The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-15
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Letter from Town Grand Juror Randall.

Letter from Town Grand Juror Randall.
Editor Rutland Globe An article in
THE GLOBE of yesterday under the above
title undertakes to illuminate the subject
of expenses in criminal processes in Rut-
land
The article in yesterdays GLOBE says
"We have had handed to US detailed state
ment of how much it costs to be
caught in the act of committing
the crime of standing on the sidewalk"
1t says that one evening last summer man
was arrested for standing on the sidewalk
and for getting on the walk after he had
been pushed off, and was fined one dollar
and costs, amounting to Sl6.57.
The article goes on to say that the rea-
son why he was on the sidewalk and
wouldn't stay off, was that he was pre-
rumed or discovered to be intoxicated, and
that for that he was flied IS and costs,
| or,on-ti~~ eoA ~ "Ta snr, IN the
article says, sit cost the man $40. II Tor
the 'crime" of standing on the sidewalk, of
which the state of Vermont received fpe
dollars, the town of Rutland one dollar,
and the court and officers S34.71."
The above purports to be a "detailed
statement of the case, and the writer evil
IDENTIFY intended to give it the appearance
of exactness by italicizng a considerable
portion of it.
Now | undertake to say that the case
never occurred at all, and that no man was
fined last summer for the cause set forth in
this detailed statement"
| 1t will be noticed that the article in ques-
| ton lays great stress on the sidewalk part
of the performance, and the reason is obvi-
GUS to anybody who can see through a lad
der. But IN this remark no reference is
made to the man who furnished the ode
tailed statement"
The facts are simply as follows Michael
Daley was mixed up in a row on the side
walk last summer and an attempt was
made to arrest him, but it was unsuccess-
full, and Daley was allowed to go free and
was not fined. nor was the case tried. Not
| one cent of fine or cost was imposed on
| him or on the state or the town. 1t is not
true that the town got one dollar, or that
the state got five dollars, or that
the officers got S34.71 in the trans
action. In fact the only particle of truth
| in the article is the allusion to the man s
standing on the sidewalk. The case in
| question must still be fresh in the minds of
our people, and the comments concerning
it at the time were strangely at variance
with the spirit manifest in this "detailed
| statement SO much for the ''crime of
standing on the sidewalk"
propose now to give the balance of
| that detailed statement" and will en-
| deavor TO make it near enough TO correct
ness to be recognized by those who had the
matter in charge.
On the oath day of November last notice
was given to the police of a row in James
Murphy's saloon, corner of West street and
| Merchants row. Several officers hurried to
the place, and on going into Mr.. Murphy s
saloon they found this same Michael Daley
| lying ON his back on the floor so drunk that
| he could not get up, and man standing
| over him. The hats and coats of the two
men were lying on the floor, and several
other men were making a hasiy retreat
| from the scene when the officers entered.
! DAILY and one other man were arrested and
fined for intoxcation and for breach of the
peace.
am unable at this writing to state the
amount of the fine and costs in the cases,
and they may be correctly given in the
| detailed statement 1t is to be hoped
that they are, for the sake of one correct
statement therein. The above can be veri-
fed by the records in the municipal court
l have no wish TO prolong this commu-
nication, but there is one point that
should be stated. 1t will be re-
membered, that at the time of the row
and mob on the sidewalk last summer It
was claimed by some that the officer was
blamable and not Daley that Daley was
apeaceable man and did not get intoxicated,
etc. | don't undertake to say who was 10
fault on that occasion, but the subsequent
| developments rather indicate mistaken
estimate of him at that time, or a rapid de-
moralizaton afterwards.
| Respectfully,
| j. j. Il. RANDALL.
Town Grand Juror.
We cheerfully make room for the above