The Forrest City times., 1894-06-29
He Who Shoots and Runs Away
 Lives to Shoot Another Day,

Lives to Shoot Another Day.
 The Town of Forrest City vs George 1 Durrah. " IS the style of d proceeding in the Mayors court on Monday morn ing of last week. Durrah was arraign- ed on charge of carrying a pistol, but 1 by sheer good luck succeeded i'll estab. | fishing his innocence in the minds of the jury and was discharged. 1t ap-
 pears that Dnrrah was in the company
 of Lee Taylor on the night of June ' and that 1t was he who fired several
 shots on the streets of Forrest City on
 that night. Mayor Winthrop issued war
 rants for Taylor and Durrah, and l placed them in the hands of Marshal
 Monroe with instructions to bring the defendants before him at once. This the marshal failed to do, and carried the warrants some three or four days.
 In the interim young Tay ylor mounted d horse and shook the dust of Forrest City off his feet. Durrah was then ar rested and discharged as above. During the trial 1t was developed that Lee Taylor compelled Tom Lewis, at the point of his revolver, to accom- pany him on his round, and witness his nefarlous acts. This is not Taylor's first otfense. He has heretofore been guilty of breaking the law, and on one occasion, while confined in the city calaboOse, struck Marshal Monroe a tremendous blow on the nose while
 that functionary was looking through the opening in the cell door. It is barely possible that the Marshal had not forgotten this reception.
 It is given as a reason for not serving
 the warrants on Taylor, however, that the marshal wished to catch both offen- ders at once, and feared if one was served it would cause the other defen- dant to flee. But the marshal knew of Taylor's departure few minutes after he rode out, and when his atten- tlon was called to the fact. he is said to have remarked that 1t wasn't his 'busi- ness to run all over the country after law breakers" or words to that effect. At any rate there seems to be no doubt in the minds of those best posted on the occurrence, that the marshal could have arrested Taylor and made a case against him and taught him lesson had he been so disposed, and to say the least of it he is cen sur- able for neglecting to serve the papers when urged to do so by the mayor. On the hypothesis that "a bird in hand is worth two in the bush'' he should have sought Taylor out and arrested him at once.
 In this connection we want to say further that there is all ordinance on the ordinance book entitled ''an ordinance to provide against the discharge of fire- arms and other explosive material, which reads as follows: Be it ordained by the council of the incorporated town of Forrest City:
 Sec. 1. That any person who shall discharge or fire any cannon gun, pis. tol, or firearms of any description, or explode, or set off any squiD, cracker or any other thing, containing powder, c0mbuStlble or explosive material, ex cept in defense of his person, without permission from the mayor, which per- mission shall limit the time of sus h firing, and be subject to be revoked at at any tune after it has been granted, shall on conviction he iiued in any sum not exceeding $25.
 Sec. II. That this ordinance be in force from and after its passage.
 R T. Scerr, Mayor
 D. A. Gray. Recorder,
 Approved March l5, 1878.
 Scarcely night passes that this ordinance is not violated. Yet there is but one or two records with in twelve months, where any person has been fined. or even arraigned. for violating this ordinance. TnE TIMES has repeatedly spoken of this matter and we know that we voice the senti- ment of all respectable and law abiding citizens when we declare that such acts are disgracefui and deDIOrabia and should be checked at once. It is high time that law abiding citizens shou q be protected from such lawlessness and allowed to repose in quiet after their daily labors, instead of being startled from their peaceful slumberaoby the crack of the hoodlum's gun. 1t is d remarkable state of affairs that in this city Of 2000 peOpie.aad in the Ninletnti Century era of civilization, with officers on every hand, that few blnwhards and bnlldoZers should be permitted tp go unpunished after wanton violation of our statues,