Tough times for old-time local constables | News, Sports, Jobs
PETER BETZ Gathering those repossessed chickens into one sack became more painful than gathering all their eggs into one basket. (Photo courtesy of Peter Betz) In our old times, many towns employed local peace officers called constables, but things didn’t always go the constable’s way. Under the headline “They Gave Him the Bounce,” the Aug. 13, 1893 Daily Republican reported, “A family named Lawyer consists of two men and about twenty women, if the story told by a Stratford Constable can be believed. An arrest warrant was issued by Stratford’s town justice against James Lawyer ...
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