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Show LANEY lOTIIff Alillj Bat the Desk Sergeants Insist That it 4 Impossible Tor Them to Proteot the Name of the Nation's Progenitor. SHEPHF BURT'S EtfBABASSMENTtr He it Urable to Call a Witness Becausa) the County Refuses to Pay For It Police Pickings. The arraignment of the desk ser geants has caused somewhat of an agitation agi-tation among the finest, and hostilities of a more serious nature than those that have yet burst their crimson cerements cere-ments threaten to take place. "It is almost impossible," said Desk Sergeant McCurdy, "to run the slate so as to protuct the name of the nation's progenitors. Tako this shift for instance. in-stance. Here is a confirmed drunkard who comes in and gives the name of George Washington. Now, I'm patriotic patri-otic euough to admit that I was piqued ut it, but where's the appeal, llerw's lieu Franklin on this page, and if II Ke that the spirits in heaven can sua to J ruin and wretchedness here bulow, I imagine that there was some turning aud twisting done in the grave. Hello, here's 'Sarah Barnhardt, a shining light from the Dark Continent. Just think of the divine Sarah asaSenegumbian princess. And. here's a whole lot of the nation, s celebrities. cele-brities. You can keep them out of police po-lice court and while I regret sincerely) , that his honor's feelings have beeu wounded it in imnosaihiH for ns to overJ come tho practice among criminals." "But the name of the prominent citizen citi-zen that recently crept on Ihe slate?" "I'll tell you about that." piped an old time otlicer who is devoting histinio and talents at present to other pursuits. "The prominent citizen is a fellow who worked the knot hole racket when the court called them off and told them to quit or suffer the consequences con-sequences of conspiracy. It's all bosh and there was never a timo when the same annoyance was not experienced in the police work of the city, you can't avoid it, and whilo you know a man is giving a fictitious ua mo you can't induce hint to give any other." Judge Laney is piqued at the practice, prac-tice, as is every other man w ho pride his family name, but it w ill require tho ingenuity of the millennium to correct (he embarrassing evil. It has existed in all lands aud countries and has defied tho soundest efforts of the man who presides at the slate. The embarrassments under which' Sheriff Burt is laboring was nev er more effectively demonstrated than this morning when ho was called upon tix serve a sufipo'ti.i in the case of Shaffer vs. F. A. Mitchell, that was on before-Judge before-Judge Anderson. "Is this a criminal issue?" chimed the sheriff who had no knowledge whatever what-ever of the cansus billi. "No sir," said Mr. Shaffer, "its civip war this time; why do you ask?" "For the reason that the county don't' pay for criminal matters. A man can. jump iu a conveyance, put up tho cost: nf it fvttnsift liinifteif tn hiiv kind of' hardship, trot along iu raiu or storm-and storm-and the bills are ignored." 'S'pose it's a case where a man wants a witness to save him from-the executioner the hangman what then?" "The rule holds. The defendant must put up his motley; no cash, no witness." "Suppose his life is dependent on it.'; "That cuts no figure. It's left with, the humanity of the officer. He can: pay the costs from his own pocket; but if he's not prepared to do that, then the case goes by default and the defendant de-fendant goes to the hangman." This is a plain expression of the condition con-dition of affairs between the sheriff and. the county at this time. It is to be deplored de-plored and while the public will en-i dorse a system of rigid economy it is not prepared to sanction one that lift, must pay for. |