Smyrna times., 1875-12-01

is 1T " DELAWARE JUSTICE" or WH,T2-
Last week, before the court at New CostIo
three men, who had each killed a fellow.
being, tried dformurder, and three Others.
who had stolen some clothing or chickens.
were tried for petty larceny. All the mur.
derers were declared not gulty-guilty of no
offence against the State or their fellowman
while all the petty thieves were convicted
OF crime and were each scourged with
twenty lashes and are to stay in Jail six
months and wear convicts Jacket TO
advertise their criminaltv.
The decree that brought this odd result
was called-a court of justice. But was it?
1t was in name, but was it in rcolitv >
Maybe its well to look little more into
this matter. One of the parties that was
mot guilty put a ball, that was intended
to hit fugitive prisoner, through the head
OF an innocent girl in Wilmington that was
Looking at the transaction. He killed bor.
not Intentionally, it is evident. but life |
was sacrificed, nevertheless. He was triad
Ior murder in the second degree; that is.
killing a person through carelessness. bur
the jury said he was not guilty, even of
reeklessness.~ Another of the portias tbo+
was adJudged innocent kept an illicit rum
hole IN Middletown. The whisky tbo+ 10
Illegally sold some negroes made them
lmpudent, or independent, perhaps We had
better say. One of them said. "Wo boro
spent our money here, and we are goino 70
nave our fun here The one that modo
that not Inappropriate remark was shot I
down IN his tracks, right then and tbere
Inc man who did it was acquitted, how. !
ever, by jury of his countrvmen Thi.
was looked upon in Mddletown ., = r,ost :;
Migrant crime, and is so rerar,led ,.o+ I
indeed the fragrance is increased bv tbo Il
verdict that was reached. The last of tbe i,
ihhOcents was young man near BlocI.
Dlru Who killed q tramp last summer
Inc tramp was drunk, it apncars aud ;,
nsuited the youths father. The youth n
onowed him up the railroad and stoned rC
nm 10 death. The Grand Jury presented st
ne young man for trial for murder in tbo
rst degree but the jury said not guiltv-pot OF
ulity OF anything, "rn}er TIE circumstances. ar a.,
hat a verdict And it took then, four fo
ays and half to get at such a verdict in
hree souls were sent TO eternity bv
nese three men. True, it was only & troror ce
one case and "nigger" in another ne
o'h drunk at that-but evidently the slav. iiiSf
rs were guilty of something. and if if w.s tn
0' murder IN the first, second, or some other bl,
egree, what was it? How could tbo,, Lo
u at liberty with innocency slammed nnon er
iem oy court of Justice? That tbaro de-
as screw loose somewhere !. ill. nv
lo not few boldly turn their cvss abI
'"afus the commemorative counsel II, He
'eaking OF this looseness. 1t is stated IN 7
me OF our State papers that the nrosont cor
ltorney General has allowed nearly ever, per
pi'aI case that has been tried during HI. me
cumoency to 90 against the common odr
'alth' Every man charged with murdor Mr.
S been acquitted, no matter how pIarina r
crime perpetrated. We do not know this
" true this may be, but our recollection hun
I lor the moment, does not enable - - an0
ute it. '' 70 coffi
" hen man is aogged the papers ont Of bod,
state call it delaware Justice Here mi
er' II the present rule maintains vbor Al
n Is tried for capital crime these ton
'hals VIII be apt to head their accounts was
uVh trlals With delaware ;,,iust;oo ~ IG