The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-30

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fully lax administration Of justice.
TACT has not only forced itself upon !.
puelic's attention by its own promi,
ce, but strikingly Of late BY contrast
, the swiftness and certainty Of punish
1t Of noted offenders in the criminal
rts Of Great Britain. There, the commits
Of crime is followed almost instantly
line cases out of ten by the apprehension,
and conviction Of The criminal. Here
trial and conviction even if the criminal
been speedily spprehended follow so
CT from the crime, if they follow it at all
I the community and the evil-doers OF
land especially have forgotten the cir
stances surrounding the commission Of
r'ffense, have lost all interest in the
| y, and utterly fail to be impressed In
: LIltary manner by the fact Of convio-
s and Hnishment. There is not an intel
ope then In any state in the union but
Let til to be the ordinary record and
YARN 70 great bulk Of criminal trials
N will he d States. For every murderer
20 it wiT-breaker convicted and pun
then that Britain. five or six are turn
IN the ma the courts and juries OF Amer
until ten rNno necessity therefore for ar
can be IN public that some sweeping
pie'eo itseform in the practice Of our
'vn,s Rrhe administration Of justice is
relief of The TACT is patent one to al
le erceetople everywhere who have taken
''o'''o" whatever of this important
The cit is urged, and with reason,
Dallas prom the other evils attendant
rious f loose enforcement of the laws,
Voot sevf Judge Lynch are taking unu-
. i'll trirence in the punishment of Of
usic, iisiety in self-preservati' IN resort
ways. ne other even though a vio-
pi tn,se I'd for asserting its power and
. nmentits wrongs, when its regular
nd institutions therefor are found
It for the task. As we have be-
!, w !, the remedies suggested for this
n mn OF affairs are many, but two Of
,,er y entitled to special consideration
ef Putpelicve If adopted would accom-
Bmeeti reform needed. These sugges-
D nay nn' 10 reformation first of the statutes
The selection OF juries so as to Sc
i In intelligent and disinterested
in. A. Brn. This is now theoretically
= dismiof the jury laws, but how far
JIi,,y fall of accomplishing their OBJ.
w farcical and devoid OF
$. Geop and impartiality the So
4 .vestigations of the so.called
stou, the public know to their cost and
~ dsc Some able and practical states.
nv lawyer in each of the states must
Use jury laws 30 reformed that it will
aphysical and moral impossibility to
pannel jury other than of intelligent,
.ctical and disinterested men, not theo-
ical)y impossible as at present, but actu-
y impossible. Vicious, corrupt and ig
rant iuriss have been dragging the law
d courts into ridicule and contempt,
ener than any other influence. But as a
rollary to this Is the other suggested re-
m, viz; That the courts ought to be SO
organized as to give to some tribunal in
re county in every day Of the year the
etdiction Of all criminal oiienses so as ia
~, ,cs 1t long intervals between the terms
courts. and rs consequence frequen,
~ur7pme and lengthy continuances
sam rApld be competent tribunal
ed licel &e and should be open tn.
Iable ex goodly portion of every
-ptsSss with which, and thu
IrE \,ueS,A cases are continued
.ro,,,;r. W.. 81 American Union unit
,sshs'1Ps sr ~ oasA have died or moves
4 s Z isss city CITY grown ind a
s. courts s have 8 go e:dse to strangers
10 seven membs MRS the most fruitful
lucky band, >S0a 1eW rcement of the laws
fe, have Shoa. crime is general,
ID lepUt.dS' q Be s,ereof, and the otfende
in Stauntonine " justice while yet hi
| as hopeless.and -, the memory of wit
;. E. ]. Sweeibrj,. nle, and while it is pos
W, Whme u uI ron, .lurt, without specis
If which he ,;.1'lhe material witnesse
hust If the 10 Of the case. II is i
has been comp.ss ohg and frequent post
iemorial hall akeebing the courts Away
o. w nglish court officials or
H. " a,Eanve of criminals to such q certai
.year.old sister ,lment Of their evil deed.
afterward killaer the laws is tn
. ,,,xs yterror to the vicious an
.aes,s adv;she only means by whic
SS' .na Wlic procegnity of the law can b
y zee iuAf celebntice constantly tn warte,
w ,,.s pa. c',y'eaten by ignorant an
co snd w, ,I mo edious delays of import
,uf0,s 70 ~s 5 Il lg the law into contemp
aNs, tne cAmmrime Of the day. Tn
.oue~. a. II ' dahe law can be, by sue
., o. Ssw oa'ss. system and practice a
scsS0ass usss sStlsiiid, more vigorously err
nsSc.. q 20 ,honsequence, but calculs
csa, 70 ~ spoN WAT by saving the tremeut
.cc , piled up by frequent con,inuar
us ' .Ss plsn Of organization limited at i
49, s "r,,cle, WI really prove a matter {
'hls " " butAt any rate not increase t
&c ,a, snpprecs |ls extent the aggregate cost
~! as ,udyary system. Here is a fielG
Of shc .p.O matter Of the speedier and be
.to'. forcement Of the law, where pain
Ing, experienced and practical legisl,
,rs can win world OF renown. 1t is to i
oped that some Of our Texas legislato,
nd legal lights will see and appreciate I'll
uestion.
LAMPAsAs.
uriosity In the shape OF . Cave--MunIcip
Improvement-AC Charitable Correction
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