The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-19

sustain the clubbing by merely timing the elubbst
few days pay. II they do not dismiss the charge
altogether. 1t Is the same with the captain or
democratic Commissioners take care of the fellows
rights. OF course. once in great WINE =
backing whatevsr gets dismissed for using his club
too freely. But these very exceptions prove tue
rule. Talk about citizen depending upon justice
as against policeman before the Police Board!
Why lot respectable citizen appear before the Board
against policeman and see how the case is tried on
its merits" Unless the citizen has big poll
teal backing hinself-enough. ut least. TO qua
rantee him two Commissioners who VIII not
will be asked all sorts Of questions by Mr.. Police
man, as to whether he had ever been arrested Tor
,vrl served term IN some p rsoa or
stolen dead bodies for living. One dose OF this
kind OF treatment satisfies citizen ,or com
treatment prefer to let Mr. Policeman swing his
club defantly rather than incur the "cross-exam-
ination" permitted by tho Police Board. Look at
the way, for instance Captain Williams few weeks
ago '.cross-examined" citizen who complained OF
his blackguard treatment of him when he called at
the station house ~ the representative OF morning
My advice is that the Police Board should be left
alone by complainant against policeman who
has brutally dubbed or maltrcated him. Fol.
editor against Policeman Raduns. Begin
suit for damages and when you get your
the Court of Appeals. II you win there make the
policeman pay the damages or go to jail It is not
damages
suits II is the verdict in his favor and the punish
ment Of the policeman. the policeman can pay.
make him Pay he cant thrust hi him in 'a
Commissioners. his friends boast is enough
to make his dismissal impossibility. though
these Commissioners do occasionally with fear and
trembling apparently impose fine upon him; so
the best to settle his clubbing procivties is to
lie will not be always able to pay il every time he
clubs man verdict for damages is given against
him. After he has sheiled out his last dollar. If he
FINN tn haavi for hio q NO n
ercises, he be handed to the jailer to
mediate on the fact that clubs arc not always
trumps A CITIZEN yet unclubbed).
THE WAY TO STOP CLUBBING.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HKRALD:-
1t is very easy matter to put end to the club.
bling of citizens by the police On Friday the Board
Of Police rescinded the rule that policeman should
be dismissed after four convictions of being found
this rnle was rescinded Commissioner MacLean re-
piled that with the of enabling the Board
to dismiss policeman after less than Jour convic-
tons tor the offences specified.
Now, the Police Bsard makes the rules by which
the conduct of the furce regulated tho action of
ton required simple majority Of the Board. Now.
then. let the Board make rule that any member Of
missed the force. and you will how clubbing will
cease. Even Captain Williams berth is too
sssy his os Ss an to 1ss o s% pes
pies heads. Where policeman has rough
customer to deal with q few taps of his club over
the fellows shins will bring him to terms. You
mend . cracked shin bone, but you can't always
make whole cracked head. But. better than all. ,
let the Police Board adopt q rule prohibiting the
of club altogether. II policeman can't
manage prisoner let him use his club to call for
assistance by rapping on the pavement, Tho pave
ment can stand it. and the police posts each
other ut such short distances that assistance is
always at hand. COMMON SENSE
WHY is WILLIAMS PRIvILEGKD CHARACTER?
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
am OF the opinion that somebody has been forg-
ing Captain Williams name to complaint see pub
lished in this evenings papers against Policeman
Fleming "for conduct unbecoming an Ofhcer" in
clubbing citizen without provocation." The
question arises isn't this little too trans
parent for Williams. He hnds suit
Is brought against himself and he tries to
| blame on his policeman. who has only been adopt
ing the tactics OF his Chief And he actually charges
that the citizen gave mo provocatton. How many
people has Williams dubbed who gave him mo
| provocationY But tho thing that strikes me the
most in reading the charge against his own police
man is this-Why did he wait until the HERALD pub
shed the particulars of the outrage and called public
attention to it before preterring his charges against
the policeman. He saw Fleming club the CITIZEN.
Why did he not then and there order him under
| another, would he not have arrested the clubberi
! What immunity had Fleming from arrest? Is q
policeman, because no wears blue coat and brass
buttons and carries club and IL supported by taxes
imposed upon the citizen. moro privileged
person than the citizen. who goes MD
! ways peaceably and is not supported by
| his fellow-citizens. Mr. Williams, of Nova Scotia.
| your charges were made too late. Either Fleming
was amensble to arrest he not at the time he
! dubbed poor Smith. II he did what Williams
| policeman. But suppose the Police Board usual
| will decide, to oblige Commissioner Wheeler that
Williams ia privileged person in this he has
been allowed to be in many others. CD.