Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-05-24
For the Empire.
Tardy Justice.

Mn EDrToR Permit me (through the me-
dium Of your widely circulated paper) to state
few facts, (of momeutous importance to eve
ry good citizen of Montgomery County, con.
cerning our court Of appeals, II is generally
known that any case appealed from the Magis.
trates Court Of the Township, to the Court Of
Common Pleas, may be buried in trial list
with several hundred cases ahead, where il will
not be reached for at least fioo yearsl What ia
the consequence let us see. sues b for
ajust claim of 800, and gets judgment b.
appeals to Court Of Common Pleas A. waits
l2 months, (paying attorney B. having no in,
terest 10 push-the case is not heard for two
years--and it must be on the alert, every ses
sion of Court and finally his attorney gets the
500 for attending to the case, when the orlgi
nal Judgment is confirmed,
1t 4 notorious fact that suit is now in tho
Court of Common Pleas, for SO and costs Of ae.
lion of Township Uourc, for the ostensible pur.
pose Of keeping the Defendant out of his 50 as
long as possible, and one year has already
elapsed, and still no hearing.
Now if it is right to withhold right from a
citizen for period of two years, it is also a
right to withhold justice from him for ever -
If our laws are such, that desperate civil ad.
versary can keep his honest neighbor out of his
just dues for two years, it is simply Offering a
bonus for honest men to turn rogues. As the
case now stands in this county, it frequenlly s
happens that cases are appealed, for no
purpose than delay. In tho mean tip
defendant disposes of his available eitec
an honest claimant is thus deftsuded out
just dues. II is at least, bnt very poor
pie Of Republicanism, which allows an injured
citizen 10 wait two years for Just Judgment.
and then have insult offered on top Of injury,
by licensed attorney, who blandly tells his
client that it "cost more than il come to-" like
the Indians gun.
Our Judges are paid yearly salary, equal to
the nett income of four of the best farms in
the county, and yet one half the time they are
out Of session, Every farmer or citizen paws
81 per aunum per $1,000. in taxes and yet, if he
asks for an act of ustice for g. ho is told to
wait two years. and pay lawyer 500 What!
is the servant above the master? Must the
master wait till his servant has time2 or, has
the servant more than he can doP Suppose our
Judges, (Oouns of Reeord) would DO asked 10
live by their fees, dixie courts OF inferior iuris.
diction,) and compelled to be ia ses sion all the
time, perhaps that would remedy the evil
But suffice il to say the evil exists amongst
your numerous resdersi some wiser head NAV
suggest the remedy, II is a burning shame
on the intelligence of the nge.-a mockory 10
the honest citizen, aud 3 miserable butlesquo
on the lberality of our republican Institutions.
Our courts must be approached by proxy.-that
proxy must be paid by him who pays the ex,
pense OF Courts. and yet the citizen is asked to
wait till the Court is ready TO hear him, say
two years. Oh, consistency thou arr jewel
II one Court or Judge is not ad, quate to the
business ethers should be established. Justice
must be direct, and speedy, If the Bar Of
County islnadequate to the task,
let. seven old women be added to their number or
any other adjunct that will exert sufficient in.
luence TO dispel the inert fog that besets the
Court Of APreals, If any Of the learned at
iorneys Of cur County can explain this matter
more fully, and point out the remedy. they will
,onfer favor on thetix payers of the County,
and remove burden from the neck Of
PROF DOVE.
WWNE TP., May "a, 80