, 1877-07-15
FLORENCE M'CARTHYtS RAID.
FOURTH LETTER.
tn the Editor Of The Tribune

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f,a,cAoe. July l4-If the readers OF THE fBiB-
usE were surprised at what sad last "cek eon
cern;ns tnc nsages of the Cook County Criminal
tonr, with regard to withholding prisoners fndics
r,en,x from them until after they have peadcd 10
them. what will they say when they are informed
that III the District Court OF the lnte states ios
Northern Illinois, over which Judge b'oage.1 p1e-
sides q nun who s to be tried FOR crime Is never
p;yen COPY ot his indictment ut aH, neither ~
th;s life nor In that which is to come! ANU u 'ns
,.toni.hes the reader what will he SOY when nc 's
informed that the Clerk OF that court Will nos esc"
,ct an accused person ndke q copy ot his 'nu'e..
,usnt from The original nor let his attorney 10 II
yor him. And really do not know whether MS IN.
d;cna1ion will increase or diminish "hen zen
t; ,bot the Clerk will nevertheless furnish COPY
if he il pa.d Jee }orh- ....,.
remarked, last week, on the tact thal "n:.t IL"
ycrs call ..time to plead" is ncvcr given III ou'
Cook County Criminal Court lnsteao u .ne p
nn.r.s having week to examine his Indictment
nd ,al. MI his mind whether to plead or desnut'
bc il r.nui,cd to plead before he has 10 mueh as
a.or MIA Indictment Now, 1t IL not only necessa-
~ thnt this abonnablc practice Should cease, put
h, ,nr fa,as should be altered 80 ns to secure 1h1s
r5rht to the prisoner The law when pEo''ueo' 'a4s
.vrry accused pcrs1n shall be fu'nlsheu VIII WY
| of his indictment before he thal' d. af1ateneu
ntcad should be changed so I'D TO provide tna'
- .,y.5 pcrxon shall be furnished with
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conv of his indictment ut least fce days before nc
hai1 ,.. .rrni.rel to plead. And the reason enaI
III. 7"ht ought to be secured By law inscan OF oe
,nr granted on the prisoners motion H. tn"a - o
Voluntarily procurcs any delay Of hls trial. tie 1or
feita one OF the most Salnapte 1 1cd ~ the
| ever Possessed. onc WueA en'''
! next place, to DISCUSS. ,Y;.a ct.ta. xays that
in MI criminal prosecutions the Hteuseu 1Ma ~
~ ~ th -;.ht to xueedy and public trial. The
c;n,titution Of Illinois says that IN at slt!aa u.
prosecutionn the accused sha! have 'ne l,stnrc in
npnrsnancc of these organic laws has enacted Inc
| following statute: .,.;,., -, ann.
ANY person committed TOT ,i,aI cs.nna - - hail
and not tried ut or before the second term VI le
s,aurt having Jurisdiction OF the oenss, sna1t ns
at liberty oy ns Gous Of the :' psoner
urh Court at the second term, shall be satlsaso
tbat due cxcgtions have been made 70 ps"sue tha
th"rr mr.. reasonable grounds to believe that suet
evidence may bc procured at tue th!sa .Iin; III H.
shatl nave power TO continue sued II ~ h.xe he 81
dn';t,ed to bail !or crime other than eaplla
oncnse the Court uay continue, 1"e .r,.as
Of said cause to thtsa teF9 ab.1 t the ~ waessr.
for the ucople of the State are absent, suen cnr
nes.es trns mentioned BY name anu 1,;si ~ fHcY.
. | si,nwn wherein their testimony u tn4'et'94'
ns is,y is one OF the most important laws ~ ~ ~ "
statute book. Perhaps there - r. "cupie than thr
!s . Iiu,itn- the time within which an aeenrn' n
p ..rson u,ny be held answer 'oe e. es,ns. ILL., n
p..ss,,aners contained an acCouht ~" WEE t 80 ~
~ 1,,n in Peru Sou:n Americas VINO VIZ ~ = 70
~ ~ t,@r.gv gtt,rx awaiting trial. and was taen t9G e"
tnvictrI, aud seniencel To harh LABOR icf nv ~
o.r. m te t;uano Islands, which Is e1acu5 WA
D yea' W 'a;.,ht sxnect in South America our Ae:io
t ] @s forefathrrs were better, and onl1 <; =,
80" 200 The learned and gallant Sir waite, ia
I ! }.;.t after having been sentenced TO ae3'n ~
n .eGr;ryed in lG0s, WIS re7rrestGa ~.
sIpcnted in 1918 on the tame charge buI u ~
4n,t,- saxon race has made great progress u "
I r9encc vf Justice ,iucc then; amt now eter1"ne.
thar Knclishnen Or their descendants nave e..
I ;,.x. have tccn made securing to every s1sptetc
i ,acrsnn - speedy trial" Without these iaws
p,sher laws would be = nockery Of liberty; anu,
INV uan is unable this, he oushtto De u1n'
; ported for life TO Peru ..,-,.c,tx r.
I Now. The statute above quoted h pef'eeuy !,
=. fernal in it's uncertainty, and must nave n ps
:, | snircd nv the very devil himself 70 mean ~
u nnnren.ine and tofturny the human family N - =.
State viii state few of the questions tna. -.
c ! m this sfatu,c and to which M 1ehn1te "a7"
# | eycr has been or ever will be ElYcn: ~ .,
It hat II meant by lhc hrst titfIs "otue ~ :.
1t section: Any person committed ..a,,s Losn
1t when, and how long. Il az pers~m e'nnis1ed an,
). dTa dsys before tho third term OF e''t