The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-05

EDIroRs MINERAL ARGUS:

EDIrORs MINERAL ARGUS:
With your consent would say few
words to the taxpayers, in justice Of
myseli and the law. in reference to
what YOU ard Mr.. Mcfarland have to
say in the last issue Of the MINERAL
ARGUS:
First. Mr.. Mcfarland does me an
injustice when he says he has no
recourse to the record. Of my court !;
this is a mistake; every man, woman
or child has recourse to my records.
They are pubic property and | invite
all the taxpayers or any one else to
call at my office and examine the
papers which Ms. Mcfarland filed N
the late trial AS far as his staining
before tits court is concerned, it is
rs good as any other mans. He Is
Ike the old WOMAN who was drunk IN
Boston. etc; because Mr.. Mcfarland
was mad he Imagins the court and
everybody else was mad; this is a
mistake. In regard 10 this case in
dispute, Mr.. Mcfarland, Mr.. Roberts
Or any one else does not or has 10,
dispated the fact that Mr.. Roberts
stole the logs, but they disputed the
question ri law that the law ha; no
right to brand him as thief! because
MIR. Kro'l made the complain: through
SPITE! Gosh, what a word! II Mr..
Joe. Mason comes for a warrant for
the man who robbed his clothes nne,
(whO is we'll known) | must not give
hrm warrant, 'caus It is spite, Or at
least Till he gives security that he will
pay all costs, for the poor county.
But il one asked for "A warrant far a
man who is SD mean as to beat big
drum. | must not ask a question, or
the officer so asked. Consistency mou
art E JEWELL" But | never tumbIed
that it made SD much difference in the
matter Of law 'whose OK was gored"
Read the article in the last issue Of the
MINERAL ARGUS, from Hon James
Fergus and see if you can ask why
such things are so! Well, | will tell
you; ever since | have been in this
county. land don't know how much
longer il wa sol whe ever a thief was
arrest d (no matter what the charge)
by the officers OF the llw, joa have
thrown up both hands in holy horror
at the officers and pie. d ,,OJr county!
We will give the I'D acc IS to the
ARGUS file and a dollar for t cry word
he will find To substantiale thi, silly
charge Fps. til the officers were
afraid to make arrest; you know too
we'll the result DO you wish to see
the same thing repeated here in tine
town OF Maiden?
One can't hang out their clothes to div
without guarding them. or they viii be
stolen. sl.l when thief is arrested you
ycil ''pour county," until the thief has
become to see that he has ''seanch
on the officers of the law. he can steal
when OF what he rjeases. ana all he
has to do /, to go to you tax payers
and tell you that the man who sxOre
out the complaint done it through
spite. and YOU laud him up to the
sky. and curse the officers and crv
poor county. There has moi been a
man arrested in this town since | have
any knowledge OF the place, ND matter
what tine charge may have teen, but
what one clique or the other las c0un-
c lei him that it was an Outrage. that
he WAS right. the officers wrong; that
he should not pay a CEN, Till, as 1 said
before tic criminal has the .seanch."
How Ion. has this II be-. W,o are the
aw-abding c.tike rs!
Not long nee, Mr.. Schaffei was run
out oi the town; one of t,e worst
,inlev, that ever struck the pace. and
your officers are on the track % Others,
and j, is only a matter of time till your
clothes iin-s or any otter property will
be safe.
The law says: he who knDws OF a
crime having been committed and
does rot make com, laint is an cluil
in the crime, and have NY doubts
ne wtlD scr.e1s the Grimm II
nom the law-from his jus punish
10y the cry of spite or
costs. is not much elter
Now, ] have o,iy word more and
! am done. a I'd | shall PAT this in
the form OF a q ), stion to the tax
PAYERS. t. W.T.: When a msn comes
10 me and ma.:es his case clear. and
wants to swear out a compliant against /
another man who has s,cle his oats.
his logs. his clothes. h,s lumber. his
encc. his tobacco. his coal oi. or even
Ms hacOn' shall [ uiNt. lin f,lt. war-