Daily Republican., 1879-09-18
FIFTH EDITION.
sQUlKE COLES COURT.

Another Applicssion 81 y hitewssh
Makes Omeer Hickman winter
than snow.
As 0 O'Clock approached this morn
Ing, that being the hour appointed for
the hearing Of Constable Hickman on q
charge Of not arrestipg William Miller,
. repeater after the latter had b4-n
pointed ont to him, the Office was soon
filed with politicians and parties inter
ested. At the hour appointed the
Squire atated to Mr.. Hickman that hs
stood charged on the oath Of Anthony
Higgins with having refused to arrest
William Miller after ne had been point
ed out TO him. Mr.. Hickman pleaded
not guilty and took his seat beside Mr..
Lore his counsel.
Mr.. Higgins being sworn, stated that
on Tuesday last as Mr.. Hickman was
about starting to the city cells, with
James Dsrra b, a repeater, who had
just been committed, be told him tia,
Willism Miller could be found in the
"Every Evening" ONCE, and asked him
he had the warrant for his arrest
Mr.. Hickman at first said no, but re-
calling himself he said, "You mean
that man that works in the "Every
Evening" Office" which Mr.. Hickman
answered In the Affirmative.
W. 7. Croasdals testified that Miller
worked At the "Evsry Evening" offioe.
that he was away on Monday but came
back on Tuesday. He told Mr.. Higgins
that Miller was then in the building.
On Tuesday seeing Mr.. Hickman com
III" u Market street with his prisoner
ne informed hiu that Miller was then
in the press-room. Afterwards Miller
came out aud went down Fifth street tn
Shipley and looked around the corner
At tue cigar store. When Hickman
came back several minutes afterward
he met on the Clayton House corner
and told him that Miller had Just
slipped around the corner at Fifth and
Shiplsy streets. Mr.. Hickman went in
that direction but did not dnd Miller.
X. N. Vallandigham testified that a
man came up to the second story Of the
e" Every Evening" Office and called for
Miller on Tuesday about noon. After
wards when officer Hickman called and
asked for him he was gone. but that
Peter Ford would know where he was.
H. B. Molntire, testified that Hick
man stated to him on the pavement that
he had arrested enc repeater and he
would soon arrest another at the "Every
Evening" Office.
Special police officer Robinson, stated |
that when Hickman came TO the cells |
with Darragh the latter was very un-
ruly and required some five or ten
minutes to set him inside Of the cells.
Mr.. Hickman was then called upon
to make voluntary statement. He
said that when he was on his way to
the cells with Darrsgh, Mr.. Croasdale
came out and told him that Miller was
then in the composing room but he could
not stop TO arrest him as he had Darragh
In hand. He took his prisoner up to
the cells, and came back; found Mr..
Croasdale standing on the corner at
the Clayton House: told him that Mil
(er had just went around the corner at
Fifth and Shiplsy street; went down to
5hiplsy street but saw nobody; would
not know him fhs had then came back
stopping in at Dan Mulhsrin's to get q
glass Of beer.
As Mr.. Hickman made this last re-
mark he looked very sug gestivsly at the
REPUBLICAN representative but he did
not say that only few minutes before
ae had stopped with his prisoner at
Jarrol's unlicensed gin-mill to steam up
Mr.. Lore then took the floor and ar
yued that 1t was fully shown that Mr..
instead Of neglecting had been
rigorous in the discharge Of his duty
Ind deserved to be praised rather than
and he was surprised that
! charge should be brought for no rea-
ION whatever.
Mr.. Higgins wanted to reply but the
squire stated that the rules excluded
him from speaking for the prosecution.
dr. H., however, said that the defence
lid not admit that there was no cause
or action by long shot. l.
Squire Cole then took the prisoner
n hand, praised his effectiveness, and
he manner in which he had disch arged o
lis duties, and discharged Linn from
ustody. i
Mr.. Higgins tarried q minute or two, !
oDg enough to say to the Justice
Give me fair jury to try these cases
'sfors and would convict a man upon
he evidence in spite Of hell" "If q
is going to plead the baby act
. an excuse for not making an arrest,
q Gods name let him resign and make 4
oom for an efficient Officer.'