Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-20

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lssy. tssk sossee Of sbsss texhsscai 90
irct,oos and alter ordering the verdict
u tbs tory sxt sxsts. farthsr ofasfsd
lhst aysess sssoe Additional ssi3snce cooh
b pso1sced against ths dsfsndAst, - "
tanned q liberty.
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P6n Madssoa thu vssk and IL psogrsns
repofsed 10 these eoiemns. ~ tas eiors Of
ske texfin0uy fw TIE TER tory % wednes-
day sstsrnooa, Mixers sstornsys moved iof |
3 ese- salt, sitting ap - feerea TIE dees-
sbon u The supreme court Tbs Argument
n this moeian toek place yesterday iHe-
npou. e II concinsion u ufzich Cbbsf Jos
tjes Joses dslivsrsd ihs foilowing dsctsson,
wkich, thssagh tbs cozrssy Of Ccuss he
poftss A, q. Bowman. the Posr-IxystLf-
esrcss , enabled 10 pabii.h ia fall
THE pEcIsfox.
Thie 60 hes bsea used hsfore. hefere
Ne & ssasate. and On The formes traal vef-
diet Of guilty wae rendsrsd~ 4 moeson
fur 4 NV trfaI aftsr thai verdict IVES
800 and ssgusa. and decided b. uysef
overIuiisg tho mcttca bscanse U
my jusgf cent the evidence 80 sam
cert 70 vaxsss -, asss $3.50 v s ~ 4
rs TERRITORY and ksasd y N iaas Jenu&
n term, - whicn tfiai bef0so he supreme
court Il vs. disq 1aii8od fFsm s1ttang In
The case. I did not hcax the Aseume8f
mado a. the supreme court and never
rsad the optnioas Of The supreme court
thai IL this court ropsn. The INDIGNANT.
however. hoard announces On To tess
Aay u the term Of court. o. juge bsforo tbs
court ives adjourned. by NJ. Juseice
Turner. In tbs words d The conciedin9 par
ton Of his OPINION To which Judgment
THO thfes Judges acting u ths csss essent-
ID. sad q became matter % record -
that ooura thai tho dslsndsns was En-
tifisd ~ . new Trial, end IN tnseructtoo Of
scautftAl n. when the Territory shnil have
cioscd it, oAes " ms not made bctUr
eass ihsa that dhciossd IN sns present
Ths opinioas Of the judges who ~
yerssd lks former triai. wnicn Inow tavs
bsfsfo me. end which have carefully
road and rcread. proceed utoa the
grUund, o. upon the basts. that The entire
evidence ct the iormos tstAi. construed
most strongly. o. - ssron9fy q lsass g
the nature q the CO. would odmls
convictton. hence the jndxmsns - which
This inssrucsion. which tho supreme
ouury Of tho Territory had authority ~
Eve " ihis court. PLACES upon the court
q this tne IN unprecedented duty. !
10 tna WoSu unHtcS0oenacu =. -
sense that 20 far ~ have ever rad, add
bsilsvs so far ~ ssy pook will show.
thls peculiar duty was never before I'm
puead upon trial court. That duty n
not the o. binary oae which arises In per
kspD the msj srsiy Of cases, ~ least ffe-
qusntiy, " aeternlino . motioo for . non
sui1 which 10 very freq 1enty m sdc 81
cases. ~ the close OF tho sestt nony on the
part of the plaintiff " pfosscution, for Z
noosuil Thai motion b made upon lhs
ground thai n tho svidencs taken on tbs
part Of the plaintiff for all V v worth 4
conceded 10 be tsse. YET plAsntiR has MOI
favor. YhAt 10 not the duty impossd nov
upOn this court. IL tnciu % that and I
Tar m0ru fficu.t aufy. Tho court ~ ~
present sstsing at this time h not caiiee
npoa and compoiied to pass upon the suf
neiency IT the evidence ~ now prseente<
pass upoa the relative weight Of tn
testimony now introduced with rUfcr
encc 70 tho weight Of tho entire record
testimony in the fofn ser utAL And. net
wtthstandiax the court m ght 30 ot.poecs
now, II ~ liberty % TO Dc, 70 refuse - dis
mtsa this case occause 10 the opinion o
tae court there Was safficieut evidence u
20 70 the jury for them 10 pass upon. -
Il. in comps Ing the wclgAs Of tsstirnon,
- now styrn NJ this trsai with the evi
dncs, eli tho evidence NJ the former tri
FL the court should D. Of he opinion thu
this cssc - new made 10 Of less weir b
than tho evidence a. the former trial, an
court hero and nov IL compciied 70 In
sts ucs . verdict for he defendant.
Il 10 tho duty Of all men 10 obey the Law
The fundamsn t4i idea asdes ing ca
entire system of eoyesnncat aud TO caci
asd all Hcsd cstlssns ON All occsssous
Aed especially en- osc~sions Of hardship
On oecAsiols when the, have 10 do ~ =
the en- p~ass o. tbs.sr eva con yictsens. d
the expenss Of their o~a feel nsv ana srn
tiass l.. ought 10 III. ia cha o. fui onrdi
enss 10 III Law u the land. has u TIE
corner s,oae Of our fabric Of govef nmeni
be whole eny II . court 10 20 admins
tcr the sAw, whsshcf ne approves q o.
eisappsovu~ ". And when courts shsl
cexse 80 TO do thcir value In . cominuni
u Is wholly lost.
The d.cssloa Of thu supreme court Of
this re ritsry is the law OF this case
Conposes ef ahac ana leaned and Impair
csl judscs. who dcvut d nndau tediy th'
n~cs saT, tine and their nsmoes halsty h
dsi-fn ming this case. though Il ran cum
ter ~ he views. at meas. feelings sns
eeavirtsons Of eatsre communities u 4
still the law o. this case. Ans must be up
held and enforced, II 10 Of sesosutei,
bsbeirs fesoc upoa this court
No oshsr WAY in which the vguiar Ant
dus Observance Of the Laws and judtriA
department ~ tho seycrnmrnt can b
carfi q % 10 ano~n. Il would be thu
gtcstess Su4icssi ~ronx. n the solemn dc
ctsion and mandate Of the highest q Thu
nal in this county should he asasexArde<
and Get 81 nsn.ha
Therc should ~ en the part Of all xoo<
ei. sss . ~ssi.ss and loyal ea<ssience u
the lac 81 the land In which they live
and IN all essrs a.d all coarts three law
shsuid be clrysd ans snfcs c~a wsthoo
fear se4 wsthoat favor. Nhsn thee.
thinss shAii cease to ha ard - far ~ the,
ehah c-ass. tho s9scrnnscns 10 that extsn
vii have srrts& III 4 STATE Of anArch'
sought b few mi<xeiesd minds ans
dissoFa and cenfusion would prSsan.
Tho rscorv Of the former trial upc'
whsch the leasssent u thr supreme ecur
MAS msas. csntains .. full and ccusplet,
detail Of the facts of TIA, trial - usis h
IN dssriarcd hy Asd gl~cet urea paper
And ~hle The opantcas fled hy the jsasc-
do not ~ tess -. ami could not In . va
seaahae tpsce be expectsd to. discuss 81
the facts "a sppeartng and In sotne re
sH ca much that Wa inpsffAs. In tia
trtal - nos ailede.t 20 In these ortnioas
yea Il 70 to IN cSssciustse'y presumed shA
The supreme court actually eonsssexes
Odd passed urcn the sntire rccori- 1
say oshsr sourt uader 10 fersstscs o. u
tAs peerle were ~ iae-Arty 10 st ~ nsnSh
Ans atsahey the a.Anta,e o. the hash s>
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