Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-08-27

San FRANc1sco, August 90, 1870.
An Usjast Attack . . Jusf Judge.
For o good many years justice had
been playing with crime in San Fran
Ecisco. Juries Enthusiastically failed to
do their duty, and Judges left such
big holes in the meshes Of the law that
It was the easiest thing In the world
for the prisoner to crawl out of his Ell
tanglement. When the evidence was
unfortunately so clear that juries could
not help saying "Guilty," and the
Prosecuting Attorney, by some extra
ordinary good management, drew up
an Indictment that would stand the
test of appeal, the shadow of coming
political events influenced the punish
ment, and the most helnous crimes and
u%nreformable criminals were treated
with a tenderness wholly u~ndeserved.
A few months ago all this was altered.
Delos Lake was appointed by Governor
Haieht to the Municipal Criminal
Court, and he Instituted n new era In
the administration Of justice. He COM
menced by .upsetting the ~nonsensical
| tbeofyst that ills the duty of the State
to provide counsel for q prisoners de-
Tense, and made q rule that when the
day of trial was once fixed, there could
be no postponement on account Of the
non-attendance Of lawyers. He also
introduced many other good reforms
that met with the approval of all good
citizens. His sentences on convicted
criminals have also ELECTED universal
commendatlon, and he has done more
to check crime, re-assure an alarmed
community, and protect 1t against the
inroads Of rufianlsm, than any other
occupant Of q similar local position:
But this course could not be expected
to please every one, and among the
dissatisfied are the Brooklyn hdepend-
emit and the San Francisco Chronicle.
These papers, actuated by unknown
motives, under pretense Of sympathiz-
ing with the criminal, have commenced
La 3esuitical attack on the Judge, and
accused him of prejudice, bias, and un-
judicial Conduct. Public appreciation
or the straightforward severity with
| which he s~uppresses crime has been so
marked that it Is 3 wonder any journal
can be found to run counter to popular
sentiment In asserting the contrary.
The streets Of San Francisco are safer,
crimes of violence less frequent, dread
full robberies less glaring, and the city
generally more free from crime since
Oelos Lake has been elevated to the
bench than at any time during the past
ten years, and all who care anything
for the good Of society hope that the
judicial election Of 1871 will find the
same gentleman again occupying the
position he at present so ably and wor-
thily Ais, There Is no doubt some
political strategy concealed In this un-
warrantable attack OH the Judges
character which the future Will deyel-
op, for other motive there can be zone.
AGMiIlIs.sirs OrEaa-tarinder.
You have perhaps heard of a young
lady In the song who had '.a straw
berry mark upon her arm" and mar
ried "a nasty organ-grinders" II the
business b o profitable elsewhere as It
Is here, she made very good match.
A few weeks ago an Italian organ
grinder, commonly known rs the
Sman with the monkey" died and
won't to Abrsham's bosom, Q r what
ever other place Is reservedfo departed
orRan-grinders. He was supposed to
be stepped In the direst poverty, and
many a compassionate glance and
charitable dine was bestowed upon
him In return for his dolorous music.