The sun., 1873-07-28
THE ATTEMPTED UTRdGE.
A Riehtsous Judgment.
Eom the san frascsaco caro,@cie.


The decision of Judge Blatchfori on thC
application made to him to remand Charles A
| Dana TO the tender mercies OF the Police COur
satisfaction by all friends Of an independent
press. There Is no doubt that Dana hit the
mark very sqqarely when he attacked the man
nRement and integrity of the Board OF PuOlt
| Works Of the District Of Col umbla. The rate Al
which these functloniries have been rolling un
| debt against the District Is positively amazing
| even In these degenerate davs Of public cOrrup-
! tion The government Of tho District IL todd,
! almost as hopelessly involved In financial dim
| culties as are any OF the reconstruct d states
And not only this, but in order to provide job!
! for their fayortes nd satten their own greed
these model officers are with spade and axe de.
stroying. by their so-caled Improvements, all
the natural beauty which the national capt. al
posses ses, and making it as cherries as a desert
In his exposures OF these abuses In TnE SuN,
Dana has had the cordial sympathy Of every one
who knows what the city OF Washington has
present management
or course the Board Of Public WORKS was not
at all pleased with Dana's course. and they nc
cordingly sought revenge IA that method 80
popular with those whom the press has oCca-
sion To denounce in the interest Of the peOpl a
SUIT for libel. liut fearing that Dana and not
themselves, would be justified II the case came
to triad before an honest jury, they had the
audacitv to make appli alton to the United
States District Court of New York for an order
removing Dana TO the District Of Columbia In
order TO get the suit tried before the " ashing-
ton Police Court, in which there Is no trial Dv
jury. Although such an application T. IN itself
an outrage upon. the fundamental rieht, of the
d w., w., , t .v o.uEe pci.rc % Wlo ~ WIS il..uS
sidcrulpn, and yesterday give his decision
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II Is strange hing that at this late day nan
should Le Obliged To- 20 into a court of justice
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6nJ Ci.m S vnJnIes ,i asaiis. tle 'IuNn wtrc
land. where their accusers held 1t In their power
10 procure conviction without regard to tho
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WdssnOiop Correspondence or lse Ppus5p,vh Leader
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Nm. MMemounce ,i g ". vi course. lheS are cutpneru
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The idea OF bringing Dana in toe Police Court
here for a trial Ia one of the most absurd, not
To say unjust of conceivable things The local
Dog6erry who presides over It never has before
him only the pettiest of cases ind.ed the mu-
ioTity Of cases before him are unfortun n.
boinrs who in moments of nassion have r.yiled
the Deity and are Tor that heinous crime niads.
to pony I'm "A dyer TO nssuape the wounded
diunuv of The Iistrict witch throu,,h its ,sI.,
officials. would hne a MAJ, for wimkins more
than twice 10 the minIIte ON the ~,bnath
while, at the same time. they would be
DUSTY pIotling up new ste3l Out OF
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