The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-01
ON CURRENT ropIos.
states Attorney.

Honor and honesty should be prerequis-
ties for office, and candidates destitute of
such qualifications have no claims for the
support of voters possessing them.
In 1870 Joel G. Baker, now candidate
for states attorney in this county, was one
of the grand jurors for Rutland BY tho
statutes then complainant in liquor cases
was entitled to one-quartcr of the fines re-
covered.
1t was then currently reported and be-
lieved that an otherwise respectable young
man, of fair habits as to getting intoxi-
Gated. was negotiated with and induced to |
go around to the hotels and saloons of this |
village ard get as many drinks as he could,
keeping his tally for the purpose of getting
up prosecutions for selling liquor; and
Immediately thereafter Baker instituted
prosecutions against the hotels and saloons.
some six to ten ia number, and entered
for prosecution in said cases. This younr
man was the witness in all the cases. and
admitted his practices and his tally and bis
purposes. Convictions of course followed.
and appeals taken TO the county court by
| the several defendants, whereupon the
,eading hotels of this town were closed, as
Will be remembered, the proprietors well
reasoning that if system of espionage was
to be established they could not and would
not submit to it
But when public sentiment 50 strongly
condemned the proceedings AS to give
assurance that the system met with no
favor and would not be further tolerated.
the hotels were again opened and said
prosecutions were attempted to be settled.
Up to twelve days before the session Of
the county court all appellants have the
right to pay the justice judgments and
stop further proceedings After that time
She justices may if they Will take the
amount Of their Judgments and thus stop
further proceedings. but are no; obliged
by law to do so. Yet such had and has
ever been The custom with Justices
, Mr. Marshall was the magistrate in these
cases. The respondents did not INV mn
before tue twelve days expired. but after
that ilme they applied to him and did pay
to hiin III some of the cases and in the
other cases, including the Barllwell and
Central houses, the justice did rot have his
files, but directed these defendants to 90
to Mr.. Baker, who had his files and tell
! nm to take the amount of fines and costs
p, and stop the suits, and said defendants at
, once called at Mr.. Bakers office and not
hhding HIM in they found the county cerl,
known their eryord "a ,,..,1 ' f 'i'a ~
iustice vim, tLn oo,,,,,. oi,l I'm IN 'ne
had the files md womb d4 th, l,',si,' e..
Baker. and tbnrr rerniveI ia ,',.,. ,i iua
ns directed hv rho irsi;co a,,h ',.oiioy w.,
therefor in fnu dvn anide SO" A., ,iI
1 costa and sioned rnceirts i, tta ar
. of said Baker for said irs,ini
An fines ard cnsts in snch cnsa, ,no ~ ~
c naId tn thp county clerts fo, no w.
/ nrv and If noiJ 10 t,a irs,;o ',, ',o" 's
e been nassed at onc, +, ssiI cIorl, FL, oo;
D PROCEEDINGS were onnorontl,, nrora',,1
satistactoriI,, odiuatoI Ae,apt~i'; 'i wv
e reared upoiI trial in said can,es ,h,t a.
t clerk advised Mr. Ra<er of tho , ,rn, orI
Il in said couses IA him who,o IL
t which not hninr sotisfnctn,,, T., ~
clerk offered Inn tho r,o,;,, ~ -. 90, .','
: declined ana aaid a,,,,n,is9 mniv, w." w..
said Baker in thn ,,,,,,,t, '''" ~
a for a,firmance of slid tnsTi'.t!.. ~.
mepi. which would rive Mr. Bake
S two dollars mere for term fees in said eau
S ses. Whep said respondents were ad
yised of said after-pr6ceedings they an
piled to the states attorney who by Law
II has the charge Of all criminal business be
l. fore the county court, and stated the fact
g. to him. Il is due to Mr.. Ormsbee to sa,
II that his sense of justice and honorable
y practice before the courts was shocked. an,
he insisted if he could control the case
they should be dismissed at once. and h
is applied TO the court for leave to appear il