Show I AN IMPORTANT DECISION The process of sweating prisoners has been declared illegal by the Supreme court of indiana Indiana which has bas awarded Arthur Steele the plaintiff in a asuit asuit asuit suit against the time Sheriff of Howard county damages for false imprisonment It was established by pr proof Of that Steele who was wa suspected of grand larceny had been placed in the sweatbox He was not under arrest at the time time no warrant having been sworn but out against him The court held that an officer cannot legally hold a n person in custody for a longer period than is reasonably necessary to obtain a proper warrant This is exactly the same d decision recently rendered in the Pennsylvania courts Passing to the sweating ordeal the Indiana In diana court all the Judges concurring declared that any mistreatment of a person detained is sufficient sum cam cause e for personal damages and that the time awarded was moderate in view of the facts This decision will have a n splendid effect in abating this evil In every city in the country including Salt SaltI I Lake sweating has been practiced in defiance of the time rights of citizenship and in violation of the law The Salt Lake police will do well to consider this case and swear out warrants for suspects before they put them in the sweatbox or administer the third degree It may save them money |