The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-11
WOULDN'T SWEAR THEN IN.
Sheriff Roman Will Not Make Deputy
SheTillS Out Of City Detectives.

he Refuses to Swear in Detectives
Hanley, Bossen and Kavanauzh as
State and County Officers at Mayor
McDOnoUgh's Request-The Mayor
Thinks the Sheriff Was Rather Short
in His Refusal-Eo Precedent for
Such Thing Sheriff Roman Says
/ Chief Green Says There Is.
/ Sheriff Roman refused to swear in the
/ city detectives as deputy sheriTs yester-
/ day. Detectives Bossell and Kavanaugh
called at the sheHhs Office in the morn
ing with a letter addressed to him from
Mayor McDonough requesting that they,
/ together with Detective Hauley be sworn
in as deputy sherifs for the purpose Of
/ aiding in tine enforcement Of state laws.
I Sheriff Roman read the letter, and
handed it back with a refusal to
| accede to the request. When the de-
| tectiges inquired the reason for his re-
fusal they were informed that it was not
the sherif's policy to swear in any one as
a deputy sheriff unless directly engaged
under him. The detectives were inclined
to argue the point, but Sheriff Roman was
busy and paid no attention TO their argu-
ments. They returned to the city ex-
change and reported to Mayor McDonough
the i'll success Of their mission. They
also carried back with them the mayors
letter
THE MAYOR DON'T UNDERSTAND 1T.
Mayor McDonOugh, when seen by
MoRNING News reporter, said he Thought
II very strange that such a request should
be refused, and that. too, in such an alb
| rupJ manner He thought at least that
he was entitled TO the courtesy of a re-
ply to hls letter to Sheriff Roman The
| mayor said he understood that it had
| been customary under former administra-
lions to swear in city officers when it was
considered desirable by the city authori-
! ties to have them do special work in the
enforcement of the state laws. He said
that it IS evident that the county authori-
ties do not care for the assistance of the
| city officers in the enforcement of
| the laws, and that they seemed to regard
II as trespassing upon their prerogatives
dc said that he would give Sheriff Roman
further opportunity TO reply to his letter
before taking further steps in the mat
ter.
THE sHERIFF's REASON.
Sheriff Roman was asked his reason for
refusing the mayors request. He replied
that he only swOre in as deputy sheriffs
those men who worked directly under
him. He had refused numerous requests
of parties who wished to be sworn in as
deputy sheriffs.
u am responsible fog the conduct Of
these officers, ~ he said land it would
not be proper for me to swear in parties
who propose to work entirely independ-
ent of my Office. Deputy sheritfs have no
more right TO raid houses and make
wholesale arrests than a policeman has,
and That is what appears TO be the inten-
| ton OF the city detectives. They might
secure warrants in some instances, but 1t
is Just as likely as not that they would
neglect to do so in Others
Sheriff Roman was asked if he had not
| sworn in police officers as deputy sheritfs
upon former occasion when the rand
was made upon the keno rooms during
MIR. CharltOn's term as solicitor general.
lie denied emphaticaiiy that this was the
case.
THE police were not sworn in" he
said. 81 was present and accompanied
the police. Warrants were sworn out
fer the parties IN every instance
CHIEF GREEN'S REMEMBRANCE.
Chief Green's remem brance of this
event is directly opposite to that of Sher-
| in Romans. Gen. Anderson was chief
of police and was a sergeant he said.
Il was sworn in as a state officer, ana so
were several others. Sheriff Roman did
not accompany my party which made
twenty-fOur arrests. l do not think we
had warrants for them either, not all of
them anyway"
Since the detectives have found that
/ they will be required to have warrants in
making their arrests Ter being sworn in
| as state officers they have come To the
| conclusion that they can do their work
just as well by securing warrants for the
| keepers Of the milling houses and lot
| terry shops from the mayor or the re-
| corder, botn of whom have authority to
| issue warrants as magistrates. The re-
| fusal OF Sheriff Roman TO swear in the
/ detectives as deputy sherins was the
subject of lively discussion in police cir
| Giles NeSterdaN.