The sun., 1901-09-14
POLICE ARE
CENSURED'
For Going Out Of City to Make a
Raid.
THEY EXCEEDED AUTHORITY
Opinion Expressed That the Police
Commission Should Take Up the
Matter and Make a Thor
ough Investigation.
HEY EXCEEDED AUTHORITY

Five members of the Wilmington pol
Elice force, Captain George Black, Ser.
Egeants Baylcy and Tucker, Patroln.en
Ford and Todd We're ont of the city lol
nearly five hours Thursday night aiding
1.-THE State detectives i'll doing work tia
Ethere is no reason why the detective
Ecould not have done without assistanr'
Then, too, the detectives are pnie
&for fcrreting out crime throughout tn
Estate.
"a The fact that these policemen were dc
Ting police duty outside of the city, ou
&of their jurisdiction, was the subject on
8much caustic comment on the street yos
Uterjay, and the expression was mad,
$that the matter is one of sufficient i'm
$portance for the Board OF Police Com
#missioners to take it upon themselves +
&inyestigate.
81 The business in question was mi,
Hupun an alleged gambling joint i'll Mid
&dletown. Detective James l.. ltatledg,
#had the case in hand. TO aid him il
makins the raid he had beside the for
Emidable squad of police, Detective Fran
4 els and Constables Jones and Mari.
N Notwithstanding that not more thar
#four or five hours before This force o,
#valant officers started out to make thr.
&raid the police had refused to take az
Elton i'll Il far more important matter, Il
Ecase Of alleged fclonious assault the
Escene being near Newport, because il wa
Hout OF their jurisdiction.
~ Yet squad of police went to Midd"
Etown to raid alleged gamblers. Whal
&many people would like to know is why
ENewport out of police jurisdiction il
ENTdtllctown is not This admits of hu
None conclusion. that the police have NJ
4arthosity i'll either place. Then by whai
Fright did the police 20 to Middletown
&This is the question that the peopl,
Mwould like the Police Commission t,
Edetcrmnc.
u About o'clock Thursday evening Mrs
Emma Cox of near Newport, came Il
eth" police station and charged that lab;
EArchCr. Il colorcd man. had commit y
Ea criminal assault upon her.
n She alleged that while going from I'll;
Xhouse to the pump for water the Negro
Eappcarcd and carried her to an ont
Ebuildng. Before leaving, according I,
Cher statement, he threw Il stone at her
(which injured her arm. and threatcae'
her life If she made an outcry. Th
&negro then ran away.
IL hFS. 't'lN WIS llilOrllltl llil lHt untlt
n had 10 jurisdiction outside Of the city.
b a warrant for Archer has been swoil
Eout before Magistrate Bradley.
n Not alI hour after the police refused +
Etake action in this case they were pre-
Hparing to go to Mildletown.
y Acting under instructions from pcprt
EAttorney-tieneral Richards they ~
accompanied the detectives and the cul
Estables to assist in making the raid.
81 Detective Ratledge went to Middleton
Won thu $50 o'clock train from this city
RShortly before midnight the police /,
Eceivcd telegram frGm Detective Ra
Hlcdge to join him in Mildletown. Til
Ewas the arrangement early in the cvenin.
8I'lc squad of police followed instruction.
Hand assisted in the raid. Julian Corl
Hran was arrested ana yesterday morn
Ming was held in $1,000 hail by Magistrat
MIIolliS for the Court Of General Session
II 'rhc police returned to this city on til
Mtrnin leaving Mddlctawn about o'clocl
n While the policemen. detectives IN
Econstllcs were engaged ut Middleton
#the alleged assailant Of Mrs Cox ha
Eamplc time to make his escape. Th
Mmattrr. criminal offence Of the wor,
#nattrr. wnS neglected for raid d
Hallegrd gamblers. II trivial thing con
MpAre'i with 4 criminal assault.
The sun IL equally interested With IL
%pc"plr IN having the Police Comnissit
tak" ~ III" MATTER and make Il compr
#nv"stigatiou The question is of vii
%nttrrst to the whole community. III
%Sun has worked in confidence with II
Epolicc department bur short time Il.
Egiving valuable information rcgnrli
Eth" whereabouts of John III. Rollo. who
Ewant"d on the charge of having mutlat,
#boaks 1t the Wilmington Institute r.
MLiHrHry.
I'll 70 aid the police in this case The S,
%dii not publish the information it b;
Erc@,riin2 Role. ana which the police i
Htnincd at this office.
81 In another matter that came before t
@Poiic, Commission last Monday nig
H'rhc SIN remained silent for renSo
@knowh to the police
n Dnr duy this week Detective Ratlcl
Eapprnachcd i reporter Of The Sun Il
Haskol for information regarding gam
#ing opcrntions in this city.
Y In all these matters The sun manta
Ecd absolute confidence never PUBLISH
Manything that would lrtcr ;hr police
@theil work hy scattering broadcast II"
Mthat tie police were after suspect. i
Nma;lrcly.