The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-02-03
THE NORTHWESTERN ON JUDGE
kIRWAN.

nitted in another court with which he
had nothing whatever to do. Mr.
Schmidt knew well that Judge hirwan
Was entirely blameless in the matter. but
prejudice, which he is unable 10 conceal,
made him disregard the facts in the case
and give distorted account in the hope
that it would iniure Judge Kirwan IN the
/ coming convention and benefit the man
| in whose interest it Tas written. The
/ facts are as follows, and If AIr. Schmidt
can find any lawyer in the city no matter
how much opposed lie may be to Judge
/ Kirwan's reelection, who viii state they
are otherwise we viii join the crusade
against the Judge who has raised the
probate Office of Manitovoc county, as
he did the superintendency, from the
lowest possible level ofineficiency, where
! il was n reproach and q scandal TO the
people of the county, to position where
! it reflects credit on the Judge and on the
people. We will aid in bounding the
man who brought about this change and
again sink the Office in the mire from
which it was lifted if Mr.. Schmidt will
get the signature of one single lawyer TO
the statement that the error was Judge
Kirwan's or that he was in any way re
sponsible for it. But TO the facts:
A complaint was made before a Justice
OF the Peace OF Cato and on the com
plant warrant was issued for the arrest
of Anna Stroka. The warrant was made
rsturnable before Judge Kirwan. She
was arraigned in the county court on the
warrant. There was no error IN the
warrant. The complaint was not called
for by the attorney for the defense and
had no place in Judge Kirwan's Office
until called for. It should have been
fled in the Office of the justice who issll-
ed the warrant on it. 1t was not
read in the court and was in no way
brought before Judge Kirwau farther
than that it was sent there with other pa
pers. Before being called for by the at
torneys employed it was not before the
court, and it certainly was not the duty
of Judge kirwan to examine papers
drawn by an attorney Of experience and
ability with view TO making q discov-
cry of errors. The attorney for the de-
Tense did not discover the error in the
complaint, during the examination, and
he is unusually quick to detect defects in
legal papers. There is no county judges
Office in the state better managed and we
venture the assertion that there is not
among the probate courts of the state
another whose proceedings are SO free
from errors or conducted with more sys
TEN. justice or ability. The enmity of
one man, although he has the capacity
for giving wide publicity to his misstato-
ments, is poverIess to injure a Judge
who has discharged the duties Of his of
flee conscenhously and well, in no per-
functory way but in such q manner as to /
extend his reputation beyond the county. |
The cost to the county on account Of
the error, not made by Judge Kirwau,
nor in his court, is just five dollars and
eighty five cents. The case was not dis
missed on account of the error. The girl
charged with murder was put on trial, and !
the only evil resulting either directly or
indirectly is the cost to the county before
mentioned.
The little bit O., low demogoguery the !
Nordwesten INDUCES in to The effect that
there should be q German County Judge
is something which none viii more quick !
ly resent than the intelligent Germans of !
the county. Mr. Schmidt in laboriug ID
push this question OF nationality TO the
front in politics is acting il opposition to
the wishes Of the nationality which he
pretends to represent. Nationality has
no more place in politics than religion !
and neither should receive consideration /
in the selection of officers. What the |
people want in a judicial Office IS knowl-
edge OF law, honesty, industry aud good
habits. Nationality is a poor substitute f.
for these essential qualities. The Office
OF county Judge is one in which the pao-
pie are deeply interested. Every man
with family has more or less anxiety
respecting the future of his children. It
makes the hand Of death fail more lightly
on him when he is satisfied that there is
p county Judge having ability enough to
prevent that property from being squan-
dered without benefit to those who have
lost Their protector. Every father wants
to be rid Of the haunting fear that in case
Of his early death his children VIII be de-
prived Of the little property which his
industry has collected and his affection
has saved for them. The ''hit OF miss
policy of man ignorant of law, in the
Office of county judge, is a very poor
guaranty to that father that his property
when he is gone viii not be dissipated by
the management of a shrewd and I'm.
principled lawyer. VIII the nationality
Of the county Judge bring confidence to
the heart Of that father? Or will be feel
more assured when he knows that the Of
ficer through whose bands his estate will
pass, has education sufficient to under
stand law when he reads it, a mind cap
able of compromising Illegal arguments,
honesty sufficient to make enemies in
aaheTing to what is right and firm pur-
pose coupled with ability to interpret
law SO as to secure justice? We have had
enough of knownothingisnn, in the past
when an attempt was made to prevent
foreigners from being citizens. We want
no renewal of IT,
THE MELANCHOLY DANE.
Hamlet Prince IF DannnarL vn4IJ