The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-04

a professional thief. but II give her .
cAasss abe will I've good giSl. She IL
~ ornhan and has no iltienda AItd !
worA 10 - hsr friend. know Me r.
Ru)lkvs husI Rsnt to bs meFeifuL and
f6r9 5ou y bsmercifus, gastlssaew."
Half her uiterAnce WAS drowned
with tears, wh,ch flowed rapidly down
ner faces rhs Nreish tasd her to
s,-p outsife ana ne would call her
ags,m IN few moments. and iafOrm
b-s eftt,e rvsp t of her sloquent ssp-
peal BE mercifll. gentlemen" were
her last word. ~ shs rlps d the door
II was voted to dismiss the com
p!aint, aud v hen the foreman called
her 70 the roo,i,. told her 81 the result
Of The vote. and commended her l0r
her Kindness nf heart. her tears flowed
ahe-h, aud she thanked us through
6roksn s0bs. I know that in tha,
room, more eyes than hers were wet
eyes t,os acCustDmed TO tears.
But soon u discussion arose as 10 tht
prnpriety Of our action. Some Of the
jurprs thought we had no right, under
our oath, to show favor, no matte,
now strong might be the appeal to"ur
-ympathies. Every man IN the room
wished to be iet,ic,st, but ut the sa,l,r
time, above all other things, wished to
10 his duty. rhe discussion resulted
IN our sending for the District Attor-
ney aud sskiug his advice. a cskf
After hearing the case, he said there
wAs : d diisrence o. opinion - 10 tht
pow. Of GraAsd Jury. "You can
ondoub.sAly. hsconsinusd. ''essscise
yolrd disdrStion in c.rt.,iil caess. And
act rs you think Is for the best interests
Of society. II Is both right aud proper
that the Grand Jury. a,sd siso the
District Attorney, should be clothed
with discretionary power, as It fire.,
4uently happens that they can do more
good by exercising il than by following
the strict letter Of the law. will give
yNi An illusirstion !: TsEE.av Fatsss4
Some ysAss ego, the case ote young
man churg edwith eAhszslement war
placed Ia my hailds TO prosecute. Hir
employer was dstefmtne0 10 push the
cass hs was rather ugly about Il. aud
|thske Hsenlsd nd other coutss thRn "
prosecute. The Dung man was ou,
on bail. and came 10 aaete beg to be
let off. He said he was guilty. aud
should % plead that he had All inva
LID sister, and with the utmost econo
my ON his .malI salary he WIS unabl.
to support himself. He knew that
lhis wss NO excuse for his theft, but
be took the money under great temta
tion, and did not realize The enormity
Of hiAefitn4 q ullii alter hs had cum
mit,sd Il. you can send me to the
pei,i,entiary," he said, ''and nobod;
1AnLia.ns you; bus yop WITH rpin NJ,
for life, aud bring dirgrace upon NJ,
Epareiits and sister. who do NOT knOs'
that / am charged with crime. II
can ba rsleaseu aud the matter hushet
up, will faithfully promise to do bel
Tel, IN the lusu.s, aud l think this wi
kUe s life hong leseOii to me-" H
pieaded 30 : tafnestly that ] prbmiss'
10 do what I could for tlin sent 70
~ AYdlsSsr, a.A prsssi l.i,n 10 .wtst'
|aik k.~sNschasev. AZ fiss.lhs ssfiss'
tut ] laid ll,e care before him in sucl
light that lie nj last consented. A"'
Il tisAu urged him - 'rke the soun
man tack and give him . new nisl
and after muei, talk Isucceeded. Th
camplsintywas withdrswp. the y"ui'
mai, was fe4rn,ei II M .~iti,'n N
lille time his salary was t,,crea ed +
and by ahe arm dlss.AySd ia co''r'
aoence Of tie death ofoise IT its men
her. (; the young man went to ano'h'
hoo. yrsyrsi lvPreF w"s,ey Il q ..o"f
deGce. aud to-day b IL . Thsmbss