The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-08-24
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Guilty.

shylock-Is that the law?
Portia-Thyself shall see the act!
For thou urgest jus tee be assur'd
Thou shalt have justice. More than thou de-
sire it.
Guilty was the response of the fore
man of the jury in the scrip cases to the
court, on Tuesday Just as day was dawn
ing and the gray streaks of morning gave
way to the pioneer tints of the rising sun,
and VIM. d. Russell realized that his
doom was sealed, and his career in crime
ended, at least for time. To him alone
night had come, at the sound of that
word guilty." but to those in the cause
Of right and justice, morning in all bright
ness had indeed dawned, the glad herald
of coming day, that assured those who
were waverng from doubt to faith from
faith to doubt-that justice can at last be
metcd out in Yankton, and crime and
conspiracy, clad in its loathsome garb of
treachery, deception and villainy can be
made to stand UP in our midst and cry
out, lTnclean Unclean! Unclean. Guilty!
That word sends its thrill to the prisoner
but with grateful hearts it will be vel
coined to the utmost parts of this Terri
tory 1t indeed heralds coming day, for
our people, when fraud in every shape
will meet It's reward, as the example OF
the action of this jury and the magenet-
ism of that verdict, will shatter the toun-
cations of criminal schemes and bring
down the castles in the air upon the
schemers themselves
If laws delays, Quirps, bubbles, technl-
calitics and bribed jurymen are sure loop
holes for escape Of criminals, what can
prevent the increase of such a pestilence
in our midst? If the majesty of the law
is hooted at and deied on every side
what safeguard have our people? None
whatever, and it should be a cause for
general thanksgiving that there are twelve
men to be found, high-toned, unapproach-
able and honorable men, with back bone
enough to unite upon verdict and ex-
press it without fear 1t is very deplor
able that in our community, personal
feeling in matters especially where the
government is prosecuting, is carried to
such an injurious extent that it is utterly
out of the question to think of making up
Il panel of jury men from our towosmsn.
Sympathy makes way with them and JUS
ticc has no show 1t really becomes al
most an impossiblity for the government
to look for anything else but defeat here
and the trial becomes a disheartening,
Earcical and expensive task. So singular,
too, when the place is filled with long
tongued bleating Republicans, continually
crying up the administration party, and
the government still lives, while in their
hearts and by their acts they are doing
everything in thcir power to kill it, while
our Democratic community, Graded in
honor and reared in the spirit of high
toned principles of right, are true to them
selves, royal to our government and IRE
spective of who hold the reins, devote
their energies as far as possible to see that
it does live, in that right must be above
wrong, and the guilty do not escape the
punishment that guilt merits. All thanks
are due to the jury in this case. 1t is an
example that must be followed, and the
remaining two Of the happy trio-Camer-
on and Carpenter-will likewise meet
with their just reward, and when the
clanking sound of the iron doors will be
closed upon them all then Of the honest
community will breathe an air of relief,
and lifting up their grateful hearts say,
''Thank God for that, "