, 1876-06-25

| AuuOHuceU6uI LQaL man WHO mas been
so conspicuously before the public as Mr..
HEsno shou1d be consigned to the common
jail for two years. Besides, be has always
Ind many warm personal friends, who natu-
rally work up this sympathy. There was
| another large class who refused to pronounce
the HEs1so sentence fair and just until the
sentence of REHM should be made known :;
most people, in fact, will estimate it by this
gauge, REHM being confessedly the head devil
OF the whole conspiracy. At the same time,
Mr. HEs1SGs claim to be classed among the
distillers merely, and treated as such, is not
good one. From the evidence in the Mum
case, and partly by his own admission, HES
ING was sharer of blackmai1 money as we'll
as the profits OF Illicit distilling, and, while
commanding and always protesting to merit
the confidence Of large part of this COM
munity, he was abusing it by political cor
ruption of various kinds. While fully sym
pathizing with Mr.. HEstNo's family and
friends, justice scarcely permits an estimate
of his punishment as too severe, if all tho
other guilty men are punished in proportion
to their relative responsibility.
As to the squealers," so-called If we re-
call correctly the rule Of law laid down by
Judge BLopoETr some months ago, it is
necessary that co-conspirator shall have
furnished valuable evidence for the prosecu-
ton before he will be entitled to immunity
but in that case immunity follows rs O mat
ter of right. This rule, which is undoubted-
" good law if we represent Judge BLoDGErr
correctly, will save the I" first batch Of dis
the testimony for convictions. It does not,
however, cover the case Of JAKE REuM, since
his testimony can scarcely be called "yalua-
bic" when it was really the basis for MuNS's
acquittal, and when the Government was
forced to abandon all the cases that depended
on it. The practice of taking States evi-
dence in the State Courts is for the witness
who offers it to plead 'not guilty." and
noNe is entered after the testimony is given. |
But nolie cannot be entered in REHMs |
case, even if there were dispo-
sition to do so on tho part of |
the Government counsel, because he has |
pleaded 4'gulty." We do not, therefore,
EIeut %A9 IuulOI LuAt LIZ WILL NOT even D9
presented for sentence. Such a course would !
excite public Indignation that would go be-
yond the Government counsel, and make it.
self heard even in the courtroom and at the
Washington Government. JAKE REHM must,
Of course, be presented along with others
who are guilty, and We know no valid reason
to suspect that the Government counsel will
recommend him to mercy, since
he deceived them, nor TINT the Judge will
neglect to give him the full measure Of pun
shment IS chief of the Ring and manipu-
ator of the Government service, in due
to the punishment of the others.
The sentence passed upon the disti1lers, and
HEs1Sa, and I" Buffalo " MULLER, would in6i-
,ate that REuM and the Government oihcials
vho have not escaped have been reserved for
he Penitentiary. This will complete sue
:essful prosecution Of the Chicago Whisky
Ring, and furnish most timely and needful
corrective for that condition Of public morals
which thinks it no crime to rob the Govern
nent.