The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-02
Silver on the Courts and Law
YePs.
SALT LAKE Cry, May SOth, 80.


SALT LAKE CITY, May 9Oth, 80.
Editors Herald,
Truth, crushed to earth shall rise
sgain." Yes, and 60, in the opinion
Of the undersigned. shall the mis-
doiDgs (bad actsl, private or public,
Of men, whether they be lawyers,
judges or persons dubbed with any
other titles, ard when they least ex-
pect it their misdoiogs will confront
them, and though they may laugh at
having their true inwardness" ex-
posed, the only consolation they will
derive taerefrOm shall be this: that
foolish men are permitted 10 laugh at
their own folly. And l do not wish
any one 10 regard me as a prophet for
advocating such al opinion, but
rather believe that in 60 stating am
guided by that notable person of t1e
long go, when DO said that such
doIngs should be published upon the
house tops" To ay that lawyers,
Judges and OtheTs outside OF the Nor
mon church are q. az, or that either
their private or publ c acts are always |
unquestions0le, would be t. say (
very great zeal too much. The pri. /
Vate-ss per published staten ebti-l
conduct Of some men in public lie
has been simply disgrace
Iul, and we're l = minister of Christ,
n the discharge of my duties SIS such.
| should certainly feel it to be my
ABSOLUTE duty to expose such shame
.ul conduct. As, however, l do not
consider myself so favored, I shall
cave such persons, alta their cou-
iucts In the hands OF God, our
maker, who viii Judge man with
heir acts righteOuely. q will mete
'nt to them rewards and puDishmeuts.
|, however, at times
lave thought that If some OF the acts
# some OF our public men, especially
hose Of our lawyers and judges, were
o receive some little notice, though
mperfectly, at tue hands Of some
tumble citizen, that good would re.
ult therelrOm, not only to the law &
.ers AID judges themselves, but to the {
'ubltc at large. Sirs, l need not cay /
0 you, as you are perfectly aware of
be fact that in times past, and even
ow, g good deal is said shout tho IL
lstlCe done TO certain individuals in
iormOn courts. Nov, If our United 4
tates courts were immaculate, i. e. y
they were careful slRsys to do ius-
ice to all persons, irrespective of 6
anne, color, age, gex, wealth, or any q
ing elss, there perhaps would be .
me slight excuse for such tWaddle n
re Opiue, however, as it has been !,
I'D sjiii i, that 10 well grounded
Icuse can be offered for such talk.
men men in our United States
'urts Of Justice who have tried. it =
ay be for yesr5, TO obtain property, =
ID who never Internationally sur y
ndered their legal rights 10 such =
'operty when acquired, and poor,
srd working men be deprived of i
cir hard earned wages, elc., through
,ceit, or it may be some Law tech
cahty, ne are led to lhinkf~l
at al is not tqusre in "Den- I
AK" and still further when
an has slain his fellow man without p
ST cause, and child bruisers though F
mpetent testimony De against them, =,
rough the testimony OF some per- =
red sIrumpet or possibly through 7,
OF q police Judge, or it may =
as some have been so unwise as to =
Masonic influence, cen 90 :
lwhipped OF justice, one is led to -
laglne that something is out of =
int in our United States courte. -
on very common is it for a verdict =
act guilty" to be rendered in courts =
Justice When from the evidence y
oduoed there could not possibly be r
question of the persons guilt. That :,
under trial that took place at Louis =;
lie, old Kentucky, a short tins ~ -,
ice, Is perhaps appropriate here -
young man. by name McKenny, -
d seduced lone Of the worst crimes -
the catslogue) the daughter OF a -
r. Fred. Smith. McKeDny ahot at - =;
d killed the father of the girl whom =.
had seduced. He was indicted by -
g grand jury OF that place and tried -
the ofense. Verdict mot guilty." .
}, Of course, McKenny killed not ~ ~
nth. More anon. -