Daily Republican., 1883-09-10
Reporters PRIVILEGES.

At last our neighbor, the Every
Evening, has its long wished for oppor.
tunity TO teach the police force lesson
If only one Of the force would arrest
one OF its reporters without a warrant,
it would teach the force lesson worth
knowing. Now that the glove thrown
down has been taken up, the public
will be somewhat anxious to know
what our neighbor is going to doabout it.
Its reporter was arrested by the force,
and put for short time in limbo, with
Olt a warrant, just as any other offender
would have been treated We have no
prejudice against Mr. Crute, the reporter
arrested, but at,the same time if reports
are correct he was guilty " an action
for which we would not defend any re-,
porter. Mr.. Crute may have another
version Of the affair, but as related to
us by officer Turner, the officer who
made the arrest the case is about AS
follows Mr.. Taylor, who had been but
short time before shot had been
brought to the City Hall in an iilsensi
Bile and dying condition; Doctors were
engaged IN an examination, and vert
probing tor the ball 1t was time o )
all others when they WISHED to be left
alone. Any pressure around them
would have resulted in an annoyance
aud made more or less confusion
Under these circumstances Chief OF
Police Hawkins placed special officer
Turner at the gateway that led to the
room where the doctor. and dying man
were, with instructions not to hermit
anybody to enter without orders.
Officer Turner took his place and says
he noticed Mr.. Crutr standing on step
as if awaiting all opportu unity to enter
Mr.. Gray and Mr.. Rates. attorneys, ap
peared and We're admitted by CHEZ
Hawkins, and Mr.. Crute, taking ad-
vantage OF This circumstance Ell
tered without perm iSsion. Ofiicer
Turner, noticing this, said "ynu can,
come that game over me-" or words t.
that effect, when Cute stepped down
and the officer advised him to 90 away
Il LIE N
We are informed, did not take tie ad
vice kind y,and instead Of going away.
expressed determination to stay. The
officer intinaled that he might lind
himself arrested. when Mr. Cru't
dared him a. make the arrest
The officer then thought it was abou I
time 10 assert his authority, AS the
young man, ue Thought, was evidently
disposed to make a disturbance, and
taking him by the shoulder pm she'd him
inside and instructed Mr. Moore, The
police station special to lock him up.
He was Il short time afterwards re-
leased b. Chief Hawkins through the
iu'erpositlVn Of Mr.. Bates. Tti,, we
believe, is about the Ii ain facts of tn.
ease, and de- NOT disagree with the facts
already published in two Of the sSatlr.
day evening and the SUNDAY paper, all
evidently in sympathy with Mr. Crute.
Ofruursr this is not to be the end If the
case il tho Every Evening carries out
its previously expressed Geterminatfo on
il any officer arrested Mr. Crute without
a warrant.
Naturally The Hli'I EIA AN takes the
side ut the reporters being treated in "a
proper Inanurr while in the search pf
n-ws. but il maintains that civilitics in
the ca,e are not one sided Reporters
above Al. men, rhpHid he gentleman, af.
fable and pvlltr--nOt disposed to iltr-
mp ana 4uaIrri at every lirtl, tancir,l
Insult, or neglect to treat them proper
v, \ reporter who all. plsl himself
where he Is moi wanted, takes all the
news lie can yr' without thanks, and
who insist, upon making himself gener
aItS dl,agr"ta blp, cannot expect 20 be
treated with Mat RESPECT due 10 r1por.
'rr- IN general, and which We are pl...,.-
ed 10 say i, "nrraily extended towards