, 1875-04-01
COMMENTS or THE PRESS,
I'if'tots Stats Regtsttr {Bour1on).

IHfnots Stass Regasttr {Bour1on).
It IL an unfortunate complication Of the case
that tho 1tnes Is tho vile, unscruputous shoot It
/ H. and that hlr. Storey beara tho reputation he
does. Ms. Storey and his paper aro ono, and
btand az = unit tn public estimation, and thiH
unit spares neitlot ago, ao1, nor reputation. IN
ifa shnmolcssly 6candalous ooursa; and no
Imagine, therefore, that tho structures published
as to Judge Williams and Ills Court wero wholly
| fa1Be md wholly undcsegyed. But, II this ts the
case, the Judge, tho Jurors, and tho prosocutlue
Attorney, hare remedy provided by law, which,
no Do not doubt, would be found abunlantly
asslsiassoTy a! wl'en Invoked ngalnat the 1tmes.
lnstcad Of this. tho Judge, the jury and tho At
tofney nnlta to tndtot Storey for contempt, and
tue Judge laa now triod tie case aud sontencod
ti,o defendant to dtFgracoful punislmcnt Il, 4
dirty 1All; among common fe'onu. Two-th,t1ls Of
tha pooplo 81 Chicago, and lInlf OF tho poopo Of
tho btate will eAv that the Times Ia All obsco1lo
and Blandorons sheot and that Storey Ia tlgbt]Y
served. II tho punishment was foT obBconi.y
ana i.l, elander "o n,ond agrco with tho majority
but N3 10 not believe TINT any Judge has the
right, OF ouRht to hare tho powor to oonstruo q
iowspaper-artlc'o tuto cantcnpt Of Court: nor
uo We believe tlat any act outside tho preBenco
tempt.
lndianapo|t Sentinel {Gourbon,.
InlA promises TO bo bad ycnt for odttorp.
Tho Criminal Court Of Cook County, Illinois, has
dared to raiao its hand against tho Great Mogul
Of Western journalism, Wilbur r. Storey. OF tho
Chloago 7f'nes and has eontenced that Rcntlo-
man to ten days iupfIsonmons in tho County
jan. for an attack on tho Grand Jury, published
In hlB papor. Mr. Storey Is ono Of tloso editors
who lIaTo mado tho press to.1or to modorn 60
cscty, and, in view Of that faot, tho teudeucv of
tho public mind will DO, not to examine tbe iuh-
ttce o. injustice Of Lis present p1luHlmcnt. hnt
TO conslder his incarceration ~ Hort Of rotrbu.
Gon fos 5eata Of reckless personality. Tho Sen
ttntt Aaa moro than once noticed tho rnnfdtv
With which newspapers aro losing public fayor
and 1t iaS not boon slov TO trnce slia tioc1iao in
in1taonco aud cstocln 10 tho faults of their con-
aaetoEs: ;n IT,. The puble is gradually losing the
mhnly OF tho pross IL essential to eiyil nbertv %
Ana tho opinion III ga!ning ground TINT sho i'm.
m'!311sy oi tho press IL inconsistent with indiyid
UT, UT security I19to Is danger that thfs reaction
acter Of btorey, thqro should not bc too erest
roadtnosa 10 conuomn him.
Chicago Ersrfno journal.
Whea tho journal contempt" caso vas dis
posed OF by tho Illinois Supreme Court In 1872.
the Chicago Times roproaehcd tho ylctins DO.
cause they paid their fines instead Of golpg 10
3a'' "a martyrs to principle. Thcy would thon
naso commanded aud foceiyod tho syn,pathics Of
tho entire prcsa and people OF the 6tsto. tbo
Times said WHICH, by payipa thoIr Gnoa ~
promptly. thoy had nou forfeited. AccorJ,ne IN
ih!s WOW, tae editor Of tho Times, WHO, yesseF-
daY found himscl! suddenly placed In nonjtinn
Whefe s no could aud should Lave mads martyr
farfotna ~ nI,t 1Jt ne sako Of princpc has now
quickly supcrHedeased out OF Jail,
hnt II may DO vol enough 10 Btase, in thIa con-
,necttnn. shat the man Storey ard lra dtsreputa.
tte It s'iSs sSnstSy nstS I'D would reooy
Court 1as outraged. and moi th tho dofend.nt ai aae
Everybody knowb, and says, that he fIoaarr"s
pun1hment Ea,. for his many i'bets and ISLANDERS
10 account and lia outrageous stylo OF jour,iai.
ism checked, without Court Of Juatico vinfst.
lng ono OF tho raost sAorod principles Of indiyid.
ual r1Glts.
Deffafs Post tntpublitan,,
A Court tn Chicago has committed " =
Storey, editor Of tho Chicago Times. 10 the
County Jail for ton dnys, for contempt Of Court.
because tho 1tn.ts elAhdesod and abueod mem.
hets Of tho Grand Jury, which Jury bad found
IN indictment nBalust tho 1in,es. The Court
seems to have considered 1t duty to protect Tia
4rand Jury from being Blanderel aud Abusad bv
Ihe public preas for doing It's duty. 1t Jurynen
Feto allowed to he maltgncd aud abused by "A
a neMs9apes. end wore not protected BY tho Court,
y to!a 20 procure noWspapsr to subject Juryruen
q Z, public abuse. It IL IA ung1atsful aud harn
1aty tof usaud Jnrymon 70 lndiot ncighbor
ihy Circumstances H. for doing this duty
A.1ntu!ly, they arc 10 bs abused and slAnderotI
~ ~ ~ ae*spapeF, justice would presently break
ahis h,i csse ssnt under tho Poland "gag.law,"
nrc "1va n',tc..i .ao nAieago papers have made 70
io"a an about at bone. 4 touching appeal In
:. a'os ~ ansestFlcted slaulor and abuse ia now