The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
THE "coNTEupI" EDITOR At LAReE.
How He Comments ON the g

Mr.. W. F. Storey, editor ofthe Chicago
Times did not suffer very lengthy I'M
nrisonment. Application<for bail, which
fndoc Williams had refused was made to
higher Judge at Waukegan ana ABOUT
LIP. NJ. on Monday, the following tele-
gram was served on the Sheriff:
WAukEeAN, ILL.,, March 29.-To George
Chandler. Room No. AZ. No. 1872 Wash
ington street; The following is the order
for release of Mr.. Storey: ''Upon PLAIN
tiff in error entering into negotiation be-
fore the sheriff in $1,000, with George
Chandler as security, he will be dis
charged from custody. Signed, W: X.
McAI1asrER, Judge Supreme Court.
VIC. GoUDY.
Mr.. Storey was Immediately released
after some eleven hours imprisonment:
The next morning the Times commented
as follows:
The paper read by Williams, on yester:.
day, was in no sense, save IN name, ana
from it's surroundings, judicial docu-
ment. 1t was studied speech. Its clta'
ton of legal authorities were one-slded IN
some cases, and without application IN
others. In some instances. there was
palpable and deliberate Justification OF the
case as presented by the record. The
cases Of suppressio veri were numerous
and garing; those ofsuggestia tdls' equal
lv frequent and noticeable. There was
not an element of judicial fairness or can
dor in the paper. 1t was the heated,
yindictiye argument of partisan. With
in this document The lied repea teddy,
openly. monstrously. lie perverted facts;
he omitted essential elements. He was
public prosecutor laboring with furious
zeal to convict an alleged offender. his
utterances were odorous with rancorous
f malice, and outraged vanity. He travel
: ed within the record, when it wodld aid
him, and out of it, with equal facility and
t. rapiditv, when his purpose required IT..
: He deliberately defended himself and the
t States Attorney as if their grievances
0 had aucht to do with issues involved IN
c the case before him. He cited himself to
prove himself Immaculate; and went on
n the stand to testify in the interests OF the
: public prosecutor.
a When his speech was concluded, ne re-
e fused to entertain any motions having a
: tendency to mitigate his sentence. or to
e test the legality of his action; but, twice,
y passionately, and with indecent haste, or
:, dered the instant commitment Of the de-
d PENDANT.
n As this journal has already shown
IS Williams is demagogue and tyrant OF
n the bench and in this showing, 1T has
t. been borne out by the approval OF thu
Is reputable members Of the Chicago ba'
y and of this community. 1t will under
is take to show before it shall have don'
he with him, whether or not the many ant
I'd grave suspicious in relation to his PROFIT.
70 have other foundation than rockies
Id rumor 1t will So examine his recor'
that the public shall know to the utter
most how far he is qualified to occupy tn
conspicuous position which he has jus
now so hagrantly outraged.
,s His supreme vanity and his unboundc
,rr insolence have before been shown in
- most unmistakable character. 1t is onl
!, some three or four years since he put
g ,ished letter in which he threatened
~ bring into his court for contempt no les
,,ss a person than the chief executive Of th
Il State! A limited intellect grated to a
10 enormous vanity underlies and animate
>, his judicial action, and permits him to b
.. lieye that he is beyond criticism and b
no yond contempt.
i Such being the man, will his actlt
he carry weight! Will this compound
he petty tyranny, this insolent official, tn
ral vain occupant of judicial position, su
ON coed in sending the world back to the 81
an teenth century! Probably not. Do
zoo his speech convince any one
%. the rectitude of his purpos'
,ha Will a document Astounding wi
. legal perversions, deliberate falsehood
- and scandalous partisanship have the
feet to shape the decisions Of other jude
and give form to coming decisions affe
om ing the rights of citizens and the liber
On Of the press! Probably not. 1t Y
take rank at once as the product OF
demagogue; the fierce denunciations
ay' An offended and vindictive official.
ing For these reasons does the Times he
inc that the effect Of this action of Villa
lei, will extend beyond the domain of
yea court, and that Of this newspaper.
e'y' cannot be feared as tending to destroy
ape liberties Of the people. 1t will 60
ao- further than the case Of the individ
~. whose rights have been thus summar
We outraged. Like the bred Scott infar
.eo ,, it Will not become precedent, but sim
vi" WIZ lasting testimony Of the infamy OF
ople "A0 ~ ~ ----
res A Frontier Newspapers Lament