Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-22
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DuTTEs or eITIzEss AND pFFIcEHs IN
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GJBFFERsospfqs9 Mo Auga18M
.TAe. olLaMiAe.lsItss- Acknowledgment
nofNt6 PARTIES applying fora reward
for the arr est of Cranler, who Intlf-l
se4fy-feee4tts
represents his e4ecllenGNzs views III
regard to file daily OF differs and
citizens in such cases, and was called
for IRON fhe faGt thar it hrs Be6eIhe
the practice ofsiate sfar4go4kcdf5 andt
citizens, Immediately upon The coni1
mission ofavsrintes anil before any
steps have been takygn ovafEest The
effender,tQ ask thai . reward be o.
fered by The state. In many eases;
tile criminal could have beeh arrested.
in thc Very ntighbofhood where the
CT iIhe wsage6mmiftea,, had etlleo OFF,
Fcers beeaapronfpt ins dis ejsargeof
their duties, and not waitcd for aid
from the state. 7& hrs 2Lu' so
| STATE OF No., EsECUTIsE DEp'TA q
CITY OF JEFFERsoS, Aug ITS. J.
Hon. q. Smit1 and others, Cameron,
Mo-: SIRs-I am in receipt of a
telegram, Signed by yourself "amd
tone hundred others" requesting me
! toioffer arew arF for the arrest of
Geo. CraIner, who is charged with
the murder ofsChai'lesr Long, corn-
United yesterday AZ Canietomsi NeHL
also state that Soa wish this regard
| ofIered. that YOU may induce y posse
to HINT the inurderer. The duty of
arrestlng fclons deyolycs On The ex-
lecutive officers and on tfso peoorid.
| When a ielony<ka3 been committed
all persons are justhiadGiu i3arfesifns.
the felens nay more, it as Ttleir siitty
as citizens not. to wait1ph a. FsWard
to be offered, snor to be sppApned OF
commanded hy anrofficef AZ. aid. him
i'll the arrest, but Forthwith by active
I pursuit to cnadavor 10 arrest The of
fender and phace him in the custody
of tilelproper officer: 81 s5~ go
1sWhenaverd any felony shall be
committed anil the odffelRlefat teilusts
to escape, public nsticei ~tlfereef shall
be imlnediaiely given at Alb places
near wlege The sa1ne was e%elpyitted,
and pursuit shall be fQrthWfll made
after the offender BY Sfrrifs, cofo-
ners and constablcs and al Others
who shall beathereto rt7fnired by any
such officer; and Tie ofrmder NAV De
arrested hv su} such officer OF his AS
s~istants wittl1at walr,n4.zi0ec, So,
Ip. l,079, Nag Slatslarsa sz 7 a.
| The one hnndEcd Vegsons. ~ WhQ-c
authority YOU sem the Dispatch,
know the felony was committed and
could give pIUbf c nottcc thereof, and
ho1i"ubt tsyettonc 81. o. .',iz
-Hiie law requires ,theoshcrifl. the
I coroner and every co astahIc to1iorih -
iyitlt4nake pArsaaAaq u aAe offender,
ald all q th9Ses o~lirers+are aQihQriz-
,ed to require all o1ler lFrsons.to a.
sisl hllhe pursuit and arrest Of tie
+, offender. Tho" Other bGG :sgg,nS Ttitan
aH' the abie2bodied, soifnaJ 1ritdea
ihaisfpeTsoiis oveftlRsaoss IF lHfg ,pn
lgithihthciE Des peIait .sar isIt' Gfi9ns.
itBdhe t4aes tAsat ilsohk wa urIered
'py lfamer nH3NAff-.at ia rq4Nrqd
lioE his arrgsis%pI 4e- Hnlg .be crested
A nv any HtFEF.4ls |Fslssr Eatr ~
But Let me quote another section
of law which 5hnishegth{ > seitfzcn-
who faiito alarm tle 81 fespof felo Ms.
Niielna knswu II leing1is selq eil4itetf
ldfetess orvsaaanene> sinvtIs5r par-
suit,"nd affesF OF the lp4ij apAr, whon
Required BY an ollkser 80 4iye gid, is n
lpeuA oGynce; ana / VIII tbs the
duty Of the citizgns, Il, pc fully ul-
fderstooJ and 'hhit they Shall be re-
sgnfrcfto perform tllt d5fty.. eve
my Sheriff. fharsfidE, e6Gfoner cd4, sta-
Bleor police of1i cer' wAJsf saalht4ihaf
retuse1o puissfe and asrfest tns of-
fea1tr as r~QqqifelifbB As.psecedn NJ.
provisions shall be deemsd guilty Of
"a mjsdcmcam9r, and shall he punish
sou by, q fine 0t,eXceedinS s30O, ofhy
hisnpff5dhm6nt not extteffffSn one
Ye;r, Or Try b5tl, lsaiehi A neaart inn
PrisonnieMts q soc. 10; 81, apa.se sls.
'dse, ,AYsg. ot"ttha szos9a ta1lvi7o e.
~ III Aot II taia tsaiTotfgI y re-,
ward for tle / p hranIss, be
Hcause it Is th9 DUTY of the. ~cXecytivc
officers AM. 81 ftIe Citizens 10 pfirk16
and arrest himf Without 6efifs affitf
lated blythe ogger or asFewaFa,. basae
bic by~the state .sosahfe pc ifofniiaaade
dfthis dat yswlfieh tliayE ajisdsnscfRe
tate.5 Altgasa peeeteaesite tssAass,
heeri,ninsL laMfaithia and sell.
Frdentlye pfqrssb snl gsh esse'aepErsd
fof theiIr duty "a Sdselsref "a the tgo
rsections of or Statute law Tcrcffn'
quoted, they @fnbfF5iImipfiyy 'pgifoiFhhif
it. .bjAlt@aSRI
It. is the duty oftfe people to hunt
!Cramer down; lie imiittifssf Sc arTfestld-
AHA broougfft4 to arfafg zEYery man In
Eths<ommnnityK anoalace ftsf this
purpose. SoI lst thembeoattssssiif the,
HpursiIita ndlolrai the aiertsasMJen iaafi
ppeeple in tbesyieinif y wh erelnehpr-
sdea.sw : pota4ntteas shaA ilsFsynpeE1
formed theiT'dptsr Naitipga reason,
able ling f9s that mprpo4e, ard sban,
be u~nsetcessfnI (Which | hope viii
not he lie casey I Wfllth6h entcrtai4i
a prop6silfonn k69rf the b~f5scTafins
atssrifcy oft the prepesscsdaty tee ala
ihEthe srfes I'd fathe, yiiniiirderef.sH3 et
Yohapoepiea ao tgi tsslntSaldatihe.
preper fnaa4SSh Rsasiae. eIDa Aas
'shpkemunantAe slaAc v~tFsaspEy the
'tpsta 0 hIAe srrsat q CraMeg, Mhqse.
arrest should be made &Hh trivial or
no costs toife 'satdfcs: anu IF rewatds
arc to bc~7offteffed ~ tiIt g~5vtfhof 4of'
thgl arrest % itthefelsn as s6oao astheI
q me shall be committett,f fait hisss
officers andpc4pfeNvfIrn0f nuke az