Litchfield enquirer., 1876-12-21
Nasty Work.

An interesting case was tried here last week, which resulted in the mllcting of a New Haven police officer in $50 for im- properly arresting Mir. B. J. Fem, of Plymouth. The circumstances were these:
 On the 9th of last January Silas Car rington, of Bristol, was in the Derby Sta. tion at New Haven. waiting for the train. He was talking good deal. and rather loudly, when policeman in charge at the place told him to go and buy his tick ct. Darlington replied "You be d--d," whereupon the policeman arrested him. MT. Fenn, who was standing by, interceded, telling the officer that Darlington was a peaceable man and that be would see that he went of on the next train without further trouble. The policeman told Fem to mind his own business or he would ar rest him, too. Fem continued to remon- strate, and the policeman did arrest him and took him to the court. where Fem insisted on trial, and was acquitted. On the trial here, the policeman insisted that he never arrested Fenn, but this state ment vas proved false by numerous wit nesses. The police officers also swore that Fem and Darlington were intoxicat- ed. which was unquestionably untrue, al- though they were naturally much excited and indignant at the treatment they had received.
 Another case occurred, recently, which, as reported. shows still more outrage ous disregard of tue rights of the citizen. Mir. David W. Thompson, a representa- tive in the present legislature from Beth lehem, drove to New Haven, on Saturday the 9th, to attend the funeral of the late Vicar Gen. Lynch, with whom he had had business relations. With him was Wa terbury gentleman named Longworth. There had also gone from Waterbury to the funeral a Mir. Michael Lynch. and man named Ash, who drove team hired in Waterbury by the latter with the understanding that he was to procure Q fresh horse in Naugatuck. On arriving at that place, Ash could not find another horse, and drove on with the Waterbury animal to New Haven, giving notice of the fact to the Waterbury liveryman The stable keeper was angry at this change of plan, and told the Waterbury police that Ash had stolen his horse. They tele- graphed at once to the New Haven police to arrest Ash. Messrs Thompson and Ash both drove to the Park House; and the policemen charged with the arrest of Ash, not knowing which of the party to take, by direction of the New Haven chief of police. seized all four, handcufed them and led them through the streets to the police station. There Longworth and Thompson were at once discharged; and, on the arrival of the Waterbury officer, Lynch was also allowed to go free. On Friday Longworth and Lynch sued the policemen who arrested them for false imprisonment; and Mir. Thompson has, we hear, brought suit against Chief of Police Allen and two of his subordinates.
 It Is getting time that these city police men should be taught that it is not a safe thing to seize any countryman they may chance to meet, handcuff, and hale him before their courts without any charge of crime against him; and. in fact, without any crime having been committed. Nor IS it to the credit or advantage of New Haven that it employs a set of foreign born catch polls reckless and stupid enough to arrest strangers charged with no crime, and brutal enough to drag them in irons through the streets of their city.
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