The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-13

his brother for six months before coming tO
Toxins for the purpose Of curing him Of tho
bnnolul habit aud tho above testimony WIS
introduced for the purpose of establishing
tho hct that he WINS still nddiC ted 10 lhe use
If the drug. There being no jury In The case,
tho prisoner having pleaded guilty. Judge
Morrill, having r6nd the laws bearing on tho
case, which prescribed the pchnliy To be n
hne not more than $5,0OOand imprisonment
vi hard labor for not more than llfieen ycnrs,
aud after stating the law, did not ilX tic min
imum punshncnl TO be Inflicted, Tho court
reviewed the career of tho priaonOr while In
tho employ Of the Marshal INDUCED IN hdu'
lali0n Of tho many and varied accomplish
ments Of the unfortunate youth, TINT he had
been CriGr Of the court, was possessed OF tnfo
ability, was Of excellent pnrenWgo, stood
high Ia tho social world, and inasinuGh NJ
the amount Of the forgery WINS only S2l 80,
and that tho courts Of the Unitel Smtol
wore animated by no yindlCiiyG spirit but
we're simply organized Is protect It's office
and citizens Tie thought tho ends OF Justice
would be subscryud ifsuch II line md im-
prsOnmont were Inflicted as would have ~
tendency Ia reform the prisoner NJ the bar
which he did not think would be accom-
plished by sentencing him TO confinement in
the pGnitentnry for term OF years, where no
would become associated with all sorts of
doprnved criminals. This would be too shock
md TO the finely uttuned senslbllity OF the
accomplished Adams, and that the judgment
oftho court would bo That tho delieNtoly MUIR
turod Frank V. Adams refund the sum of
S2i.50 Tor the forgery for which he stands
Indicted, and DO confined in the county jul
! for "A term Of one month. The farce was
onded. The prisoner smiled, and one Of his
| friends cincunted "dod bless YOU" TO give
grenter absurdity to whit IL regarded as
"A gross outrage upon law and moral de-
cGncy. If it is true, S Judge
| Morrill, asserts, "phat the United States
were animated by no vndictive spirit how
does ho reconcile his present judgment with
the one rendered against poor, hard-work'
inp honest ignorant boy, NJ n term Of his
court held in Tyler II year ago. In this case
the boy WAS iltclud, poor ignorant but
arA.working and honest. He WIS uboring
in Palestine, cleaning out cars forthe railroad
and such other work Ms he could get 10 per-
form. flo possessed no histrioHc ability,
| did not move in tho tony circles Of society,
was not pctted or caressed for virtues he was
supposed TO possess aud had not Was not
skilIlu enough with the pen to forge checks,
or dishonest enough to steal He did not
drive "A fancy team or keep mistress in
sumptuous apartments, furnished with
80 worth Of pictures or buy
| her silk dresses ut $50 apiece
for her adornmcnl. He did not
attend horse.races and lose $50 on race.
He did not drink champagne, costing three
dollars bottle, nor did he have rooms at II
| ala hnt .l. hn oh ~
some prominent gentlemen and given soft
position, or have tho distinction OF being crier
Of court, where it is animated by no vindic.
| tive spirit He belonged to no histriOnlc
society, aud could not rant and rage in tho
oratorio of Marc Antony. over the dead
body of Caesar, and then skip out with the
funds of the society. No. None of these
things could this poor, destitute boy from
| Palestine do. lie had none of these rare and
gifted accomplishments He was not the
| ike demi.god. He was frieDdless; arraiencd,
not on the crime of forgery, but
for the much more henious ohense
of passing n spurious half dollar
upon an INSCRIPTIONS Shylock of u jew,
iguorantN and with no Intention to defmud;
but on one complaint he was arrested and,
upon his arrangement for trial that he vas in
nocent of any premed@tcd wrong, that he
could not read, was not aware the coin was
spurious, the Judge, who presidcs over n
court whero "it is animated by no vindictive |
spirit" upon the testimony of one who was
accused Of lying when h. was giving his
testimony, did iniict a fine and imprisop-
ment of five years upon this poor boy, who
Il fr, L. oh. hat hn
II morphine-eater, and had been in an asy-
lum for the purpose of getting cured of the
habit. Tho court did not feeingly dwell
upon the demoraIizing effects u
tom of five years would have upon
this innocent and unfortunate youth.
Contrast that Judgment then with the ju &
ment of to-day, Take the charges in the case
Of Geotzen to the jury in this city over two
years ago and who was tried aud convicted
for giving fifteen cents worth Of whisky up
on the solicitation OF man whose wife was
i'll. For this noighborly act he was arraigned
and tho prepOndeTanCe of the evidence was
in the mans favor He was poor, unable to |
pay and said he had no intention of violat |
ing the law, yet under the charge to the jury |
and the law in the case the Jury, who desir- |
ed to acquit the man and remained out all
HlNlll " ptSslult way VI shNllH nun
from conviction, finally brought in u verdict
of guilty, and recommended him to the
mercy of the court. No effort |
was made to save poor Geotzen. |
But how different is the case
of Mr.. Adams, who confessed his attempt to
commit suicide, and thirty-seven forged |
checks yet out, and upon which separate |
indictment can be brought upon each |
and every one. Comment is universal, and
the condemnation Of the action Of the court,
and outside of Adams particular friends, is
severe and emphatic. The people contrast
this judgment by others given by the same
court. The facts in the Tyler case are from
reliable gentleman of Palestine, who was
cognizant of the arrest, and was in the |
court room ut Tyler when the boy was
tried and sentenced to the penitentiary for
five years, and who believed then, and who
believes now that the boy was innocent |
Rumor hath it To. hight that the amount of
his forgeries will be settled by friends here in
few days, and all prosecution will be with |
drawn.--Hen. W. b. Wood Judge of U. |
S. Circuit Court, delivered his oral opinion |
in the case of ID. G.. Hitchcock VS.. Galveston |
City Railway company, gnrnishee. This was
an action brought by Hitchcock Y Co. for
the seizure and sale of t93 shares Of stock |
owned by the city in the railway company |
TO satisfy portion of Judgment of over
$4,000, obtained by Hitchcock Il Co. |
n,,,af u, ~, a., AytaN -, 4