The record-union., 1891-07-03
CONSTABLE OR SHERIFF
A Lively Contention for the Iunkets to
Los Angeles.
Who Are Entitled to Take Prisoners
to the New Reform SchooI?- q
Lawyers Puzzled.

Harry Kagee, John Galgani and Larry
and ID. Farrell, are four of the most in
corr1glble youngsters in Sacramento, and
have given the police a great deal of
trouble. They have been arrested in
Vulnerable times for petty stealings, but
In consideration of their parents were in
variably kept out of jail.
They were arrested again recently,
however, for robbing Chinaman, and
when brought before Justice of the Peace
Henry they pleaded guilty. This time
the officers and the boys parents deter
mined to put stop to their nonsense.
The Whittier Reform School at Los An
geles, which was designed for just such
boys, was opened on Wednesday, and
it was agreed to send the youthful quar-
tet there.
But at the last moment serious hitch
occurred, and one which is causing quite
hustle on / street.
WHO IS IN AUTHORITY?
The new law which directs how boys
shall be committed to this school pro-
vides that BOYS may be committed by a
Judge of the Superior Court or any other
court of competent jurisdiction. When
committed by a Superior Judge, the law
says that the Sheriff shall take charge of
the prisoner and deliver him at the school,
provided the Superintendent of that in
stltutiOn will receive him. But nothing
is said as to who shall deliver the prisoner
when he is committed by any other court
of competent jurisdiction.
And this is where the rub is.
To the citizen who is not posted it
would not seem that a little matter like
GhlS would cause any trouble. But the
fg>ff ,Tly
to the officer who gets the Job of taking
the prisoner to the school. There is Il
keen competition going on now between
the Constables and the Sheriff's office as
to who shall escort these four boys to Los
Angeles.
MEANS MONEY.
Los Angeles is quite away off, and to
take prisoner there means good fat fee
in mileage. Twenty cents a mile for
such long journey is not to be sneeZed
at-and then, besides, it is quite nice
little junIet.
The District Attorney and several other
lawyers have been looking up the mat
Ter, but as yet have reached no solution
of it.
The boys were brought into Judge
Henry's court yesterday but the matter
was postponed until next Wednesday, in
order that the attorneys could have more
time.
LII InG 1DedILlllle the IOnSIaDlGS ana
Sheriff's officials are producing argu-
ments to strengthen their claims for the
junket.
At the Sherif7s office they say that the
law is very plain in the matter; that it
says that the Sheriff shall deliver the
prisoner to the school, and it mentions
no other official.
Constable Brissel, the law officer of
Judge Henrys court, looks at.the matter
in different light. ~ don't dispute that
the job belongs to the Sheriff, when the
commitment comes from the Superior
Court" he said TO RECORD UNION re-
porter yesterday, ''but when the COM
mitment comes from another court,
THE LAW OFFICER
Of that court is the one to whom the Job
belongs. Suppose the Police Judge
should send some boys to the school
wouldn't the Chief of Police deliver the
prisoners there? OF course he would
Now | claim that when Justice Of the
Peace commits a prisoner there, a Con-
stable is the officer who should deliver
the prisoner, and l think ] am right, too
The Sheriff is not the Jaw officer of the
Justice COurtS.'
At all events there promises to be quite
lively contention over the matter, and
the boys may stay at home after all.