Telegram-herald., 1890-07-17
POLICE AND COURT.

HE human VII = sttt ti1t~seA AfJteift ItllNE
known 10 eoianlon man. lie sare Noa
are right. sad David Crockest, ..ana
then go ahead" If the human VII b.
right. dynamite becomes. N compAr-
son. the symbol OF subleotioa instead of
power. Even the Judgments Of the
mad are uader the VII, or ought 10
be. Frank Rodgers, assistant proseeut-
ing attorney, is man Of good j0ag-
ment. Yesterday, by tue hns display
OF that judgment, ease came 70 the
surface II police eourt which illustrates
the best side Of our legal practice.
Ad0lpbus Meyersham applied 10 Mr.
Rodgers Tor an order for the arrest OF
Henry HaseheT and Joseph kerhapf,
on tne charge Of assault aud battery
Mr.. Rodgers heard the mans story and
honestly told hIm he did not think tie
men could be convicted on the tesii-
mony offered. Mr.. Rodgers superior
took different view OF the case, aad
issued an order for the warrant Of ar
rest. When the ease came 10 trial,
yesterday morning, there MAS some al
iectauon OF surprise. on the part OF
many who ought 10 have known letter.
al tlie appearance Of NJ. l.. Dunban As
prosecutor. ln the place 0i MT. Rodgers.
Ar. Roc gers had done the honest thing
IN stating h.s opinion of the case, and
Mr.. stuart had done the honorable
thing, doubtless with the hearty con-
currence OF Mr.. Rodgers, IN the selec-
ton OF man VINO could prosecute the
case without prejudice" az the tech
nlcality il. An annoying incident came
into the case, which had nothing 10 DO
with It's merits. Ii WAS learned that Mr..
Dunham's law firm, unknown 10 NM
self, had been previously employed 10y
the complainant IN a civil suit involving
the same matter. That fact disquall-
fed Mr.. Dunham from appearing for
the people, and compelled Mr.. stuart
10 leave important matters and prose
cute IL person the police court
case. But Mr.. Rodgers inactivity
was highly oreditabia 10 all concerned.
1t was an object lesson OF gr 4 value
10 the common citizens IN court, 81 the
moral forces which lie al the heart Of
our JURISPRUDENCE. Now, in view OF
the greater principles involved II these
proceedings, who cares A copper how
the suit itself came out? That issue
Will depend onlyupon the accidental"
circumstance of the preponderance OF
testimony one way or another. What
IL ls most satisfying 10 note, IS that
body of gentlemen were mere governed,
from beginning to end, by certain prin-
ciples OF honor which lend beauty 70
all events which they touch. The de-
PENDANTS were discharged Tor insult
Gent testimony 10 convict.
H. A. Vedder, owning some property
in the south part OF the city, placed a
young man named Palmer in possession
OF one of his buildings TO protect
against danger OF trespass. A oand Of
enthusiasts IN their way one night
entered the premises and got into a
disturbance. During these orgies
Daniel Pickle. local tough. seized
Palmer and threw hnm through a wsn-
dow. Pickle and young man named
James Eyers were arrested, and Pickle
WAS sent 10 jail for fifteen days, and
Eyers was discharged.
1t is absurd to say that circumstances
do no not alter cases, even ~ criminal
matters. Two cases may look as nearly
alike in their lmmedlate aspects, rs two
peas in pod, and some Ray that they
ought 10 be treated exactly alike. Bat
the human heart Will never consent to
the carrying out OF any such rule. An
Old lady of Il years had taken too
much and had brought deep distress 10
herself and friends. Snc had spent the
night III jail, and in court the next
morning sue pleaded guilty of intoxca-
ton. y Nv VIII the court treat these
grsv hairs as be would treat common
drunk, and order the yeuerabe mother
Of eight children 10 be dragged TO
prison? God forbid His Honor and
Mr.. Carol allowed the higher law OF
humanity to prevail, and the old lady's
sentence was suspended for thirty days.
Peter Kelley and Chas. O'Dowe have
gone to lail under sentence OF twelve
days for lntOxlcaton.
Throwing beer glass at ones
mother is not regarded in some cir
cles, as anything m0nstrOus: but up
behind the big high desk IN police
court, moral sentiment prevails
which, coupled with the law Of the case
will raise "A twelve DAYS sentence 20
thirty days. The ailuson here IS 10
Judge Holmes and A. b. Bcrgstrom.
Everybody who saw Eugene Watson
IN court itched with curiosity 10 know
how he came TO impers0nate an officer.
| To any common child II would make
little differedce whether Watson We're
an officer of the law or peanut ped
dler. He is too harmless for anything.
He viii tell his story July p.
Augustus Champion viii become the
victim OF a deadly assault Of pr0crasti-
nation If he is adjourned much more.
| Ii he hangs on much longer the Eogte
| viii get at him and write nim up. his
case IS on again the 24th.
Jake MiddlewoTth viii answer 70 the
charge Of disOrderly conduct on the
18th.
Detective Gates arrested Jake Middle
worth yesterday. for JIsOrderly conduct.
Thomas Stewart wss run 10 yesterday
from the Arcade by Officer Williams,
for lounglug around with no visible
means Of support.
Detective Cast arrested the notorious
Jack y Nider last evening, On p warrant
sworn ont bv his wife. Tor assault and
battery. surety Of the peace, deadly as-
saut. breach OF the peace. or some
thing of that general nature. Jack
pitched into Ms Nider on Tuesday
night. and pounded Der numerically.
Il was only when be heard the tramp
of officer Scoby that BIC ran away and
had. Cast found him last night and
took him 70 jail.