The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-06-23
THE PRESS ON TIE VERDICT

u1VS ~ kAO uS1SuueAt0 ~AS GUINNESS
in the eyes of the law. But the PEG.
pie of the country have also been
trying the case, and through the
press they have made up and record
ed their verdict. They were not un-
der the influence of Washington So
ciety. The wires have furnished
them the evidence on both sides.
That is all they wanted. They were
saved from listening to the long
speeches of counsel, for which they
are thankful. In the quiet of their
homes, and u%ninfuenced by the ap-
peals of brilliant orators, they have
calmly weighed the testimony and
found a verdict which the press of
the country has made known. 1t is
not in harmony with the one rem
dered by the twelve Washington
men. The N. Y. Tribune denounces
them and their verdict in the most
bitter terms. The World ia equally
severe and thinks "the jury should
be known in history as the .jimjam'
jury" The Times also says: 1.-THE
verdict Is one that will comfort and
encourage all who think it is no sin
to steal from the Treasury of the
United States. To the honest people
of the nation it isa result unexpected
and undesired. It is a grievous dis
appointment and a fresh revelation
of the power of wealthy and unscru-
pulous graduates of the school of 'prac-
teal politics. when confronted in the
courts at Washington by proofs of
their villainy." 1t furthermore in
'dulges IN remarks concerning the
defendants which would be regarded
as ljbellous by every one except those
who believe them guilty.
The Minneapolis Tribune says:
''The trial has convinced the coun-
try that Brady and Dorsey, one in
side the postoffice department and
the other at first in the United States
Senate, and later as a private citizen.
associated themselves together for
the deliberate purpose of amassing
wealth by plundering the treasury of
the nation. This assurance is not
shaken by the formal acquittal which
they have gained" The Chicago Inter
Ocean uses the following languages:
''Trial after trial of men who have
stolen money from the public treas
ury, by one form or another of ras-
cality, has begun and ended in just
such verdicts as have followed the
two tedious and expensive prosecu-
tons just closed. It has become inn
possible to convict a. defaulter or even
a thief bya Washipgtonjury although
there have been cases where the
stolen money was found in the de-
feAdants' possession and fully identi-
Their acquittal is only a shameful
confession Of the impotency of a great
government, which has been pun
ished quite as much as they, and in a
similar manner. The arm of author
ity that is supposed to punish often
ders has been guilty Of dis:raceful
offenses itself, and there has been a
foul oder around the table of the
prosecution. \ The de-
PENDANTS are disgraced men, and the
verdict is not a v~indication."
We might place before our readers
excsrl t,from q score or more of other
exchanges containing expressions of
like character, but enough are pre-
scented to show the sentiment of the
public concerning the outcome Of the
trial. MI. Dorsey's audacious speech
before = shameless crowd of serenad-
ers will not, in the least, modify
those expressions. The people have
recorded their verdict and judgment
is entered against the star route
swindlers. It is in order for
them to preserve silence and invite
forgetfulness of their frauds by quiet
ly withdrawing themselves from the
public gaze. Letters and speeches
from them only serve to keep alive
and intensity the feeling Of contempt
and disgust with which they are
viewed by all intelligent and honest
men.