Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-10-17
Grant County Circuit Court
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
Prisoner /.


Grant County Circuit Court
Observation-Disclosures OIL
Prisoner &.
The present Court has been the most
important in our memosyin Grant County.
A larger amount of business has been dis
posed Of than at any Court ever held in
the County and larger than has usually
been disposed of at two Courts. Judge
CorHERN has, up to this year, managed
to push all the business through IN a
week or less than 3 week, but this has
been a session Of nearly two weeks, hold
ing most of the time, till q late. hour Of
night. We are not in the habit Of speak
ing in fattering terms Of men for doing
their duty, else we would praise Judge
CorHREN considerably.
The vigilan., excited and determined
state of the public mind Of the past few
months has led to the arrest and trial OF a
larger number of criminals than at any time
before; and it cannot be denied that a
~stricter regard for justice has prevailed
than at any Court ever held. in Grant
County. Sham and sophistry, quirks and
~quibbles, wrenches and screws have had
less effect upon jurors than. ever before.
The Quirks, Gammous and Snaps are
thupderstruck at the conviction of rogues
possessed of money enough to hire law
yers! The like was never known in Grant
County. So much for jurors chosen rather
to dispense justice andrlaw than to have
mercy on the vile-on the principle that it
is cheaper to let roguese free than to punish
them at public expense. It is notorious
that resorting to law in the West as a
means of redress was going at a rapid stage
into the slough Of ridicule; the very name
had become a by-word to many and moth
ing of terror to rogues. Grant County has
taken her first step towards redeeming the
law and substituting justice for bogus mer-
Icy. For this step the people are indebted
to a firm jury and a change in the public
mind, caused BY legal but active efforts Of
men at Petosi and elsewhere to bring
roguess to account. We hope justic and law
will rise into decent respect, so hat a mar
can call for legal redress when he is offend
ed with a fair faith that he will get his
rights.
In justice to our District Attorney,
E. D. LowEaY, Esq, we, say he has done
his whole duty this court, so far as we are
able to learn and shewn himself fairly quail
lifted for the station. In one or two par
|%ticulars his conduct was closely criticised
by some, as in the Panchard case, but we
think he ia free from the charge Of compile
lily or double sidedness.
Whatever may have been said. in the
past of Sheriff WAkp's misconduct in man.
agement Of prisoners, we think he is view
ed by all as a gentleman of good intentions
and good humor-a good Sheriff who
ought TO GENE out ahead of the hounds,
considering that hard times are high. times
for Sherifs.
We are unable toprocure this week for
the Herald a full report Of the causes tried
and their manner of disposal and must de-
fer them for next week. As our readers
are anxious to know how the criminals
were disposed Of, we give as follows:
ALLEN RlsDES-Horse Stealing at Hazel
Green: convicted; sentenced to one
year in the P~enitentiary and two hours
solitary confinement.
LOUIS CHARrIERLHorse Stealing: plead
guilty; sentenced to one year in the
Penitentiary and one hour in solitary
confinement. III.
RAvID MISUNDERSTANDING counterfeit
money: convicted;a. sentenced to two
years in The Penitentiary.
=. g @Ss-N IT,
MADISON RAY-Assauits} with intent to
commit rape: convicted; sentenced to
one year in the ~P'enitentiary.
DR.. PAscHARD-charge of aiding prisoners
to escape: Scotch verdict: not proven.
Tnos. WADDLE-charge Of having in pos
session tools for counterfeiting: contin-
ued.
ALExR. FAIrH-charged with counterfeit
ing: not reported how disposed Of.
RICHARD GRuNpY-Assault with intent to
commit murder: Jury failed to agree.
F. NEv1LLE-Assault and Battery: dis
charged.
- RoeERs-Wife whipping: discharg-
ed. -
- THoaAs-Contempt Of Court: dis
charged.
Democracy N KANsAs.-Some of the
democracy pretend to rejoice in the Free
State triumph in Kansas and a victory a.