Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-10-12

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German who honestly believes he is
We don't believe there is
one. The case was postponed on a
technicality-to give Ainslie time to
60 to New York to hunt up papers.
German mad plenty of time to "show
up," IL he was citizen, and If the
papers had been properly made out,
and the case had come to trial, he
would have had nothing to show. A
herculean effort was made to have the
case postponed on technicallty, and
the effort was successful. This was
the only salvation. Ainslie vent off
to New York to dig up papers, and
he brought back what were alleg-
ed to be Germans citizen papers. a
citizen can prove that he is such with
but little or no expense of time and
money. 1t cost German and his friends
a great deal Of both to bring nothing
in the way of convincing proof. A
technicality of law defeated justice
in this case. To all who listened to
the case, Gorman's claim to citizen
ship was as thin as piece of tissue
paper and as transparent as a piece
Of glass. The fact that Germans at
torney won point on a technicality
did not convince people that German
was a citizen. If he had lost this
point he would have lost his case.
This gave him an opportunity to 90
of and dig up something. German
was in pen, and thought he was fas-
tened, with no way to crawl out. He
looked blue and greatly down in the
mouth. But hole he sees. A small
hole that was left open in the indict-
rnent that held him in the trap, and
/ that opening he crawled through. As
we said before, German had the time
allowed by law and it was ample, to
tprove that he was citizen. He could,
not do it. Had nothing to show. The
case was postponed, and for very,
very long time, and after the post
ponement Ainslie left for New York
on the hunt Of citizen papers. The flaw
lin the complaint was this: 'Gormar
/ is not citizen of the United States
of America" As far as German was
lconcernsd this was sufficient This
gave him all the chances for defense
Just the same as if it had been stated
that ''he was not a citizen because he
was subject OF Great Britain and
had never been naturalized" Cor.
man knew the grounds Of the com.
plant, and SO did everyone else. Il
he had been a citizen he would have
shown it to the satisfaction OF every.
body when the case first went int
coart. After hot legal fight, split
ting hairs on technieality that woulc
met have been touched upon if Cor
man had been citizen, the case wa
postponed an indefinite length of tim,
for the reason thai the complaint sim
ply stated that he was not citizen
/ He swore before the register, q few
months before a doubt was thrown
lover his citizenship, that in 1882 h,
got out his papers in New York
Why did it take many mouths t
produce those papers: The com
plant as it first read, gave Go-nar
all the show for defense and 10
proving 1T that time that he was citizel
THAT he would have had if the complain
had read that lie was not a citizen Tor til
reason That he was subject of Grea
bi ltd'd ana Hau MOI uStu AAtuFdLlZeO L
the United States. The fact of Sigh
technicality in law, which defeated ju;
tice, cannot blind those who heard tn
proceedings from hrst 70 last. We hear
The case from beginning to end, and AZ
just as positive that he is not 4 citizen a
if he had produced nothing to show tina
he was. No one honestly believes tbs