The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-12-31

The Mayor Bennctt.Case.
WHAT Is SAID ABOUT 1T, AND CUR !
REASON WHY HE SHOULD
BIZ ACQUITTED.
1--WE SEQ by ono Of our exchanges that
Mayor Bennett, Of Richmond, Ind, has
recently condescended to vacate his seat
Of Mayorality-for fifteen minutes. to
have q set TO with An arrested criminal.
The Mayors own statement places him
in disgraceful attitude. Imagine Judge
Elliott, Judge Kibby, or Judge Haynes,
90 degrading themselves and their offi-
cial position - to desire the Sheriff to
lock them in the court room with crimi>
nails. till they could settle little person
al difficulty with the accused. The May
orality Of Richmond 10 position of hon.
or, and honorable men should ill it, 1t
Richmond would retain her good name.
In the mean time, let the respectable
people everywhere hide their heads for
shame that such examples shall be set
up rs models Of justice in any Christian
community Union City Eagle.
We had come to . similar conclusion
with the above, which is sample ofthe
opinions expressed BY our exchanges on
the Bennett Case sffair;but on due delib
Grafton, we feel like putting in plea in
behalf Of 'his honor that has obtained
. world wide or, rather, court>wide
application 70 criminal cases. We refer
to the plea Of insanity" We have aim
ed to deal justly with him, and, if we re-
ally thought he was clothed in his right
mind when he vacated his official digni-
ty as the Executive Of the city, and be-
came policeman and . pugelist. our
COURSE would be different-we should in
sist that he had rendered himself unwor-
thy the position he holds. Our opinion,
though not worth as much "a if we we're
. limb of the law Of his alteration. is
based upon his own declaration: that he
was mot ashamed Of any of his official
acts, and there was nothing he wished to
take back" By the way, and as test,
we nate that recently in . murder trial
down east, the culprit's lawyer insisted
that the science of Phrenology should be
invoked, and that his clients head be
submitted to an exanieasion by Proies'r
Fowler, SO that the evidence ofhis being
insane, at the time OF committing the
crime, might be established beyond all
eon.roversyl-his bumps would clearly
show that he COULDN'T HELP doing the
murderous deed!! II the Mayors head
were to be exainind, we suggest whether
. similar conclusion might not be arrived
at in this Case AFFAIR."
MORE EVIDENCE.
We submit the following additional
evidence of the Mayors being non CON-
pos mentis: On his return from Wash>
ington City. the first of this week, and,
when he found the Board of Police had
superseded his favorite Chief, why. tits
said "the army swore terribly in Flan-
ders."-the cuss words flowing from
"his honors" lips beat that event ter
rifcally! His mouth is said to have pre-
sen:ed the appearance Of miniature We
suvius, throwing out red-hot oaths in
stead of red hot Lava! He proceeded inn
mediately to cut fantastic tricks by
proclaiming everything done by the Pc
lice Board ~ illegal. and. after reinsta
ting his Chief, and srresting the one ap
pointed by the majority of the Board, TO
disobedienee to his commands, he called
the Council together to hear bis littl'
stump speech that he had carefully pre-
pared. The Council met, and the May
or proceeded to "unfold tale" Of hi
trials, troubles and tribulations. He was
after being reminded that his course wa
supplementary, permitted to procse'
to the full extent Of his vindication.
The Council then adjourned.
From the fact that the majority Of tn
Police Board maintained their positio
assumed in appointing Col. AcGraw
Chief-the consequent release OF hiI
from arrest, and the significant fact tia
the City Council, after listening patient
ly to his Excellency for two mortal hour
concluded there had been NOTHING
brought before that body by its presidir
officer; all 70 to show . confederation
our opinion expressed above, and plea
for bis acQuittal!
We shall publish the Mayors state
mont, SC, Of the Case affair next wee