Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-02-24
saws: 1.-THE frienos of the accused

Phitics uafS uccu huAOusiy awaiting tue
decision of the grand jury, hoping thai
they would firmly face the tide of preju
dice that was running so strongly against
the accused. and refuse to bring in a bill
against them, unless the evidence produc.
ed before them should be sufficient 10
convict, If no evidence disproving It could
be found. The result is a keer
disappointment to their friends
Let every candid reader ponder well the
above; and mark the latter clause Of the
first sentence, eff no evidence disprovine
IL could be found" Who ever heard tell
of Grand Jury going forth to seek evi.
dence 10 disprove a fact that was already
proven to them. The Democrat again
Gays: ''Never before. since the organiza-
ton Of the county, was an indictment pro-
cured against any person. by such wilfully
corrupt and malicious practices, such false
perversions of the law. and such flimsv
and unreliable evidence" We would
merely ask the Democrat what that false
pervcrsion Of law was, and who gave the
unreliable evidence? viii he be more
explicit in his statements Mere asser-
tons prove nothing. He does not spare
Mrs Hopkins, why not name other per-
jurers; or, is II because he thinks Mrs.
Hopkins beyond the reach CT his voice,
while others might hear him and bring
him to task.
In speaking of the Individual members
of the Grand Jury be saws: "They are
nearly all farmers, unlearned in the law.
and in the legal rules which should gov
ern the Introduction and weight of tes,i-
mony." He might just as well have satd,
They were nearly all farmers-copse-
quently fools. Was there ever a Grand
Jury in this county that was not princi-
pally composed offarmers; and such being
the case. VIXEN was there Grand Jury in
Marshall county that was capable, or
LEANED enough TO decide ur IN CT iminal
Gaze. Farmers are held ju high estima-
lion by this stripping who presumes to die
tate public opipIon for The community
The Democrat thus pays fine compli-
ment to the Plymouth Bar: ITO the credi,
of our Plymouth lawyers, be it said, that
the movers and chief wirepullers of this
prosecution could not find an attorney
am ong them mean enough to do the dirty
work they knew wonld have to be done
to bring about an Indictment in this case.
and they had 10 import foreign lawyer
TO do it for them" Is it possible that not
a lawyer, in Plymouth, could be found to
plead for the right of wronged innocence
and virtue' Is it possible that no lawyer
in Plymouth can be found to prosecute
criminals whom their fellow citizens, sit
ting as Grand Jurors, had found verdict
of murder against? For the credit of the |
Plymouth Bar VIC will not believe it.
In speaking OF the Indianian and the
influencing the minds of The |
Jury, the Democrat says: "What effect
these publications had on the minds of the |
ia ~. they themselves Can hardly tell
Are these jurymen idiots, that they are
not as capable of judging what influence
those publications had on their own minds |
as this young coxcomb who sspires to |
such unlimited knowledge? Again, be
says: "They had not a. particle OF legal
Evidence to offer in the case" Nov
what would be the natural in ference |
Drawn from the above sentence? Simply, |
hat the jury, either did not know their /
business or else violated their oath as /
grand iurymen in allowing their feelings !
Or interest 10 dictate 10 item their verdict
But bow does this great light OF Wheeler !
md Ninall know what evidence was lie.
ore the jury? He says, In the beginning Of
ais first article in the Democrat, that 1--WE
rave no official notice Of the fact now
uch being the case. where did he ge, his
Did be bribe a juryman to
ell him? We imagine he could do so if
hey are actually as weak in intellect or
IS CORRUPT in principle as he would have
he public believe them.
In speaking of the final trial of Wheeler
md VInall, he says: "lf any reliance can
DC had on the sworn statement of the best
Ind purest citizens Of the town, they will
20 forth from the court room free men,"
We would like very much to know who
the best and purest citizens of the town"
ire; but we presume they are Wheeler,
Vinall aud himself. or himself. Vinall and
Referring to Mrs. Hopkins evil
lence before the Coroner, he says: "Those
were part of over two columns
IF closely printed matter in a large paper,
very portion Of which, except that ad-
hitting the guilt of herself and duplicating
Vinsll and Wheeler. is conceded TO be
/ lie. 1t is one continuous succession OF
from beginning to end, and
10 far as her statements are concerned
llone, no man can tell what is lie and
what is truth, or when lying enGs or truth
,egins.' 1t ia not only cowardly, but it is
mean for him to attack her
SSptnon- "hncut pooi-hiuS u. Ilc VIGIL |
he has not the honesty to
admit it-that her evidence is much more
consistent than yinsll's, given upon the
same occasion; besides his very dear
iiead, Vipall, swears that she is a woman
Of good repute. Vinall's evidence is a d.
rect contradiction Of the examining ply
'icians; and we could mention many other
in his evidence, but con.
slider 1t unnecessary as no intelligent rea-
der who has read his testimony could fail
10 see them. The Democrat makes
Mrs. Hopkins a desperate bad character,
and thus far we believe him; but ve have
no doubt that Wheeler's money has wen.
far in making her what she is. 1t Is well
known TO our citizens that she has long
been his associate, and believed by many
that fhia In vof THAR fret ps rf,arsb;,> e.