Show NIGHTS UE THE tragedy on saturday night was a very serious and regrettable occurrence the shooting sho otina of young stokes or admore appears from present ac count sto have gavek been een totally unjustifiable r it is to be hoped that when all the facts acts are brought out some reason bior tiring on him while in custody will come to light we do not wish to prejudge et the he c case ase A full and fair inquiry q airy s should h be made and nothing connected w with I 1 t h the unfortunate circum circumstance should be smothered up or er suppressed suppose the man who fired the three shots into the body of a person under arrest arest had bad been a city policeman what tumult would have been raised what ina themas would have been heaped upon him I 1 hanging would have been declared too good for him if I a branken brute kicking striking tri kine wearing swearing and with maddened resisting listing re arrest is hit by a pol policeman ideman who is ia danger of mortal injury the officer is assailed by a vicious presa and Is ia given to the lawless and violent to maltreat men in of their duty lut is all wrong unnecessary violence in making arrests Is ia to be strongly deprecated and men who cannot command their temper should not be sustained as peace officers but bat it is absurd and wrong to rake make it appear that policemen or other arresting olli officers cers must submit to dangerous violence and aad never resort to violence lor for self protection and to secure their nan man bot bat necessary force tor for such purposes is very different ferent lif to shooting a man to death while in custody and the fact that the officer resorting to such an a a extreme is a ecart court bailiff instead of a policeman ought t not 0 t to make any difference t 9 bo n in commenting on the some fault has bas been found with t the he policeman who permitted twe deputy marshals to take his prisons of rom him alter after patting nutting him under arrest we think the ille blame does not rest with the policeman who avoided a disturbance and perhaps serious consequences by quietly submitting but it rests rather V upon pon the deputies w who bo interfered and invaded the rights of the p allce after been summoned to take the shooter into custody there need be no excitement over this matter all the facts ought to be elicited and the flame should be placed where it belongs without reference to the omelah position of those abo have violated toe the law or exceeded their duty 0 mere ought to be no friction be fei yeen the police and deputy marshals neither ith er should intrude on the rights or duties of thle the others both are charged with the preservation of the peace they should rather assist each other when necessary and have in view not lay ny personal advantage vantage or factional feeling bit bat the public good and the arest of the lawless let us have peace 91 |