The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-05
MURDERERS YET AT LARGE
BUT H0PE or THEIB CONVICTION
NOT YHT AB4HOONBD.
Tic tHtc-t rhnsr ~ the htror,ou- Wanting.
ton Crime An Indictment for i1urdrr IN he

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'"c ''"'c-' rhnsr u the htror'ous uununm
ton Crime An Indictment for Harder IN the
Hccond Degree n,t Likely 4, be ON ,shed,
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III Is very clear that JudLo Barnard. VINO
presiIed At the trial OF unvI s,m,,is and De
p W ~ 80 W ''"'' oi""'s ""u ~"
banks At tNcrslue' Tor tlot ana ass iut and bat
terry, In connection with the murder ~ Ohas O.
=, 80, ,,. 49, -. -. C'"'
hoi'ot' vas W w '''O"''' '.ono" ~ VI" VI
yet hrinpin9 tne perpotiatuf OF the Hu lttngtOn
cu,r.,e,o i,s,,co Iio ia tnorourbiv f,unIi,,,
,,- = r.. ,,
WI" "'' wv V''uc"uo W -" """"'o'' w"
though IN the trL Of BInks nd unni' he
foi, constrained "a char, tne iurv somevh, A
Wv ''''. ","O' w ~.
su"hYy III favor Oh u ava III" "' W Oauso '"s
testimony WINS not atrOny cnpuk1 TO warrant
convic,i,, HE rr,g,,oi,t,re,t evt1entlv was
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','"' Wv wy" ~" "o' 80 49, - -
lions at Hivehead during tho torn lust otoseo
a., ,os ,,t. ,,,to. .hI, ,.y,,,an,
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District Attorney Wlnkhan' VINO mas "esp
eIectod since the trial Of Royal Sammia and DIR,
n ~. and OH =. ,,d,ht,d iv la. fa,ni,,
""'"S' MI" ""' 70 """'u"' Wv us '
with the cts In relation 10 tue stfooious mur'
der Of Charlcs a. kelsey than either Jude
u,r,,,d n,,tr,ot A,,orna, rnthui aeeo,.
to no somcwha anxious to ret troublesome
lon of hi hands r. may be feme nbsrcI th,t
Rival and lu,i,,Inh IN MI. stlnJ in ito OF f,r
murder In ina second d ,grce. Il ID Mr.. ruthiI
| not ictIret from ullirs hi, lnoIotment would
| cx Ds,rtct Al ornev 4, cnnneeted win In,
| Sa minis fam Nv ne wnutt oert,Inly bnys done
|
| Nr Wlrkhnm hnwnver roasona dInore nttv
| tn to tho Iast Torn, al Inn Cnunty li,urt "A
| Riverncad hts poltrv was siunlv tina of lennon.
| izing, an1 Itat suriny Juu,,e Dvk,n IA npr,up.
| tUriiy set down the trial far tina uext term a,y.
| ing IA he DID No thnt IL the DstrI [ Attornoy
| was not 70 DIV she Samni, brothers snould bc dis,
| omar ell. \ r, Wirkhan. M was nnticI natrd VA,
| entirely unurcpnred to 20 ON Nth the trial liz
| made some remarks ~ to the ahautd v and in,
| IustIco Of tr,ing 20 compeI "A Dt-ttict All ,rnet
| to proceed vita n prosecution prematureIy aud
| then Hsked permisAion to enter "A nolle mr. araui
hut Judge barnard Vowed the q 40 from
very different 81 andu lint on TINT take by Mr.
| Mtrkhan. Had tue Indictment been Tor anY
| less serious crime than murder n DELAY OF n VI
| ycats wttho I ri 4, would have been sum tc NJ
! to cutitle the Stmmia brothers to e. estLiOn Of
the proceedings nrnin / mem but man may 10
| tued for murder wi. hnutr ference to the lon I'll
Of time IN tmsy have elapsed after the perpe.
| tratiOn Of the crime. Ia view, therefore, Of he
gravity If the charge, and Of the possibility 81
! ciuyIcttnr ire Sanlnis brothers at some future
| time, j ndge Barn rd refused to grant Mr.. Wick
| hams request. q. wing tina III" interests OF me
| public wOulu Ue better prdteCted ~ Simply Dis
| charging the Saminis brothers on tnoir ~ u 70
| copniz noes. than by llowtn, the District At
toiney u enter "A nplle ptoseq H. Their bnil wa
| therefore dis hargcd: out the Indictment SIN
| hangs over them, despite Mr. WickuauI's efioI "a
| to remove f..
Mr. Iu nil. the ex District Attorney. in soma
| me sure iiaiines hts successors action, l.
| though IL cprtainty ,youlu not nave been his own
ue saw ia 4 If tho Distfict Attorney of III Ilk
| cpuuty IA satisfied that he h not suI1ic nj cv-
| idenre L. make AZ at all prounuis that ne may
| Obtain "A yerulct OF guilty against the SamuiIt
! brothers IL IL his clear duty to save time and
money by not tt,ins the c Sc.
&, II. ID lrOw. " hO tited the Indictment against
DIR. Banks snd Royal Stunis for riot and as
sauIt and battery, said that there " : no pussi-
Uility uf cOnviciing tue Sammis brothers OF