The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-28
u f. Eabbit-District Attorney.

j f. Babbit- District Attorney.
Mr.. j. F. Babbit, the District Attorney
for the I'd Judicial District, has just COM
pleted a term of useful service in the Dis
trict Court, a. its various sittings in this
District. He has rendered the people such
able duty and has been such a good and
faithful servant that be deserves some
thing more than a passing notice. We
have taken some pains to ascertain the
amount of cases prosecuted by Mr.. Bab-
bit and we are surprised at his success
No District Attorney in the State can
showso good record or can have given
more general satisfaction to the people who
have entrusted them with the business of
bringing criminals to justice, and making
peaceful society securely secure. Before
his election there had never been in the
entire District but three persons sent to
the Penilep,iary, and somo half dozen
convictions for misdemeanors. Very few
indictment had been held good, as nearly
ali were quashed, or stolen, or disposed of
in some way. Since Ills election, two
years ago, there has been in Doniphan
county one person convicted of murder
and sentenced to fifteen years confinement
in the Pcnitenlialy, and about fifteen per-
sons convicted of minor offences. In
A;chison county previous to the last sitting
of Court, one person has been convicted
of grand larceny and one for misconduct
in Office. His success at the last sitting
we have not been able to learn. III Brown
county but little criminal business was. to
be done on account Of the peaceful and or
derly nature of its inhabitants. In Ne.
maha county at the las, sitting Of Court,
one person was convicted Of rape and
sentenced to term OF FIVE years in the
Pcnitentiary, and FIVE persons were con-
victed of larceny. In Marshall county
there has been but two sitiings Of the Court
during Mr.. Rabbits term of Office. Near.
" all the indictments drawn in this county
previous to his entering the Office of Dis
triot Attorney, were held not good and
therefore quashed. A. the October term
of 1862, eight indictments were found,
but previous to the sitting of Court, Oct,
1868. three of the defendents died, four
of, them made their escape, and the other
was tried OF this Oct. sitting, was convict
ed, sentenced TO tho Penilentiary for Eve
years. Also at this sitting Of Court, one
person vas tried for assault and battery
with intent to kill, convicted and sentenc.
ed to one years imprisonment also an
appeal case of assault and battery vas
tried aud the detendent convicted. Dur
ing his term of Office he has drawn about
one hundred and seventy indictments aud,
not more than fifteen have been quashed,
only about Eve of them being quashed for
informality. iaa3 e q 5; esa sGT
Mr. Babbi. has performed much labor
in his Office which We have no. been able
to take into account here, but say this
much as e. partial reward for his faithful
services and to let him know ,ha, ,hey are
not unheeded. g siauofas .kosI .F1a.r.rT /
!, We attended the District Convention
held at Hiawasaa in October, to nominate
a ca sd date for the Office of Distric. At
torney for the next term, and are satisfied
that i, was owing to no Dissatisfaction of
the people With Mr. Babsit's conduct in
Office that he was not re-nominated, sbu.
consider. the cause Of his defeat before the
Convention a piece Of political skuldug-
gerry 70 secure certain ends in the future,
The people are awake to the right and will
snureoiate and, reward fsithful public
seryant, and Mr.. Rabbits friends would
he glad TO to see him candidate for judi
honpss another FALL