The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-01
HILLSDALE ROWDiES.
MAGISTRATE FEASTER GIVES
b THEM A GOOD LESSON.
And in Revenge they want to Punish
Good Citizen.

Not long ago three young men, Richard q
Smith, Michael Grain, and Charles Boon /.
were in the public house of Mr.. William
Shredder. pretty drunk and noisy. Onbe-
ing demonstrated with by Mr.. Shredder one
of them struck him, and insulting language
was used to Mrs. Shredder, who was stand
ing near. Magistrate Feaster was sent for
and on his arrival the boys were arrested.
Jake Hill, a butcher, acted as their law
yer. and an instant trial was1 demanded.
The evidence against Boone was lnsufh'
Gent and he was discharged, Smith was
find SIS, and costs. and Grain $lo, and
costs. At this announcement Jake Hlii'
their lawyer, became somewhat ooisterous,
EXPRESSING, in rather vigorous and unciVii
language, his opinion that the court had no
right to fine them, etc, ETC. Magistrate
Feaster reminded Jake that he was not the
court; that the court was still in session,
aud unless he showed more respect for the
law and conducted himself in more be-
3 coming manner it would be his duty to me
I him for disrespect and contempt OF the au-
j and be id" The court fined him S5,and
d costs, and Jake, in sneering laugh, said,
''Td like te see YOU get it, or the fines on
y 1.-THE boys either" Magistrate Feaster
} louietly filled up mittimus ordering the
constable to commit all three to the county
70 Jail unless fines and costs were paid at once.
3 This produced wonderful change in the
% demeanor of rowdyism, and, with elongated
% faces and unspoken curses, they paid and
= left.
% The effect produced by the firm course
10 of Magistrate Feaster has been very mark
10 ed upon the rowdy element IN that vicini;
% ~. Previous to this, it generally required
30 two or three police officers to keep any
a. thing like decent order when there was ;
dance in Hillsdale Now none are required
81 and social parties are conducted with OF
"a der and propriety. If the boys could real
81 ize how much better tits to bea gentleman
~, than rowdy there would be no turtle
lJO use for peace officers.
80 =. Mr.. Feaster's course is heartily approved
ITO nv all good citizens, and he is just the ma
!, to administer another and severer dos
l6O should occasion require We doub
.os not he would greatly prefer that the coca
l01 sion should never arise.
And now comes sequel to this effort :
WV preserve OfU6E III I1uiSudic. ACtudlCO
-,s a spirit of revenge. complaint was mad
$40 before the grand jury. by the parties finee
$50 against Mr.. Schroeder for selling liquor
minors. and Jake Hill, Richard Smitl
Michael Grain, Charles Boone, and other
500 are witnesses, and Schroeder is indicte'
49, / he case will not be tried this term.
18th It is plain enough to see that malice
the motive actuating the prosecuting wi
nesses, and not respect for law. Becau
rk- Schroeder would not suffer himself to be a
ant saulted, his wife to be insulted. and h
ma house to be made bedlam of by the
ne rowdies, they turn around and use tt
in grand Jury to wreak their revenge upC
coal him. Respect for law on their part h,
s74 no part in the matter-they despise Il
GER law, but use it to punish man who e
own beavers to keep an orderly house. Nj
age Schroeder is an excellent citizen, a qui
yed and honorable and upright man, and tt
ork- effort to punish him for resenting blo'
the and insults will only injure those who g
con- il IN.