The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-12
w,NT CONCEALED WEAPONS.
orEICERs AT VALDOSTA
WILL RECOMMEND 1T.

Ouring the Convention ~ .ierAS'
pui't0s chiefs of Police and Mar
- LAWS Regarding Conduct OF
.,. officers VIII Be Discussed to
.;,Iize the Next Legislature.
,r court Clerks Want Fees
of Que Bills" in Felony !
Invention Will Continue
Three Days.
,,,,sption of clerks, sheriffs, chiefs
l"e and narshals of Georgia, which
o y-sldosta tomorrow, will be at
t,- "a number of officials from Sa-
IT,. among them Chief of Police Nc
vain Sheriff Roman, Deputy Sheriff
I7i'-' and clerk of the Superior Court
carr They viii remain during
. .,rae DAVIS the convention lasts.
NV 80 were sent out some time ago by
100 n,npier of ValdOsta to the effect
49,, All preparations for entertaining the
1-,,,r= had been made, and that the de-
n afford the delegates as much
,.,n,sof as they experienced in Savan-
uhsrs the convention met last year.
-, the entertainment, it is stated,
m ~. horse races, base ball, parades,
ti,,rle driI. a barbecue, the events to be
o.ooed off with a banquet.
i,sr the convention number of mat
mil be brought up by the committee
-, memorials to the legislature. This
80 an important feature of the work,
-. tho reason such laws as the conven-
cre1ara lltr onRH
o,es because representing the thought
and experience of men in position to
l,roy fine kind of legislation needed. The
.,,,roittaa appointed to find out what
,us are required makes it point not
orIy ia observe but to get suggestions
from, others. so that whatever laws the
legislature is asked to pass, can be thor
o,gblv discussed by the delegates. 1t is
ovnected there will be about 200 at the
convention so that the measures decided
On will be by representatives from nearly
every county in the state
The chiefs of police sheriffs and mar
sbas want a law allowing officers to car
Nv concealed weapons. This was brought
before the last convention, and through
us efforts the matter went before the jul
dietary committee, where it was approved,
Int when put on its passage it failed to
90 through by five votes. Chief McDer-
mott and the others advocating such a
law will not be fOiled by this, however,
but will again endeavor, with renewed
vigor. to get the concealed weapon law
passed.
There are manifold reasons" said the
chief yesterday lin favor of allowing Off
GERS to carry concealed weapons. To say
rothing of the appearance of exposed
weapons, il gives a criminal decided ad-
vantage when officers attempt to make
arrests SEEING where the weapon is
strung. il is TO difficulty to make an I'M
expected lunge aud disarm the officer, or
at least IL is easier than IL the weapon
is concealed. Moreover, exposed weapons
is a hindranCe to detectives in making ar
rests for the reason criminals can recog-
uize them in this way. Some of the most
important arrests are by the detectives
80 that too many advantages cannot be
given to enable them to properly discharge
their duties.
Another thing we Svill bring before the
convention" he said, lis that of the Gov
ernor abrogating rewards for criminals of
fered by his predecessor. This often places
officers in an embarrassing attitude when
they send out circulars that reward is
offered and when the fugitive is caught,
another chief executive has probably as
0nded the throne and declares the offer
Il Of his predecessor a nullity. Those who
made the catch are expecting what was
offered, the result of which is the officers
n have it to pay or attempt to explain them
selves out Of an unenViable position. had
Il an experience in this connection on going
Il 70 Baltimore for Abe Small, for whom the
city offered $500 and the state $3.50 reward.
The authorities there demanded the re-
ward the state offered, but it was revoked
n when the executives changed, and the only
thing could do was to pay the reward
8 Inc city offered. When officers publish re-
wards 10 induce a search for criminals, 1t
my opinion the offer should hold until
ue fugitive Is captured Time is required
10 get desperate offenders, and the officers
o. Georgia should not be handicapped with
n iear on sending out promises that the
& stte may not stand to its part of the
n agreement Both these matters will be
excessively pushed by a special commit
zee mat wall be selected to go before the
next judiciary committee of the legisla-
n mre"
Inc clerks will also bring up matters
tley desire to become laws. you are
u'uoless aware of the fact" circular
10 delegates say, that the state now
NaSes all her felony convicts for a good
.ouAa sum, TO wit: Ninety-eight dollars
psI year and as we, the court officers,
81 Holulng IN such cases but
%Sor'nless insOlvent order 1t is deemed
vac duty of each member to be present
a51 Uscuss the matter. 1t is further urg-
H. ual each member, whether present at
n Invention or not, personally see their
@ NAY representatives. to the next general
t5o, .i1 9ty ana get an expression from
II 81 s-Ii, possible, as 10 how they stand re-
Gu me payment of costs in felony
N con,.. 10 the officers of the Superior
,ora ollaers Of the convention are as fol-
VI S @s PRESIDENT, Sheriff J. T. Holder.
4 P ol,ca county; vice president, Chief of
q preSi5.- Dampier, Valdosta second vice
President r9gs Clerk W. J. Hightower. Ian
Cery VCouuiSi secretary and treasurer
gesnt. ~ A. Powell, Macon county; SER
n cbau1i-aI-arms Marshal II. ]. Lent
n za fba county; committee to memorial
. Nelms I7ls'a lure, L. f. Patterson. J. w.
4 lams -HeDefmott and Wiley Will