Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-20

for disturbing religious meeting thu
cases We're all heard at once l think
the officers are entitled to mileage fol
every one of the men arrested
by them, even if they were all arrested Oh
one day and only one trip was made to the
county to get them. If they were not
PAID in this way officers cculd not be in
duced to go after them, rs the cost OF
tcalns and other necessary expenses would
be more than the amount paid for the
actual distance Travelled. The alderman S
attention Was called to quite number Of
cases that to the auditors appeared to be
Implications, but the alderman explained
that they were not. and though the
evidence brought before him. at
the hearings, were not sufficient
to sustain them, he claimed
credit for saving to the county thousands
of dollars additional costs that would have
resulted had be returned them to court
cr -'f5csr: c7ifencc He said he had
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oomplai2tA ,o-s che: alderman would,
and the cost to the county would have
been the same He claimed also some
credit for having rejected during the past
might have entertained and charged fees
for.
The auditors called the aldeIman's at
tention to a large number of cases for
which he had charged, although no hear
lngs were had. The alderman explained
that the defendants could not be found,
and he had only charged 80 cents in each
case for the complaint, warrant and sub
prna.
In answer to the question whether one
warrant would not answer for the arrest of
number OK persons complained against,
on the same day COR the same offence, and
by the same complainant, the alderman
answered that it was necessary to issue
warrant i'll each case and place the war-
rants in the hands of different officers be-
cause if ono officer was detailed to make
all the arrests, and succeeded in arrestng
one of the offenders, the others would in
the meantime hear Of it and make their
escape.
The alderman testified that he know of
no instance in which men cOngregated at
the engine houses and got up rows for the
purpose of making complaints against
each other with view of making costs.
He said he had been president Of the
American fine company for several years
and never heard of such Il thing.
MIR. Reed see there is a man named
Leonard who makes a good many CON-
plants, all of which arc dismissed. How
does that happen? Al suppose after
the complaints are made his friends in
duce him not to appear to prosecute them,
and then they are dismissed.
Mr.. Reed-Wouldn't it be better to
kick such fellows out of your office and
not listen to their complaints A-No
| couldn't do that Leonard has never
been convicted of crime and must there
fore be regarded as a good citizen and
am obliged to take complaints made by
good citizens a; cannot know what there
is i'll them until hear them | have,
suppose, refused to entertain twenty
complaints made by Leonard when hc was
drunk.
Gu these Taggart cases, of which
there are so many, SEQ the officers have
charged mileage in every case, although
they made hut Il single trip. Now, don't
they say they shall receive mileage only
for the actual distance Travelled? AL
have nothing to do with their charge OF
mileage; i, is impossible for me to tell !
how far they Travelled.
Q.-Here are eight complaints made by |
Officer Flick, all of which were discharged |
Dy you. ouSnC not an oluCer 10 Dc aOlc !
to make out his own cases? Al sup |
pose he made the complaints for somebody |
else aud they failed to sustain them at the !
hearing. repeat that l have saved the /
county thousands of dollars by discharg
ing cases instead Of returning them TO
court on insufficient evidence.
Mr.. Rccd-What VIC find fault with is,
that you take complaints from SO many |
worthless fellows, who seem to make a
business of it.
Alderman Blrr-Wcll, l suppose Leon
ard made more unfOunded complaints than
anybody else. l wish he would stay away
from my office.
Mr.. Recd-Why don't you make him
and others like him stay away and not
listen to their complaints? A.-Well, if |
did they would go somewhere else and
cost the county as much.
Mr. Rced.--Do you know anything Of a
policcman's pool: A-Not for multiplying
case. hear they have arrangements for
assisting each other in their business.
The auditors complimcnted Squire Barr
neatncss and orderly manner in which his
docket and official papers We're kept ; aud
the alderman said he had tried to do his
duty during the past three years, and was
in hopes of doing j; for seven years longer.
With an intimation from the auditors
that he might be needed again, he was for
the present dismissed.