The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-10

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sligha Oasnses 90 On ssuspaetsa.
To TuE EpTroE 90 TIE sUS-Si. The
recent arrest Of q citizen who while await
ing q train with his wife and daughter had
thOuEhtlessly spit upoh tho platform brings
again To mind one of the worst police prac-
, iices which now obtains In this city. !
! refer 20 tho summary arrest, detention
and In most Gases Incarceration In . prison
cell. with all tho meatal anguish. di-graoe
! and physical discomfort attendant there
upon. of q person for tho slightest misde-
meanOr or trivial infractiSs % = city Ords-
nance. and all this very often on a mere
charge perhaps by . most irresponsible
or pseudo complainant. Tho citizen VINO
spit upoa the platform was forthwith sepa-
rated from his wife and daughter. publicly
arrested by = peace ofiicer. taken To ths
police station and thence In q patrol wagon
10 the night court Luckily 20. him the
night court vas In existence. else had he
spent the night or 90 laast . greater part
thereof until q bondsman could have been
found locked In . prison cell. the same a.
any thug or drunkard or street walker
or other bad character. The New f0rk
policeman IN % strict In his arrest a. shake
speare's fell Sergeant. death. and 60 ths
honest. decent man tho consequences very
often are almost a. tragic.
was told Oaly q short time ago OF . case
which sirikingly gives point 10 my moraliR-
Ing: and lawyers can give word that this n
bat typical one OF Q score Of cases which
happen In this biz town weekly. Hob
lander Of excellent family. wealth and posi-
ton. who was temporarily soJourning here
for the purpose Of studying Americaa bank
ing methods. lived at one OF the apartment
hotels In Manhattan. Late one evening
after q night at the theatre be was ON hts
way home alone. while on enc Of the up
town cross streets hs Jaw q well dressed
the sidewalk for something they had seem
ingiy lost. Politely enough he half paused
and made a. though IN hslD In the search.
Ne then for tho first time noted that ne was
playing the good samaritan 20 waytarers
instant sS he @ scS '1a nrn s UPON Si~ and
TaucQusly accused him OF having picked up
her lost Js<eS. He turned from her and
gertns after him and making considerable
nOiss In the quiet street. A polbcemAS
IbIs sHplsnaiIoS 81 the Hollander. he and
the woman we're conducted 20 the station
sy iS: ts @: ss'Sss
. most elastic and aAaplabls phrAss which
seeaily slGniaes nothing. was made against
FortuastSiy for cur friend u was nos a
ss ,s, o. Fr and IsrosAy .sS1sn m1g5l.
ously searched. his pocket articles we're
taken from him. his pedlsres was taken.
cell 20 await his aTTaignment In court IN the
morning: this deepsts the fact that he ear
sSS 49, e. 'r ssu " ss ana re ~ Se beatty
BEEN ".ria.d hen ana ana ;SsTs s sa
ps S sS at s court IN IN. ,Ss %srSins could
have been ..sured without the necessity
SS sc dsss ,lS , ne ss sS o ssfs sSa
hail At that hour-or perhaps shame and
confusion and isnorancs.t1ysd him. After
the disxT.cs OF . puoiic srraignment and Of
being heTded With the products ~ the city,s
sSss ' S ss we. ssrs dSSs aSd
was discharged. -honorably discharged. the
Judge sad. AZ that ironicai adyectivse
modification and With the shame and tn
dignity oi his experience. and With leaIh-
| the young forrign~r within a wess's time
| left thu and 81 the free for his hentghted
Netherlands home. never 20 return again
an innoceni en-" nan lbs eisSer sSmiiiaiioS.
might have been avoided with but a little
ssr@S"ai or captain a. The desf. abs,tsd 81
rules and regulations IN such cases made
and provided at least approaching a ciyil-
alton n that there IN no redress Of any kind
for the unfortunate one thus made the VIC
no Just cause at all. or at the most for some
msagre iBfPactioa characserizsd by no trace
TSey crSet tSsss differently abroad, it
seems. Z witnessed the following Incident
IN London few years ago: While walking
down Fleet street saU policeman and
carter the ceatre Of q crowd ! found out
that the carter had broken some rule OF the
rDVsd and acted truculenily. a. carter. viii
partk ulars from the bystanders. Now In
New York the eager guardian would have
az once taken the man to the station house,
where he would have been pat into q cell
and compelled 10 send Thy paying for the
serytee, probablyl for hIs boss: Al q Which
ton, anger, financial hoes 70 employer. and
general evil. In London that day the po-
| liceman brought out his note hook. took the
name and address Of the onender and OF hts
and. I presume. minute OF the hAppening
The carter then drove on about mis- bust.
neas aud the crowd dispersed. ! learned
| that the Oh ender vas instructed 10 appear
3 At a certain ma istrnte's court AZ dehntts
hour IN the morning In such cas-, M ne
brought before the bar. IL not this saneI
/ and more humane way than our rough and
| ready method Of laying on OF strong hands.
arrest. detention. caGtnRg
rule that in all offences against city ordi-
nances the offender he not arrested hut
/ summoned. on his gtvtng his name. address
and such other information 20 the oncer
AZ may be decided upon, Mayor Iiaynor.
/ evil was In 4 hundred things never drea med
/ OF In the philosophy OF most OF his prede-
! oeasoTs. will no doubt evolve some just
| working rules 10 remedy this custom, which
now works 40 much harm and injustice and
/ "a xon notions Of freeman's rights.
/ INV YOHE March 0. HUGO WINNER.