Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-02-17

Venue was meme lately taken g"
Justice ii"nrN : Count, aud u" ",.>c
came up for h"min" Wednesday
aft, rnoon. The defendant. 'hrrI-i
bis attorney, asked ion aud ohtalr"d
jry trial, and after con-i.l raaic
delay 81 men Wee Obtained who
were acceptable to the defense, AMI
had to Ire accepted hy IL" ll"~cr.
tior for the reason thrt our law al
mits Of the Shtr fl making Il selection
of jurymtn. The evidence went to
show that Mr.. Dckson's saloon lad
been kept open on Sunday, ii . JUS
tee instlucting the jury that :Ac
mode OF entrance. Wheeler by the
back door or front, made no differ
encc as to the defendants cIil pahility
under the law. The jury after Il
short absence for d"!ih,lation re-
turned verdict of not guilty. and
defendant WAS discharged. 1t has
passed into provcrb that There
is nothing more uncertain than the
verdict of j, - hut we never be
fore witnessed 50 complete Il verliica-
ton of the adaSe. Although the
jury was composed Of men whom
the Sheriff classcd as " impartial
jurors, tbs most, if not all of them,
like the Indian chief who prideI
himself on his erect stature, stood
SO straight on the whiskev question
that they leaned backwards, it was
thought that under the evidence
submitted and tie plain instructions
of the court, that verdict of guilty
would inevitably result. Mr.. Dick
son and his friends, we understand.
made no secret of the facts alleged
up to the week of trial, and it is
claimed that they rather desired
that test-case be made to deter
mine the legality of the enactment
closing business no Uses on Sunday,
until the unexpected decision of
Judge Vineyard, on an appeal, sus-
tanning the law. rather upset tho ex-
pectations that it contained defects
which would lead to It's icing prac-
tically set aside. The verdict was a
surprise to more than the Sunday
law advocates. and goes very far to
explain that want of confidence felt
in the administration of the laws
which leads TO the organization of
vigilance committees and mob vio-
lence.
The case is somewhat analogous
to that Of fifteen years ago, when
whisky was openly sold without
license, and although the Grand
Jury was specifically instructed by
Judge Greene to find an indictment,
it was so judiciously if not judicially
made up by the Sheriff and Lis aids,
that no such action could be OBJ
tanned. Those who were present
will not soon forget the rebuke adj
ministered by Judge Greene when
the Jury for the third time refused
to make a presontment according to
law. 1t is quito probable that
another effort will be made to test
the efficacy of the law before the
matter is allowed to slumber in
oblivion.
ARMED AND EQUIPPED. Incl
! dent has lately transpired, which, if
it does not create the excitement of
the removal of the bauk deposits in
Jackson's time, still leads to so
many queries that wo would he re-
miss in duty if we failed to chronicle
it at this time. a few weeks ago,
the Governor ordered the removal
of the Territorial quota of arms from
Vancouver arsenal to this place,
why, nobody can tell; for what pur-
pose, nobody has yet pretended 70
form satisfactory opinion. 1t is
we'll known that arms stored near
the salt water are liable to rust, and
that the cost of transportation is
large and of storage and care inces-
SAINT, so there must have been some
reason for this strange proceeding,
as there doubtless was for removing
the archives to the suburbs. What
is it? Docs the Governor appre-
bend an instruction from friends
!! within or al invasion from foes
without? Is he appreheusive of
further trouble ut Seattle, and like
all prudent commanders-in-chi
while placing an implicit faith in
heaven, is equally determined to
keep his powder dry and jrst where
he can lay his hand upon 1t, should
exisency require? Or is he intent
upon arming his staff OF officers and
requiring them to perform military
drill? These are some OF the ques-
tons sometimes asked by the gener-
atty of mankind. Territorial off
GERS when called upon to pay the
bill for transportation, dispairingly
moaned-" QUO IFuranto!" The
o. L. Railroad Company, who have
advanced" charges, pertinen tly
ask, Gu bono? but the people, when
they are called upon to foot the bill