The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-27

cusable crime. To saw that desperate who
inaames his bloody desires with whisky is
not accountable TO somebody for his murder.
ons deeds ia To omen the door 10 revenge and
Slaughter The verdict will cost Texas many
thonspnds of dollars Emigration, capital
and travel will shun state where Justice
ia dead and where nopular sentiment i una
bic 10 proteet strangers or punish their shay
ers This trial marks a spiri. of retrogres-
sion in Texas. The hands have been turned
back on the dial.
Waco Telenhone.
The trial ~ of James Currie. at Marshall,
for mur-killing, we should say, Ben Porter
is over The jury deliberated over the mat
ter fully fifteen minutes, and then brought in
verdict that Currie WIS not guilty, inasmuch
as he was insane from drink when he shot
Porter! There is little use to say much about
this matter. We have no right or DISPOSE
ton to impugn the integrity Of thu jury.
This verdict teaches the lesson that the man
with moneyed, influential friends, when desir-
ing to kill his man, has but to indulge in
few days spree to provide an adequate justi-
fcaton for shedding blood. But woe to the
renniless, moneyless wretch, who ventures as
much. Juries will send him to the scatfold
with as little conjunction as they would kill
a rabid dog. And poor Mr.. Curre-let us
not forget the living. How sad he mus. feel
to think he is subject to these seasons Of in
sanity. We trust that thoughtful public
will not forget that Mr.. Currie also has claims
to their sympathy. We trust, too, that
when the news of the verdict re,ches the
North, the section where Porter lived, that
the people will believe us when we say there
are people here in Texas who are astonishCd,
Inundated at the result of this case.
Brenham Banner.
Tho disnatcbes report the astonishing in.
tellieence that the iilry in the Curry case re-
Gently tried ut Marshall ,on Saturday evening,
after an absence of fifteen minutes, returned
q verdict of acquittal on the grounds of in
sanity. If we are not very much mistaken in
the temper of the people, this verdict is a
genuine surprise and one that will be almost
universally condemned. If there be any
truth in the published statements and in the
testimony of witnesses, Curry was guilty of
an unprovoked murder Taking the evidence
as criteraton the jury themselves should
now be tried for insanity. Currie's case being
one of temporary, or emotional insanity, he
having spent year in jail, has now, no doubt
fully recovered, his mind and will be released
to have another fit of emotional insanity
should occasion offer. In this case the Judge
and states attorney seem to have done their
full duty, but were evidently outgeneraled by
the defendants attorneys in the selection Of
n Jury. Currie's attorneys seem to have sue
ceeded remarkable well in getting Jury that
was ''all right" Taking and unbiased view
of the result of the Curre case, il has MI the
outward appearances of most stupendous
farce and mockery of Justice The question
arises, caniuries be found which will fearless
" do their duty?
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ar az ioast when il loads 10 such str6ciou
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st Narsbal Jfhn was insane and il vet in
ssna what -;rbt has be tn' ON a, lsree IN,
whv d;1 NOT tie court send him To rontine
mont whore he could no more stsin hi
hands in the blood of innocent people Tk