Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-20
MORNING. GLEADER,
Roninr Nun Indictment Once More

News SEQ Fourth Page.
Rollins Nun Indictment Once More.
"One ofthe Nine has a hearing this morn
ing and vOuches for the honesty, intelli-
geuce and respectabiiity of the Grand Jury
and prosecuting witnesses. This is pure super
erOgation, as neither were questioned by the
Leader. The fact that both Jurors and wit
nesses are Of the character described, makes
the injury inflicted on our infant Iron Man
ufacturies the deeper and the folly of the in
dictment the more egregious. It was not
zeal without knowledge, but zeal misdirected
and urged TO hasty and unwise conclusions.
The fact we understand to be, that it became
known To- some of the parties interested on
the very day that the indictment was found
that meeting Of the Directors of the Rail
Road Rolling Mil Company would be held
in August next and that the subject of reme-
dying what is claimed to be an intolerable
nuisance, as far as practicable, would probably
come before the Board for consideration. What
then did courtesy, good neighborhood and
duty from man to man require on the part of
a most respectable citizen, the "seyen
honest and intelligent witnesses" the Prose
cutting Attorney, and the 'honest and intel
igent Grand JuTy2' The vexation, the costs,
and the disgrace of fanindictment in hot haste2
or the laying of the neighborhood grievance
before the Board of Directors in friendly
and proper manner, and deferring criminal
prosecution at least until the Board had re-
fused to take action in the premises2 The
aHin'ts of the prosecution, however at this
time, is shown by the admission in conversa-
ton by the legal counsel ofsome Of the pros
'ecudng witnesses, that it is to be held as a rod
IN teTrorenl over the meeting of the Directors
to take place next month, and in the defiance
and threats in the closing paragraph of the
communication Of "One Of the Nine" who
assumes to be the mouth piece of witnesses,
Grand Jury and Public Prosecutor. He
and they certainly have very strange way
of evideneing that 'there is no portion of
community not directly interested who are
more gratifed at the success Of this establish
ment than those who have been instrument
al in procuring the Indictment alluded to-
The Rolling Mill nonresident proprietors, who
since 1856 have done so much for the ad-
vancement of the true interests of Cleveland,
may wen exelaim, "Save US from such
friends ~
Weare informed by zone Of the Nine" that
Mr.. Case took the precautiOn in his deed Of
conveyance &" to protect those to whom
he had or might seE lots, against the very
thing Of whicn they now complain Why
ttt!sen resort to criminal prosecution to redress
grievances, so long as the civil remedy is at
hand2 Does qualification "at the success of
this establishment thus express itself? The
''some twenty residents" who cannot raise
grapes, curIant bushes, or sleep nights,
with open doors or windows, because
the atmosphere is so heated and poison
Gus by the proximity of their yards and
dwellings to the Rolling Mill, also have
their remedy at civil law. Recourse to the
criminal, just at this nick of time, according
to the logic of Gone of the Nine, must be
taken merely as an earnest expression Of their
qualification " at tie success Of this establish
mentr
The public viii certainly feel deep compass
sion for the "intolerable suferings" of the
millionaire witness named by "One of the
Nine, which according to his own version
consist mainly in the destruction of few
hundred nursery trees and shrubs, and ina
bility to sell more lots
As the Leader is not before the Grand
Jury in the case, we shall answer the inter
propounded by their Prosecutor in
our columns, in Yankee fashion, by ask
ing some in which the great public have
deep interest, promising that we and they
would have a Grand Jury do their whole
luty when "sWorn and charged to en-
4uire for and truly present any one who
had violated the criminal law" Are
there no gambling heIls, no drinking sa-
OOns in the city Of Cleveland? Are the
smokes of the workshops of Industry |
greater "nuisanees7 that the criminal law
Ihould be enforced against them; while the
'thers, full Of the wrecks of wasted substance
'uined hopes, debauched morals, dishonered |
.haraeter, the parents sorrow, the wife's |
ears, the children's supplications, and oft |
imes red with the blood of once useful and |
respected citizens, shall be permitted to riot |
IN full blast and in defiance of salutary law |
rom year to year before the very eyes Of
bath taking Prosecuting Attorneysand Grand !
Juries2
"Oh for a forty parsOn power
To chant thy praise, HypOcrisyl"
OF the ''Dogberry" character Of the Roll !