The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01
the "cut" will be large, and good trade in the

spring.
came and went, and such court! The grand
Jury had for two OF its member one whole and
one half breed Indian. Captain Sad could
neither read, nor write, or talk English. His
guttera grunt was deep, and the purest effort
at articulation | ever heard. La Praisu, the
other aboriginee is better informt d, but the
most miserable Of sots. Several others have
squaws for wives OF concubines The fore
man had been defaulting county official. Two
saloon keepers were placed on it to support the
LIQUOR law. Take it all in all, its equal never
Sat in this State. 1t was the creature OF the
official ring at the courthouse; and as every
member was drawn from two out OF the five
precincts in Pine county, and none from Kama
was packed by " lizard and Brawley to cover
up their dirty irregularities. There is not
county in the State with more taxable proper
ty per capita; and yet there is but one heavy
taxpayer a resident Of the county. The tax
paid by all the county officials put together
will not exceed twenty-five dollars. They ex-
tend and manage taxes for other people on
over million Of dollars of assessed property.
No wonder that these fellows want a packed
grand jury.
THE PETIT JURY
is par mobile trotrum. In the case OF Hewitt
vs. Pioneer-Press, they brought in a verdict
against the judges charge, while in the case OF
Ball vs.. Hutchinson & Brawley the judges
charge was their excuse for not rendering a
verdict in the interest OF common sense and
justice.
As the charge of the judge has an import
ant bearing upon the in, erests of mechanics, l
will give it as nearly as possible in the language
of Judge Crosby, as follows:
Gentlemen of the Jury-You have waited
patiently through this long trial to the evil
! dence adduced in this case, and the real ques-
| I hal .har hot
the tools and instruments belonging to Mr..
Ball are those of mechanic. As printer he
is entitled to them free from levy or attach
ment, if used and kept by him for the pur-
pose Of carrying on his trade
But in order to be entitled to hold them as
exempt. he must use them himself as printer.
He cannot let them to another person. If he
does, he is simply publisher, and is not en-
titled to any exemption. If You find that he
is simply an editor as well as publisher, he
will be entitled only to his pen and scissors. II
he hires men to do the work for him, the prop
erty then will not be exempt"
have condensed the charge good deal, but
can aver that he said all that is stated above
and much more fully and pointedly than
have stated it.
The result is, mechanics can not hold any
property exempt, for all mechanics who ust
tools and instruments employ men to u.s.
them Hemght be unable to use them, from
sickness; he has, on Judge Crosby's theory
! no exemption. The tools must not be idle
, nor can he let them 10 earn the cruel to feet
j.. kim during convalesoence. This decision
emasculates the eighth subdivision of the sec
ton of the statutes on exemption of all valu
\ the laborer.
But more than this, furniture falls under tn
, same ban. ''If kept and used," mean th
same thing as FUSED and kept" and the re
b suit most likely to arise is that sherifs vii
y will find out whether a man uses his cooking
a utensils himself, or hires o girl to do it. w
fear hired girls will be cheap.
Brswley is running for the Legislature to d
: what he can to smother investigation. H
e knows nothing Of the people or the wants Q
: the State. He is the agent OF the Wester
s Land Association, an institution that neve
q gives warranty deed Of its lots. 1t may b
# that this agent Of what looks very much
S from this fact-like swindling concern, wi
y be elected; but hope not. A vote for him
!, a vote against decency, and an endorsement I
: he worst conspirators AGAR st the freedom {
IS the press, and free speech, to be found. Il
g the bully meet with the overwhelming deiea
he deserves. Yours,
y TRUTH