The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-11-26

NO. 4S
the genuine diamond vanished and spark
| ling paste gem took its place. With this
and the certificate of valuation he approach
ed Mr.. Mulock of the Exchange bank, but
Uncie Ira did not take kindly to that sort
OF deal. Pending these negotiations he
took a walk on Main street and as he was
passing the Fremont County bank Mr..
Reynolds happeAod to look cut Of the win-
dow and, quick fash, he spotted his
man. He at once swore out a warrant for
his arrest on the charge Of making fictici-
Gus promisory note, and attached his grip
sack full Of snide jeweiry as the Mcclure
house. 1t is said the schcmer kicked like
steer when he found he was trapped. lie
was taken before Justice CleIlard and asked
| to have his case continued until the Est to
! to give him time to think and send TO Dcn-
ver for his .swicked partner.'' On the 2lssl
he had anasher hearing. pleaded not guilty
| sd the enae was continued on 1900 bonds.
\ ~ naEloeAz nppsasing = heudsman. on
the followfng day, the 2snd, III. MnlSck
< surrendered the pr1sUner -s.vs --.s.~.ssf
| as bondsman. BY this time IL was quite
| evident the prisoner had disgorged his III
gotten booty as there seemed to be no dis
position on the part of any one to press the
charge again st him and he was released on
his own recognizance for $500, by Justices
CIelland and Minor.
Mr.. Reynolds was disincliued to give the
particulars of the settlement but from the
fact that he smiled all over his face when
speaking OF the matter, it may safely be i'm
= l. .u,..
er. For this he may be congratulated.
"He laughs best who laughs last"
From conversations had with the sheriff
and others who ad more or less to do with
the case, it was gathered that there was \
| right lively time for the few days it lasted
All of the boys, including the two justices.
the sherin, constables and several lawyers
had whack =. the culprit and it is certain
he is many shekeis worse OFF than when he
came here. He IS plucked so bare that his
mother, about whom he appeared so anx-
| ious, wont know him.
| Tho scene at the settlement with the
! bank is reported dramatic in the extreme.
| The victim was in the legal wise with no al
Tentative but to put up or be sent up. Tho
petals CT tlss penitentiary were yawning in
full view, while the setting sun cast the
shadow OF the nearest watch-tower across
the scene. He begged and pleaded with
| tears and wringing of hands. He had n
mother who would die IL she heard OF his
disgrace. His pleadings fell on desf ears.
He might as well have been \ dog baylng
the EiooB. The wise was frightened with an
| memorable hand and with each turn Of the
screw the c,ilprit groaned aloud. At last
| in fit of desperation he exclaimed. ssYou
would rot be Shylock, would you - and
suecambeds disgorging all that was de-
manted-
Hare About Coroncr,s Inqaesas.
To ~ Essis7r offhe REcoRp!
N last ITaek's RECORD a Disgusted
I T'cx-reve- rises and asks for inform
alton in regard to coroner's juries,
and then proceeds, in an indirect
way, to condemn the whole proceed
| ing before he can be informed as to
their object. l will state for his bon
eft that the object of feorener's jurics
is to ascertain when, how, by what
means, weapon or accident, he came
% his death, aud whether feloneous-
ly. And to make diligent inquiry to
ascertain the above facts is the sworn
duty of coroner's jurics for upon
the verdict of the jury depends tho
future proceedings of the coroner in
the premises.
Disguised Taxpayer cites one case
in which say the holding of an in-
! guest is not sanctioned by our laws,
but as to the second case he mentions
he is of, wrong all the way through.
As rule in such cases, ii the sur
roundihgs point to any one as the
guilty party, that party is not pres
ent at the investigation before the
coroner, and this fact is sufficient
reason why, upon the verdict of
coroner's Jury, the accused cannot be
held, for before man eau be held to
answer in such cases, he must have
the opportunity OF confronting those
who testify against him and be heard
in his own defence.
Then the holding Of inquests Is
necessity, from the i,,et that in q ma
| jority of cases there " oul,l be no in
vestigation at all were no INQUEST
held for IL very reason that no one,
| where the suspicion was slight, would
| feel called upon to institute the ne
cessary proceedings to bring the par
ty to trial, and so, i'll many cases, the
guilty would roam ut large with per-
| tect impuuity-
Disgusted Taxpayer arrives at tho
most erroneous conclusions in regard
! to what evidence was needed in the
Roda case, when he savs the confes-
sion of Roua to the accidental shoot
ing and the doctors testimony that
the shot WAS fatal was all that was
necessary. Ii Disgusted Tax-Dayer's
premises are at all tenable why not
dispense with The testimony Of the
doctor, for his statement that the shot
was iatai, does not add anything to
the confession OF the accused that ho
killed her.
! Now, MIR. Disgusted Taxpayer
your premises wonld lead to the to-
lowing consequences, to-wit: Tho
murderer would only have to confess
to the accidental killing OF his Binss
and that would obyiate the necessity
of all Investigations, and certainly
the additional fact from q medicine
man that the shot was fatal would
he conclusive. But, alas. these two
facts would never satisfy the COM
munity OF the guilt or innocence Of
the accused, neither would the laws
be ndniaistered nor crimina als pun