The Detroit times., 1910-01-12
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II 10 no crime or even ! 49,
meanor for man. be he Greek. Itn1lr
Chinese. black or white. to VAN -
woman on the streets OF Dofrolf ~ 4
say oh you kid!" or "Oh you 81
II is no crime for such nerro~ '
Follow any woman who may stp1k1 =
fancy. and follow her down the ~
making such remarks to her - 1
as he does not lay his hand i1pon hn1'
make any profane or obscene ror,orl
or shout, shoot on q revolver. o. vi
gems. n;
That Is the protection which Defrc16
at the present time. offers to hor ~ 20
man residents: the $50 plain clcshe6
patrolmen and the publfc's outcrt1
against MASKING notwithstanding. 4; \
Polfc6 Commissioner Croul nnyns ~
VIII consult Corporation Coanso1 Hn11
as soon rs possible and try to OH
the draft and passage OF an ordinnnc&(
which Will make MASKING" dane<xt
GUS pastime. But ia the meantime: \. Y
Says Police Justice JefYrfes. II AZ.
charging three alleged masher6
Wednesday morning: 81 4.
When courts assume to make lexuS
for the punishment of so-called crimes
they are exceeding their powers. an
are making serious mistake. -.
here to administer the laws a thx1
are. not to make laws to suit a.
cases which come before me. u
there isn't any law on this subject "A
MASKING. 1t Is not the fault 81 t1I&'
courts. or Of the prosecutor. n Il ~
desired to punish this class OF f01-
lows. who address women on the
street, but who cannot be classed w.
disorderly persons under the law. a.
cannot be charged with using indecent
or immoral or profane language. then
! would suggest that the poles con-
missioner see the corporation coonoc1
and have him draft q new ordinances
to cover that particular ofcense.
Il cannot, or will not assume ~
make law here. It's strange thtue,
II this conduct OF people on the 0tree>r
IL such serious matter, that TIERS ~
no law to cover t.
"The individual Is q very small part
of society. His liberty is sacred. 30
ciety has taken care of itself for CEN
suiioS, ohu ~ Sou W ~ AoN many 49,
turtles more
Then he turned to Assistant Prose.
cutor Jasnowski.
1T is for this court simply to a..
eide whether this defendant used IN
decent or immoral language toward
this complainant"
Walter F. Hale. who says he CONES
from Toledo, and who was discharges
from police court Monday, whoa
charged with the theft of IS fr0fn
Samuel Hoffman. OF No. 1T Wood
bridge-st. west, was charged with dis
orderly conduct, for ''mashing" MN.
Harry Cote, No. cI3h Michigan-ave.
Jasnowski asked Mrs. HOFFMAN .
few questions. She told him Of her
fright, of her appeal to citizens and
finally. OF her successful appeal to De-
tective Tom Wilson. She told Of b.
ing accosted at First-st. and Michigan
ave. by Hale, VINO walked right mp r.
he, he walking eastward, she west
ward. Hello, kidd" he said to her
She walked rapidly westward. and ho
turned around and followed her. He
accosted her again, with the same LAM
guage. at Third.st. She stood st1It
and he walked past her. She appealed
to two citizens to call an officer. They
called Wilson, who was on Third-st-
Wilson Swallowed the woman, on the
opposite side of the street. At Firth
st. Hale stood waiting for her to again
pass him. She turned into Welch'D
grocery. where abe was found by VIII
son, almost in q state of nervous col
lapse.
Wilson sent her on ahead. and fol-
lowed her to Sixth-st. AS Hale stepped
up to her again, Wilson grabbed him
After hearing that story. Prosecutor
fCouttnued from Pare Niue.lt