New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-11

Gould Sage case was shcd. Never in all the history
OF the District Attorneys Office have the preliminary
stages Of indictment been conducted as they worc IN
| the case of Gould and sage. am crcdibly told that
before the Grand Jury had heard one word OF the evi-
| dence against these rich men. they had read the
speeches Of Judge Dillon. GOud's lawyer, explain
| ing' the transaction. And yet everybody knows that
Grand Juries not required TO hear the defendant
side OF al all and In practice rarely II ever do
Their function Is merely TO consider If the evidence
OF the alleged crime IS sufficient TO Justify indct
mcnt The idea of Colonel Fellows Transforming him
| self into a court. sitting both at nisi prus and on
appeal hearing the evidence both sides and hearing
| both sets of counsel I'm argument before deciding
whether not he would submit the case To the Grand
Jury is simply groesque and prcposicrous. j. there
any ass in New-York enough to imagine
that such unhcard Of course would be pursued
were tho persons complained of named Jimmy McGln.
Mss and Dick Jones instead of Jay Could ami Russell
| Sagc2
| Well scarcely.
This sort of thing may lie great fun for the public.
but it costs Pile of money. Colonel Fellows is
spending more money to do nothing than any Of his
predecessors spent, good. bad or Indifferent would
be willing to wager a brick house against pie plato
that there is not the District Attorneys
staff who ever did annually make TIE amount
Of his salary, and yet The salary list is greatly In OK
of what 1T before and the NUM- or OF as
sistants and deputy assistants is largo that they
actually stumble each other. TO do the work OF
three courts there less than fifteen lawyers,
scarcely of whom has had the sl icst experience
in criminal cases and most of whom never actually
tried case in court anyhow and they cost the city
In salaries $4,000 every The salary list OF the
entire Office foots MP grand total Of Sl21d Never
lcfOre in the city's history has much money been
spcnt in tho salaries Of this Office, and II would be
difficult indeed recall administration upon plane
equally low with this one as to competence and cxpc-
Renee 1t would probably make the young fnen
posing this staff quite unhappy go thcir names
| and sum up their qualifications. and it would be
waste of space. Colonel Follows evidently SGT out
! to gather about him such d stan would at once
relieve him of tho fear of being blanccd add in that,
| al least, he has succeeded
| AS ] remarked before. this is great dav for the
protection Of innocence. Yeas WHEN JuGe"
| Barrett sitting at oyer and Tcrmiurr. a jury
! panel came before him of astonishing dnneS'. 1t
impossible get anything through their heads.
| AS after came up, and guilty man after
| guilty man was tried and promptly acquitted, the
| judge got sick. When the term ended, not
| single conviction had been obtained Judge Barrett
| is always exceedingly polite to Jurors. and always
makes them a nice ltle speech when he finally dis
charges them. Bat what to say to thi, gang Of pig
| heads lie could not fancy. At last, be remarked.
| with icy accents. Gentlemen, You gre discharged
! for the term with thc-sh. um. the ihanhs-ah Of
the court for the-thc and pains You have taken
! to-ah, TO protect Innocence lie upih.'u IA th'
blade penetrated thr hides. If many Of them even
saw its CLINT But John Il. ellows IS not SO OBJ
fuse. If he concludes his term he LaS begun It,
and becomes necessary ion thc public 8" >aS ln d,
charging him for the term. Colonel. y"n lay down
The sword of justice yoI drop tnr .cac,, A. A"n
take the Illusion baEda,o from Your eyes. pclt H.
to thank yon for the deNtefliy win which Yea nave
avoided hitting innocent cou>plaois. rIuid.fc-> sud
thieves really believe The colonel Il caA tho iura
one Of those clover people Who conduct ihr monthly
magazines tells thai ice has arranged with Judge
Barrett after good deal Of ii-i>a." i4I au afi' e.
which viii shortly be printed treating this subject
Of the protection Of innocence "a, considerable 'nrfh
/ and detail. not that tAs jude W4 u.a thai rAart
title. He will call his essay Us, tridr~, of jus.
rcrT hut they 10th mean sub tam a.- the s..'e
| thing