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Show Co-Operalion Necessary. When Inteivlewed astowhethcr the officers ui c in accord with M.ioi Hob-son's Hob-son's suggestion that the ordinances be moie stiletl enfoiccd, Maishal Cioekett said: "Wo aie lead to do it, and will gladly do so, If we can get the assistance nccessai to enfoice the laws. Hut we cannot make much of a change single handed. While it Is out duty as officers of the law to hunt up evidence and make arrests, the fact that we are olllceis makes it almost Impossible foi us to get evidence sufficient suf-ficient to com let. 1 f w e suspect that there are certain violations and make an Investigation, every mouth is closed clos-ed against us. When citizens make complaint to us and sa they know of ccitain violations, we ask them if they aie willing to swear out an atlldavlt, or if we make the airest, will they be willing to testify in con 1 1. The answer an-swer is alwas 'no, wo don't want to be mixed up In such tilings.' We promise to make Investigations, and do do that, but with the result stated above. As soon as one of us puts in an appeaiaucc evei thing is hushed up, and it is seldom that we can get the evidence necessar We can cite .von to the fact that we did close up a ccitain gambling deu here just as soon as we got the evidence necessai, and we have arrested Illinois in the billiard halls. There is one saloon man In this town, In paitictilai, who we believe violates the law ficiiiieutl. We be- illeve this, but have been unable to catch him, and those who claim to know of these things refuse to give evidence on oath. We will catch this fellow, vet, anil otheis as well, but If wo could have the co-operation of honest citizens out wotk would be nulekcr and more effective." Onl those who arc or have been officers of-ficers ot the law can full appreciate the foicc and tiuth of Marshal Crockett's remarks. While the otil- ' eers slnglehandcd can do much to keep order, and the city In a health moral state, their wotk can be made suiei, and bettei lesults obtained if the "square" "honest" citizen who makes a howl will only join foices with the ofllccrs and assist in that nioi al elevation. lfouknovv of lo- BHHHHHHflHflHHHHHHHHJil latloii, and want that violation stop- i ped, ou ought to be willing to testify In the matter, and give the officers every other assistance possible. You arc not a good cltlcn if ou shirk the responsibility that rests on on In such matters. The average citizen naturally sees more lolatlon of the law than does the police authorities, for the violator Is not so guarded as against the police, and the citizen should be willing to give the oftlccr, his servant, the advantage ad-vantage of Hint knowledge. Instead of making the olllcer's work harder, give him what assistance ou can, and cicdit for what he docs. Tito result will be satisfactory all around. |
