The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-02-01

suit against the city. It's really a
test case that should interest every
citizen; a protest against the high
handed actions of the police"
The banker elevated his eyebrows
Indeed" he exclaimed. What
have the police been doing now?"
The lawyer looked at his client in
surprise.
Why. my dear sir. you must have
seen by the papers what's been going
on In our city of late. The papers
have been full Of It, Police brutality,
illegal arrests, assaults in station
houses, star-chamber methods that
would disgrace the middle ages. A
state of affairs exists to-day in the
city of New York which is inconceiv-
able. Here we are living in a civil
lied country, every mans liberty Is
guaranteed by the constitution, yet
citizens, as they walk our streets. are
In greater peril than the inhabitants
OF terror-stricken Russia. Take a DO
lice official of Capt. Clinton's type.
HIS only notion OF the law is brute
force and the night stick. A bully by
nature. man of the coarsest instincts
and enormous physical strength. he
loves to play the tyrant. In his pre-
cinct he poses as a kind of car and
fondly imagines he has the power to
administer the law itself. BY his
brow-beating tactics, intolerable nm
der Anglo-Saxon government. he Is
turning our police force into a gang
OF rufflans who have the city terror
stricken. In order to further his polit-
ical ambitions he stops at nothing.
He let's the guilty escape when influ- |
ence he can't resist Is brought 10 |
bear but In order to keep up his rec
ord with the department he makes ar
rests without the slightest justifica-
ton. To secure convictions he manu-.
features. with the aid of his detec-
uves. all kinds of perjured evidence.
10 paraphrase well-known saving
his motto is: Convict-honestlv n
you can-but convict"
1T is outrageous" said Mr. lief.
iries. mo one can approve sucb
methods. OF course. in dealing with
he criminal population Of a great
,ity, they cannot wear kid gloves. but
apt Clinton certainly goes too far.
What is the specific complaint ON
which the suit is based?"
Capt. Clinton" replied the tudoe
made the mistake of prosecuting a
'oung woman who happened to be the
laughter OF a wealthy client OF mine
inc OF his detectives arrested her on
charge Of shoplifting. The sirI
nind you' is OF excellent family and ,
rreproachable character. NV client
nd his lawyer tried to show Can, ,
linton that he had made a sar,ors
under, but he brazened it out claim. y
ag on the stand that the girl was an
Id offender. OF course. he was
breed at last to admit his mistaka
nd the girl went free, but think ~
ne humiliation and mental angu,sh
ne underwent 1t was simnlv
spetiuon OF his old tactics. A conv,o
on. no matter at what cost.
What do you hope to bring ahor,
y this snit?"
Arouse public indignation. and
possible get Capt Clinton dismissed 4
ON the force. His record is none too Y
IVORY. Charges of graft have heen =
ade against him time and time
gam, but so far nothing has been
'oved. To-day he is a man OF wealth
comparatively small salary no
~ suppose his money could bavs 8,
'me to him honestly?-
In another corner Of the salon
GOD DR.. Bernstein. the celebrated
ychologist. the center of an exclteS
ovid of enthusiastic admirers =,
Alicia approached a group of chat. N
ring women. Each was more elab- ~,
ately dressed than her neisbbor -
ID loaded down with rare gems ~
ley at once stopped talking as their ~
'stess came up. ~
IL was so good Of you to comei- on
Id Alicia effusively to a fat woman - ~
IN impossible blonde hair and ~.
uged face. Il want to Introduce Dr 80
'rnstein to you" - an
oh. l shall be delighted" smiled ~ ~
blonde. Gushingly she added. ~ ~