, 1873-05-03
BANYON AND "MONTY."


ItshcL In Dogbcrry's Court - Tho
IScnuties OF t1ac 8aillng System Elk.
c,nplificd--Haosv asnnyon Tui1cs Care
to Leave No Clue by Which Property
Can He Traced.
It Ia disagrooablo fact that ono cannot invea-
tigato certain olaRs Of offensoa without coming
ncrosa Justice Banyon. The reporter rho iu on-
trusted with tho delicate mission Of inquiring
into tho truth, or otherwise. OF certain alloga-
tlons, cannot help it II tho course Of his duty
brings him facc to faco with that per-
son, whether ho will or no. It Is q
misfortune that Is becoming boro to
the reporters, TINT oyory now and
thon they find thoir journalistic path blocked by
1Ir. Banyon. Ho is always turning up, when
least expected Like ESQ pound Jaok I the box,
and ho is always turning up to his own discrodit.
It looks like persecution on the part Of news-
paper when It contains exposis every wcek or
80 in which the aamo Banyon Is always the per-
son exposed but tho persecution is really tho
other way. It is Banyon who is peraoeuting tue
newspaper. II he would only stop. doing dis.
reputable things, tho newspaper would bo spared
tho painful task Of chroncling tho1n. II he con-
Quoted his court leBB lito that Of q backwoodB
Justice, six duys' Journey by wagon from any
other settlement, aud moro in accordance with
the rules of decenoy, not to soy tho
requirements of law, the newspaper would hayo re
drunk on tho public stroets, when ho isn't open
II disregarding the law in his Justice Court or
violating It in tho Police Court, ho is constantly
committing outrages Of ono kind or other that
subject him to reproof and publicity, aud thus
It Is that Danyon ia invariably peraocuting tho
newspapers.
A few days ngo, ono Joseph Lutz was brought
up, in tho Criminal Court, charged with bur-
gfary. Ho had boon committed, with ono Jo-
fs5t Fo5ltco L. Jastiee Tor y tic South Side. % eafsod
III To ess'fy oass was 81 fully uaa aspSrtoa a tSe
time it occurred. having some foatu1es
in made ono of his extraordinary definitions Of
tho law (as to including tho greRtor oifenno III
the leaser) that showed such incredible ignor,,
anoe Of Tic criminal legislation of this State, and
aa could not be passed. over without notice.
Daniols was bnied out by o1-A1dogn,an Mont
gomery, and tho other sent to Jail. Tho attor-
ney for tho people, not knowing anything aa to
asked to 500 tho bailhond, and to bo satisfied as
to tho property to bo secured. Danyon replied
warmly to the olroot that he know what 10 was
about, and that it he MAS satisfied with tho bail
eslsody safe % Security aud II Eo 6o usco
waa satisfied nobody had right to complain.
This being, unfortunately, tho law, tho attorney
left, fearing much for tho security OF tho bail.
| In d few days tho tnen DanlolH abBcopdod.
Tho caao, DhniolH, impleaded with Lutz, bo-
Ing called on at tho Criminal Court, Lutz was
brought up by tho jailor.
Tho state's Attorney cried out, " BrlnginDan.
ielsbrlngin-D Danion'gh hero'sDa fetchalong
Danielaf" In his usual abrupt malnaor; and, u
being explained tint Dnnioln VIVA out on blil
and fhnt Montgomery waa IN court, tho latte,
was told he must produce tho man, or forfeit
liB bull. 49,,
Montgomery answered that he didn't know
| where tho man WnB. ...-
Attorney Reed Aald thnt ho would havo to paJ
tho amount on the bail-bond, In that cahe.
Montgomery said 10 didn't think Ar. Noot
! would collect that much.
Attorney Necd asked how much 1t WAS worth
Tho sx-Ahlorman gueaHed that II tho Attorne,
tried to mako anything out Of him, 1t would take
long time to do It.
ThS Attorney said ho would do hs bost, and
epiro faciaH WAS Issued.
Az nobody knows where tho property OF tn
ex-Allarmnn IL situate, and al most peorlo, III
oudng himself, my he has mono, except wha
ho gains by going bail In Banyon'a Court, tn
olancea Of collecting that bail bond are 1egardp
as remarkably slim. An examination of tho bon
reveals tho fact that Juatice Banyon omitte
>. moptlon OF tho property on which the ox-Aldai
man was sworn a. bail, and there ia no prospect
Of anything being dono to roallzo. Meanwhile