Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-04-10

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900 tlc ate Milton liguor case
d is stated that thirty--.s Gi~tme, offences
were proven. and tlat tto clau-c. tHr thc
'.nota. keeper argued O. the jury among
orhr~ thin--. rs . r-1iaa.r.4 NJ |lI ''that
even +. the Surrcmc laur- had decided thar
such wa not the law. the Jury were NOT
bound hv b.. being udec- li tle law and
fait-. and that they had she power t1 am
initiate the statute itself a- fa- a- this case
Wa concerned VI d. ua- rclcr o. the
other points made, because DC ls understood
that j. wa almost solely Upon tui- ground
that the jury came o. tue.r verdict. lu-
deed. the Burlington FAN Pass DOB come
mcniinr cdit0raly upon the remarkable
result and the opinion of tae citizens oi
Milton thereon, says. "tlat % wa Que
~ the acceptance lh1uc-t, a- they heacyCI
! -hv the iury OF the extraordinary claim
made hV tine counsel i0r Iac defence. tla-
the ury had the right On nulIiY the de-
ci-ion of the supreme Court. ana make taat
Jaw which the highest court IN the State
had decided t. be not law. We d. uot
propose 20 defend this verdict oi the jury.
tor the simple reason that. upon the laci~
aS stated. il Is HagfegSir' --a- We thought
the course of the prosecutor In the other
case. We 90 even further 10 this case,
and say that it Is perfectly Incompetence
s.ble 10 our mind how one ai those jurors
could have rce0ncilcl such O. verdict
with thsr oa,h-. their .1nsclence~ or
their dutie- o. good citizens. bli tins
is not all there is ofit Is the proposition
quoted So very "cxtrao-dinary Taxing It
IN It's true intent ana meaning is lr nos @
good. safe law Do was 60 secure
rl... --,r.H..s--+ me 1r.t fMa
escape of tire guilty. a~ also. "ler the pres
cryation oi our liberty, that lr'rs r7t
.a4Gc % -rlmlHai cases iugars gt i.. iaIr as
sell IS U sAr fr- Tins principle i- now.
aui agar has uscu. - much rart ui our
judicial =, stem. a. banding lvau courts,
and A. sacred. a. aEy statute 4aw ar. c1cu,
the constitution itself. D.. therefore, '.a-
laii0n of the liquor law. e9-caueI. for short,
j. a crime. then the gist Ui the proposition
quoted Wa good law. The proposition Is
simply this, gentlemen OF the jury. you
are 10 this ease the sole judges oi the law
We not propose TO argue this ease with
the Gl05e but We should like u know IL
Jus r.ga: Of jury to be judge of the law
j. without limi.stous. j. it anything more
than a night to Judge OF the Law. IN eases
Atlt Al-ttt - q iatA y ut0t4fA i1+ AAa as %
i,g Docs it give to juries the right to al
nihilate" statntes Have jurors the right
to count for naueht the decision oi the
highest courts and 20 put in place OF the
law. a. iudically cypoundcd, their own
idea of what they would like the law To he .
Have juries the right g. accept the state
ments of subscriptions lawyers. in place Of
the recorded decisions of the courts ami to
lac alsoutc nullifcariuu of the piainest
pFoE~,on5 % .ae- IT'S u. what use are
courts or laws Nca>s for information.
IAE PoGT llFNBY l,ArLE0AD bEineE AGAi-
SERIOUSLY lNJuREp-The strong north " ind
Of Friday night again drove the ice against
the bridge with snch force a to entirely de-
s'roy several trcStles and damage the struc-
ture mole seriously than ever before Pas
sengers, mails and expires were conveyed hY
carriages around &c.. hAy % Long Point, a
distzaee of about laur miles. TO the train.
which. iOr s1iety. had been kept on the east
side of the bridge. soothing can now pass
for several days at least. G. It can only be
repaired at an expense Oh several thousand
dollars and much labor. The bridge had
neen partially repaired. after the last IN
jury, and trains mad crossed for single
lay