The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10
TO BRING WILLIAMS BACK.
Conductor Wilson Landed Him Bc-
hind the nars in Charleston.

Conductor Wilson Landed Him Bc-
hind the HAIRS in Charleston.
Chief McDermott received a telegram
yesterday morning from Chief Martin Of
Charleston saying that Isaac Williams
was under arrest in that city. AS stated
in yesterdays Morning News. Conductor
Wilson Of the Charleston and Savannah
railway, arrested Williams at Hardecville
and carried him on to Charleston, where
he turned him over to the cnief of police.
Conductor Wilson is deserving OF credit
for his action in the matter. He was seen
with other conductors of the Plaht system
by Detective Scully and informed that Will
liams had left the city On the line Of the
system, and was believed to be heading for
Carolina. Mr.. Wilson volunteered the in
formation that he knew Williams and his
mcthor. and that they came here from
Florence S. c., for which point no doubt
the youth was probably heading. He
promised 10 keep a lookout for Williams
and to arrest him If he met him. He was
as good as his word and when Williams
boarded his train at Vaudeville Sunday
morning, he was promptly arrested
Chief McDermOtt notified Sheriff Roman
Of the fact that Williams was under ar
rest in Charleston. Under the law passed
by the last legislature and to which County
Attorney Saussy's attention was first call
ed by the Morning News, 1t Is the duty
of the sheriff to send after all prisoners,
and an allowance of 81 a day and actual
expenses is provided by law. Sheriff Ro-
nan dispatched Constable Isaac Nathans
for Williams. No requisition was secured,
as IL was thought that Williams would
return without this Formally Constable
Nathans IS expected back this morning
with his prisoner.
Chief McDermott said yesterday, in
IL
about the law, that he had no intention OF
kicking, but that ne did not consider the
law an equitable one.
THE police department has all the trou-
BILE and does all the work in running down
criminals who have escaped from Justice"
said he 'and yet under this law after the
criminal has been located we must drop
the case there and leave the rest to the
sheriff. It isn't that these trips afford
pleasant junkets to the detectives; that it
is a wrong idea When a detective has
worked up a case and run down his man,
bringing back the prisoner is the finishing
touch to his work and if there is any
glory or pleasure in it, he is entitled TO it,
Often the detective takes this opportun-
ity of drawing out his prisoner and get
ting information leading to other arrests
That cannot be done by officer of the
sheriff, who is not posted on the case and
has no interest in it except to land his
prisoner In jail. The police departments
all over the country are in touch with
each other and if the other departments
find that we are shut out In this way they
will take less interest in helping us to run
down criminals. Really l don't see why
under the present law the police depart
ment should take any interest at all in APP
pretending criminals after they get out
of our jurisdiction. The law evidently
makes this the sheriff's business and it is
his duty to catch the criminal as we'll as
bring him back"