The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-24
HANCE FOR A DAMAGE SUIT.
An Innocent Man Thrown In Jail son
Suspicion"

OdopAOAOAL
Some of Marshal JanDey's aggregation Of
criminal exterminators may get the city
into trouble through their over zealousness
to make a record" An arrest Is an ar
rest whether the prisoner be taken ID for
burglary or simply on suspicion of being
hungry, perhaps, and it may be said that
.he latter kind are much more numerous
than the former. Marshal Janney is
credited with being a level headed man
and al efficient officer, and it might be as
well for him to let his men know
that an arrest is no credit to
them unless there is some reason,
outside of record building, for making it.
The action of one of the blue coats may YET
result in suit against tine city for dam
ages through false imprisonment. We are
informed that on Thursday evening last
one of the finest, with visions of decapi-
tated heads before him, sailed forth 10
make record" and placed in custody
young man, who at once asked
what he was charged with, only
to be informed that he would find
out at the hail. and that when
he did find out he would be
glad of the opportunity TO depart from
Zion in twenty four hours. The officer
also informed the young man that he had
been 'onto MIN" fer six months, although
the victim had only been in Salt Lake
about three weeks.
Upon arriving at the jail with the officer,
the young man was held to answer tha
charge ION suspicion" On suspicion ~
what he has never been able to find oVz-
He was then placed behind the bars, wheFe
he was compelled 10 remain for the night
il cell with nothing for a bed except q
stationary cot made OF fiat iron bars with
out blankets or any other covering. Some
of the inmates were provided with cover
ing. while others confined had none.
Better provision for the necessary
comforts might have been made If the off,
GERS had known of it, but they were not
told for the reason that they never made
their appearance to be informed. Friday
morning the young man was taken out or
the cell and discharged without trial. He
was told by one of the officers IN the Sta
ton house that the man who made the ar
rest stated that if he saw the suspect in
the city at 6 o'clock Friday evening, he
would run him in again" The young
man protested against being expelled from
the city so summarily, stating at the time
he had done nothing wrong, had been work
! ing up to and including Saturday evening
one week ago, and had made other inqui-
ries for work and had been promised work
on one of the daily papers as soon as it
could be conveniently given him, fact
| HE HERALD knows TO be true.
That this city is made the abiding place
/ of a number of criminals and tough charac-
ters there can be no doubt, and If the police
] department did not turn their heads in
other directions while passing certain 10
caiities, they might be able to observe some
| things that would result in accomplishing
good for the city; but as long as the police
| force is conducted in the manner in which
| it now is, and reputable people being
thrown in jail without cause, while Grim
! insls escape, it is surprising that there are
! not more damage suits filed in the courts
I against the city Of Salt Lake