The herald., 1895-09-03
Denounced as a Highhanded Out
rage Upon a Citizen
KOWALSKY'S MISTREATMENT
Important Session OF the City Council
Yesterday
Return Of Sojcrrners From Various Sea Coast
Resort-Blg Strike of Water lads
in Eaton Canyon

PASADENA. Sept. 2.-Regarding the
arrest and trial OF August kowalsky last
Saturday night. there is considerable
more that might be said. all in cofirma-
tion of the account published in the Her
aid. In fact, OF the numerous witnesses to
the arrest and the circumstances that leo
up to it, not one has been found who
characterizes the affair In any other way
than as an outrage upon justice. and
tyrannical abuse of authority on the part
of the officers, while the four men and
one boy who managed to squeeze into the
coult room Just behind the officers, the
judge and the prisoner, left that room
with a rather poor opinion of the brand
OF justice meted out in Pasadena. AS for
the statement published in two local
papers that Kowalsky was drunk. there are
plenty of witnesses that will testify that
there was nothing in his conduct to in
dicate any such stats of things, and his
daughter says he was never drunk in his
life. These witnesses, eight of whom
voluntarily came up to the daughter and
wrote their names that they might be
called upon as witnesses in Kowalsky's
behalf, if he should fight the matter. as
they were unanimously agreed he should
do. are ready at any time and some OF
them say they were ready and willing to
put up his bail. if they had been!allowed
inside OF the court room. AS for the other
published statement that he deted tn
officers to arrest him, there are witnesss
to prove that he did not. 1t looks to the
average citizen as though policeman
must have an idea that his petty little
office is equal TO that of the cZar of all
the Russias, when he arrests peaceful
citizen who drives up to the sidewalk to
attend to his busines in our stores, and
after snatchIng the lines from his hands,
drives his wagon containing himself and
daughter around towards the jail, and
then tells them "Ill give you two min
utes to get out of town.
SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
In today's session of the city council
nothing of much importance was trans
acted, the regular routine business occu-
pying the time. Monthly reports of the
various city officers were received and
filed. Bids were opened for furnishing
q chemical fire engine. but owing to the
ABSENCE OF Trustee Lukens, action was
deferred until October 14th, when he Will
return.
At the request of the Independent Or
der of Good TemplaIs of Souther Cali
fornia. the following resolution was
passed:
10 the Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order of Good Tempars, State of Cali
fornia, convening October 1, 1885,
We. the trustees Of the city of Pasadena,
at. ou- session this I'd day of Septem Der,
extend you a most cordial invitation to
hold your next annual session in our city.
When the appointment OF the new
ka for
the approval of the council, Judge Weed
said he was not aware of the need OF any
more officers. and furthermore he thought
81 25 per day was too much TO pay for
them. This is the man who helped Officer
Bee be in the Kowalsky episode last Sat
urday night. His name is Josiah Hor-
ton.
Judge Weed said he had seen the article
in The Herald this morning, and he
thought it well to go little slow before
confirming the appointment OF Horton.
Some informal remarks were made about
the advisab blity of investigating the po-
lice department. and one OF the trustees
suggested that it might be just as well il
the marshal would exert himself little
instead of appointing new man.
A petition from property owners on
Lincoln avenue asking for a sewer be-
tween Orange Grove avenue and Fair
Oaks was granted, and the resolution of
intention TO nave Sucn zWOIh uOHe vas
pa ssed.
A resolution was passed in regard to
street work on Colorado street. also res
olution of intention to improve Galena
avenue.
A motion wes carried that not more
than Is cents be allowed for meals fur
nished prisoners or paupers.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The Knights of Pythias confer the third
degree tomorrow evening.
The excavation for the west side school
building is about completed and the lay
ing of the foundation will begin in day
or two.
Company b, N. G.. c.. arrived home
this noon from the Catalina trip and the
boys dispersed at the armory with three
cheers for Captain Bangham and others.
Eight new members were admitted to
the communion of the First Methodist
church Yesterday and among them was
the widow OF the late Orange Judd. the
well-known agricultural journalist of
New York.
A big strike of water is reported by
the Precipice Canyon Water company in
Eaton canyon. The tunnel is in 700 ieet
and after blast last Saturday evening a
stream was opened up that gave flow of
twenty inches more than had been run
ming.
Dyspepsia is banished by food cooked