Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-19
THE LOGIC or SPITE.

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the perpetrators Of crime receive a
more fitting rebuke At tho hands Of an
indignant popul.ce. For six days . law
abiding citizen Of the cityhad been made
to appear before . self constituted court
bearing the stolen appellation Of justice
for the heinous crime Of opening pas
sage from his own premises into the
public highway which had been unlaw-
fully and wilfully closed against him.
How would the Goddess Of Justice
bearing in her firm and beautiful hands
tho evenly poised scale have dropped
the balance in very fear and shrunk =
way At the sight Of the less than man
who assumed to hold this misnamed
Court of Justice! To IN unbiased oh
server it seemed that all the imps ofthe
Internal regions had taken possession OF
his very being. Malice, revenge, Bit
ter hatred and dark, wicked malignity
fastened themselves upon every Inca
mcnt of his features, and found express
sion in every word that he uttered
The accused was domineered over like
one just ready to step upon the gallows
The laws of the State were trampled
under the feet of this momentary lord of
courts like straw. At breath of his,
Blackstone, Kent, the Supreme Courts
of all the States, and the statutes of Min
ncsota were swept away like chaff:-
Compared with him in power, the elder
Napolen was the vsriest serf, and in
wisdom Solomon was an ignorant school
boy. Day after day in majesty the
court moved on. Vainly the prisoner
plead for his rights. Nearer the time
approached when the Utmost longings Of
the court soul would be grati6edby read
ing in his awful sepulchr.l tones the
following sentence: "1he prisoner at the
lar is fined fifteen dollars and costs
amounting to- four hundred dollars and
many spectator fancied they heard
him say, in snappish catlike voice,
"Pay 1t SIR or 60 to jail" What . re-
lief to the young mans ugly spirit,
could he have uttered those words
The jury was sought to be packed
The town was ransacked again and a.
gain to pick up personal enemies of the
accused.
The first witness called for tho &C.
oused was the disciple of Esculapius who
made the complaint. He came like a
sheep to the slaughter and was dumb a:
stick. He dare not repeat what he
bad before sworn to. The learned
Judge came to his rescue, and away 1T
vent with head low bent in very shame
Other testimony was offered but rule'
out. In fact the accused was net al
lowed to make any defence. Thel
came the arguments close and cutting
The court room was packed full. Ill
iudgeahip was equal to the occasion
he was in his majesty and in tones Of
raving maniac called the attorneys t.
order. Thus the farce went on till tn
defendants case was closed At THU
moment Mr.. Wheeler who had hltjert
remained a spectator, rose and in 0 c]ea
voice read to bis satanic majesty a VII
from higher court ordering him
ooase all further proceedings. Their
was a brcathless stiffness in the room
every car was attentive. At the utter
ance of the last word a perfect storm {
applause burst forth from the delighte
audience, and almost with one accor
they arose and left "ye court" rye a
torney," rye mayor and aldermen" wit
little handful Of sJmpath;sing mel
with hands in their pockets, chopfalle
md eountenances blank as bare wal
It was decidedly the richest scene r
corded in tho history Of courts.
Thore seems to be but one expression
opinion upon this malicious prosecute
and that is unqualified conicmnatio
This is just and proper. This one ct;o
TO crafty political malice Of two
three men has already cost tue city +
hundred dollars. Where is to be t
end, unless the taxpayers rise en- mas
and frown upon such outrases J.
them do it, and Austin will soon sta
where it might and would to-day, /
for the wicked ring that disgrace
with riots, and malicious courts--amc
the first cities Of the State in point
enterprise, culture, business and so>
enjoyment
We have no words to waste VI
Mr. Z. 3. Crane, the young man '