, 1874-10-17

70 the Editor ar Inc Chfdgo jFtoH'tf:
SIR: TIC statement OF Judge Janeoon III
your yesterdays iEsue, that Mr.. Alexander WAS
ia ill-hoalsh at tho tino Of milking the motion
9ot change Of venue reforrod to IN lis note, ia
without particle Of foundation. ! left 9Ir.
Alexander in judge Trees room ten minutes be-
fore 10 o'clock that morning, looking nnd feel
ing aB we'll aB I ever saw him. 1 uaw him next
at his house at half-past II. aud wns told by tho
attending phyac:un TINT nothing but sleep would
nave him from an attach Of brain feyor. WAethor
Tho mild and Henli-patesnal repIoot said In tho
card indorscd by Judge Jameson TO ha7o beou
administered to Nr. Alexander would have pro-
tlnccd 80 terrible an effect Upon strong and
well nau, may we'll he questioned. So1no wostls
were spoken which tIll produce tile effect Judge
JAn,ezon statos tia. ho docs not rcgret the
wo1ds, but docs tl,e effect. II juati1iablo, no
ono has right to comp}nin Of either tho words
or their effect. If unjuHtidallc, tho effect
should induce tho nan who uttered them TO
gloYcl in the dust Of tho valley of humiliation
instoad Of attempting to pnlliato tho ofrorso or
thriving to excuse Lis fault ct tho expense OF
his victim.
Tho nan who mado the affidavit which Judge
Jameson denounced Nd fnlae, md accused OF
perjury, had tho most cntiro conviction Of its
stances, he was adsiscd to ,at;e It by counsel in
perfect good faith. flo might lla:o been n,ls-
talso,,, and so might counsel; but, ii SO. docs
TINT either justify or oxc,lso tho dcnnucietion
from tho bench Of tie ahian. ~ > per-
}''' bis guilt: Especially. doas It eithor
justify or &fouse sMcti coniuctln tho presence uf
a jury in pcudins case in which tho nsainnt VIVA
an important witntss, wbose Testimony WAS still
10 be cousiucretl by thenls Ii tucro quca.ious
Alexander laa nothing ia complain Of, antt de-
eerscs to nufser: bnt If not. tho Judge who
cauHod this suffering IL ailEwcrahlo ct iht bar OF
public opinion, and no special pleading will
avail Linn.
It tile language aud conclusions OF thu Court
werc baHcd upon tho ifoa tAat all applicant Tor IL
thauge OF yolllle must feur or believe TINT tho
entire population Of q county nro pre1ndiccd
sgaiilst him, ti.at tho adverse INFLUENCE Of
the opposing pnrsy mlst extend to every indi-
~idnal in The cu,1!ty, md that lca is correct. tho
statutory provision for change Of vH'ss1e might
as well AZ once DO abolished, nj no honest a,isor
could .,,a mako s.oe Inc nessu1ery sldaut. nes
ends Of Justice. then tho rartr Is justiaotl in
making tho application Whenever he fears rhnt
60 largo portion Of tho poopio Vi my county
nre pre}udIcod a%ainBt hin,. Or tstt tic adverse
raFty bus nu 1lulno Influence 0yer 70 many, aud
hoae tho persons before whom hts caso will bo
tried, that no cannot hare fair tria! iii t!lat
county. And when n s,nn comes forward with
81, affidavit, based upon Lin Own knowledge, and
"nicn VIC GDuFt HicEth anu ueAGnnEtA nj 1niAn
and porjnred Oh account of any theories of itA
own, it is guilty Of an outrage on the rights or
ntitor3 TINT would noyer bo liberated, except
shielded aud tolerated by tho rcCpcct common 10
tho American poople for the lics.ch.
bolioyo the Judge has his tlutlos cs wctl NJ
tho lawyer, but that neither haa tho right tc
tranlp]o upon tho other. It has always becu
held tlisrepn,abio and cowardsy to strife nno whc
cannot etr1ko back, and think it will Ec quite
dlffcut for Judge Jnmeson or at'y cue clro t.
convince tho public tint, IN tho scuu IN nI'icl
he and str. Alexander wcrn aotors III Lla crust
,oom last Tllestlay, his performance wHH cithc
4. ". MERRIAM.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 1Hsl.