The Trinity journal., 1856-02-02

IHE CORA lRlAL.--lz CIuCk, noOn.--
"Hung be the heavens with black The
money of the gambler and the prostitute has
succeeded, and Cora has another respite,
The Jury cannot agree, and are discharged,
VIII Cora he hung by the officers of the
law? No. Even on this trial one Of the
principal witnesses against him was away
having sold out his establishment at s., 400,
and left the State 1t is said another trial
cannot he had this term, and by that time
where will the other witnesses be? Rejoice
We gamblers and harlots! rejoice With eN-
cecding gladnesS! Assemble in your dcns
of inramy tonight, aud let the costly wine
flow freely, and let the wckin ring with your
shouts Of joy! Your triumph is great oh,
how you have triumphcd! Triumphed over
everything that is holy, and virtuous, and
good, and triulapt2d lcgally-yes, hgal'g'
Your money can accomplish anything in
San Francisco. and now You have full per-
mission to run riot at pleasure.
Talk of safety in the law. 1t is n hum
bug, the ycricSt humbug in existence is the
present system of jury trials. Had we had
a jury of eighteen with two-thirdS vote to
govern an honest jury in this case might
have agreed in ono hour after leaving the
:..,.. .,- o. 80 tLo NririI,noo Dnu,u;ftno
and call it an illegal tribunal? What scoun-
drcl lost his life by their action who did not
most richly deserve it? Men complain of
Vigilance Committees, and say we ought
to leave criminals to be dealt with by law!
Dealt with by law, indeed! How dealt with
to be allowed to escape, when nincty-ninc
men ont of hundred believe the prisoner to
be guilty ofmurdcr? Isnot this very course
calculated to drive an already cXaspcratcd
people to madness, and instead Of Vigi-
lance Committee with all its care and an
xicty to give fair trial without the tcchni-
caties Of the law, to call into action the
heated blood of an outraged community
that, rising in their might, may carry every
thing before Them and hang the wretch
without even the scmbancc of trial2
We want no Vigilance Committee if it
can be avoided, but we do want to see the
murderer punished for his crimes If were
member rightly, one article in the Const-
tuition of the Vigilance was, that no i7wycr
c0uld lccomc Il mcmJcr! Peter the Great
when in Paris once, said he had but three
lawyers in his Empire, and he intended
hanging two of them Immediately on his re-
turn What purpose does the law serve but
to blind honest men and let loose the vile
and guilty? Our jury system as we have
before frequently stated, is all wrong. We
have again and again called the attention Of
the legal fraternity to our suggestions to
have it changed, and inquired if such n thing
was not practicable. But lawyers will not
come up to the question The law as it now
is, with its tcchnicalitics, like so many loop
holes for the criminal to escape, is too tempt
ing for those whose chances for fees would
be diminished in the same proportion as the
chances Of escape were narrowed down.
Well what is to be done? Shall Cora
be taken from the Sheriff and hung by the
citizens? No, God forbid Lets hear from
honest men on this jury Lets hear what
they think Of it. Lets have another trial,
even if it be farce. Try another jury
Let nothing be done in haste, and afterwards
rcpcnted in sorrow. In the meanwhile, let
every honest man defend himself as he can
Billy Mulligan is about, and gIoats over the
victory achieved by the Infamous para
mour Of the murderer
Weep, ye honest men Of San Francisco!
Weep for the fame Of the fair city ye have
built! Weep, yc honest men who prefer
humble cottages and food and raimcnt hon
estly gained, to the riches acquired at the
gamblers iniquitous den. Weep, yc yirtuous
women Of San Francisco-yc wives and
daughters Of honest mechanics and mer-
chants weep for the times on which ye
have fallen! Mourn, mourn for the dcgra-
dation Of your adopted STATED The brazcn
harlot, piquca because shc1s rot allowed to
come into your society may hire her para
mour to shoot down with impunity your nat
nral protectors your father or brothcr--to
cIut her revenge, and then boast of her i'll
gotten gold as being more powerful than the
canse Of virtue, and innocence, aud trdth.
We have no more room to-day, but will
refer to this matter tomorrow Cora has
escaped this time on the testimony of gam
blcrs. WHO, under the circumstances, would