Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-02
BIGGER THAN BOBBY
PEOPLE WHO, UNDER ENGLISH LAW
MAY LAUGH AT THE POLICE
The Various Glasses of Person. I,
Great Britain Who Cannot he A.
rested - Royalty, as Matter -,
Course, 10 First on the List.

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Course, 10 First on the List,
The other day at the Westminster
.England) county court warrant for
the arrest and committal of a solicitor
had to be extended for four months
more. as though the solicitor was
walking about the streets in the sight
Of the police, they dared not lay a fin.
ger on him. Even the judge seemed
surprised that the man could not be
arrested. But 1t Is probable he never
will be arrested. for, as he carries a
charm on his person in the form OF a
brief his body cannot be seized This
is because no one engaged on business
at law court can be arrested for any
breach of the civil law. If you happen
to owe debt, to have judgment de-
livered against you and to be commit
ted to prison for not paying, Of course
you can be arrested under ordinary
circumstances, but If you are sub.
ppnaed as witness you cannot be
arrested while going to the place.
while staying there to give evidence
or while returning home, and you may
feel sure that the courts will stick up
for you.
There are many other people Who
can laugh at the police. OF course no
member of the royal family can be
arrested under any circumstances.
Servants of the royal household also
have great privileges in this way
Should one of the royal servants COM
NIT crime at the command Of the
crown he could not be arrested. Az The
crown can do no wrong, of course any
order the crown should give would he
| considered right. and Bobby would not
| dare to make an arrest.
Then members of parliament, though
| they can be arrested for some things,
are exempt in certain cases where or
| binary citizens would certainly be run
| in. If member of the house of com
mons commits crime he can be ar
rested like any other citizen, but if 1t is
| a case of contempt of court such as
| not paying debts, he can snap his fin
| gers at the police during the greater
| part Of the yearthat is to say, he can
not be arrested while parliament is sit
| ting nor for 40 days before and 40 days
| after the session. This gives him ex-
| emption during about nine tenths of
| the year.
OF course a peer enjoys the same
| good fortune. and so does a peeress in
her own right. But in their case the
| privilege is still greater, for they can
! not be arrested on civil process ut
any time, whether parliament Is sit
ting or not In fact, if the heir to
peerage happens to be in prison for any
offense not criminal he is liberated the
| moment he succeeds to the title.
| Foreign ambassadors may commit
| any offense. from drunkenness up to
| murder, without running the slightest
| risk of seeing the inside of an English
| prison And not only have the embas-
sailors themselves this privilege, but
| their secretaries, coachmen, cooks,
Wallets, etc, are equally favored indi-
| viduals, for the theory is that an en-
bassador Is useless without his dinner,
his drives. his shaves and the like.
| When an ambassador commits q
crime, all that can be done Is TO ask
his government to recall him. But, OF
course If he went about the streets
| knocking many people down he would
| certainly be arrested and held tempo
| rarily. But he could not be tried and
punished The foreign, ambassador
house. family and servants are looked
upon as if they were in their own coun-
| try Under no circumstances could a
policeman or bailiff break into the
house or arrest any of the inhabitants
Soldiers, while on service, could run
| up debts refuse to pay, and If Judge,
| after ordering them to pay, without re-
| suit, issued warrant for their arrest
and committal, no policeman dare exc
| cute it unless the amount We're over
! $50. Navy men enjoy the same Priv
leges, but no doubt they seldom get
the opportunity Of exercising them.
| The clergy are another class of men
who are sometimes secure against ar
rest A clergyman cannot be arrested
| when he Is celebrating divine service
or conducting the celebration of rites
| for the dead; nor can he be touched
| when going to or returning from either
| OF these duties. Any one breaking the
| law in this respect might be punished
with as much as two years imprisoh'
ment with hard labor
| On Sundays we are all privileged
| No one can be arrested on Sunday e&-
| cept for treason, felony or breach OF
the peace If any one tries it on with
you, you can resist up TO the point OF
| killing him.
rest is not generally known-if police
man comes along after fight or al
| assault he can make no arrest without
| warrant.-London Tit-Bfts.
| Makes Brilliant Flames.