The bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-1877, 1877-07-19
ONE OF THE WANTS OF OUR
TOWN.

Among the many wants of our towr
u n stern enforcement Of the law agains
disiurbers Of the peace and violaiors o
the law. Last week there was In towr
man who made all manner OF threats
and disturbed tie peace by tumultuou'
behavior, finally landing In the lookup
and was tried before Justice Belts. who
as stated in our issue Of last week. was
sent under bonds to Jail In Bridgeport
The very next day after this, on Wed.
nesday. nj night. drunken man entered
Sanford's Hall. and behaved. for a short
time. very well, but during the evening
he went out, and when he returned be-
gan to swear, and use vile language. to
the annoyance Of the actor. Mr.. Gillette.
and the audience So rude and disgust
ing were his words and conduct. that a
gentleman. after politely requesting him
to remain quiet, and he refusing to com.
ply. seized him. and put him out of the
Hall. The fellow gave no more trouble,
hut 30 drunk was he that he fell in the
middle of the street, and remained there
all night. The next morning. bright and
early, this same man appeared, and APP
parently sober. but he did not remain so
very long. He procured bottle of rum
filed himself, became abusive and noisy
and was sent adrift on the highway,
where his tangled legs refused to loco
mote, and with fearful thud he kissed
the earth, and laid helplessly DRINK I'M
I'll carried out of sight by two men. AT,
ter being moved his jaws loosened. and
for nearly an hour this fellow sang and
yelled. Now our judgment is that
when a man carries his rotations to such
excess that he disturbs decent people in
apublic assembly, and wallows in the
gutter. in full view of the public, that
the proper way to punish such man is,
not to escort him TO the street and beg
him to be quiet, nor lug him to secret
place, beyond an officers reach. but to
hand him over to an officer who will lock
him up. and, if possible, send him to the
workhouse. The law is plain on this
subject. and if there are not officers
enough to do the work let more be an
pointed and for the better protection of
the towns good name And for the pro.
lection they give, let the first considera-
ton be that the officer in discharge of
his duty shall be protected and paid. An
officer should be paid, and as he incurs a
risk be well paid.
Another case occurred only last Satur.
day afternoon, just before the arrival of |
the express passenger train from Bridge
port. A man under the influence of
drink used language that ladies and gen.
tlemen heard sitting in the depot, that
for vileness beat the traditional swearing
of the troopers. He could lick any man
that ever walked, and hungered after
somebody TO tread on the tail of his coat
Not finding any one low enough to no.
tice him, he finally subsidized. and went
off in the direction of the Hook. and
doubtless made himself as obnoxious
there as at the depot. Here we have
three cases of drunkenness, with only
one arrest, two of them at public resorts,
and in every case the guilty parties were
not residents of the town.
Our citizens should pause right here.
and get the drift of this matter. Stran.
gers enter your town, drunk, and seeing
no officers, and meeting with but little
opposition, take possession of public pla.
ces, and disturb the peace by threats and
bad language. They insult your wives
and daughters, and when they get ready
march off, and brag that there is no one
hat can handle them This record of
he past week can be substantiated by
witnesses. and we doubt not by score
'r more of them.
The only two things on earth that in
habit the United States, that carry terror
ieath and dismay, to every city, town
md village. and on the highway, with
license, are fine hydropho-
DC dog, and tramp, and when the time
comes, you can count on US for being at
ne polls early with our ballot, to mug
lie both of them.
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