Daily Republican., 1883-04-07

Is This Justice:
Two weeks ago to-day, "A colored boy
employed at the Delaware House, while
in the discharge OF his duty and modest
ing nobody, was struck with u snow
ball thrown by one of number OF
young white men hanging around the
Water Witch engine house. The boy,
never noted for his pie1y, naturally got
angry and applied an epithet to the
man who threw the snow ball Just as
the most of men would have done
under the circumstances. For tins he
was set upon by the gang OF white men
kicked, struck and abused and left
lying bleeding in the SNOW He made
complaint against the leader OF the
gaDg-he who was formost in the beat
ing-betore Mayor Wales and the young
man was arrested. AT his request his
hearing was postponed until the follow
ing Tuesday evening. Finding that
the case was likely to 60 hard with him.
this young man goes before Squire VAN
degrift and swears out warrant
against the colored boy Oh Il miserable
tiimsy trumped up char" Of using
abusive language. The boy was ar
rested on Tuesday by a constable " no
is reported to have said thai mo id
black Republican Mayor and hi, police
can get ahead of us. The boy WITS
taken to Squire Nandegril', oIice
where he was kept all day prlSoner
and his hearing came Oft in he even
ing just at the time that his arrll4er
was TO have had hearing al the May
or's office. Squire Nandegritt repeated
ly refused TO give the boy INTO the
charge of the Mayors police 10 app-,r
as a witness at the Mayors oiirr ,Ind.r
the plea that no officer had II RIGHT TO
lake prisoner from his custody In
this plea he was correct, but are veto
suppose that Squire Nandegritt did NOT
know that The boy WAS unjust.y upl on
trnmpe'l up charge 10 tore,ral. JUS
tice' The boy was tried and OF course
he was found guilty. This verdicr was
anticipated and planned before he was
arrested, but perhaps not by Squire
Nandegrift, bat il is not unlikely that
the constable was teep in the plot He
seemed to have rot the idea somehow
that the black Republican Mayor and
his police had 10 he GOV ahead of.
The boy VAS fined only fifty cents it
is tru", but the costs in n" case rolled
up in the neighborhood II six dollars
OF course the h"y mad Il" money with
which to pay III tine and costs, and the
Squire i'll "A iawluI manner, very Lawful
manner, extremely IpWtUI manner, COM
mitr"d the boy ~ H." custody Of fh.
cUn~tabi" t" be 'akrn to JAIL To Jail
the boy was taken and there he i, to. |
day. But that /, not the worst of if. |
Justice j, outraged, The law is fooled |
with and 'rIalS before justices are be.
coming the broadcast kind of iarcrs, |
when conducted il this manner The |
hoy is M iusr Y deprived Of his liberty, |
ant the lax PAYERS OF III" county are
inSu,trd and outraged hy being com
PEELED 10 laya bill Of six dollars fn..
and costs, besides the coustable'S fee,
which "e believe Is two dollars, for
taking the boy to iail and besides the
expense "t keeping the boy in Jail
VIVA do men who love Justice and |
IN 'rrY think Of this Outrage? What do
the t1X layers of New Castle County
think OF the manner in which costs are
piled up in trumped up caSes--cosls
which they have to pay" l. it not high
tim" the Legislature would turn its at
trntIpn to reconstruction Of Magis-
rates courts Of Justice Where the law
Is strained and perverted to defeat JUS.
tic" II Incomes Of no avail, and people
lose all respect for both law and ,uagis-
iratcs. We intend to watch thc case
OF his boy al through, 10 see what will
become Of il, and we intend 10 watch
that bill Of costs piled up against the
County. W" are interested in that be
cause we help 10 pay il and we respect
fully protest to the Levy Court against
our money being used for such purposes.