The herald., 1895-09-23

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FLY AND LORDLY COPS.
Another example of the lordly ways OF
Pasadena's fresh cops was afforded to a
few spectators on Friday night after the
arrests had been made in the liquor cases.
Clinton Veale, bookkeener for the Excel
sior market. happened TO come hack from
Los Angeles rather late, and went in to
tn little lunch counter on South Fair
Oaks avenue. where the night policemen
get their lunch. Mr.. Veale had inst
heard about these latest arrests brought
about by the work of the committee for
the enforcement OF the ordinan es, which
the minions of the law had failed to en-
force, and in common with everybody
else, was talking about the news, both
concerning these arrests which the Pc.
licemen weie obliged to make, and also
those other arrests made upon their own
motion. One of the police officers was
there. or came in about this time. and
Veale was saying what everybody is thlnk-
ing, that is, that it seemed rather
strange that one man, when he was
caught In the very act of dispensing liq-
uor in one OF the toughest joints In town
should be given ample opportunity ana
two days time to make bim1elf scarce,
without so much as being arraigned,
while IN other cases men are hardly Civ
en- time to put on their hats before they
are rushed off to Jail, not to speak OF any
opportunity to get bail.
Mr.. Vesle hardly had time to say the
words before the officer, a man about
twice his size. rushed at him with an
oath and applied a vile epithet to him;
and the bystsnders say he even raised
his fist as if to strike Mr.. Veale, whom
he could probably lift with one hand II
he felt so disposed. Yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Veale's father. who is quite an ell
dt.rl Of hn off m
and Immediately took him Co task most
enphatically about the matter, which
reflected upon his wife in vile manner,
and the policeman evidently expected
s,me serious trouble from the way he
tried to get out of it. The bystanders l.
terfersd. however, before anything seri,
Gus occurred. and now Mr.. Veale Will
bring the matter up before the city coun-
Gil at lomorrow's meeting, asking the
removal OF the officer.
1t is the general opini On that il a man
must ask permission of these autocrats
before he is to be allowed TO express an
opinion. or to drive up to our stores to
trade, o. to exercise anv of his rights (as
he fondly imagined them to beg. 1t IS
about time slight change were made in
the administration of affairs. or else all
sef-respecting citizens will feel impelled
10 emisTats. When the laws are being
violated right and left. and these self-ap..
poiut~u \oE CoulCil-uPpoiHteiJ Ccheo'o "a
the public spend their time in brow beat.
ing inoffensive citizens. allowing violators
of the law to go scot free, even giving
them two days time to get well out OF
the way, it looks to the law-abiding cit
lien as though 1T was about time to call a
halt. Only three evenings ago there was
a fight over gam bling game in one OF
the joints which has not yet been pulled,
and the aggressor came out with olack
eye. but Of course the vigilant cops never
heard of it, and will. no doubt. express
the greatest surprise when they read
this. The marshal was off on wild
goose chase in which he was handicapped
by two days. and can scarcely be blamed
for not succeeding in making the capture.
In this connection The Herald. wishing
always to give credit to whom credit is
due, would state that reliable information
seems to relieve Marshal Buchanan of
any fault in the matter of giving the
fugitive two days time to get away. 1t
is stated that the city attorney and the
recorder delayed the issuance of the war
rant, thinking to include certain others
in the com plant, which they afterwards
decided not to do,