Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-08-22
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u every reason 10 believe |
~ preesnt Supreme Court
l1rrp the decision Of it, pre- |
~ fhfs matter, because lt
b1x unjust and fraukht |
~ y1afo Or more have
Iuf up on the strength
81 61H17 % tho water In the
o1k which they irrlgate.
411 heeli lntimAted that
the Judges Of the Su-
1i1n<eGIod TO- have ackn0wi-
INT their understand
~ lmport and ELECT OF that
n ~ Imperfect and that the
~ which they based their
- rI6fo not loid before them
IoWexSr that may be, It is
r VT there II great grounds
x 1Hok The present Supreme
Wit 00de the wrong which
~ uQrcotfoted. One Of the
- 1uSii6D Ross, is so famil-
~ 1he facts, from his long
1D1o ln Los Angeles, thai
rs = no danger OF the other
Ho1o Of The Court being mis-
ong false statement Of the
lko . local application Of
~ 81 this doctripe OF rIpa-
1a1Shtp, tt q enough to say
Ue0ld come dangerously
>1kn9 oat Of existence An-
G6nKe, Santa Ana and
~ twins In the neighbor-
1&h depend upon tbs water
teo iu not enough water 10
~ ooW - trfig.te all the
the oommunities men-
and If tho owners Of the
fkor up the river can divert
81, f0faljy regardless OF our
Is S1of when enough water for
11Ga pofpoees viii reach that
- tbo river where the Ana
ond OsauUo diiches now abut.
1lcerian owneFshtp, and not
E 1DpeopfiAti0n, should be ad-
~ 81 the Supreme Court to b.
~ TIE outlook for many now
rgooe eommuntties In South
ll1oRuta Il full Of gloom.
- Godines Of Judge McNealy
nknv0 nnIk nhOW that IN his
uuoo the city OF Los Angeles
onneietsd all the avermenta
~ it In its defence, and that
o11lttes Of the case and the
~ 0oFe clearly and conclusively
o TO the iel'ef demanded hy
1n1t(Ih and that his decision IL,
f a. The owners Of Los Feliz
~ h based, not upon his
)fitotlon of the law, MOI
~ rights that he believel
1eop estnbIislled by the plain
but solely aud wholly In def
I1o 20 the 0verstrained decision
- late Supreme Court, TO whtct
have ALREADY referred. Ant
= fc>ninds US of an intelligent
= coppcientions Jury whose pain
q 1nky Il once WAS to sit In judP'
6nk upon 4 fellow citizen who hs
1n oTr1ieGei ut the bar Of justite Z
10 u1lIful and malicious viola.
- ~ the Sixth Commandment,
|11 whose life WAS staked upon the
|ND&ffl. The defence proved an
|1ibl conclu-ively and unmistaks-
)I3-in fact, there WAS not Que tit.
~ Of evidence TO show that
~ defendant had the remotesl
lcnnoction with the murder, and
Z ves further shown that 1t was o
loootion Of grave doubt whether
~ murdered man Was actually
| or bad mysteriousIy disap
fcd under circumstances highly
roEatory to his (,he deceaseu's)
1en1ter. But the prosecuting at
I1bo4 Was All old war-horse Ia the
- (loDs one who always assumed
~ tbe burden OF proof was on
occUeed. and who secuted the
- that the Grand Jury could find
t11Do bill except against q crimi
A-A0 eee9%4 ~ h%<yt1 - ~ y q = y "
ii3 - be calmly ignored the evi
5stoe. He had the law, however
" resd IL from the Deca
~ down to the latest statute
= /0sy retired, ani after sbou
minutes absence returned witt
(6S1lct Of . Guilty Of murder Il
- 1sot deEsee." As the jury dlet
efleF their discharge the de
1S0t's attorney asked the fore
11 = How In the name Of higl
61on did tile Jury arrive at sucl
6oueIu@ion Z" aud the foreman
lI11; 1.-THE Jury admit that th,
- ebow clearly that the defend
U(6n,t kill the man, add we be
~ thet the man wasn't killed u
but that he ran of with lot q
o)on money; but then. Judge. tn
m Was 20 dead against him l"-
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