The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-12-30
AN OUTRAGE.
What Few Leading Newspapers Say Of the
Verdict Not Guilty"

What Few Leading Newspapers Say Of the
Verdict Not Guilty
WHAT ARE PENIrENIIARI-s BUILT FoR2
The people OF the southern portion OF
Leavenworth county, though strictly de-
voted to the policy of minding their own
business, are not altogether Indifferent 10
the proceedings reported OF a class of po-
liiical scalawags and off-scourings at the
county seat. The Republicans Of the
county had no part in the ridiculous farce
of reading Col D. r. Anthony out of the
party neither do they sympathize with
the efforts made TO oust him from the
Leavenworth post Office. Anthony the
man, is not liked by ever, ",iv: and may
he as to some OF his enemies, for good rea-
sons but it is against Anthony the post
master this cabal are waging their desper-
ate warfare, though they do not so much as
attempt to convict him Of incompetency or
mismanagement Of the affairs of the Office.
We venture TO say that Leavenworth never
had a more competent or Trustworthy post
master ii N ID. X. Anthony. The fact IL,
these fello-s would degrade the dignity Of
the important public Office to the uses OF a
mean ar selfish spitework. That, 20 far
| as the public Is concerned, is the chief
cause Of their offending; and now, after
| going so far as to resort to the bullet and
the forging of affidavits, if they are not
speedily Brought to grief, we shall wonder
what peniteltiaries are built for, and What
the public seS,iment Of iIeavenworth city
is Il ade OF. J. A. b.
( arespondcace Kansas City Journal from
Srarger, Kan.
THE OPINION OF THE GERMAN PAPER.
The verdict of not guilty, in the case oi
Embry, although it did not surprise any
/ body, does not meet with the approval ol
at least seven-eighths OF our citizens. How
il is possible TO let man 60 unpunisheo
who follows an opponent into a theater
filled with men, women and children, en-.
tirely ignoring their health and lives, ard
fire seveI al shots at his opponent, as he
says, through apprehension that he would
do him some harm, and severely wounds
him, is something incomprehensible in a
civilized community, which our city vel
claims to be. Some Of the jurymen say tina,
they only voted with the majority for the
purpose of seeing the case settled, and moi
be dragged along for years in the courts
At any rate it is a new development of jus.
tice of which We need not be proud.-Kan
sas Freie R'esse.
HE REFUSED TO DIE.
| In the opinion of Leavenworth jury il
is no crime to shoot an editor; and, indeed
there seems to have been, in the specific
case upon which this judgment was pro
nounced, grave suspicion that the editol
was guilty OF a great crime in getting shot
and that his ofense was aggravated by hi
refusal to die from the wound. Som,
months ago Mr.. d. X. Anthony encounter
ed one Embry on the streets of the Kansa.
town above named, and was loaded with
lead from Embry's revolver. Itwas sup
pt sed that Anthony would die, but aftel
months of suffering, he partially recovered
The trial of his assailant ended on yester
day with verdict Of acquittal.-Chicag
Times of Saturday.
A DI>GRACE TO CIVILIZATION.
The acquittal Of Embry, charged with
shooting Col. ID. X. Anthony, at Leaven
worth last May, is a disgrace to the civiliza
ton of Kansas. While there was mucf
in the character of Col. Anthony that wal
rot to I've admired, his person Il or politica
course was no excuse for his attempted
assassin alton. The accounts published al
the time agreed in representing his shoot
ing by Embry as cowardiy and premedi
tated act, for which the assassin should
have been hung ii Anthony had died
There is little doubt that the acquittal o
Embry was accomplished by packing ;
jury with Anthony's enemies if not witt
Embry's friends. The result would seem
to show that the reign OF the pistol is estab
lished in Leavenworth, and that it is tin
duty OF every man to be his own defender
I-.St Lo4is Times Of Sunday.