The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24
The Mount Hope Cases.

The Baltimore lSsa OF Friday last, in an eil,O-
rial upon the Mount Hops cases. recently tried in
oar Court. undertakes To arraign the grand jury
directly, with having BEEN Influenced BY malice
hatred and ill-will, in 6ndine an indictment
against The heads Of the institution named. We
did not wish TO say one word Ia reference to this
trial, nor would we have done So had Il been
allowed TO rest quietly where those most interest.
ei were eonteat 10 leave Il. bat, As public journ-
Alisls. Ne feel il but due to the Grand Jury Of
cor Coanty-Our fellow ciiisens-to deny that
IN finding the Indictment against Dr Stokes and
Nary Bleakinsop, our Grand Jury were inhn-
saeed b. aay but the Purest motives u good
towards The community Il is no irising mat.
ter to charge Grand Jury With dercliciion Of
daty They come to The exercise Of the fanc-
tons vested in them backed by the oti-iAl cath
ofihs sheriff of the Coun,y tina, they are good
aud loyal ne0 they are pa, aron their own
solemn oa,hs OF sGirmAiiOns that they Will ia
a., shiags aSG ~ jas,icr demands, prrsenting no
oae through envy. malice. hA,r~i o. " will.
sna icAv!ng no vnr unpressnied through fear.
hvor or affection they remove themselves away
irom everything calculated to influence their
minds or warp their Judgment, aud there delihsr-
ale gPoa the matters 6roaghs 10 ,hsir nOtiee,
aad sad cut 10 the world The rsslls % those de-
laosr4tous Who dare say ihe-e men haze hesn
improperly Influenced Who will veniErc TO A..
ssrf that they hare alsfed themselves CT proved
r~cr~sai 10 ihe Obligations they have assumed
fr frHr~ - "a
tie mo-, startling array Of allegations PSvsea;
ihe1lse.ves-ailesaiioas which, II true. should
aal would e0nsisn lhe MOani llo,e Hospital 70
everlasting inEsmy fAlse aud frsaialsn, useAa.
adopted 70 in4acv rer~ons TO place themselves Of
taeir fsiends 10 ihis insd;g,ion-crae ;reA;nlral
o. those ae' p,ess p<r-oa. Who By the visitation.
= God. wes- neerssaf.iy coniRed ther~-ias
shutting ont from The World aud frisnas Of PET.
soas whO were perfectly sAae aud harsh AZ
vla1tctive ir-Ainsni Il then Z taes darvi CON
FAa-these srv but lev ofthe charges trough
% se Attention Of the suthoriiirs IN that insitg
meat. Afe ihese charges true Then the cAs'
So srs, erosgAl 10 our Ccer' ~r earnest.
hoPet ani bsi.ts-! that The picture a.4 bser
os-rwr0aEhi-iaii ~ sash sg;ragrs sgsins
4-eescy ant Immunity had iva Committed asd
ssen Se hesri The ~ol-mn AsrSsFAiiOas OF ,as
coazsel %. he iri,nce fha; ih-se charg-s uery
gro1naicss-iha, al ~ ins;iiuiion -~qgirel va.
A. Opportunity 60 prove .h~-s al.i'y 0u- e<ii-i
il ileis .aaocszce va t;-vag;hesea H4s ia,
fan far, Aa- cozg isi= investigation, gr.s-ass..
By The isfssse. u The AGair. o. Aoang HOPS h<en
had No When - o5i,ers oftae state SssAy.
81 % Frars The '-sss o. fl- uiAitrrs aEt thing.
charged IN 'he isiic'1eat 'ssy ~sre rse,-ao'
- proof . ~ -nr,-.-r - 'ao-e charges 40,
- tie svi1eaee v slines-e. shoW.Rg TIA; ,bs
zsAgs u tee Hospital ~. 4iseren, ffOm thai
aged b. 10 asihoru-- Of ih~ sta,s--bas b.
ssr-siazir.es. Scarcely aA4 lie ia1ies@sns bees
fogsf isRn :, ~ ieazsr~l 20. Aaer = lon.
s.gz7ent 8; <ss ssssA.nst. As1 ;he ,siAi u n
eA=se catered -psa ssI ssre As.ia The oescss
o. ne Sssie refe net % ot.sstioas - every Poia
Thy sistet % prove. ua;i. a. issi &; eadel D!
ne EithirsrAl Of the "a; agAins, The sssi;ui.on
~ 's-tsiasi.isf u n. as uogla Dot ALLOW thes
70 s1s;Ais b. proc the charges made IN ihe in
e.etSeai. D9es ~. asi.srs 90 The part % b
S.A.e-this AbzsI0nneat q TOE eAase argse TIA
the authOFiiies q Golsi Hop are issseenf Of ID
ertHss With Which ih-T aav. hSen Charged ,
No, alfboagh they may hsT. the eatry q
No, Gsil;y sppeaa~i 70 thsis eAses o.
car Criminal records, re, there staads the indic;
nen;, with oil iis charges, sneoniroversee By
siagle ui;ness. no, aadernise1 By particle Q
proof a. n ye; appalling TO the world for =,
eress 0fibs seadish treatment o. those partieu
lAriT Dentioned in that ins;raneai
Ia view o! ihese facts. !, lily becomes psbls
issraAls even ;hosgh they b IN the iaiesest o
tie particular inssitHtiOa saEsd, TO apply hArsl
spiihss or Vulgar phrAs~s 70 the Grad Jury
who. in the exercise Of their high voeaiioa
thosghi ]; ba; due 10 justice and right 10 indie
that ins,ita,ion. r., Mount Hop be cleared o
the sll.sAiioas Agaiosi IL before the Grand In
qasst TIA; brongh, ihess allegAiions Is sssaiIei.