New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-05
THE SUIT AGAINST JUDGE KANE.
PAssMoRE WILLIAMSON AND JUDGE KANE

Frcps lie Pktia<esphta sns
For long time. while this painful matter, growing
out OF the incarceration Of Williamson by Judge Kane,
was under discussion was Judge Kane and Passnore
Williamson; but things are now changed. W hhainson
is freeman and in the exercise of that freedom has
established proceedings 10 test the Legality OF the
decision Of Judge Kane, by which be was thrown into
prison and confined there for the space OF three months
Judge Kane, a. readers are aware, was IN
Tie trial of the case matter of course, would take
place at Media the county seat and was expected
that would up some time during the past MONTH
But We see BY the legislative record that new phase
Of the case Is presented Judge nan. has appeI Vt
pecal act 10 change the renrc so that the trial sa
be heard in Philadelphia, and not at Media On what
grounds the Application is based do not appear IN the
record II good and sufficient reasons Tor change
Of the rentre can be adduced the rsaues, OF Judge
Kane should be promptly granted. what tnese req
sons are we can only lecture but they ought 10 De
wechtv substantial and controlling before the Legs
lsture takes action in authorizing the cosnge sougu1.
Ii they not, the precedent would 3e Hsugn' win
nothing but mischief and trouble. Judge Name rs
high executive officer Of the law, should cheeruy ana
quietly submit TO the execution of the laws, ana not a'
tempt of the arts of the mere petufogger ne sas
done night IN regard to ilhamson-i truth anu equity
and the law on his side, he claimed they were,
what has he to fear II will not do to say that jury
men in Delaware County are not as intelligent, trust
worthy and r, liable as jurymen in Philadelphia nor will
il do to insnuate that the people Oh DeIaware Co are
tnctured with Abolitionsm and therefore will not de-
eide this case dspassonatey and fairly. Judge Kane,
as a Democrat, must accept the democratic theory
that large cities upon the body polite, ana
bat the largest intelligence honesty and truth are to
he found in the agricultural districts Beside this,
,Tudge Kane has near neighbors" residing in Della
ware County, and he knows that near neghbors, from
AT least 1914 have been poverba for the yeracity OF
their statements and can assess tdry OF damages as
good az any one else -
Now that the issue between Williamson and Kane
has been referred to legal arbramen we have scru-
pulously sbstained from any comments preJudcia 10
It's fair and candid investigation. We have all conn
depe. in our Courts when defendants are protected 10y
the constitutional right Of Jury trial. and Judge Kane
insults the Commonwealth at large, the profession OF
which be is member and the Judiciary OF the state,
bv again inferring" that he will not receive far
and impartial trial anywhere. We regard it as pecu-
culiarly unfortunate for him that this movement has
been made in the Legislature; it can hardly prove
successful. however strongly il may be urged; may
indeed receive the sanction Of the House. but We pre-
sumo that the Senate will reject it, and that Gov.
Pollock will entirely dscountenance it: II Judge
Kane should be thus foiled he will be obliged to 90
before a Jury of Delaware County, with the known
and procaimtd fact that he comes reuctantly-comes
with mifeivings and suspicions-comes because he
could not help it. Verify the aspect OF affairs has
changed since be exercised dictatoral and autocrac
poweTs against a respectable fellow-citizeh, AMI
doomed him to a feon's cell because he believed IN
the doctrine of the Declaration of Independence, that
" all men were created free and equal.