Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-01
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The project which Florida Il urging
incrcaso the depth Of water TO twent
feet oa5 the bar a. the mouth Of the 8
SJoin1 1<tiser BY the jotty system con
gsnen1 {tzelf 70 The Intelligence Of q
#uma| rovcsnsnent and to Congrcss A.
{ z1ftprId more than local Importance.
A. lid Nd that S0O0, 900 will be needs
TO co7| ir1etc this work already begun. an
In tho 1sanwhile tho cost, by reason
extrs1 jsurance and freight charges an
delays At the bar, IL an annual charge Z
the commerce Of Jacksonville Hic n
COO. For the present 80 been TN
o. songaess, snn ,,eniabls state
were In Baitimore " Of creatures
ton with the busines OF what are
show that tho I'M pf the medical
~. ~ ne ,,n.", aan. - ~ They are the
on the water hsease, aud they Hour
ter of lmihl. Their formulation Ia
alone,h There is nothing but disease and
andin ass their track. As a matter Of
tNhere is not man in this commun-
Oddly. however spotless his charac.
ho Is not liable to be the victim Of
,Amation, blackmAi and conspiracy.
Il the fact Is once established thnt past
ood character counts for nothing, there
Is no man, however high his standing or
reputable his life. who may not be
made the victim Of malice or perjury.
The old English common law was indul-
gent In such matters. Where, in an is
sue Of facts. the plaintiff and defendant,
without additional evidence on either
side, were joined on question OF verac.
ity, the defendant was allowed TO ex-
purgate himself by his oath. In capital
cases. the oath of man who was him
self inculpatcd was not permitted to
sacrifice prisoner unless It was sub.
stantiated by that Of some third party
over whose head no arra'gnmcnt was
hanging.
The eagerness with which many per-
Z ons seize upon the most trining fila
msnts Of evidence TO blast the character
Of those who have hitherto stood high
10 the community, is ono Of the most
dispiriting phases of American life. 1t
Il morbid impulse which bodies III for
The future. The fact that large ele-
unsnt Of the community, and certain
element Of the press, are always ready to
pull down men who have hitherto stood
well. is not an encouraging sign for the
future.
These remarks are Introductory to the
deliberate expression by the HERALD Of
The opinion that T. ]. CUDpY, the Chief
oi Police Of Los Angeles, is being made
fhs victim Of conspiracy. The only |
lota Of testimony against him In the Sui
lIvAn case Is ~ that Of person who had
70 nearly accomplished crime Of the
sodom and Gomorrah variety that he
IVES ready, at the solicitation Of shyster
attorney. to part with every cent he had
on earth to get away from the scene of
hls attempted enormity. This creature,
With full opportunity to tell oil he
knew. deliberately divided the RESPONSE
tllily, originally, between the Assistant
district Attorney and the shystor lawyer
oloresaid. He IL now shifting his ground;
tnd, while be does not say that Chief
G1,tv had anything to do with the
Ilpndy ls handed over to Mr.. De PuY,
- Allsess that his 'suspicions" have re.
sanity bssn aroused. What the ''suspi-
eIops. ~ such wretch. as an after.
market eaoS"dicial proceeding, amount
Wheat. estimated by the
So ~ a5f'.'..,,l.'.,' ther evidence
0ola Drcp Seed sists Of the tss-
oSsssa seed .'........ lawyer, whose
Corn: .,ose Of nm indict.
Sinai yellow ury and who chari-
small n,isit white tho constructive knot