The Baltimore County union., 1866-02-17
A Threatening Letter.

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Prise All r.in % ~ fsi-aGs IN relation 20 nv
rog7se q ihi. cas- t.sspprovisg u nv ralirzs
efp-~ssic- hop-s an4 fssrs ae4 ssyxe.,ing effects
and ccnseqseacrs 70 Elys-lf {, . anhecrssAry
fc- ne % ~ hat though It professs to come
frota ffs-sg " 'r.en9s. they are 90, nv frien9s
b.; AZ sltre ant 4i;-r strangers 10 ne kave
caiy 70 ssy taAi ! aATe plsesa the matter \. A
'faa q iasesiisaiion, iaa, may pgnish ;he in
p~-'issn; .z;rr'-r-ac- of The writer For ia The
cs'a.osle of crimes. there IS cone NOR. cH.nsi .
o. Iaias5gs iain tAe aiiempi . interfere si,h
tie course % ..sficr. The fy-krsi secfiou Of
ATiic.e ihift.st u 'be Code is inpsrAiise. ! in
tend TO iry The CASE according 10 ihe aw aud TO
10 80 fearless u all rons-9ssness 10 myseif snd
regari'ess Of al consequences 70 others. Ata
proper time snAl! Gle This le;;sf ia The cans~ 20
that u NAY accompany the Indictment ai all times
When ii niAy - ia v-stiga.sd
N' Sehisy, ia eoaneciioa with the ahov. in
formAtioa. rrmark~-!
n your fioaor shall saccs~d ia yoar efor; IN
hnd oai the person OF l-fsons - 10 have been con.
EeCieil wiih iha; letter. an sure the counsel on
10th sides Si.l heartily approve Of the sevese.,
Psnishmeni 70 be iHseisd sI.,n the traasgressor
~ cogrsr. there 10 no counsel upon either siie
connected with the c1se sho would for q mo-.
tneni sanction such violation of the dignity
sni Bprightnsss of this court. especially Nth q
genilenan Who has been distinguished bv his
courtesy 70 counsel upon 10th sidss, and by hi.
even temper ia III. ~hole conduct Of this cause
from "a commencement up 10 the present time.
NJ. Preston followed with the reuHrks:
deem L proper 10 ssy, 10 addition 10 wha,
has he~n aid by nv Distinguished brother tha,
We o.anoi hut meet with sentinssnts os ahhor.
fesee he attempt on the part of any individual
ihus 10 interfere with the court in the discharge
OF iis duties. cannOt conceive how any right.
minded p~rson could, for moment, haze enter
tained such an opinion, much less to have given
expression 10 u. Most unqnestionably, since
your Honor has bs.n presiding over this trial.
with respect 10 the gentlemen on ikr other aide,
and 10 Ourselves and In regard 10 the Law vs
hare only sesn, on the par, % the Courf. . dig.
nihef dsiermia.iion 10 80 the case conducted In
such manner as might not only meet the appro-
haiion OF this court. bg, the appreciation or the
community generally. Your rulings. whether
for or against us, have been listened 20 with
calm Fesfsei, and certainly We have be~a irsared
90 both aade.. With unvarying courtesy.
Nr. Radcliffe said
! Subscribe to everything ihA, ha. h..n aid b,
counsel npon the other side. Of cours-, Il 4
no, neces-try that anything should 10 said by
ihs prosecution but I oaBnoi refrain from saS-
ing that ue cannot Imagine any Justification or
sEcns~ for such cours-, aud cannot psFcsive
how any mao, who 10 no, utterly depraved, could
have taken such . step A. that and we do not
believe that any honest psrson hes any par,leipa-
iion IN this matter. We most ehseriully and
heartily subscribe TO al that has beea aaid upoa
the other side.