The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-16

or the Crimes of Others-A Pa: doa-
i, bio Crime. ~ v
Every year large number of peace
| u Q and Iaw-abiding citizens are ar
= ted and imprisoned for crimes of
|Tsioh they are about as guiltless as
|gt proyerbiai babe unborn. This is
p :. perhaps, Particularly pleasing
| Election for those timid souls to
/ lom the machinery of the law is full
|sagague and majestic terrors, and who
aid probably be transfixed with hor-
II one fine day they were tapped
the shoulder by gentleman in blue
I'll requested to accompany him to
al nearest police station. To be
seed in such a position as that just
Mcribed is at all times painful and
tating, but when the offense for
nch one is roughly arrested happens
|sJe the grave crime of "wilful MUIR
| pg' the horror OF the situation is in
| b hsified- Yet cases of mistaken iden-
ID are by no means rare in this con-
ion, and whenever a crime of this
ID ,,racter is committed a 1d the crimi-
! d manages for a time to elude pur-
Il q a certain number of innocent peo-
man, are pretty sure to be arrested on
L \ ncion. Some years ago, when the
u AL murder of a Mr. Could IN a rail-
i carriage filed the public with hor-
and Indignation, an acquaintance
!. he writer, who CHANGED to possess
e physical resemblance to the muir
r. at that time still at large, was
"ssted in this way and detained for
~e hours before be could prove his
ttity. He was very nervous and
10 tive man and the shock of the ar
al and subsequent detention caused
| ID Y a serious illness, from which he
lal n fully recovered. In the case of
ha4les of heinous nature it is, per-
| Tai, pardonable if Justice, in its pur-
hEof the eyii-doer, occasionally runs
ben wrong party to earth. But where
yOl I,ffense is OF less magnitude it GER
|us ~ seems desirable that greater
| ned should be observed to avoid err
|rIbug OF this description. There is a
In Z told OF judge who was once ar
psa.d on suspicion of having burglari-
y fl designs on the house of a friend.
:, police officer charged him with
1. ing with felonious intent, and the
! ner's description of himself as
was received with a grin of sar-
derision. At that moment an
n' fender was brought in who hap
- to catch sight of his face, which
y d good reason to remember. "You
pvs@ he exclaimed with unfeigned
~ ishment. well, this beats cock
|Fe Aag." The rogue's unsolicited cor
I Wit alton of the Judges declaration
pAA the situation, and he was al
to depart in peace.
a sell-known member of the sport
els orld was removing from his late
% " ng to another in the immediate
aded 1orhood. The rest Of his goods
S0@ hattels had gone before in van
ng y but his silver trophies, prize
feet ll etc, he packed into a portman-
re caA md carried personally. 1t was
per tnf the evening when he left the
o g'Asl and the street, which was
toula eafy avenue. was quite deserted.
conda not gone very far on his way,
| gains er, before policeman stopped
ded md demanded to know what he
bucks arrying. He revealed the ar
was al and explained that they were
|ckshs yn, but the officer had his
stag F." and conducted him to the sta
1dder oyhere he was kept in durance,
!. Shag Identification. 1t is not every
bp Of hNe is accused of burgling his own
owing ".