The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-24
THE REGISTER $ POLICY
Criticised by Justice Davix-A Nlgistrate's
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Criticised by Justice Davia-A Hlasistrate's
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Squire William II. Davis hands the
following communication to the lSrELL1-
oEscER with request that it be given a
place in its columns:
An Open Litter 10 The Editor II Reoistr: s,
SIR:-Ever since have filed tho OF.
flee Of Justice. l have been your target
at all times, when the slightest opportu.
nifty was offered for you to indulge your
personal feeling for me. You have in
several instances. by your false .publica-
tons concerning me, laid yoursel liable
to prosecution, and l have borne with
such wrongs about as long as intend to.
You assaulted the lNTELLloEScER for its
comments on the Supreme Court, which
resulted in that paper being fined by
that courts yet the Register, under its
former administration, assailed the same
court with impunity., because of its de-
cision in the James Sweeney suit, The
great trouble and danger Of tho present
time is the growing disregard for courts
and their decisions by the press Of the
country, as witness the comments
on the Original Package. decision Of
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
That decision has BEEN assailed by the
leading religious and secular papers as
an outrage. The result of these attacks
and comments is that a mandlin and
morbid sentiment is created in favor OF
and sympathy for and with crime, and
uuair fko oynpfiop ~ {ho laws G,s..
the great social decentralization and in.
crease Of crime. Since I have been
Justice, l have been between two fires,
the toughs and outlaws on one side, and
the Register on the other. II send the
toughs up for court, or to the county
jail, incur their hatred, and risk nv
life; and il once in a hundred cases I
discharge one I incur the displeasure Of
the Register. Il. Z, Il; +,
From this statement, which is true, it
will DO seen that the Office OF justice,
judge or any other law officer, is not a
cushioned one, nor is it much scented
with roses. With the hatred and rs.
saults Of the toughs and outlaws, the
displeasure Of the Register, without Tea,
or favor, hope OF reward from any one,
! but With clear conscience, have and
will still try and discharge my duties to
the people, to my family and 10 my God
as the Register has spread itself again
out before the public in a column OF edi,
torial in its Issue Of this morning, com
menting on the Williams case, before
me, in which it shows It's ignorance, as
! it does in all matters It attempts to at,
itself on, 1 desire to submit q true and
2 concise statement Of this exceptions
case to the public, for its judgment, and
accept It's decision. 37I35!7l3l ~!
( Last Monday evening, Officer John
Short came into my office in com pany
with man badly beaten up, who
clsimed that Sunday night, May Is, he
had been assaulted and robbed by two
young men, named Lee Robinson ant
/ Elsie Gray. w hen I asked Williams hi!
name, be at first declined TO giYe it, bu
| afterwards gave his name as It Is now II
the warrant. He swore to and signet
|, the affidavit ailer I read It to him. Til,
:; warrant was issued and. officer Shor
; went down to tho lookup and brough
! the two boys up. l committed them I,
!: jail in default Of $1,000 bail each, 70
!. their appearance before me at 9 .. N
!: Saturday, May q. Later in the even