The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-12-06
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MISCELLANECUS TELEGRAMS.

MISCELLANEOUS TELEGRAMS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Lawyers here are
more than ever amazed at the procedure in
! American courts. A very able criminal law
yer said to-day: What on earth are the
American courts coming to? Judge Cox
does nothing. He takes no pains to get at
the facts of Guitteau's alleged insanity. He
makes 10 pretense of keeping lawyers up to
their work. He allows them, Corkhill in
clnded, to make stump speeches intended for
the outsi3o. He even does not make the
ushers discharge their duties and Keep order.
| What is he Luere for? l said that he was
probably there to assist the jury in summing
up the creed of my friend the &C. Why,
American judges don't sum up. They are
| mere receptaclex for evidence drbbled and
driveled out to them and heir summing up
is simply to retail all that stuff to bore the
jury and instruct them to bring in a verdict
of guilty if they are satisfied OF the prisoners
guilt and to acquit him if they are sure he is
innocent. They dent winnow the wheat
from the chafi, or gather all the facts, or point
out conclusions to be drawn, but shoot sacks
of rubbish, (which they admit as evidence, into
the jury box, and expect twelve men, chosen
according to the American system, because of
their almost invincible ignorance, to render
justice. Why do not the American people,
who aim at efficacy in all other things, secure
trained lawyers for judges and see that great
causes like this are committed to competent
counsel?
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The Commercial s
Washington special says: A high official, who
knows whereof he speaks, says the U. S. gov
ernment will enter remonstrance against
the policy pursued by Chilli toward Peru, and
| ntimates in strong terms that the govern
ment cannot look ON quietly and see the Pc
ruvian government divested of all It's power
as nation, and that the time has come for
Chill to cease its policy of humiliating PERU
and forcing it into position where it cannot
recover. II is believed the opinion will also
be expressed that our government regards the
terms exacted of Peru as both oppressive and
unjust and confidently expects some modera-
ton in the policy phrsued by Chilli toward
her conquered foe.
In regard to the action of Ministers kilpat-
rick and Hurlbert and the unfortunate quar-
rel in which they have become engaged, it is
learned that supple mentary letters Of instruc
ton have already been forwarded which will
adjust their differences and enable the Minis
} tels to more clearly comprehend their duties
and the policy to be pursued in reference &c
each Of tho governments.
: SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27.--A Tucson dis
> patch says: A. n. Towne, Superintendent o
the S. p. r. R.; j. c. Stubbs, 7. II. Good
man, Arthur Browne, w. G. Curtis, anl
2 MesSrs. Welsh and Gage passed here en rout'
l to Ell Paso, where they will meet Genera
Manager Hoxie and the officers of the Tex
= Pacific, and Supt. Wheeler and the officers o
+ the A. Il. & Santa Fe f. R., for bushes
. conference. The S. p. r. r. and Texas Pa
- cific will unite Tuesday or Wednesday
f Through trains from San Francisco TO Ns>
$ Orleans will most probably commence run
= ming on the 18th proX, and regular throu9
ii | DttSluESS WILL SS SoIoDAiolSA SShSA> 'H'S va
!, Of thirty days.
= News from Sonora says that Governor o.
10 tiz will be there on the first of December
lock personally into the trouble existing bt
tween the American mining companies an
II. Mexican citizens. 1t is said that ne has bee
IA badly deceived by pretence and was TIL
a led to make some mistakes. Although Law
y yer of fine aLtainments he seems to be in
bucd with mouarchcal ideas, which are COZ
Of demned by the people
p WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Mrs. Scovil
IN took the stand and gave a biographical ske
a OF Gulteaus life, commencing with his ear
'e childhood. While the direct examination
tn the witness was still in progress, the con
iy adjourned TIL Monday.
It. Edward E. Smith, employed i'll the kepu
v ican national committee rooms during II
IN late Presidential campaign, thought Guttes
IN very peculiar, tiighty and rambling III c"
ISL vcrsation.
Gutteau interrupted this witness in t
customary manner: This gentleman W
> NOT in II position TO know about these matter
He Was only clerk there, anyhow. &c
Jewell, ex-senator Dorsey and the rest OF
- bows were the ones that did the work there
- john A. Molsa, colored attorney tia
saw Gi;itteau at the White House dating /
10 months of March and April and took him
to "
be crazy.
The Jennie Gilchrist Case.
, Rock ISLAND, Nov. 2S.--The Corone
"a Jury, in the case of the Jenns Gilchri