The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-25
THAT JUDICIAL OUTRAGE
Views or Ex-senator Mcdonald,
Comments Of the Press


Comments Of the Press.
.lwa.hinx,en special 10 Courier -Jourrai
Ex-senator Joseph +. Mcdonald OF
Indiana said to-dsv. in speaking ~ the
ruling Of Judge Woods, In the u. 5
court yesterday at Indianapolis, Ia The
Dudley case, wherein Judge Wood
ruled that Mr. Dudley was not subjac'
10 indictment because the instructions
given in his famous letter, urging the
purchase Of voters in .blocks Of five
rad never been carried into execution BY
This. in Senator McDonsld's opinion.
bears evidence Of prearrsnged plan
bel cen Duilev's influential friends and
Irhe presiding judge, and was concocted
lsnd so decrced for the express purpose
Iof relieving Dudley from probable prose-
Icution in the future. The idea,r said
senator Mcdonald. "is absolutely pre-
lpo-teron-. II is contrary 10 good law
and in direct opposition. l believe. 10 ~,
statutes OF the United States. A cl'-
Icumstsnce like this" continued the
senator. may he cited as a parallel case
Suppose that Mr.. Dudley had given 4
man money with which 70 90 on election
liay aud purchase votes boldly and out
II rht. aud instruct d the person to whom
lne gave the money 10 corrupt the balin
liz he could. but when the persons receiv
ling the money went upon the streets hs
lrefused or rallied 70 obey The Instruction.
given him by Mr.. Dudley. This, ac
Icording 10 Judge Woods ruling. woul'
make Dudley an honest man. simply be
lcause his Instructions 10 do di-,one-
Isct were not complied with and not car
lried into execution. While il may b.
true that the Dudley letter was no
lobe, ed. il il, nevertheless. a fact tha
DUDLEY gave the instructions, whici
EVERY LAWYER in the United States know
were acts Of dishonesty, with the expires
purpose Of corrupsing the ballot At th'
.lrxpense of the honest voters
Judge Woods may be able 70 make a.
honest man out Of Dudley by his ruling
hut that will apply only 80 far a. thi
Ibars the court from prosecuting him
lSenstor Mcdonald was emphatic i
stating that Judge Woods opinion wa
lin direct opposition and at right angel
with every provision Of the Y. ,. stat
lutes upon the subject. and, ~ abcv
STATED. he made IL. he believed. becans
|hc had been requested by the manager
Iof the republican party 10 prevent,
possible. Mr. Dudley from being -
? '.rsixned before the bar of the court an
prosecuted for crime ~ which the put
liic Il large already believe hiu guilty.
!,
H. Y. Times.
The charge Of Judge Woods to n
}. grand jury in indianapolis In the case !
D the Dudley letter seems 70 us 10 contsi
= peculiar doctrine 10 reglrl 20 the i
ssixs,ion of crime. lie holds. IN effsc
n that II IL 10 o1ense IL u i not prove
that the inatigation caused the crime
Ibe committed. An attempt TO bril-
voters, or 70 induce others to bribe the'
lie not IN offeuse unless Il IL proved III
the attempt succeeded. According
Judge Woods not only sit necessary I
a trial 10 prove by competent eviden
% that instructions for the bribery of vote
were carried out IN the specific cs
lcharged In order r. convict pers
!. giving such instructions, but II II necs
esry 70 produce such proof even befc