, 1874-03-29

less Jou fork over once more Won may so to the
d. Reluctantly you yield to their requost, IN
the fond expectation ct their do1ng their duty
! and OF your being released from their clutches:
But how vain tue hope! Your interests are OF
little account to them, and must be sacrificed to
their cupidisy. Taey remove, II Is true. soma
OF the goods levied upon the day bafora. put
just sufficient, you will perceive. whom sold IN
due courss Of law, to pay the costs Of suit This
! ls done for the purpose Of ohllRing you TO TAXA
out an alias execution and sxtorting from you as
much money "a you had to pay on tbs first.
How many OF those who will read this letter
can, from their own sad experience, testify to
the truth Of lts contents? Yet We, the sover.
eign citizens OF this great Republic, 30 jealous
Of cur liberties, and SO ready a. all times and on
all occasoI5 to bewail aud denouuca tyranny
NIT to the monster tyranny exercised by Justtc7s
Of the Peace aud their mi:aious without any
effort on on: part to crush 1t? Is it that the
public think that there ia no means of rectifslug
the evil, and are ignccant Of the rema5C :::e law
affords them? I am inclined to th;1H. 80, aud
believe that If the laws regulating 80 conduct
OF Justices and Constab!os wers nors- generally
known to the public, frequent recourse would
te had thereto, and more whole'-
some and pure administration IN
.hesa courts secured thereby. num-
her Of persona who saw my last letter
or the subject and have gone through some Of
thesa ju6icial mills themselves, have assured mo
that nothi. would give them greater satisfac-
ton than to sea certain Justices and Coistables
brought to an account and punished !ot the1f
n1isdeeds; and that any means to TINT end
would meet With public appreciation. 70 such
and MI othera similarly disposed would lnpart
the following information, hoping that they Will
avail themselves OF it at The very first opportu-
nifty:
Art. VI. Sec. o8 Of the Constitution of1S7opro-
yidcs for the removal Of Justices OF the Peace in
the City Of Chicago By summary proceeding, IN
the Circuit or Superior Court. tor extortion or
other mslfeasance-
In Sec. 80 Of tho same Article is contained
provision By virtue Of which any Justice OF Con-
stable can f be removed from Office on prosecu-
tion and 6nal conviction. for mis- lemeanor in
Office"
ca, So Sec. 81. Vol II. Gross Ed. OF the Stat
utes, 7cads thus:
ANY officer who shall knowingly charge, Collect re-
ceve any greater fee for official than allowed
by law shall bo fined for each item Charged co-
leeted OF received, not less than so. nor exceeding
Of the Peace Of the proper county, in action Of debt
in the o{ the people Of tho State Of Illinois, and
for tho use OF the people Against whom snch fec il
charged or flom who the same 30 received OF COL
leGted@
Sec. SO Ct the same chapter provides that, in
addition to thetoEeSoing pcualtg, such officer:
Shall be deemcd guilty Of misdcueano1. and shall,
not less than s25 and not ors than 5000 aud upon
subsequent conviction Of lka ofense ne sall forfeit
his Office, aud be imprisoned in tho County Jail for
year.
Sec. 80 Of same chapter provides That If any
person shall directly or Indirectly, give or offer
to give any bribe to any such officer, with intent
to influence him to execute anv Of the powers
vested in him, or to perform any duty required
by law Ct in consideration that such officer has
exercised any power vested in him, With partiali-
ty or favor, or otherwise contrary to law, the
person so giving or offering to give, and the
officer SO recoiv1ng or offering to receive such
I-tt l,
shall be deemed guilty Of bribery and. on convio-
thereof, shall be punished by confinement IN the
FenitentiAry for = term not less than one year
nor more than Eve yea1s.
These arc few Of the remedies prescribed
by inv fox the moral disease thas ad,cta soma If
our Justices and Constables, few doses ot
which would prove sure cure end purge tuen |
Of the many, impurities that hare corrupted their
souls. Why not relieve the unfortunate suffer- |
ers as soon as possible Of these remedies, and, |
tribe, remove tue patients to the small hospital |
in tho basement Of the old Courthouse until !
more commodious apartments are prepared for |
them at the big institution At Joliet.
In my last letter Isuggested the idea OF Wig !
lance committee, to be composed Of young at |
torneys, who, tor their own sake as well as pro
bono 11ublico, would keep strict watch on tho t
conduct OF these courts and prosecute to the |
bitter eud those whom they would detect in the !
OF any fraud Oh the citizen. 1havo |
whom thought would take an interest in the |
matter. and the most they are willing TO do is to |
protect their Own clieuts sa1 expose any fraud !
that might como under their immediate notice.
Beyond this they cannot afford to Co. and say,
That, az thla is mater which interests the en-
lire community, it would be unfair to cast. the
whole burden on them. Bat the poor, who are
the EreateB: sufferers and capnot afford to pllr-
chase the protecslon Of an honest attorney, and |
he Ignorant and susceptible, who entrapred |
~ tic w1les OF the shys.er, what Of them?
Must they submit to tho tyranny OF th,se
Justices Courts until they grow rich ar acquire
wisdom by experience Why, suppose so, un-
esa the public take the matter in hand and,
Lvailiog themselves OF the legalremedies at their
'isposal friGhten the rapaclty Of the obnoxioos t
courts into subjection-by few severe exam
lies. From the looks Of things at present, it ia
lot unlikely that1 myself shall be obliged to
AXE to task the thieving rropenRities Of Ger
ain Constable who makes his headquarters at
ne OF The Justces offices on the South Side, If
" client only procure the necessary eyi-
ence Of the mans guilt. s1ali loss no time in
ringing him to the punishment he deserves. I
incerely hopo that Others will do likewise When
yer the occasiou presents itself, for in this way
My cgn wa free ourselves from tyranny Of Jus
ce and Constable, and make them feel that they
re- not masters but servants Of the public.
J. A. AoAAYNE.
DROWNED.