Show the police folice of great salt lake city the responsibilities that attach to a legally appointed police are of a serious and important character conservators Conserva tors of the peace and fortified as it is presumed by the authority of law they should te be men who appreciate their responsibilities and know how to conduct themselves properly inmost cities in the union them the rights of citi citizens zens and strangers are guarded against unwarrantable usurpations of power by requiring bonds in heavy sums for any abuses that may accor n this Is is founded in reason and tor for protection of those who have bare not the tree free swing of the baton baron or skull splitter policemen no matter in what part of the globe they are called upon to exercise e their functions function sp are not exempt from the ordinary frailties of nature and the police of oathia this city are not exceptions to the rule by reason of living ia zion 11 it lias hair been a subject of general remark here for weeks that the extraordinary number of armed men with clubs and pistols bearing the insignia of stars was totally uncalled for by any condition of aff affairs lairs that has happened in ia this city it is contrary to the spi spirit of the institutions of this republic and revolting to the common sentiment of Citizen placed under undue surveillance and that too ir in such numbers as to make them feel that they are constantly suspected the spirit of american citizenship while it respects lawwill law will not tolerate insult and contumely no one respects more than we do those guards which municipal regulations have established fot fop the protection of life and property but an zeal and large i bodies of men assuming to be the guardians of t the peoples interest are calculated to firing g about those very results which their presence and appointment was intended to avoid an ordinance passed march 1851 authorizing a city police 5 contains in ia the first section this language be it ordained by the city council of G S 6 I 1 L city pai that the mayor of said city is is hereby authorized to raise a city watch to te act aa am policemen not exceeding forty in number cumber and to assign assan them their duties and distribution of services la in their respective wards 11 the second section of me train ordinance days ayas the policemen shall he be entitled to receive the sum bum of twenty five cents per hour for faithful services rendered upon the deruff cate of the captian of the police 11 the aam ordinance confers the power upon the mayor May orto to call a stronger police when in his judgement jud gement the exigencies ot of the times shall require it we utterly deny that any exigency has hag occurred that would warrant the throng of policemen that crowded the streets of this city for weeks it is true that a nd and row diBB to some extent has prevailed tut but it has not exhibited itself in such a form tut but that ramt men armed by authority of law could easily suppress IL it it Is a principle of law and liberty that the people are jealous of their rights wedo we do not particularly desire desire to get up an issue with the Mayor or the police their auth authority la is a public matt matter J r in which all feel in an interest and therefore there therefore fors the legitimate subject of discussion tut but we are not disposed to ta sub submit it to grievances and it if we know ourselves intimately we will not this thing of claiming all the purity piety and as has hag been awn indicated in publications cat ions and various insinuations in this territory oryo is an assumption wedo we do not notre recognize upon the part ot of any people or breet sect no matter where located whether li to th the states or in the wasatch mountains and police regulations predicated upon this idea is not only uncharitable but political and religious bigotry of the most offensive kind its practice will an idea that will lessen that respect the police should command and in its iti turn create an imbres stan glon that we are not protected by a properly y constituted municipal police tut but surrounded by art ait ecclesiastical ecclesiastic sl patrol double barrelled larrel barrel led shot guns and carbines carbin eso cocked and ready to be presented to the brents of quiet and law abiding citizens who have committed no greater of fence th than the privilege of passing along the streets of this city is a matter of the most serious import we are not aware yet that martial law prevails tn in this his city b by V any proclamation of the jact fact 1 either irom the ih governor from the th camp the mayor may or or the Pru prophet phet although ll hough the right of personal liberty has bee teen violated and that too in an outrageous manner ma liner by some gome of the police the last number of the authoritative orgas volunteers the following advice gratis but to preserve the peace and quiet 0 ot t our city ty we recommend that ladies remain at home and gentlemen limit themselves to reasonable hours or at least to their legitimate walks and line in of business gentlemen we presume are not compelled to remain at home that the right of social intercourse and visiting each other and returning home en een en after 9 is no crime gentlemen are neither free biggers or slaves that they should get a pass to walk out on the tha street after night without being molested and challenged by armed bodies ot of men and the sooner the police of this city learn this the better irwill be for them in this thiis connection we subjoin the following a statement tat ement which has been brought to the official 0 consideration of the authorities 01 of this city to his THE afa voa OF G S L sla gm we desire to enter complaint against certain policemen lic n of this city viz wm win thorn orn wn ift theobald E El dreke wm win A mcintire J 1 F Sned ekeT J G geo and IV lund who vilia on the night of the he dinst acted as we think in a manner against law and right and contrary to our rights and privileges as citizens on the night alluded to we were walking along peaceably towards our place ot of abode and on arriving at or near the corner of east T temple ae an and south louth temple streets we discovered a body of men at least eight in number ar armed e with 1 I guns and n m ho as we approached pro ached wi within in a few feet of the them cocked their guns na and placed themselves directly in front of us in a hostile manner that simul tane with our approach one of the number viz william thorn fired a pistol we demanded of the above party to know the cause of oc this action to know enow the name ot of the party firing to have him taken before i the mayor of the city or the marshal to none of which demands did we receive a satisfactory is answer the only excuse given was that the discharge of the pistol was accidental C ci now we solemnly protest a against suchlike guch like interference by any body of 0 policemen no matter by y whom abom appointed or regulated with guns U and other er weapons glanting tl planting themselves in our front on a public highway when no occasion or offence offense had bad been given and in so BO do doing gnot not only offered a flagrant insult to our rights as citizens but hazarding our lives we e charge that this was committed by the parties above mentioned and we demand an investigation in a the tha matter JOHN HARTNETT KIRK ANDERSON great salt sail late lalle city nov nor y this matter was presented under oath by y I 1 th the e parkieb batje wae us T to kt and testimony introduced to substantiate it in every particular on a trial held before the mayor wednesday afternoon there was no BO defence save 11 confession and Avio dance 11 in other words the plea put in ia was that the parties committing this outs mi rage from previous circumstances were very much excited expected an attack and were badly scared and that too from two to men who rho were walking quietly along and who marched right up to t their guns without any halt or hesitation the matter is under the consideration of the mayor of this city and aad all we have to say ay la Is that if 11 men armed with guns who are supposed to protect the lives and property of citizens become so BO excited that they do not know what they are doing they have no use to handle such weapons and should give place to men of more nene |