Arizona silver belt., 1888-06-16
DELAYED JUSTICE.

| bS LlotllCu A0ubN lpt '"f"Pol county, upon motion eff the prosacu' ton continued the case of the Terri tory vs. Edwin Tswksbury ct al. fos the term. Counsel for defendants op- posed the motion and pressed for trial Same entry Tn the cass of the Terri tory vs. Thomas Graham ct al.
 It will remain query in most minds, why, after six months, the Territory was not ready for trial, there being no apparent reason for the delay unless the absence of the District Attorney, as delegate to the National Democratic Nominating Con vention, can be urged as a reason for defsrring the trials for six months longer, and necsssItating reappear- ance of accused and witnesses in a northern climate, at great expense during the most inclement season oi the year.
 Persons accused of crime are pre- sumed to be innocent until found guilty by jury of their peers, and are entitled to speedy trial, and it is not even the spirit of crlmInal juris- prudence to continue cases against ae- cused persons under the edict of a grand jury, ad inhnitum, without at. tording them the opportunity of es' tabhshing their innocence.
 The Pleasant valley cases were OIL ginally set for trial on June 4th, and on the motion of the District Attor- ney, J. (. Herndon, were deferred to the 18th inst; and the fact of their postponsment would not have been known to the principals and witnesses had not Mr. Haiglsr written to the District Attorney, asking the exact date when it would be necessary for those subpGnaed to be in Prescott, and had not Mir. Haigler also taken the trouble to notify all parties inter- ested.
 Most of the accused and witnesses, numbering 30 to 5, were to have met at Haigler's on the 18th inst, intend ing to start in body, on that day, for Prescott, and doubtless made the frritless journey, as no notice Of a continuance of the cases had been re- ceiyed in Pleasant valley up to the 11th; and therefore through the cul- pablo neglect of the District Attorney, these people were subjected to the hardship of leaving the range IN the midst of the roundup, and compelled to make an unnecessary journey of 15o miles, entaillng loss of at least ten or twelve days in time, and to many their wages during that inter- val, The cost of the trip to each can not be less than $50 aud may greatly exceed that sum, and in the cases of many of those subpenaad who are poor men. this is 8 serious exaction, and which some are unable to meet and, therefore, are compelled to deny themselves the necessary food and shelter in order to comply with the courts mandate.
 Mrs. Rose, widow of the late A.. Ross, 8 victim of the Pleasant valley fight, Is one of the witnesses, and she is required to travel l5e miles, l10 miles by trail, on horseback, ever a very rough country, leaving her two young children behind in the care of lady who volunteered to take care of them during her absence.
 James Tewksbury, one of the defen. dants, is in precarious condition, suffering with quick consumption, but although not able to stand the fatigue of such a journey, he nevertheless es- sayed to go, and after great effort he reached Haigler's ranch, twelve miles from his own place, and in going that distance he was forced to stop and rest several times. It was thought doubt ful If he could proceed farther.
 These cases will again be called for the third time, November 5th, and il IS not improbable further continu- ance will be granted, and that being the case it would be better for all par. ties concerned-the Territory as we'll as the accused that nolle prosequi sheuld be entered, rather than con tinue the cases beyond the year upon which they, by the 9th of November, will have appeared upon the docket The expense already incurred and the uncertainty of conviction seems tc rendar such course advisable,
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