New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-25
Rcp0rtcrs and Reports.

MrssRs EDITORS | wish TO call your attention 10
one of the most crying abuses suffered under the
sysiein-,ia' Of re injury done 70 persons TrongfHhy
arrested had occasion recently 10 act as Counsel for
man arrested upon capital charge larson 1T degree
gd by my advice and consent OF the sitting Magistrate
the preliminary examination Of my client was deferred
tor lew DAYS 70 give me time tor collecting testimony
and for other purposes. In the mean time me puohc
papers among which was your own. noticed ms arrest
md some Of them strongly IN favor OF hanging MN
without fudge OF ury at the time they gave the
substance of the preliminary aihdHvis upon when ne
was arrested stating that there was 10 doubt Of hi
Guilt and making many unjust comments and III drawn
deductions. The preliminary examination was had and
my client again committed, and IN due time the papers
went To the Grand Jury who. IN consideration OF uc
notorious character of the principal witness the want Of
cOrObOrativc testimony and direct dtbt proved on
me magisteria examination discharged the oiH AND
after tvs weeks incarceration. the suspected man was
rated-s fact which not one Of them noticed Directly
OF indirectly Now the adaYits before the GrAnd Jury
wore the same as those before the sitting Magistrate. ana
he could lust as easily Lave ordered the mans release
H could the Grand Jury with this difference, that The
public papers had assumed inc msh functions OF luu-
snd Jury and had already condemned the man and had
the Magistrate ordered the discharge he might have re
cived a stray shot for his pains The eject was
that An innocent man held IN custody amongst
thieves and ieons OF all grades his character blasted
yng upon prison fare, as natural consequence OF M
iverty for the long space Of i've weeks IN the mol
months of July aud August, and suffering iiieparaoy
mentally bodily, and in business
But say these cOnserNaiors oil puohc nOIhs, We
think the public should know all the matters mat trans
pre- the Police Office 10 prevent CRIME insi arrests
nav serve az warning sc. &C" They do serve as \
warning with vengeance. BY their means thieves are
advised in the parts OF this and adjoining
states OF the Of their coniedsfaes, ana me ds
closures that expected and so make good iher es
ape unwhpped Of Justice wide the case Of David hpp
% burrlar1 IL saves the trouble vi keeping cor
r..pondent here for the greedy Reporters give them
f particulars OF all that occurs. and Magistrate nj
fnts 10 suppress any occurrence that the ends OF JUS
ice may Ia, forwarded they raise AK immediate hue and
cfy of star Chamber and personally abuse the sworn
.,,,- ~ 3oi,,s his dutv Let them wait until the
r-i ~ snsp.ctcd person keep their own deductions
D themselves give the evidence 10 the public and LEI n
ige Tor itself In cases where Is not sSisned win the
hummer in which twelve sworn good mer ana tue per
lrn their duty They seem 10 be orgctiul that their
hnsty remarks catering io the deprsved taste OF some
their readers, subjects their principals to SUITS TOT
bcl The present system Is an evil which should DC
renedied K. y. Ii.