Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-24
POLICE COURT.

The police court has been doing land
Office business during the last two days,
although the net profits arising from the
crop has not quite filed the vaults of the city
treasury.
During the past two days one boss of a
house of unquestionable repute and thirteen
boarders of houses of that character were
introduced to His Honor. The regular tax
in such cases, made and provided, have been
imposed but only $40 flowed into the city
treasury. Several seedy individuals charged
with vagrancy have also been forced to file
an appearance in the police court, they as
matter of course contributed nothing
to the city exchequer, some were turned
loose with an admonition while
others were invited to shake the dust. of the
city OFF their feet.
Our city authorities declare that they are
going to rid the city of vsgabonds. prosti-
tu.es and gamblers. and in pursuance OF
this order the police are raking them in at
lively rate. In carrying out this plan great
caution should be taken that none but bad
characters are made to suffer. Mr.. J. j.
Conley informed us last night that great
Injustice had already been done to an honest
laboring man named John Hanley. Conley
says that Hanley was ordered to leave town
within twenty-four hours in the early part
of week, and that he was locked up
night before last for about an hour, and then
turned out after being warned to leave town
within ten hours. Conley says that Hanley
boards with him. pays his board regularly
and has about $500 in the bank. which he
earned working for farmerz, and that he came
into the city short time ago to make ar
engagements to get married and go to house
keeping. If Conley's story is true great
injustice has been done this man, and the
police ought to he very careful who they
arrest A good way would be 10 bring all
suspicious persons before the marshall, and
hnve their case fully investigated before any
charge is preferred against them. There are
many destitute persons in the city at pres
EN-, who hang about saloons where . COM
Portable fire is kept during this cold weather,
that have boarding places and are out Of
work. There are also several yourg men
who are NOT professional dead beats and
tramps, but are suffering from the hard
times not ought to be leniently dealt with.
Judge Glenn is generally a conservative
md easy man and will probably investigate |
every case fully. Nearly every hotel bears |
It's burden of men out of work and out of |
money, they are men who came from the |
last lately and not being able !!
% find employment here, are broke.
very few bona-fide citizens of Wichita are
m dire want.
For several nights past from forty TO fifty |
men huddlc together in little shanty near |
he Fort Scott engine house. where fire is
Kept up all night. These are hard-working
men most of whom were discharged when
racklaying was suspended on the Fort Scott |
cad. 1t would be a hardship to these men
o be driven ont of town during this severe
weather. OF course they all "blew in" their
earnings for whisky, or were relieved of part
# it by sleek thieves, who evadc the law.
While they were drunk.
To deal justly with all these parties
equires the exercise of great care and scru-
inv. The problem is Difficult; one. Even
n dealing with lewd women, it would be nn-
nerciful TO force them all out of town dur
ng the prescn; dreadful cold weather. except
onne very hard characters. The idea oil
idding the city of this element as speedily
5 possible is sll right, but the present is a
me that calls for the exercise Of clemency.
humanity demands that Il they are COM
elled to abandon their unholy trade. some
revision be made for them. In TIE mean
inc there ere great many sleek fellows
no are capable of taking care Of themselves,
no might be invited to take short walk
Re have considerable confidence in the
,ilisy of the police judge to deal Justly
ith all parties. Tackle the worst frxt