The St. Johns herald., 1890-10-16

! owing 10 the talSe and delamatory character of the article as to Hon. Harris Baldwin, as District Attor- ney.
 At that term of the court, the Hon. J. II. Wright, owing to the fact that Morrison had sent a false affidavit to Washington. filed with lies as to his official conduct, de- clined to try the case, and at the re- quest of the defendant continued it.
 At this term of the court, the Hon. H C. Gooding, President Har- rison's appointee, indicated disin clination to take the case up, fo: good and sufficient reasons appear ing to him. T. ". Johnston, rep resenting the Territory sharing the views of the Court, and owing to the absence of an important wit ness, asked to have the case con tinued ; but, the defendant clamOred for trial-insisted upon his con stitutional right of a speedy trial was hungry for vindication, as he claimed. The real reasons for press ing for trial were three, as 1t is believed. 1 Morrison believed that a jury had been fixed for him; } he knew the Territory was not pre- pared 3 he was foolish enough to think that the Judge, owing to his politics, was going to defile his CT mine by getting down into the mire and wallowing with him. We'll, the case has been tried, fully and fairly tried The Judge has patiently lis tened for hours to long and tedious arguments; took ample time to ma turely consider and reflect over all of the instructions; and a jury composed about equally of Mor- mons and gentiles. embracing me- chanics, farmers and cowboys, lis- tened for three days and a half to testimony, and one half a day to argument, and has convicted Nor rison-coudcmned hiia as a msi- riouS liar. o-to4tiI-u- tal-i fer
 At least eight witnesses swor- that 9 fair construction of the ar ticIe conveyed the idea of ccrrup- tion and dishonorable collision. Even, E NJ. Sanford, when pressed. though it made him squirm and twist, admitted that parts of it must be SD construed. Capt Hague and Morrison alone would swear that the article taken as a whole, was not susceptible of such interepreta- ton.
 The defense was, that Morrison was reporter and meant no harm. He swore that he intended to com pliment the efficiency of the Dis trict Attorney, and the ability ana adroitness of his brother-in-law as a lawyer This was SO thoroughly transparent that no man who heard it, hesitated to deuounce it as d COW ardly and untruthrul effort to avoid the consequences of his mischiev- ous and malicious conduct.
 We will now await the judgment of the court IL may be any fine from one cent to 5000, or ilnpris- lonment at Yuma for one year We hope 1t will be "banishment order" so called, for Morrison's absence from this community would he source ot sincere satisfaction tO all decent people, for his leisure hours seem t" be devoted to stirring up stinks and striies.
 The official conduct of Hon. liar ris Baldwin, as Distric, Attorney. and the professional action ot T. W. Johnston have been thoroughly ventilated, fully investigated, and the testimony of every witness ac- quilted both of any even seeming impropriety, and the verdict al the ,Jury has placed the seal of judicial approval thereon. II Morrison con tinues his practices with his pen, the universal sentiment i> that he should never be tried again for libel.
 Alter the above was written Judge