Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-07
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Another Police Outrage.

Another Police Oatrage.
To the Editors of the Appeal:
About 1890 O'Clock Friday morn
ing the writer witnessed a most shame
lul piece of impertinence on the part of a
member of the police force OF this city. Az
the writer crossed the bridge on Union street
about hat hour he noticed the driver of
one-horse cart, which was loaded with
broken brick aud rubbish, tugging manfully
with his baked horse, which had ran into
the gutter with his cart. The effort TO ex-
several miuutes, when three persons walked
from the direction of Desoto street, and one
of them dem anded 10 know why the driver
was hauling dirt at that late hour and where
he got it from and where he was taking it to.
The driver, recognizing the custodian of the
city, replied that ne was hauling il from in
front OF the store Of Messrs Hill, Standish &
Co, and that it had been given TO him by
the owner of the premises; that he had
rough lot on Monroe street which
he was filling, that he worked at his
Office on Main street until 6 o'clock
in the evening and afterward worked until
10 or II o'clock at night on his lot,
sometimes hauling and sometimes level
ing. To this full ard complete answer
came the reply that the story was
"too thin" The gentleman retorted that it
right TO accuie him of lying, and was in-
stantly told that he would be ar
rested and taken to the statiouhouse.
The driver agreed to 60, but wanted to
take his horse to the stable and go home
about 100 yards distant-and change
his clothes first. This privilege was
peremptorily refused him. So under arrest
ne began embarrassing his steed, all The
while contendiug that he was in the legiii-
mate pursuit Of his duties, and in no way
liable 10 arrest. About the time he had un-
harne ssed the horse the vsliant poicem an
with his pal walked away in the direction
whence he came while the third one walked
out Union street. While there were three in
the party making the arrest the writer is not
prepared to say more than Two were po-
licemen, and re is quite cure thst
only ore Of them iusuite1 and out
rsged the feelings of a quiet, peaceable citi-
zen. II this is specimen of the department
of this policeman on ordinary occasions, the
honorable Board of Police Commissioners
will do themselves credit TO take his star
and baton from him, both as a warning to
others and a lust reward to him. DID he
have 4 right to make the arrest, and after
making The arrest did be have right 10 make
the release? The citizen so outraged is we'll
known, and his name can be easily furnished
il desired. AN EYE WITNESS
The Benefits 10 Accrue from the A ba-
tOir.
To the iitors OF the Appeal:
AS there appears to be a we'll organized
movement TO establish an dbottoir and union
stoek-yard below he southern limits of the
city, desire to submit a few remarks on
this much needed and loug-talked-of enter
prise The advantages of such an enter
prise. from a sanitary point of view, have
been too well set forth by DR.. Thornton, our
able and efficient chief health officer, in his
first and third annual reports to need far
ther com ment. The doctors arguments and
recommendation are so forcible and plain
as not only 10 command the respectful con-
sidSration oi all good citizens having the
welfare 6f our city at heart, but make il
incumbent on - authorities TO take the
mStter in hand "a An..sh to a speedy con-
clusion such legislaliS as aay be necessary
to enable the projectors to proceed az once |
to erect the necessary buildings and appoint |
ments. II it is to be objected that the work |
is TO be done by a corporation, and thus con-
stitute monopoly, the objection may be |
answered by saying there is no other practi-
cable Esy Of doing it, there being ne pro- |
vision in our statutes for giving |
aid to any speh institution farther |
than granting charter, franchise. etc.,
and if il be - claimed a prblic necessity
and there il no longer any doubt OF thisl. 1
it Is very fortunate that the capital necessary |
10 construct and set ia operation such an in |
stitution can be so readily found. In addi- |
ton 10 the advantages pointed ont by DR. |
ThoTnton's reports, your correspondent re-
specIfully submits that the enterprise will /
concentrate and increase the stock business |
of Memphis BY establishing an exchange,
and, q result, uniform prices and quota |
tions that can be relied ON by shippers and !