Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-23
LOCAL A AFFAIRS.

Case WhlCu "aS given 10 the jury on
Friday last, has caused a vast deal to be
said respecting our Criminal Court
Indeed some have gone too far entirely
With their expressions, and have made
assertions for which there is no founda.
ton. In all this long and wearisome
trial, in which the greatest skill of able
lawyers has been exerted with view to
obtain decisions from the court to favor
this or that side, mistifying this authority
mi strengthening that, arguing hour
at er hour, and day after day, it is not
wonderful that both sides should at times
be disappointed. And if the decis:ons of
the court have been most frequently
against the popular side, ''are we to ex
pect that because our opinion is the same
as that of majority that no one has the
right to differ z" We make up our opin-
ions from the best authority we obtain,
and so does the court.
During the trial of this case. the court
has decided very differently from what
We expected when we remembered the
decisions in former cases. Blu the honesty
of the decision is what we look at, and
We believe that in all that has been done
during this trial the court has endeavored
to act impartially and remain perfectly
Indifferent as to the acquital or convic
ton of the accused. But we will say
nothing more about this case, and pro-
coed to speak of a subject that concerns
OUT citizens little.
1t is the desire of every honest, order
loving citizen that the laws be executed
faithfully, for without it justice fails 1t
has been srspicioned for mon his pa hat
the arm on the law has been paralized by
the acts of certain men who lend them
selves to offenders in order to escape
Last Saturday it was stated openly that
hailiff of the court had been directed to
summon certain witnesses. He, af er
keeping the papers for short time, re
turned them, and stated to the Distric.
Attorney, that the witnesses could not be
Onn1. The ATTORNEY, placing confidence
in the bailiff, quashed the Indictment
Some Of the police officers happening to
hear of it, inquired and found that such
was the case. They say that none of the
witnesses have left the city. and they have
reason to believe that the bailiff never
sought to summon them.
If this be the state of the case, as rur1or
has given it to the public, that bailif has
imDoscd upon the Attorney and has tri
fed with the court, and deserves not ONLY
to be dismissed but lie made to suffer the
penalty of every offence which he Gas hid
from the court. We hone the case may
be examined. Such an officer of the cour'
IS calculated TO do much mischief, and the
sooner he is discovered and punished the
better for the administration of justice.
TIE Jrrp.-The Jury in the Gardiner
case were in their room a. eleven O'Clock
this morning. There were no Indications
ola very speedy agreement visible in the
faces of those who sometimes anneared a.
the windows, TO "cast a wiShful eve"
towards their home and places Of bust
ness.
IT, Election. Our citizens, who have
determined to exercise the privilege Of
voting at the coming election, are begin
mig TO warm nm little Tt is hard to
saw which candidate will be the i" bes'
abrsed," One thing is certain, all will
get their share.
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