The Progress., 1896-07-09

Wlo, q . ., l. ~ WIZ NF N"i'
ucs,( then went for "r officer and
found Mr.. AnG""ola 0nn went to the
scene. I.iSle, Resisted arrest S)r"Im- /
uu-,y n.1 Ihr officer aeked BIS .
friends to- put the n'ppers on u''n' |
This they did in an ;ntprlor manner |
and hp sInug them IN 'h' street.
Then the patroman told tham to
throw him down and he would put
them on. They did this, but the
second job was not we'll px-
ecuted and Lisles got them loose
tore the officers coat sleeve and
drew back to strike him when he WAS
cIu bbed.
Mr.. Andrecla testified to the same
rs to the arrest, etc
Mr.. T.. NJ. Carter WAS next called.
H. didn't know the canse OF the DIS
turbancp, but ouly saw brutal OK
hlbitlon bv policeman.
Mr. }. f. Looney being sworn SAID,
| never SAW the fuss but got there III
time to keep the officer from striking
lisles the second tlmr
Mr.. Wake, under oath said, the
first / saw vas by Levy, corner. |
saw Ih-les who was very drunk. tie
fell agau-t the show window and |
told the clerk to guard one and |
would the other
Mayor Mcclellan fined the ac-
cused $50 A very light sum under
the circumstances. Have no SAY,
Judge? asked tbs pri-oner; no, s,'d
the court. and the decision stood.
After the trial our ronndsman
started ont on a tour of. investigation
| to run down all there WAS to be SAID
on both siGes Of the question. Ii, Il
talk with Mr.. Andreola he seemed
80 earnest in his declarations that he
WAS jnst lfiable and only struck one
medium blow, and that to prevent an
attack on himself, that orr man de-
termined to get every fact he posi-
Div could because he believed that
EVEN A POLICEMAN HAD RIGHTS
III some instances, when they were
not lords of creation rs we have
known Shreveport policemen to con
slider themselves.
Armed with tins desire orr rounda-
man consulted any ami every ooe
that saw any of the difficulty At all,
and from those whose reliability is
unquestiopable, we were forced tc
the conclusion that the officer was toe
hasty with his billy, and mistaken as
to his danger. We saw men of in
tesrity, who profess friendship fol
Mr.. Andreola, and they assured "
that the policeman was not justified
in striking Mr.. Lis'es, for the reason
that the latter was too drunk to b'
able to hurt the officer, aud WAS no.
striving to assault MIR. Andreol
when he was dubbed.
, The Progress is intensely sorry fo
this because Our editor and Mr.. Al
dreola have been friends for years
; and we really started out with the d.
), sire and hope that-as far as lay
j., our power-we could exonerate hin
bnt to do SO would stultify ourselve
and we cannot afford to do so.
Aud in closing this article we mu'
. say that Mr.. Andreola has been te
q hasty: he evidently lost his temp
~ and the police committee should re
- rimand and punish him for his co
49, duct. An officer NUT be able to CO
, troll himsel: he must have sntficie
-, discretion to know when limbs or Ii
40 is in danger. From cool, reliat
-. men we are informed that MIR. Llsl
:, was in such state of intOxicatl
that he was not able to hurt on
=. much much less big strong mi
-, like MIR. Andreola.
. But we feel assured that the poll
"a committee will do full justics in tt
- matter, and while The Progrt
a thinks a go2d Suspension would do
- good service, If does not advocate
pulsion. Mr.. Audrecla is 60
-. officer, he is m st efficient pair
ho man and our city needs such as
. on the force. He has simply made
49, mistake aud is not tho man W
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