Telegram-herald., 1888-01-23

allSf gr-Ak estt over 80 11Te stl A4E-Ast
have been discharged. bsinx 1Dsbls % szree
apoa . ysrdict. sAz- CLAris Presenting
A-iofasy q kenE eolzty. Tso ys4Es sgo
~ - az .i.s. . praciiGsnsr u asdlci1s.
.sf hia. aBd ss saei Es0s RrFxsrs
wealthy lzaa6ssRlaa of lh-s ely. hgr Alisa-
agIng hsr s8setoas sad breaking zP ais
family. laying bis damages At 50. 90. Mr.,
PuTAAs % The has3sad 0f Nm. DE-. RUrz-
Kzs0aD-cLAYs sisssr. and ioE some time
previous u hsf asrriage Mrs. c. lived n tue
house u tie FUTAAss- CLAY dld not and
does not charge PUTsAk with any immoral
relations wi1h hi. vie
Without any question shatevsr the case.
which has 0ccup.ed the Saperior Court aud
is jury Tor two long weeks. was an outrage
st tue beginning Neither the frisnds nor
elemies Of Ar. PUraAs ia this community
ever bad ths slightest belief that ne was
guilty IN any shape o. manner oi psrsuad-
ing Mrs. CLAY 70 leave her husband.
And TIE evidence has shown Il.
Indeed. lie evidence proved conclusiv ely
that the defendant PUTNAM. did not inter
fsre a. much a. the average, ordinary man.
With The milk OF human kindness in his
L-...s has.... L-.sf....- l., - .o,I4 h.va
been expected 20. When Mrs. CLAY. sc-
cording to the evidence. sent for PUTNAM
and appealed 10 him To protec. her from
The violence and cruelty OF drunken
husband be refused. saying she must look
elsewhere for protection. When she
his wife thai II she did not cease he would
have to forbid her coming there. aud finally.
when she declared she could not live with
CLAY any longer. be told his sister-in-law
that she should examine into her own con-
duct aud see if shs could not improve it.
and thus make her husband better.
And the evidence has shown il.
The plaintiff showed that M1. CLAY has
partaken of meals At PUrMAN's house. that
she has ridden with her sister in his car
risgs and that she has accompanied the
PUTNAM family on Summer excursions and
that ENos PUTNAM committed ths henious
crime of taking Mrs. CLAY's money-money
that she ha1 earned in the praciics of her
profession-snd securing for her letter of
eredi, when she started for Europe in the
hope-as her friends testified of recover
ing her health. which had been shattered
by the anxiety which a drunken, fsithless
husband caused her.
Such was the evidence.
The wife lsft her husband of her ovn ac-
cord when the PUTNAM family was on. of
the city. and the Judge charged the jury
explicitly that. although the wife went to
the defendant with complaints and griev-
ancss. and he believed them and har-
bored her in his house. thsS even thea the
tue wife had no just cause for leaving the
hcsosnd.
And yet in despite of all the above jury
of twelve men walk ont Of q court room
and after more than fifty hours delibera-
ton, fail to agree upon verdict.
Indeed. five Of them are in favor of a
vsriict IN a nominal sum fsr the plaintiff
Was there ever such acommentary on the
American jury SYSTEM
Was there ever such travessy on law
and dscsncya
The TELssRAa II ERALD has refrainsd
srom commenting upon this case-slthough,
| b. reason of rs outrageous character. il
has been soreiy tempted so to do-purely
out Of respscs 10 Judge BUsLIsesME and
his counsel. It is now out Of the hands oI
a Jury and this journal cannot be accused Of
attempting to influence this ridiculous aud
much-vauntsd conservstor of our libertie.
"A jury. We shall therefore proceed to
| discuss this famous case from the
standpoint Of dec.ncy and right without re,
/ gard 70 the technicslities of the laT. We
oslievs as sincerely as We believe anythi n,
in this world that Judge BURLrSG,xE was
eager and 80 xious in the trial OF this cause Il
do exact justice to all ia. parties, aud ",
iust as sincerely believe that he had per-
sonsl. if not jadicial knowlsdgs thai
| SAMUEL d. CLAY vss not entitled q
recover one cent. Judge BUsLIssawE i
new to the bench. Had be been an older
Judgs h. would bave thrown the case on
Of court when plaintiffs attorney,
rested their case. We say wi,hou
fear Of contradiction that SAN CLa1
never made shadow of a case against n,
msa who now lies stricken with paraiys
brought on By reason Of the excitement
and annoysncs caused by what many per
sons in this community regard IS notainl
more nor less than lsgslirsd blsckmailin,
scheme.
The plaintiff attorneys Msssrs. BEAxcE
4. Sc idol and il e more than probable tha
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