The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-12-18
THE BOND QUESTION.

The custom of requiring persons who
may be intrusted with administering and
guarding public or private property, to
give bonds for the faithful performance
of their duty, is probably as ancient as
history; but it is question whether 1t
is the best and at the same time a
just protection, 20 all the parties con-
cerned; and whether, with the advance
of almost everything else in the onward
march of civilization, better and fair
er method of reaching the desired end
could not be devised.
There may be cases where private bonds
must always be required, but there are
also many others where, it would seem,
they could be substituted by bonds of
corporations established for that pur-
pose the guarantee companies. Why
should a comparatively few persons hold
the state, the. county, the city, etc. free
from liability of losses through their re-
spective officers, when such bondsmen
have no more interest in the matter than
their fellow citizens. At present, bonds
man may have the greatest confidence in
the integrity of certain officer, but he
cannot know whether such an officer,
may not lose all his funds, through no
fault of his even; and in case the bonds
men could be legally held to make good
such loss, they are sometimes allowed to
get out of paying the same In. some way
because public sympathy is with them
everybody feels that morally they are
wronged in being obliged to pay for the
errors of the public servants. And if
full payment is demanded, then it sone-
times happens that one or more of the
smallest" bondsmen finds a way to avoid
paying his share, and the remaining
oondsmen are left to shoulder the whole.
Some years ago, not hundred miles from
here only one of half dozen. was left to
bankrupt. Let the state county or city,
etc, designate the places where funds
shall be kept; receive all tie interest on
such deposits; secure such deposits, If
desirable, as well as its officers by ''in-
suring" them in guarantee companies.
and then, If after these precautions have
for nothing is absolutely certain except
death-such corporation can better af-
ford to bear 1t than can individual citi-
! Zens. F. S.
OK Sunday last a deck hand named 10
Gallet who was at work on a steamboat
which called at this port, went to a sa-
loon and started playing game of pool.
Shortly after 10. Bradl came in and Gal
let went up to him and said You, you
abused me-" Bradl replied quickly, You
must be mistaken, never saw you befor e.
Without a word of warning Gallet struck
him over the head with billiard cue
He then went out and picking up stone
threw it at some children who were play
ing. He seemed to be seized with frenzy
and entered another saloon and struck a
number of persons. Another deck hand
offered to fight him and they went near
the Goodrich dock to have it out Gallet
Is powerful young fellow but he was
getting the worst of the fight and drew
vlllianous looking knife. He made
lunge at his opponent with the knife but
fortunately did not strike his body. The
crowd ha Enht fha,, la
Gallet with chunks of coal ard he was
forced to run. The marshal afterwards
found him and placed him in jail. He
was taken before Justice White-on Mon
day but made no attempt to justify his
conduct. He said all men acted in that
way when they had too much whisky.
He was sentenced to six months in the
county jail at hard labor.