The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

as long as am the nightwatch | pro.
pose to keep the keys unless ordered
otherwise by the mayor or council
| charge that the whole friction be.
tween the chief and myself has arisen
over the division of fees arising from
arrests. never got any fees from ar
rests made by the chief but he always
gobbled part of my fees. A week ago
last Saturday, on September II, |
asked for an understanding in regard
to fees. The chief told me that every
time made an arrest | would get u
dollar then decided to retain all my
fees in the future and not share them
with the chief and since then he has
not been the same John. Other OIL
GERS on the force with the present
chief have had the same experience
The city ordinance states plainly that
the nightwatch is entitled to the same
fees as the chief of police.
on July q last was called to assist
in arresting four parties near the cor
ncr of Norfolk avenue and First street.
They were brought up before Police
Judge Eiseley, pleaded guilty and were
fined. The total fine and costs amount
ed to $50 OF this Chief Flynn re-
ceived SIG in costs. The costs were
itemiZed by the chief as follows: Max
ing arrest, 81 permitted by law at
tendance in court, 81 permitted by
law; hack fare, 81 Norfolk people
know what regular hack rates are);
assistance, 81 (of which the magnih-
cent sum of 81 was handed to me for
my services, although was with
Flynn all the time and was his assist
ant" from start to finish). The law
allowed me 81 as assistant for each
assistance and in each case. know
of no provision of law that would ex.
cuse the hack fare and the assistance
items in their entirety going to anyone
but the hackman and the assistant
On Saturday last, the 21st of Sep
TENDER, | made the arrest of two par
ties and was assisted in making the
arrest by Mr. Van Horn, upon whom ]
called for assistance. This arrest was
made at / o'clock in the night time
when the chief was asleep or should
have been, without his knowledge or
assistance, yet the chief was on hand
when the "spoils" were paid into court
and there was to be a division of them.
He, the chief, met me and asked me
to "let him on a third" And although
| with my assistant had full charge of
the arrest and incurred all the costs,
the chief took full charge of docketing
the various items of expense" in po-
lice court the next morning. These
are the items he set down: Hack fare,
S2( although we walked and no hack
90 ntt 10, M IN,
court, 50; assistance, 50; mileage, 20
cents total, $500. OF this amount,
although the chief had been absent
during the entire arrest, So went into
his pocket.
In the afternoon of Saturday last the
two parties at Mrs. Ks home the
evening before, were ARRESTED. The
young man walked over to the police
court and pleaded guilty while the
young woman walked all alone
through the alley to the police court
and pleaded guilty. Both paid their
fines and costs. Yet in both of these
cases the chief had assistance charged
up and had the assistance fee collected
and | understand that a member of
his household received the dig"
charged up as assistance.
If a "house-cleaning" is wanted,
there are also other facts that can be
looked into.
| have at all times tried to do my
duty as nightwatch, my duty as out
lined by the chief of police, and recog-
nize him as my superior, but | will not
make unwarranted arrests for the sim
pie reason of making fees, and that
-, ~
and insults heaped upon me.
| am willing at all times to appear
before the mayor and city council and
explain my conduct or give any official
| information that has come to my
knowledge as nightwatch.
e. w. Braasch.