Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-09-01

THE LUDLOW MuEDEa.-The examination
into the circumstances Of the Ludlow murder,
and the guilt or innocence Of Francisco Creboni,
the alleged murderer. is dragging rs slow
length aloug, aEI Will PROBABLY resch a con-
ciusion some time during the present week
The Rutland Herald thus severely speaks con-
ceruing the refusal @; STATES Attorney Elmin-
ster to provide an Interpreter for the purpose Of
an examination Of the respondent, Creb0ni
It will be remembered ,ha. the examination
was delayed for q dsy or two for the want Of An
Interpreter that one VAS found IN connection
with Bsrnum's circus, then on exhibition IN
Ludlow. sud tha, Necsle, who vas also under
arrest az the murderer, OF for zone connection
Herewith. was examined through this inter
ureter, who was then permitted to return 10 his
,ignt-r0pe dancing, or whatever other role be
mai 20 perform for Bsrnum. On Tuesday, the
prosecution rested their Cause. the council for
Creb0ui. Messrs. Fullsn and Dean, stated that
with the all Of an Interpreter they would place
the respondent on the stand and examine him as
q witness. and requested that an interpreter be
procured at the expense Of the State, there be-
ing one IN Brattleboro that could probably be
ei, for the reason that the State was not legally
bound 20 furnish one Thjs may be, and IN
doubteily is. cool tar. but it seems to US that
if no; in Law, yet IN equity ard justice. it was
the duty Of the States Attorney IN see that an
interpreter was provided at the expense Of the
State.
The object Of crim.usl examinations sni t-i-
SIS is not so much TO procure 4 conviction Of the
person tried, as 20 protect the innocent and
punish the guilty. The States Attorney repre-
seu,s the whole people OF the STATE. and must
see 70 it thst -he innocent do not suffer. IL Is
good Law as vel. SIS good gospel tlSt it is better
that ten guilty persons should escape rather than
one innocent should suffer Ia this peculiar
case the prisoner Is penniless and almost frend-
less. ST Of his money, as We understand, haying
been taken and retained from him by the officers
Of the law, leaving him none with which to pro
cure witnesses or to psy his counsel who vol
unt erei in his defence
The frst witness examined by the government
Was an Italian, who csnuot speak English and
now when il may be necessary for the resDca-
dent 90 examine him, he Is unable to do 50 for
want Of an Interpreter, which he is unable TO
procure, and which the proper officer Of the
State declines to do. Again, a man Is presumed
10 be innocent until he Is proved guilty and 1t
is also 20 be presumed that 81 accused can. If he
has the opportunity, explain away whatever
suspicious circumstances there may be sgaiust
him. But this opportunity is practically denied
to this man. as be cs1not, and the State will not
allow him the opportunity.
Il is the custom, If not the law, in other
States, for an Interpreter to be procured at the
expense Of the State, and We doubt il il was
ever denied before, in this State particularly,
where there we're witnesses on both sides that
could not speak without such aid, and We trust
il msy never occur sgain.