Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-13
Special Correspondence

= ONDON, Feb 4-There is one
man in London Of whom the po-
lice are thoroughly afraid.
Strange 60 say. he rs a tailor.
Ills name is James Timewou, and he
has fought more policemen than any
body else in England During the last
two vents Tmewell has been mixed up
u no less than 35 prosecutions brought
AGAINST the London police. with results
most disastrous TO the force. In fact,
, was through his efforts that a royal
.Hmmissiun recently sat on the force,
u more senses than one. The findings
q the commission. though whitewash-
ing the police generally. pointed Co see
we're abuses OF authority. and had the
investigation not been restricted 90
cases OF drunkenness. disorder, aud
-Ylipitation iu the streets the report
IF the commission would have been a
highly sensational document.
This modern David, lighting the Co
Hath of authority has brought many
policeman 90 sue for mercy. sent
'eyclal to prison, disgrdCrd others. and,
generally raised such ructious with the
,Hrco that they prefer 90 give him
wide berth.
r IhNtilfk INC I''AlI'' o. lI|I''' ..lI f" iiA'
work. lIc is "a very small man. aud
most n She london police are grelt
sfrappinE follows. and set TlurWen
thinks mo- more OF tackliug them than
I they wcrc so manly children Dt
course. he does not give Thorn "a phys
cal trouucing. but he administers tho
'rimcWou knockout which is FAR
moro effective and much more dreaded
han any corporal punishment Hero
3 an instance Of his method Nut
ong ago. TimcVell CHANGED to Doe iu "a
crowd not far from his uttle shop lu
Cover street. and SAW 90 policeman
-oughly handling someone whom hc had.
aiken prisoner I'm TimcUclIs opinion.
Doc policeman was treating his man
With undue violence. So he followed
he crowd 90 the police station. and
rigd Gao enter the charge ROOM but
Mas barred by other policemen. ON lu-
1uiry. Timcwou asccrtaincd that the
man was being badly treated hy the
policemen because Dc caught the onl-
'nr having glass of beer and drew
.hc attention uf One of his friends tu
lc fact THE policeman "rdn him Iu'
Pom spying on the police This was
INST the kind of case iu which Time
Foll delights, 500 Doe engaged a lawyer
l defend thD mau. Evidence of the
most overwhelming character was
brought against the policeman. aud.
iuany the prisoner was liberated. and
Doe fake charge which had been brought
against the man for assault was iu-
iOiously dropped. ms tine police began
% realize that. u dealing with the lltuc
Cover street tailor. they had caught %
Tartar Tho policeman was dograd-
'd, and. finally dismissed
BOASTS I.ONDONs FINEST
81 ann quite sure" said Tmeven m
io.crhiug This last oHaa. 'th1t the
general public has uo conception what
Ner as 90 the misuse of power hN
Nc London police. They ars supposed
o Doe the finest body of men boz tho
world today, aHd yot from mE per
tUuHl knowledge of them I consider cine
london policemen, undrr the present
stem. positive threat tn tho lD-
tiF of the subject Why lt has come /
such "a pass. that Inc police urr
actually banded together u DOZEN
.'" organization against thH public /
# one of them gets into trouble nIl ihn |
'..i are expected tD stand Dos nUn ana |
'le hotlde the policeman who Is mot /
'.IIug to r0 even Gao the extent Uf /
perjury boo order to clear Che r.Iui
Ton of 20 brother officer 4 know actual I
HstH whore policemen NHNu. NNIUI I
laih, committed perjury som. 40
.NrH' cases / have mHutNtU 600 HIIIH ]
light put % prosecution against OH" I
police o. very costly anuIr uu hO-
.iHH thH it la moro or Iess dHusHrou" .
n H recent case boo which I have boon
rumcutal Boa bring ueyur. phIrsUs
iEtInHi the police One mana u.H.
c.iF innocent cltizou-WaH taken Hu .
'" own doorstep ana sent tu prison I
month on "a quite grtHnuI"
Hlfgo. while another man, wholly uu
''lualntod with him. WAS arrested com /
q charge of attempting tu rescue tnr /
nan from the police The whole gasoI .
rom beginning t0 end. WaH au entire |
abUcatou on the part of the police I
mem, ono uf whom was 700 drunk iu I
tport to the station ana bad tn create I
manufacture row boo order to /
"rount Tor his loss of time
ls not only iu interfering WIN
nt personal liberty Of thc subjects Z
mat the police 80 10 such lengths. but