Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-04

III LnaC atmosphere OF laWleSSneSS
where youths develop early, and they
not only led the younger n in a sort
Of general rebellion against law and
order, but they were personally guilty
of many troublesome and occasionally
costly d~epredations. Naturally, they
made life a burden to Policeman Flynn.
They played tricks on him, they got up
mock fights to fool him, they jeeIed
amuse themselves by throwing stones
at him whenever they could do so with
reasonable safety. He knew that they
were responsible for the minor crlIues
Of which complaint was frequent thy
made, but he lacked evidence, and it
was not until he had narrowly es-
capped being Drained by half a brick
that he finally took two of the ring
leaders to the station.
What's the charger" asked the po-
lice magistrate the next morning.
"M-m-m, well, they IS a bad lot, an
they was heavin' r-rocks at me-" ar
SWSIou IOllCCLudu plyAu.
Did they hit your" demanded the
magistrate. And when the policeman
admitted that he had succeeded in
lodging the missile, the magistrate
added: "Oh, well, boys will be boys,
and we mustn't be too hard on them.
If they d hit you it would be different.
Discharged"
LUX at that, now" commented Po-
liceman Flynn. "a big chunk Nv a
brick come fright FIR me head, an |
duck, an that lets thin go free. II
was FIR me, l suppose, to ha-ave me
head shplit open FIR to ma-ake a case.
Ohio! t is a fine thing, is tn la-aw iv
tn magistrates. 'Ha-ave ye ye-er
head with ye?' says his honor. I
ha-ave,' says l. 'Ye ha-ave no business
to- says he; an thin he says, This
day-findent is discharged FIR tn rea-
son that Officer Flynn comes into coort
with his head on, thereby vi'latin' tn
la-aw.' I'd like to ha-ave a ton iv
that la-aw FIR to thrown in tn river.
lt VIC SOI W Id-dNS Ill 1fAuChCC, q
ca-art load iv it. IT is like this: A fell
ly comes cr-reepin' up behind a ma-an
with a knife in his ha-and. 1T is me
juty,' says 1 to mesilf, FIR to artist
him. Wait says tn la-aw to me, FIR
he'll kill tn ma-an, an thin yell
ha-ave a good case.' Oho!!S It is a
great thing to know tn law"
Fortunately, however, these remarks
were not made in the hearing OF the
court, and Policeman Flynn returned
to his beat. Naturally, his troubles
were not lessened by his failure to Sc
cure a conviction, for the gang became
holder and more demonstrative than
ever. But the policeman patiently
awaited his opportunity, and before
long he had the same two in custody
again, with what he believed to be a
good Isl against them.
ct was like this" he explained in
court the following days. 9TH door iy
tn grocery is open, an tn two pris'-
ners is r-runnin' awa-ay. | foilies
thin an shtumbles over a ham, which
they dropped"
Did you see them drop it?" asked
the boys lawyer.
"Iv coorse not" answered Policeman
Flynn, but t is not to be supposed
TIL ham wa-alked down tn alley be it.
silf. They s a lot iv fruit, too, lesdin'
all tn wa-ay to where tn byes is
grounded up, an they ha-aye a pocket
full Nv cha-ange taken from tn till"
How do you know it was taken
from tn till?" demanded the lawyer.
Because it's not in tn till cow
replied Policeman Flynn.
"Ch, WE'LL said the judge, at the
conclusion Of the hearing, there is
nothing to show that they are the ones
who dropped the ham and the fruit,
and they give a very plausible expla-
nation OF the possession or so much
small change. The evidence is purely
circumstantial, and to send them up
would be only to start them on the
downward path. III give them another
chance"
"Sta-art thin down be sindin' thin
up, muttered Policeman Flynn to him
self, as he left the courtroom. Ohio!
It is a luminous ma-an tn Judge Is.
IT is a sha-ame he s not edith a COM
ic pa-aper. 1t is that. Sta-art thin!
Why, 7 is thin same la-ads that's
r-ridin' a tandim bi-sickle on tn
downward pa-ath now with tn br-rake
hr-roke."