Telegram-herald., 1888-06-12

WnEEE SHALL II tAtsAs
How LOG, M. MAYOR WEsros. ana
you. Msssisurs Of ths Board OF Police
and FIRE Commissioners. ars yoa gong
% sllow the popinisy. nsrtinss admin
issrsfioa of The police Affairs OF tn's e'iyf
MAYOR wksros msy ssy tnss he esnnoi
control ina Police Commissioners Very
true. Bas Mayor WEsFoa sppoinisd
eoanisslonsr and altar that oonnis-
sionsr vas appointed Superintendent
s4rrH was aaanirs0sssly re-sisetsd.
suDsrintsndsas SMITH who. oJ tns
way. IN private afs is most charming
conapsa.on and an sgrssaols gentlsman'
il sos by nature. training nor education,
fttsd 10 control shs police Department. OF |
municipality such as this city OF Grsna |
Rseids has grown 10 Do within tie past
thres years This both ths Mayor and
the Polies CommissIonsrs vel know
His ADMINISTRATION Is smsarsd with con
ssant Gzhiz Ia tho other courts; wnea-
ever IA has. with bis police, captured
mblinz property Il has been replevinsd
.ad taken away from HIM. About one
A tsa complaints made by the pstrolmen
have been dismissed or the cases have
eous Against the department. When the
police Court ands man guilty, nins
.irpee on. of tsn come OF ths other courts
rsversss the dseison.
Th.s "a an Ovsr-trus tale of-told IN
thsss eolamna. The TxLEeKAM-HEEAI-D
hss DO word Of blame 10 attach TO Su-
per,nfepdan, sAIrH. He - not at fault
for the ssass OF Affairs that exists IN this
city. II - the Board Of Police Conmis-
sionsrs and upon them the blame should
rest. R any shsrs be. Lss ths public re-
member tina.
A case in point "a the arrest OF shs
Young man BILLY TAYLos- Now BILLY
TAxIoR has Q laugh attached 30 nim tna'
sounds ike the roar of ths Bull OK
Bashsn. This laugh may Be annoying
20 sorae psopls-ind-sd there are some
psorls in Grand Rapids whose faces are
annoying. even frighrul, 10 come per-
sons. Bas The fact that BILLY TAYLoR''
leuah CT billy PArrEEsoss cough an
noys policeman would scarcely seem 'S
warrant his arrest. New 10 appears from
the svideocs in the Police Court tha
Bur- TAxLoE laughed while Psirolmai
Grrcurr1 wss admonishing some col
ored nsn who wsrs making noisA
sif you let snothsr laugh like that on
OF you. I'll run you in" says ths patrol
man. Get Of the corner. here.
Then III 20 into this doorway" sal
BUR- rAxLoE. -snd II i cant stan
hero III 70 into The Morton house doc
wsy and stsy a. lorg as plsase.
3You viii. will your" calculated u
policsrnsn. 20 be ySnksd young NJ
TAxIoR scsoss the Sidewalk and IN
the gutter.
ara Ike 10 know what rizhs O.
d--n fool Ike you has TO jerk ne srSur
like this.~ said Mr. TAYIoE much irrsss
Then the officer callsd the hurry a
wsxpn and csrtsd Mr.. TAYLos over
ths staten houss.
snch uas The evidence before the Iu
in the Police Court and Judge Holm
remarked that the officer clearly ov'
stepped his bounds IN ordering rsp'
ahla catizen OF the sidewalk and sft'
wards in 'ysnking him about
~But two wrongs do not make rIgh'
said Judge HcEmEs. "snd Mr.. IATL
should rot have olssphemsd IN the Dr.
srce II one who rsprssen ted the nnsis'
os TIE law"
The iary wanted 10 know il the
that sr osficsr hsd sxsspsrsted scitl'
10 the point ot swearing vhsther q
would be a mitigating circunssar
Th.v vera sold il wss not and shsy
turned verdict % guilty.
Then Judge HoLxss announced
the coats would be $3.50. but the
fsud.pt TAr1oR would par bait OF .
c:ty would pay the ether bali Ihis
defendant and his friends refused =
a,a sks casa wss sppesled - the Su
r;or court While BILLx TATIoR
C;4rerrr1 arrested on warrant sv
ont IN Justice Ceurt for sssanls
hatt.rv. That - The Whole truth 90
ss evidences GOES IN regard 10 tha 81
Tsrtoa spiaods.
Bat SMITH. thrsuzh bis crssn
nsmucsas says that TArLoR wss d
s@rsy because Pstrolman FREsCH be
q 70 DovaEsss' restaurant aud q
TArnox snd his frisnd befors the ar
Tatrolsaa FxxxcH says thss this is
tr1r.
Naw bst shs Pai;se Commissioner
and kesr the evidences in tbs csss
vii srpesr "A tns trish
And thsn-vhst1
Marcr wEsroS has tsken TIRE 81
fcreicek u preparing f0r the ladies'