Pow v. Beckner

This was an action of trespass for an assault and battery and false imprisonment, brought by the plaintiff in error against Beckner, a marshal of the town of Lafayette, and six others.

The defendants pleaded separately and jointly.

The first plea was by all the defendants but Beckner.

It alleges that the corporate authorities of the town of Lafayette had passed certain ordinances which were in force at the date of the alleged trespasses, by which it was made the duty of the marshal to suppress all riots, disorders, disturbances, and breaches of the peace, and with or without process to apprehend…