Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-11-03

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 Now as to the motives that actuated this summary and unusual proceed ing that ghoulishly invaded the privacy of home in it's first hours of grief be- side the dead-those sacred moments when the bangs of eternal separation are poignant with a sentiment of un speakable woe-the public can best judge It was warranted neither by the sanction of law nor the custom of | precedent, and no possible excuse can i be made that is sufficient to exonerate Levi Ruggles of deliberate attempt | to exceed his lawful authority and dis i cretion as Probate Judge, for what pur- pose?
 With the power and inclination to pervert the functions of his office what protection has the widow and family of any property owner when the mex orable summons of death suddenly
 comes? With the possibility of simi-
 lar outrages lowering over those help less ones he must part with forever,
 what terrible anxiety and forebodings
 must harass the death bed of every
 frugal person whose years of toll have
 been patiently borne that they might
 be provided against poverty and want
 when he shall pass on to his destiny?
 These are weighty arguments that
 should influence every voter in east , ing his ballot at the coming election.
 There is no Campaign roorback" in this recital of plain and unanswerable facts, sent out too late for rebuttal, for
 there is still plenty of time to meet the accusations herein made, if any
 grounds of defense exists.
 But if 1t be necessary to present any further proof of the danger of re-
 taining this man in office, another FRAGRANT ABUSE OF AUTHORITY - is herewith appended, which opens a V new element peril to the people and 0 jeopardizes the majesty of the law. B On May 9th, 1885, Andrew Dorsey V was tried and convicted of highway s robbery in this county, and was sen. o tenced to eleven years Imprisonment t at the Yuma penitentiary.
 e On March IT, 1888, upon petition c V the father of the prisoner, alleging the r. illegality and unconstitutionality of { e trial upon information instead of in ,f dictment by a grand jury, a writ 0 d habeas corpus was issued by Levi Rug e, gles, Probate Judge, and upon hear n ing given on March 26th, the pris Ie oner was discharged from custody ant Ie at once left the country by the con " nivance of his friends. The jurisdic vi ton of Probate Judge in such mat 70 ters Is limited to the county in whicl " he holds office and upon no occasion g. does it extend beyond it. The tech le nical flaw ill the trial could not miti D. gate the ofense nor lessen the guilt o ic the prisoner, and the custom in sucl
 cases is to remand the prisoner to tn t. custody of the sheriff to await the ac Id ton Of the grand jury. The prisoner e. attorney neither asked for nor e1 C. pected his discharge, the object bein
 +a trfol tc oh oe O. of acquittal-or, at best, light ser ed tence. The lawyers look upon tn e. extra-judicial proceeding as mos m fragrant abuse of authority-or rathe ,ir the usurpation of power. By sue CT unwarranted means the doors of th q penitentiary could be opened for tf SC unrestricted egress of every crimin he confined therein and the whole m m chinery and usefulness of the cour he be nullifed at the caprice of an irrt ,ss sponsible petty official. It was gro it. outrage and the indignity was magr or fled by the fact that saddled hor if was in readiness for the prisoner at flight in anticipation of the unusu Is. proceeding of the Probate Judge. He iii his judgment became known to u rs friends of the prisoner before 1t w ,re rendered upon the hearing the read
 must himself infer.
 These facts are surely sufficient
  ou not only condemn this aspirant f o1, renewed honors of office, but they co - stitute good grounds for his remov
 from the office whose functions he h ol so grossly abused. It makes little d to ference whether unworthy motives of incompetence inspired his action, it Inc dangerous to permit such person - retain the power to commit such evi 'io The voters of Pinal County are l en- quested to make for themselves t lw- most careful and searching inquiry led to these charges and verify them ..o their satisfaction. Let them deliberate 'i0 and dispassionately weigh the fac ma and consider upon the day of electi aid whether the safety of themselves, tn, on- families, their neighbors and the Q stitutions of good government can
 entrusted with impunity in to su 0et hands.
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