The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1910-01-20
TROUBLES AT THE DEPOT.

some of the troubles at the depot,
which we will do editorially, accord
ing to the law and the evidence pro-
duced at the trail of Deputy Mar
shal T. E. Brownfeld last Saturday
afternoon, before Esq. Allen, in which
cause Brownfield was charged with an
assault on sold Uncle Dock Hedge"
~ years old, and in which case the
jury returned verdict of $50 and
ninety days in jail.
Perhaps the verdict may be a little
severe, and So or 80 and the trim
mings might have taught the desired
lesson, but this was only one of sever.
al instances of undesirable official
acts and comes partly as rebuke to
the town board for its effort to retain
Mr.. Brownfeld in Office after he had
violated the ethics of the southern
gentleman.
Personally. Mr.. Brownfeld seems
to be good man, and we believe he
is honest in his acts and means we'll,
but he is raw northerner, and not
acquainted with the customs, ways and
courtesies of the south. He has had
several years experience on police
duty in the far north, where the mace,
the fists and the open hands are used
at will, and where there is no choice
of the language used, But it is diff
ferent in the south. In the south the
people demand courtesy from tn ose
placed in Office to serve them, and
even if person makes mistake, is
unfortunate, has an accident, or is
guilty of some infraction of the law,
they are generally courteous and re-
spectful to the officer who approaches
them in that spirit, at the same
time they will resent rough treatment.
Now, let's see.
Prosecuting Attorney J. S. Gossom,
the best prosecutor PemiscOt county
e"er had, very easily secured this
conviction on Mr.. Brownfield's own
evidence and on the law adduced by
ought to show that Mr.. Brownfield is
an honest, truthful man.
He went out on the ''Y' and gave
Uncle Dock some jaw, and there never
was time when Uncle Dock wouldn't
jaw back. More lung power was vast
ed in the depot, and Mr.. Brownfield got
Uncle Deck by the nape ofthe neck and
made his old, dry bones rattle. This
did not suit Uncle Dock, and, although
he is - years old and his old frame is
bent and he is feeble. he expressed his
opinion, whereupon the deputy marshal
clamped bull ring on Uncle Dock 5
lame wrist, and swore, under oath,
that when he ''gave it a twist he Gun
Gle Dock jumped as high as the office
stove,n which is at least five feet, and
unless the pain was pretty great, we
must say that was a pretty good
jump. The deputy marshal also ad-
mitted that he tore the buttons off of
Uncle Docks shirt.
Now, these remarks are all called
out on account of the unfavOrable and
uncomplimentary remarks that GER
tain city officials have made about
the jury. One high Official said, ''bu,
just look at that jury; what else could
you eXpect?'
We always did dislike to hear a
jury unduiy criticised, and we will
add that the jury system of our coun-
try is the only safeguard we have
against presumptious official power
Many officials come to think that the!
can run things according to their owr
sweet will, and would do so, were il
not for jury of their peers.
The main point of law brought ou
in the above trial is simply this, ant
il is good one;
No officer, sheriff, constable, mar
shall or policeman, has right to us'
any more force or violence than is alb
solutely necessary to take prisoner
not to use harsh or offensive language
not to jolt, jostle or poke in the ribs
or lay hands on. In other words, thu
officer is not supposed to be a cattl
driver, in the backwoods, where Their
is no humane society.
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