New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-06
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Our Judicial system.
From the New Orleans Courier, Il Tuesd.y.1

[From the New Orleans Courier, If Tuesdsy1
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On The iii or 9Th Of Oct last Thomas Rrsr was arrested
charge q larceny on The ssavi. q Wolf
Before WIFE, s aspa com me 10 q @
he First Dsc. Court 70, rs on The charge Of larceny On
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60 there was not The shadow of
The Attorney General heard all the evidence before the
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sion tnat the charge only unfounded malicious
Now It is quite obvious that either the Grand Jury
or the Recorder were grossly mistaken, and that
either Mr.. Rigg has been most stamefnlly outraged
by the Recorder in being held for trial. or else that
the Grand Jury have committed still more shame
full outrage in indignantly refusing to indict him. In
either case our judicial system has produced result
mortiying to contemplate, and totally uncomfortable
if often repeated
In point Of fact we happen to know that Mr.. Rigg
cation and good postion-tbat he is as utterly be-
yond the reach of any serious suspicion of burglary
larceny as any reader of these lines or any other Der
son in the world-that no one of his many friends
and associates among the gentlemen Of this City, ever
for one instant felt any emotion but wonder that such
charge should be made. Yet the Recorder actu-
ally held him for trial. and to all appearances, be
tcas under suspicion until the Grand jury and the
Attorney General set him right
We do not undertake to say that this one event is
enough to condemn our whole present system but
we do say that as fragrant and striking instance Of
the sort OF thing sometimes done before our Record.
ers II demands the most careful consideration of the
public. III we are any of us liable at any moment in
spite OF having led an rreproachabe life for years.
the companionshp Of gentlemen to be held for trial
for felony upon evidence which is secuted by Jury
and an Attorney General, it is time we began to ix
means to remedy the evil. There is no more cruel OF
naddening injury to sensitive gentleman than a
shameful accusation laid before the public and ser
ousy discussed before any legal tribunal. We ought
70 take some step towards SO fixing tribunals that
the danger Of such events should be the smallest
ceivable
I'VE agree fully in the foregoing so far as the char
acter and honor of the gentleman named are involved
Although it was a serious thing to him at the mo
ment none of his friends could hardly help laughing
at the charge, it beag SO preposterous and absurd
We would as soon believe report alleging that Arch
bishop Blanc had committed burglary, or that Chic
Justice herrick was guilty of arson or that Lieuten
ant-General Scott was coward, as that Thomas Rigs
had been justly arrested on charge of shoesteang
The action of the Grand Jury was altogether RICH
and proper, but it is pity the injured party has no
some adequate redress.l