, 1881-04-03
BAR ASSOCIATION.
1t Proposes to Investigate the Police
Methods OF Unlawful Arrest and De-

1t Proposes to Investigate the Polio,
Methods OF Unlawful Arrest and De
tentIon.
4 meeting Of the Bar Association was helt
yesterday ut Fairbank Hall, in the Centra
Music-Hall building. The Association va.
| long time getting together, and pre-
| vious to the business meeting an tuforma
discussion was had among tho eight or ter
who had gathered as to the best means of
| aroustnK some interest on the part OF the men,
| berB oI the Association in its doings. The ex-
Secretary OF the Association statcd thar
| during the eighteen months he served
IN office there wero only two occa-
| sions, outside Of the annual meetings,
" when En- anofm had been present. md at several
put III IN appearance He had heard it stated
that the apathy Of many Of the members was
due to the fuct that certain lawyers with whom
they' dd not care to associate had been admitted
Another member thought that the Association
only needed some comfortable rooms, With mag
aztnes and other enjoyable features, to insure
the attendance OF members.
Another suggested that il the Association
would tnuuKurate proceedings to oust certain
lawyer from tho Bar, the proceedings would be
calculated to arouse interest.
me regular meeting organized with Mr. Jew
Mr.. Collins offered for membership the name
Of John ". Huston. WHO wns vouched for BY.
On motion, Messrs. Hoyno, Sherman, Bradley
and Collins were appointed a comu1ittee to
ascertain when the room to be set aside in tho
new Court House for the Bar Association will be
rendy for occupation.
Mr. Gozgin offered the following resblution:
WHEREAS, 4 practice Is said to exist to Il
greAter or less extent in the Police Department
Of Chicago to arrest without a warraut persons
suspected of having committed crime, to pluce
such persons in prison. aud detain them for sey-
eral days without charging them with tho COM
mission Of any crime, or having IN investigation
before Magistrate us provided by law,
Resolued, That the Committee on Grievances
be requested to report to this Association to
on, and to report remedy against the evil, if
found to ex!st.
In presenting the resolution Mr.. Goggtn said
that It was the duty OF the Association to look
visit n man who had been locked up In the Arm
Org. He was not allowed to see him. 3snd was
Informed that he Ind been locked up without
eelng booked. It was quite common at present
for the police to arrest people on general prin-
cipfes. and boys nnd girls had been actually
driven to the commission OF crime by the po-
term In the Bridewc!l without having commit-
ted any offense. At present a police officer
was appointed to the force on account Of |
as skil in stulng ballot boxes. It was as much
the duty OF the Bar Association to protect the |
liberty Of citizens ms to look after the improve
1nent Of laws affecting property, and he hoped |
the law would pass.
The Chairmnn Of the Committee on Grievances
complained thnt the resolutions proposed to !
place very onerous duty upon the Committee |
which It would not care to undertake.. !
Goggin had said was true, and that the resolu-
ton ought to pnss.
Judge Bradwell said thnt the evil Of which Srr. |
GUEyin complained bad been in prncticn in This
community for Mt least Il generation. It was iu /
the interest OF Justice that every 1lan who was |
arrested should have q chance Of proving hisIn-
aocence. He was In fuyor of the resolution
The resolution was adopted and the meeting
I'd dtOurled. r