New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-30

when innocent; but 1t cannot be nearly 30
exasperating. The expressions OF OPINION
therefore, that will be found in letter to the
Editor on another page, are strong but natural.
Mr.. Crawford and his companions were ap-
parently victims of the stupidity of the ponce
on last Saturday night To arrest them was
excusabe in the patrolman, perhaps put '"o
captain of precinct, of ordinary lntehlgehce
and experience, ought to see the ln)us'ice VI
locking up three sober respoctaple- iooA" is
young men on the charge of robbing tramp
of 81. especially when the accuser was 30
drunk that he had to be held rp whiie max
ing his complaint.
Again there is voley from rifles pointed
tbroucb a hole in the wall in Galway County,
Ireland. and the agent and the steward Of Lord
Clanricarde fall dead Apparently they love
to murder in pairs in County Galway 1t Is
inst three weeks since Mr. Bouike and his es-
cort were shot down in the same cowardly
way. Branches of the Land League may have
been dissolved in that part of Ireland; but
the spirit of assassination which they raised
and fostered has not been laid. 1t Is hard 10
tell Just what influence this last murder VIII
have on the measures touching Irish affairs
now under discussion in the Commons; but 1t
is not likely that Mr.. Gladstone and his fol-
lowers will swerve a hairs breadth from the
fairness they are trying to show to Ireland
And il is certain that Mr.. Parnell and his
friends while disclMming all responsibility Tor
the crime, will continue to hinder the passage
of the Repression bill just as they have been
doing during the past few weeks.
1t is to be hoped that sooner or later the
owner of some building which tumbles down
or burns up and destroys human lie VIII DE
Obliged to face his responsibility in court
Now no matter how fragrant his neglect to
keep his building i'll repair may be, the case
never gets beyond the Grand jury. The Cor
oner does all he can in the way OF verdict
and the negligent owner is held i'll bail to await
the action of the Grand jury There the mat
ter ends. The Grand Jury sometimes considers
the case, and sometimes apparently does not
give it a moments thought. But IN Indictment
is never found. The nearest to it is a censure
as in the case of the Potter Building fire.
When the Crand-st. buildings tumbled. 1t was
thought that some one certainly would be held
responsible. Then the evidence Of criminal
neglect seemed overwhelming. But the Grand
Jury found no indictment. Let u see what
will be done in the case which the Coroner
Investigated yesterday.
Seldom. if ever, have strikers had so many
outside forces arraycd in their behalf to COM
pel employers to yield TO their demands as
the freight handlers. This is due to the fact
that the sympathies and the interests OF the
merchants for once have been running III the
same channel; but whatever the motives, the
fact remains that the striking worknen have
had strong verbal support. IL as not yet
profted them much. The railway men are ap-
parently not alarmed at the threats OF suits for
sdamages because they have not sent forward
DE freight delivered to them as common
darriers 1t will be toleraby difficult we
think to shcw that they have not used due
diligence 1t is said that the AttOrney-Gep-
eral deems it his privilege as well as his
"duV" TO begin proceedings at once to com
pei the railroads to perform their work as com
mon carriers regardless of what it costs them
This, it strikes us, is rather high ounding talk
The suspicion cannot be repressed that some
Of those who have had so much t. say about
the enormity of the offence of the railroads
have been laying in store nti-monopoly cap
ital against the day when their political as
nj rations shall take shape. In the end 1t may
appear that, unfortunately, the w0rkmen have
made the least out Of the strike They think
that the new men cannot be taught to pack
freight This is said to be then only hope.
Every day it becomes more slender.