Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-14
MUNICIPAL JURORS.
Who Exhibit More Sy mpathy for Crimf-
mails Then for Their Victims-The Cases of
O'Brien, johnson, Green and Brown
District Court Business Yesterday.

Who Exhibit More Sy mpathy for Crimf-
mails Then for Their Victims-The Cases of
O'Brien, johnson, Green and Brown
District Court Business Yesterday.
The laxity of public sentiment with regard
to the prosecution of criminals, and the
growing Indifference to the almost daily COM
initial of heinous offenses, is bearing most un-
desirable fruit in the tribunals where the pub
lie are compelled to look for public safety.
Reference is had to the apathetic disposition.
or stupidity of the juries before whom is being
transacted the criminal business of the pres
ent term of the district court.
Twice already this week have the criminal
findings been of such disproportionate char
acter to the strict demands of even-handed
justice as to exact comment from all classes of
citizens. Last Monday the case of the State
against Green, charged with shooting A. O.
Savage. and imperiiing the lives of score of
citizens, came up for trial. and owing to a
technicality. the proceedings were laid over un-
til the next term of the court. This is almost
tantamount to a dismissal of the case.
But the most notable and hagrantly unfair
procedure was manifested in the action of
the jury who tried the case of the State against
Michael O'Brien, charged with assault with a
dangerous weapon. Yesterday morning the
jury returned verdict of simple assault. The
particulars of this crime will be readily recalled
by the reading public. O'Brien is the man
who approached Joseph Kosey from the rear, at
the st. Paul house, and deliberately slit his
throat from ear to ear.
1t is one of the miracles of medical practice
that Kosey was not made an instant corpse.
This, however. is what the gentlemen of the
jury are pleased to find simple assault.
The district court yesterday Judge Simons
presiding, was engaged in trying the case of
the State against Henry johnson, charged
with attempted rape on the person of Ida
Larsted.
The alleged attempt was made at Brewster
boarding house, about two months ago. Dur
ing the night the girl was awoke by the pres
ence of man in her room. She screamed,
and uttering beastly remark the intruder
jumped from the window. In leaving the
room the girl noticed his hands, which were
black, and from bottle and handkerchief left
In the room the offense was traced to johnson,
the circumstances being strongly against him.
After hearing the testimony the jury retired.
returning in few minutes with a verdict OF
not guilty.
The jury in the case of the State against
James Brown, charged with the larceny OF
Washington house, afterwards recovered at q
Fifth street bagnio, returned verdict yester.
day morning of not guilty.
Walter Davis, indicted for the larceny of
shoes from Beyer's shoe store on Fifth street
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three
months Imprisonment in the county Jail.
Yesterday afternoon Jury was mpaneled in
the case of the State against Otto Neu, indict
ed for the larceny of horse from a. J. Meyer
The case occupied all afternoon and was or
trial lasta