Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-11-24
The BANK Robbers.

From the Commercial. OF Saturday.
"It il said that they are the tools OF the sehem-
ing politicians who occupy 30 maHy OF the puOIc
positions In PhilAdeiphlsAnd New York and VITO
cold tbem by the most audaclOus acts OF fraud,
perpetnted ihrongh agents snch as these iour
men are asserted 10 be-
Those immense mStroPoli are governed 10y such
Scoundrels, who 90 influence the methods OF Jus
Iise as TO escape them, and it has remained for
Delaware. proYInciAl, plain, precise, and rigorous
in her ideaa 70 seize them and measure 10 them
just Dunishment There Will be grief in the State
House Row, III our neighborng city; there WI
be uadneas ia the motley crowd that 1hufnes and
cOnsuires Ground the statue Of Washington; II II
tuFWs out that four Of their confederates have fall
len into Toe clutch Of the Delaware code"
As the Stale House Row has been in the hands
OF tie Radicals, Of Philadelphia, Tor number Of
years, the Commercial ought TO be well informed
of What II speaks. We do not doubt that il is; on
The contrary fully believe all that it has assert
3D. and have little doubt that the Bank Robbers"
are well known to Bill Mann and all the men Of
his Ring. OF course the Radical States Attorney
aud ell the rest of the "nOtley crowd that shut
Aes and conspnes around the statue OF Wsshing-
ton," will be filled with ''sadness if "lOur Of their
eonfederAtesn are convicted tomorrow. Hence
every effort will be made to effect their release,
and thereby, perhaps, prevent fOtore exposures
10 the Ring
Heretofore the police Of this city have Goond no
favor Ia The eyes Of the Commeeiat 1t is now
compelled TO yield q reluctant commendGtion in
spite Of It's political animOsity and uniform vim
dIctivenese. 1t, al least, has not been made 10
believe that the four men whom it hss described
aboVe are the "pccrs" Of those who were required
{, appear at New Castle to "ehallenge" theIi
varaaty' Technically. doubtless, the Commercial
O5ssrves The prineiple OF Law that the "mAnte
OF innocence covers all who are unoOnVictsd o
RuE," bat practically the prsohsrs are treatsd a.
RuIlty men. Theoretically, the assertion that th'
s.mantIs Of innocence covers all who are uncOn
vacted," may be true Bat practically, II is grea
forensic misnOmsF. 10 fact, the officers and thOS
wac compose the Courts dspOrt themselves to
ward such prisoners as are charged with grea
crimes a. though they were guilty. From th
arrsst and imprisonment 10 the inception Of th
triaI. this u the case. Pistsls are drawn some
tu,es. and clubs and hAadcafs ara used upon 10
uoeant men who dare 10 become frAciious; au
the latter are applied even TO the dOcils. Tb
Indictment which prseedes the trial, charges th
prisoner with The crime; and whether II u III
duty or not, 1t is the habit With oar States Alto
neVS 70 charge the prisoner with the crime. Tn
il carried to such an extent frequendy that SPeC
tatoas are astoundsd at the confidence with Whie
the prOoscuting Ofleer makes his allegations. y
40 mach Il this the casS that 10 nine casss on
ian. thros-fourths OF those who witness trial Al
csused TO feel that the Court and ali concerned
Tie esss on the side Of the State consider the pr
sonsr a. guilty until evidence is AddueSd to pros
that h L innocent. The charges, therefore, Whic
have bosn made sgainss the olasoFs who sFFoSte
anAthoss uho tOok charge Of the /" bank robbers
ars Wholly without Foundation, and the facts prO'
that thOso who made them ars responsible for q
falsshOOds thsy put il circulation, although n
psshaps possessing the ordinary ability 70 uDde
stand o., bsing 20 Pisiudiced in favor Of The pFi
.asrs v 70 Wholly oTsFIOok tbs tFuib.