Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-27
JAUNDICED JUSTICE.
HAS THE BLIND GODDESS BEEN CHEATED
OF HER DUES.

HAS THE BLIND GODDESS BEEN CHEATED
OF HER DUES.
THE HERALD Believing that the peo-
pie have desire and right to know the
facts relative to the proceedings had in
the case of the State of Wisconsin, VS..
Noah b. Cannon, on an indictment
found by the Grand Jury, for the MUIR
der of Cyrus P. Rice, and being willing
that nothing should be kept from them
in this matter, and being willing to bear
the blame properly chargeable to me and
no more, will ask space in THE HER
AID for the purpose of stating what has
been done.
On the trial of this case at the last
term of the Circuit court, the jury, after
having been out one night, failed to
agree, and was discharged by the court.
On being informed that the accused
would be released from custody on bail,
on behalf of the state, 1 requested that
his bail he made sufficient to insure his
attendance at the next term of the said
court and was of the opinion that his
bond should not be less than $1,000.
was not consulted in the matter ex-
cept by the attorney for the defendent;
but not withstanding, his bail was fixed
at $4,000, and the clerk was ordered to
approve the bond when it should be
presented to him signed by the accused
and by two or more sureties, who should
make the necessary affidavit.
To prevent the accused from being
released on ''straw ball. / asked in
open court that the clerk might have
some discretion in the matter, that he
might refuse the proffered bail if he
knew it to be worthless; this request
was refused.
| next notified the attorneys for the de-
fence thatI would exercise the authority
given me by chap. 1875. r. S. of Wis,
/ Sec. 4794 and require them to comply
| Herewith in full, which reads as follows:
In cases of murder the recognizance
shall be signed by the accused. and at least two
sureties who shall severally swear that they each
own,and possess WHjacM7lbered real estate. within
this state not exempt from sale on execution, TO
at east double in value the amount OF the recogni-
zance: And iphea required bg The district attorney
| or court shall gipe full description OF such land
| and in what county such land is situated
When the bond was presented for the
approval of the clerk, through my in
| structiou. ii was rejected for the reason
that it did not comply with my demand
under the statute above quoted in this
that neither Of the sureties, made afli-
davit that he was the owner of real es-
state. unincumberd and not exempt
from execution to double the amount OF
the recognizance required, and that
they did not give any description of Their
real estate bound by the said bail as
specially demanded by me.
The bond was then sent 10 the Judge
of the Circuit and was approved by him
and the prisoner was released by hi:
order.
Had l been permitted to require 6
compliance with the section quoted, the
state could at least have collected til,
amount of the $1,000, recoguizance OF
have punished the sureties If they wer,
not possessed of the required reality
It is unknown to me whether the sur
cites have the required amount of land
or whether they have any, nor win i
avail anything for me to investigat.
the matter as the prisoner lis at larg
and we have no remedy: and no
even in my opinion any ability to collec
the amount of the reeognizance, shout,
il be forfeited T. c. ORR.