Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-12-10
WAY THE TERRITORIAL PRISON
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 Never, perhaps. ID the history ,t any St ate or territory has there been such an unearthIng oi political corruption as has jus, taken place in the district cour, in Phenix in the libel cose of the Ter. ritory ss. Gil, when was brought to light the existence ot laws passed by the last legislature, but which through the corruption of C Meyer Zullck have been allowed 10 remain unknown uutll accident disclosed them.
 Fo say that law passed by the last egislatgre by which the number oi grand jurors was made, not less than seventeen nor more thantweaty-threei instead of the number being now not less thas twelve nor more than fifteen was purposely suppressed and ooacealed IS 10 say tha, the man who did i,-lnd that man was (. Meyer Zuliok-- had an object in view--an object of petmsnsnt interest to himself
 To sit idly by knowing that men were illegally indicted, were being illegally convicted, were being illegally executed were being illegally imprisoned was a thing that no man with conscienet could have done, ye, (. Meyer Zullek did i,. Eren for man so reckless and corrupt as this man is. this must have been terrible thing to do. l; mus, have required even for him save great inducement 10 sit Idly by and see for two yeears. hundreds of men convicted in Ari- Eoaa, ard say nothing.
 There was no reason why any honest man should have feared tue publication oi this law, spa less ghat any honest man should have suppressed t. This, though. C. Meyer Zuhok did. He was the one man in Arizona wao K0ew above ali others ofthe laws existence. He was the one man who knew tbat so long as the law remained unpublished. no con- vicnon h an Arizona ceutt was worth ihe paper on which Il was walden. And still he remained silent.
 Why9
 Because C Meyer Zufick feared and feI, in his heart that the day might come when he would be glad 10 seek refuge m the loophole of escape that this hidden law offered. To keep that looph le open he ses wiling ,o see meh illegally hung, to see men illegally imprisoned; he was wiling to sis idly oy and see and knoS that so far ss tue eonvicusn ol erimiaals was concerned, the courts oi Anzona were mYth--were mockey s long as this remained 50, he was safe.
 Little Steve, the snitentiaIy deisuitsr. might be returned. He might or con vlcied. He might turn states evidence and by so doing drag dowa wth him those who had aided and abeS;ed hIm n bis crimes. but II would al mean notb- ing so long as tue ,x,stence oi this ias remained unknown to anyone save Zulck.
 For pasdon brokerage, bribery, psr- jury, embeEslemeai, mulllauon and de- suuo,ion of public feoe'ds--ior evsry crime with which C. Meysg Zalick and his oonfreres have been charged, they might be convicted, buI eousiotion would mean oo,hing SD loGs as this lsS remained hidden
 + was their stronghold. their refuge, their salvation. l wss dsSuned for T.. I, was provided it. |, wa, the last card to bs played, when all others had been exhausted. When the crimes of tue most corrupt administration ever wli- messed ih Arizcns were iaid bare Shen the last citadel was sugfende rcd by ihe msn who. iu the face Of judicial decision after jadscial decision had refused 10 glve up iheir offices; when the men who had robbed the territory were hrough, 10 the bar of justice. thIs hidden law was 70 be brought into requlsition to eaofs them to freedom and cSsess he eods oi jus. tice. Il was a law eaa ted for the ben eft of lhc territory. out concealed and sequestercd oy C. Meyes ZuIick lor the benefit o, C. Meyer Zuliek ann the nea who, under hls suld lnee. had not only despoiled tbe lerrltorisltreasury. but had resor;ed to every. sort of political cor ruption ths, woule bring ,hsm gain.
 It was pat and parcel ol the plo, played during rearly tour years of Lulick's government; plolthat IS to be continued consummated and during the session of the fifteenth legis- la,iYe assembly of Arizona.