, 1874-08-04

4AI ONAoAN$ At4VoAf 0h1oAA"l1 s'o 'A~" ASAaNA I
along. The Kansas Senator protests his inno~ ]
CONGO. yet betrays most extraordinary dread Of
having lis character cleared Of all suspicion by
tho verdict OF jury. Four times has bis case
been called, aud four times has ho found moans
to avoid tito meshos Of tho law, and to take nd
vantage Of its delays. 1t IL over q year and
half sinco pomcroy waB arrested for tho crimc OF
bribery. The County Attornoy filed IN lnforma-
tion against him, Pou1oroy waivol q prelimi-
nary examination az all distinguished criminals
aro wont to do, ard gave $4,000 ball. This he
lntondod, II lo could 4elp 1t, would bo tho ond
OF his prosecution. 1Io made for Washington
Immediately to 0omand an Investigation ana
got. as ho hoped, whitewasled. In this bo did
not succeed. About five months after tho caae
WIS begun, 1t VAS called for trial. H,n attorneys
then discovered that they know nothing what
over about their cliont's case. Thoy had not
had time to mako themselves acquainted with
the facts iu It, or to study up tho Law Of tho de-
fonao. The delay was granted, aud tho lawyerH
allowed tin1o to discover facts and principles Of
law to establish that Ponaroy WAS not guilty Of
bribery aud tllat York lied when he sail le was.
Neither facts nor legal principles to sut
having boon discovered to accomplish Ill
tha, another doay beca1no necessary whom
tho trial was called second time, and Pomcrov
10 played hiB cards that he obrstnca 1t. Rotwoon
tue first and second calling Of his case pomeroy
lad his utrcot-encounter with Conway. Conway
WAS arrcstod and brought to trial. pomeroy mas
needed Oh witness against Conway. and BY q
fortunate coincidence fortunate for tho OK
Senntor--tho two trials were aot down for tho
| same day aud in dif1cront counties, OF courso
Pomcroy had to appear in the Conway caso and
| justlce was again cheatel Of hor rights. At tho
| third term OF the Shawnoe County District
| Court, the caso was called again. THIS timo It
| was pomoroy's attorneys. not Pomeroy himaef,
| who were needed elsewhere. His lawyors
demanded postponoment Of his case because
their presence waB absolutely demanded IN tho
Uuited States Circuit Court at Leayonworth.
Their request was granted, and the case fixed foz
| July ~. July 27 catno. It was supposed that
| this timc the case would certainly proceed to
trial before Judge Morton, OF Shawnee County.
| Suddenly. however, 1t wa8 learned that judge
Morton Ind projuueod the case, and 4 motion
for change Of venue WAS made and granted
Doforo this was dono, however, q motion
had boon made to Quash the Indictment
aud 1t waa only after it failed that Pom
oroy's lawyers had the case removed from
Judge Norton's Jurisdiction. During tho iutcE
val he4waen the third and fourth attempts L
reach trial, pomoroy engaged, as 1t is said, At
attorney to 60 about collecting signatures ask
lug that notle prosequi should be entered in hiE
case. Ho euccoet.ca oven in obtnining the sigma
tu1o OF Il. N. York. TAis procedure Of Pomeroy
or Of his frieu1s In his behalf, waa In itsefa YER.
iauoceut one, considering that filing string o
Aienaturcs with the Court is not recognized b.
tho common law, or by tho statute Inv OF Kan
sas, as q means to bring trial to
close. A.. II. York, aud probably man.
of tho othora who put thelr signaturos t.
tho petition in question, knom pesfoctl
well TINT in law the document could hayo n
Significance wtatoyer. Bu. this circumstance
taken in combination with pomoroy's pesaisteu
Efforts to avoid coming to trial, ia proof that hi
caso ia hopeless one. Tho honest people Q
Kausaa feel that h,s course Is the strongest ev
lonce Of hiR gui!t and corruption. We sincorel
hope that Ponlaroy has reached the end OF h1
] ropc, and that m example will ba made Of Lii
to deter, possible, others from following IN h