Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-24
Tnc Ludlow Murder.

legged murderer, is dragging its slow
length along, and will probably reach a
conclusion some time during the present
week
We have, heretofore, commented on the
fact that at the post-mortem examina'
ton Of the murdered man no successful
determined effort was made to find the
cause of the wound alleged to have been
made by shot from pistol. A CORES
pondent, in this mornings HERALD,
excuses, or rather iustifes them il their
course, because of the great excitement
prevailing, because they were satisfied
that it was caused by pistol shot, and
because 1.-The stencil that arose from it
the body, WAS horrible" We have,
heretofore, said all that we intended to
upon this subject, and will now only add
that in cases OF excitement professional
men should be more careful and infinitely
particular in their Investigations, and
should arrive at their conclusions with
tx lIGIut tAulkOu. ne result "a kLA5 t1St,
so far as it has resulted, show this. We
find the prosecuting officer endeavouring
to aubstantisto the theory, and some at
least OF these same physicians tcstifying
that this wound might have been caused
By stab from a dirk knife AS to the
other reason, the advanced state of de-
composition at which the body had ar
rived, it is only necessary to say that in
po,t-mortem examinations, especially in
cases af alleged criminaity, init il q fire.
uuuut occurrence and if this cause was
to deter physicians from full and perfect
examinations, "a large number of murdor-
ers would " uuwhipped Of Justice. Not
10 multiply instances Of post-mortem ex-
aniuatious Of bodies in uu advanced state
nf decomposition, if such term can be
properly applied to bodies in the CON
d,,iou il which they were found III the
c,,rs noted, were three notable ones dur
tho urss,ut summrr-the Sherman case
atDlubury, Conn, the Wharton case at
Bdtim.rr, aud the Buff9nbArger cas3 in
Ohio
0n' th'n{ more IN come "'lon with
th's investigations IL Will oe remember
cd that the examination was delayed for
IL day or two for the want of an interpre-
ter, that one WAS found in connection
with B4ruum's circus, then ou exhibition
ia Ludlow, and that Mccall who was also
under arrest AZ the murderer, or for some
connection th're"lt'' was examined
through TINS interpreter who was then
permitted to return TO his tI2ht-rope
dancing or whatever other role he had to
Pe'''''" .'' ''u"u'' v" "s7'Ay' 'ne
prosecution r'''ea thelr case tho counsel
Tor Creh'n'' Nla''r7' L u'l"In ana D>1ne'
stated that with the ma OF an interpreter
they wonId place the respondent On the
stand ""d examine him as witness and
requested that an interpreter De Procnred
az we EXPENSE " '''' ''''''' ,ne'o o7I"R
one IN bra'tIeooro' mat could probably
b. rr"a, 1red' 10 this the States Attorney
oJeo'"o. ), 1t '''' reason 'n"' mo o'''7 " 10
NOT 'o2'',Y No ',''' .'''
'"'y " ''''0 .L,-,.,, 49,. ~ H., ..4 ;.,,;t,
..5;,.,i1, j. c,as ,ho d,tv of tho St,ta;s
t,,a.oo,, B.. .eo that AN interur-ter WIS
crovided at the expense of tho STATE.
The object of criminal oxan.inAri3ua|
and trials is not SO much to procure q
s,pyici;gn Of the person tried, as to pro.
t..,.th.. innocent and punish tho guilty.
VI, State. Attorney reprezcnt7 the whole
~, VI, Of the STATE. aui must see to it that
~. ~, ocsut d. not suffsc 1t is good law
90 ,,.ll o.. good gospel that i !. better
+b,t fam y, lily persons should escape
r,,b.r ,bsr. a1e Innocent should suffer.
In thi. ,oactc ular case the prisoner is
n4npil, =, y I'd almost friepdI4s9, all of his
money, As we undorstan7' having Leen
taken and detaiL ed from him 0y the OH
cer- IF the law. LEI ing him none with
which to procure with eaFes or TO Ply his
counsel who volunteered IN ma defenFe.
r,. --ho o,voo3
'' '''sN !4ubo
speak EngllSn ana no" "-'''
necessary tor the respondent 10 cA'L4'"S