Or that In doing what
ovsx s ill., 20 u, was m o " nmyms 4 5t
uufsss ho aeied nronnt1y The ens If ssn ra,sd
defeated a1d III view 0f tho fuct tlat tho co,lrye Of
action pursued by lin, in this instance, was In fu,1
accord Win the eenera! practice Of tho police 1npnrt