The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-06
A vIRTUOUS JUDGE.


If you sixteen gentlemen will avail yourselve.
Of this statute, and BY severe measures under
practice OF CARRYING concealed weapons in this
city. you can. during the two months you have
to serve. DO much towards it,
You Will have but discharged n plain duty
under your onths. and will have the warm az,
proval OF the best people OF this community II
IL h9t the severity Of tho punishment. 50 much
as mo certainty OF conviction. thai prevents
| crime.
!, The solo object Of government being 10 secure
| tne happiness OF the people, and your special
quty being to prevent as well ms to punish crime
suggest that. after considering the few eases,
nov pending 19r your examination. you could
not better employ your time than BY turning
your attention to this important subject of car
| rylng concealed weapons. For full information
as TO your powers and duties will place in your
hands printed copies Of the instructions given
| 70 former Grand Jurors in this court to which /
invite your attention. They should be read upon
retlring 70 your Jury ROOM and may be referred
70 from time to time az occasion may require.
Thus speaks Judge Steele. in his
charge TO the new Grand Jury on Tues
day. And what hypocritical cant to be
Haunted in the face of a civilized com
munity who have been within a week
shocked beyond expression by his open
ing the doors OF the prison and admit
ting to tail man formally charged
with the murder of q valuable and
respectable citizen-a husband and q
father!
What. sirl you ask the comparatively
humble Grand Juror to punish men for
simply carrying concealed weapons
when you, criminal judge, release. in
violation of law. him who not only is
proved to have carried them, but who Is
proved to have used them unto the
death You, sir, call on your interiors
in office to discharge a plain duty
under your (their) oaths," when YOU.
yourself. a Judge OF the Superior
District Court" flagrantly violate law
and precedent, and trample on the well
lare OF society, and openly say you take
the responsibility Of your acts, or try to
divide the same with q derelict District
You, sir, pirate Of a fearless determi- |
nation" to stop the carrying of concealed
when you, yourself, have
mounted the bench and under the sacred |
robes OF your Office, not only carry
weapons. but use them on |
society at large with effect more disas-
trous than all the daggers and deringers |
can ever inflict.
You, sir, speak OF 'the certainty Of
conviction that prevents crime" when,
son, you invite to criminal acts by com
with crime
You, sir, talk of putting into the hands
of your Grand Jurors printed copies of
when, with the printed
law before you, you scorn public opinion
and the public safety, and violate every
obligation of your high office.
Bah MISREPRESENTATION Is the first
law Of nature" and neither you nor
your Grand Jury can trample on that.
Il / know that am liable to be shot to
leath at the hands Of most respectable
citizens on small or even imaginary pro-
1ocation, and that the law will be in
7oked in vain against my slayer, spite
u all the virtuous twaddle spewed from
your defiled tribunal / am going to
iefend myself as best can against you
md those you urge on to crime. Aye,
ir, the very Grand Jury to whom you
,rate, and over whose shoulders you
mock civilization, will do the same thing
I they choose.
Go on, Judge Steele; you and your {
Master. Kellogg, are doing brave work
'ou are fast bringing society to the trial .
Il that remedial agent called "Vigil !
nee Committee" and then you and he :
an shake hands over the volcano and
ay to each other, "Well done thou good t
md faithful servant" +,
LAST DIToHER.