The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-09-14
Another judicial Outrage.


A feculent atmosphere seems to surround the
Probate iudgeship of this county. Jugde Brown
seems emulous of the fame of the notorious Judge
Jake Flnn-and he is likely to excel that renown-
ed functienary unless Finn looks we'll to his lnu-
rels.
Our readers will remember that our columns,
short time since, contained statement showing
that Josiah Lutzy. of ShalersVile, had been tried
before jury. for violating the temperance ordl-
nance of that township. and acquitted in the face
of positive evidence of his guilt
The indomitable temperance friends in Sha-
lersville. nothing daunted, had Lutzy, the unyield
ing and defiant liquor seller arrested for renewed
and repeated violation of the township ordinance
for suppressing tippling houses. He was tried on
the 3lst ult, and in this case, a verdict of guilty
was pronounced against him. the evidence of guilt
being overwhelming. Indeed he made no defence On
the facts His counsel, n. l.. Jetfries, Esq, edi-
tor of the Sentinel the standing and volunteer at
torney for the Rummies of this County, took GER
tain exceptions to the affidavit, and ruling of the
Court retired from the case, and from that point
abandoned the defence before the Justice. But
Mr. Jeffries knew what he about. He knew
what he would do, aud what he could do, for no
one knows. or has had opportunity to know the
peculiar making up of Judge Luther L. Brown,
bette- than he.
Mr.. Jeffries took the case up, Tor rather dorn)
on error to the Probate Court. hearing was
had last Friday when Judge Brown, Of course,re-
versed the proceedings before the Justice of the
Peace, and Rum has again triumphed over law and
evidence, in Shalersville.
We are informed that all our best lawyers are
clearly of the opinion that there in
the proceedings juslifying Judge Browns order of
reversal.
We have then this fact distinctly staring US in
the face, namely-no prohibtory liquor ordinance
can be easily enforced, if enforced at all, with tho
present party in power in this county.
Their position is one of hostility to the Maine
Law-their officials are in the position of Hosili
ty-ther organ the Sentinel, is in the position of
hostility-ts nominating convention of the 3rd inst
placed itself by its resolutions in position of hos
tiIity-nnd the ticket that day nominated is in the
same position.
10 view of a this, could we get the ear of tenn
them to let their humanity rise above party; we
10 stutfy themselves, by voting fur ticket in the
attitude of opposition to the Maine Law.
| We would advise the friends in Shalersville to
let Lutzy 60 on, for the present. with his work of
destruction and death. In that dreadful work,
accommodating judges, backed by powerful par
ty, can afford him all the protection he needs To
endeavor to check him, under the worthless tom
| Thumb Law" will be time and money thrown
away. Let the friends there. and everywhere
rather devote their time, their vgor and their eff
| forts 10 the present canvnss-let them pile up a
vote mountain high for the Peoples Maine Law
Ticket-let voice of thunder be uttered through
the ballot box, and it will be heard and respected.
In no other way facle officials and their un-
scrupulous abettors be successfully reached--u
no other way can the terrible traffic in rum be put
down. ...s. .--~