The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-02-03

prosecution. before the prisoners had
pleaded even. We were denied the
right Of peremptury#chal We
were denied the rightsto question these
jurors so elected, to learn if they had
given money 70 prosecute, and were
complaining witnesses against the pr!s-
Untr.
The preliminary examination requir
ed by law, unde. oath, before the COM
plaint shall be- allowed, was not had III
any CASE. The warrant WAS issued by
the Justice. Just as he would sign Il pt-
tition. 70 get out OF this blunder, the
formal complaint WAS graVely substi-
tuted tS the prior examination, and
then to fill the place nf the complaint,
the. lUtrrGut was read TO the jury and
they were told ttiat the prisn,' IS are to
be tried Oh the warrant. Did amy one
ever hear il u Distric, Court, the b. ncl
warrant read to the jury. and See Il
prisoner tried on it. The warrant and
the bench warrant are the same and
fill the same Office, they are the author.
lty TO force All unwilling man into
court. In 10 case do either re,,te more
than the ''Sul,stance Of the complaint"
Mr.. Crissty sHore Warrington wa, ii
"Ogle" county. liz stuck to it. To
get out IF the blunt!er, he was permit
ttd to examine letter written him Ivy
the complaining witness, and from hat
swr,r it MAS Mobiles county. He was
asked to identify Chase. He pointed
out Father Kline, who was put there
purpuStly to trap him. The prosecu-
ton 10 cure The bIunder. asked him
ARE YOU sat- that is CHASE" He an
swsltd II a,n sure.:' ''Wlll you care
fully iou! over the people in this room,
and (t certtlu that Is Cli'St." He did
carefully examine the audience one 10y
one, and then swear II a.n crrtai, that
man is Chase" Then the prosecution
in open Court were l~ru:ittel publicly
to tell Crisey, You are mistaken,
that nam lls-!t IN the corner is Chase, -
and after that CTissey WAS ptrnlitte' to
swear, lIHt the one SO pointed out, WAS
the one Wllo Sold him the beer on Sat
urtlGy night. Then Crissry swnre, on
my asking, that he had never Seen
Kline before. and the reason aud only
reusnn why he made the blunder in
identifying Kline as Chase, WAS that
they vesrlnblrl each other so closely
that he could not tell tin IN apart! ABB
s"lnttl>. ur one c,, select two persons,
VIII" more utterly in eyer! point, differ
in S;Z ;, looks, and III every way. | had
pledged my word to an ardent temper
anct lady that would make this dttec-
tive swear that Aiken Miner VAS the
lnan WHO sold him beer IN Cl.aSt's hous''
on Saturday night. I begged off VAN
found Crisscy Trad seen aud talked with
Miner. She WAS permitted 10 subs'i-
ltslt Hrothrr and selected Kline, pur-
In,sAlN ut t,f htA l. (.lrlf t,f
resemblance. y more crtstfallrn wo-
ln,n since the day Eve WAS fooled 10y
the serpent, never existed. Again Girls
sry swure that Chase sold beer to him,
Crissty. ION cross examination Il wit.
ness may be asked any questioI to test
his accuracy" But | forgot that Str
vens, and tireenleaf and, Wharton are
not authority in Il village court. To
test his ACCURACY, to SEE if he knew
what was I; sale, and vino WAS the buy.
er III any given sale l offered to show
that Ludlow gave him money and sent
for it with Lut'|nw'S money and carry
it % Ludlow AND that CriSsey did this.
WAS refused the privilege t" ask any
question to show this. Nh-tl,r
could show it or not is Indifferent. I
nav viz ~ Az WV H''. wa ~ N"R'E-N-
e,l or raised reasonable doubt about
it. the suit fell through.
But this is enough. hope | have
s!,nw,,.thr people, of WortIingtnn tt at
the st 'bhorn defence in these Gases is
not to prevent the enforcement IF the
law. 1t il to prevent the utter subvrr-
sion of every safe guard the law throws
around every citizen. And it is espec-
Il,
Board may food onr streets with Wills
key and We are tie! hand AVID foot.
with not ven the poor privilege Of
protest. THESE men We're told WHEN
they came to me 10 defend. that whe,
to tie law. and til. arrest aud proceed
i,1yS wrrt'in the ordinary legal form.
my connection must end and they
mus; plead guilty. if t'ey were guilty.
AID they 5" agreed to do. They have
not yet been arrested for any nff-nse, rs
| honest " believe. I am equally hon
proceedings has been an outrage perpe-
trated under the name of law. Under
these circumstances can ln no less
than defend them t" the last. and in
doing So, I yield to no man in my hon.
est aud consistent opposition to the
selling or tliSposing, with or without IL
cense, Of liquors in tins community.
DANIEL RollREE.
DR. BAEBEV AND Dr. CHASE.
WORTHINGTON, January e, 1881.
EDITOR ADVANCE: The report is be-
ing circulated by certain irresponsible
i'ersuhs that au, selling large amounts
Of brandy and whisky in violation of
law. therefore make and ask you to
publish the following sworn statement
which if questioned can be verified 10y
my books:
Dr.. X. u. Barber being duly sworn,
l+losts aud Says that within the past
3 yeats and / months ~ mvnlhs) lie
has purchased and had shipped to his
dru. store at Wortliingt"m % gallons
of whisky and Is gaI,"ns vi brandy;
that the above nam, d is the entire ami
only amount Of brandy and whisky
that has bern purchased 10y him and
shipped t" Ills drug store 1T Worthing-
ton during said 3 years and 4 months;
and that he has lever, since he has
been in business, III WOrtllingtun (9
years. lIat, Il greater amount than ~
gallons of brandy or whisky il stock at
one and the same time, al" that the Il.
hove stated am;'unt would he 1T the
average vas. If 5 pints Ut whisky and 8
pi.:s II brandy consumed in his prac.
ticr rs Il physician and druggist per
month f,r said 40 months.
Il. ID BARBER.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence this 22'l day of january,
1881. J. a. Town, Notary Public.
Chas. Chase being duly sworn. drpos-
rs and says that during the ! asst 3 years
and months (4O m"nt''s) he has had
shipped to his wet. Surgeon) office in
Worthi"gt"n. not over 6 gall ms If al.
coll"l and that he has not manufacture
ed amy w!'iskey or other liquors during
that time ont Of High 'fines'' or alco-
hol. ard he further says that he never
has traded alcohol to any person in com-
sideration Of their voting for him. the
said Charles Chase for Judge If Pro-
bate or any other office. Ilrfurtht de-
poses and 'ys that he is confident he
has used ~ little liquor in his practice
as any other physical" If equal prac' ice