Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-06
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| Abolish The esdeath- penalty (as you
must before many, years. all1 YOU Will
sill have. to reform the Jury system be- /
fore yor can make use Of the pnnishhehtI
of aiiy gfeaU criminal who has money \
and friends. The preposterous rule
" hiah practically exslndes Ffrem = jury,
every man u no has intelligence enough |
to know his own Iild abotrt notoriods
events, or interest eGfodgh IN pubifc az +
fairs to, aaasleIstaah what is in eyery-t
body s mouth; which, asks a grave and |
EWell-considefeI opinion, but exacfs that I
the 'nIeff WHO give 1t siiaif iiot bGi IN the
|aiabig OF has ing a,iyz opiniolls; which
Submits thernieese Ioiats foe evidence to- I
these who go through life with blind
leyes and deaf ears, ears, and lays intrifate
fw hl6lR ddeshaaids;;a not 4thatsaa 1arymaiil t
shalte be, hoaesk, or .repntahie,I but ealysl
that he shall be, ignorant. This rule, fills
the jury-boX in grave criminal caSes /
WITH The class of hIeff ieast Capable OF |
I1ieldefihg uan sintelligeat ivefdioty tantiit
fsaest,likessito reiidef = dishonese ohe.i
Nor is this al, HaYiug done all in As
I'IoWer to predispose the jury to Improper
inffuenres, the faw gives the cfinffnai I
istretaendoas advantage ofer2ths ipabaicit
by exae ting that ihe verdict sshaA bed
rliraRimous.i iui If one among the twelve
can belbought, the eleven withstand hiaa 1
in saia.q Probably !nbts hmitint lligent
M al in Nesx York kdoubtsthatt thie ridier
nleas; jury laivz fconpled with the, -mis-s
ltakes of,itle prosecutioff, ayea tNiiiiam
M !aAweed flem Sing .Siagiast january,
f. Il ~ y3&ytfoIS IL 4 81 US esq y*io5I
+ In Englansilthel evil has teyer been So
tserians AS it is oliere,l qbnt it is grave !,
Pehatsgi, ,tos elialienge attentioay sat.si an
effort is sshfaking gif0ns rndit:ai 3ref0rRl. J. Ii
| is proposed t0re&bace tlre 1filmberot ju-
Try men 10 seyetry 10 9afl0w the 1frialato yoIj
oil1exen fftwe shoaid ffaih sick. and tQi
enact that a; aaajerity y0belshall / deciaesi
The iseloafi, Of tlsetsRnlei eXaetiifgl uhaf
nin,itv has long3 been Jtlisptateslz ia iEHg g-f
land; anu years IagdI lord Chancellor
Oalnpbe3b Brought fOrwards o bill pro- d
viding that inyertain classes. of crimes a
fuflailiniousss verdict shoaild mot be req,1ir-
esi.; ReforIi, however, iin England nexesa
Fslewfy,l and aften many iseasons OF de-
hate, the old abtiseIstirl stands.i iia But in 4
1 3Scotlam lstle desired change has been
fmade, and there, after a jury Iisas been
flockea up three hours withOIt scoIaiitgd
tp-anagreeneht. the aserdicGmay be rem
4 iflered1by nine or sulDnes4i I'M Mhether we
I shall Tnoti come TO this also, is, n serious
Il ltquestion. .zs Of. course, unless we can at
1.-THE same ednle;impEOve.th thegcharaeter off
d the liarers, 1 remove the dtaxs on intelli4a
4 fgenee, and cease TO trust questions aOfI
I i.Iife or death, honor Or disiaonOr, liberty
or Imprisonment, oiebaeia whom We
i VI Guild not trHstt with the eDmiaonest af.s
4 fairs ofibllsiness,; we, shall onlynaggTa-f
q waite, the, danger to society by cilitati1g
1.-The aoeeptance of a vertlictl (which ois
4 most iikel v to. betan unjust one.fO Me-
d i,rweed Aaabmore than a majority of his
tjpfy,s insthes teet& Of the, iplainest eyi-:
fdencey and Seanlfell had &thirtl Of his
These eshrecoasideratioas which must en-,
i'ter into amy, careful scbtane Of rrfoTm<s
f1lhat esoDe reform is loire Of the most-
4 pressing necessities of the time, leyery-
body admits; in what shape it shall come
Eis qnestioa fenear best thinkers, and
especially for the LEADERS of the legal
profession, thoroughly to consider. ys,T