, 1891-04-03
RESPECT FOR THE LAW.
soclETYs SAFEGUARD sELiTTLED
BY ALLEGED GUARDIANS.

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rhs Power Of Money Daily Showcase
verify for the Poor Man, only the
Form for the RIoh-The Convict La
Dor Problem.
Recent events in New York nave
aroused thought on the question Of the
power Of money and position in the ad-
ministration of law. A certain class Of
well pleased citizens and subsidized
newspapers delight to ring the changes
on the high sounding sentiment that
all men are equal before the law"
They will not see. or If they see will not
admit, the daily evidences of the utter
faIseness Of the words We must take
the law as IL is interpreted for us by the
judges, and it is in their interpretations
and administration Of it that prejudice
is shown against the man who is poor
and without influence. The criminal
law. rs it reads, does not make dis
inctions. but who that witches the
records of the courts, high and low, does
not know that the rich and influential
receive altogether different treatment
from that accorded the moneyless and
friendlcss for its violation
The recent events in New York before
mentioned furnish a case il point Sew
eral lives were lost in a disaster in the
New York Central Railroad tunnel, and
q c]oruuers jury found that the directors
Of the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford company were primarily responsible
for the death Of at least two Of the VIC
Tins. a collision occurred between two
trains Of this company, and two persons
were burned 10 Death because OF the
stoves in the cars, which stoves were
there in direct violation Of law, AL
though Chauncey NJ. Depew, one Of the
directors so charged by the jury, at
tempted to laugh the matter off in his
happiest after-diuner style, the coroner
declared it was no laughing matter, most
eminent lawyers agreeing with him,
and Mr.. Depew and his fellow directors
were bound over to await the grand
lury's action, to which body all the
papers in the case were submitted,
These directors were held by the cor
oner for manslaughter (And If anybody
is responsible for the burning to death
Of two human beings they are), but they
were admitted 10 bail. 1t is true the
bond was placed at the very high figure
Of 81, 900, but 10 the railroad princes
this was as easy TO secure ms one dollar
would be for "A hborer. Not one Of the
gentlemen was shown the inside of "A
prison cell or subjected 20 the iulignity
OF handouts. They rode TO the court IN
their elegant private carriages and rode
away aguin without feeling tho weight
Of a pollcemau's finger, and no doubt
they Rugged themselves d]elightedly IS
they thought what n fine thing 1t is 10
be rich, especially when one has broken
the law,
Now, here is the other side Of the pct
ure, \ score Of hungry men, said TO DO
strikers, belonging to the Cloalmakers'
union Of New York city, raiGed a scab
shop In Jamaica, L. l., just across the
East river. The New York police arrested
eleven men as p~articipators in the raid,
and one man, Joseph B~arondess, leader
Of the organized cloakmakers, on the
charge Of melting the Others. All of
these men were taken, ~handcuffed, under
a heavy guard Of the metropolitan de
tective force. to Jamaica and thrown
into jail The justice OF the peace be-
fore whom they were taken hooted at
the suggestion Of bail, which the unions
attorney offered FOR Barondess. No at
tempt was made TO prevent the incar-
ceration OF those charged with actual
participation in the raid, but Bar0ndess,
who was i'll, wished to give a bond for
his appearance, JamaiCa's unique just
ice refused, according to the New York
Evening World, in tho following en-
Phauc If ungrammatcal language, Il
won't take no bail for none Of them, and
won't let no one see them.
"
Inc men VINO faiaed the s1Ap shop In
Jamaica violated the law ana must pay
the penalty. whether the guilty par
ues were those VINO were arrested II Is
not ioF me 70 say. ! am MOI discussing
the question OF CUNT nor am ! offering
an excuse Tor aWoFeakeTs Int IN the
name OF Justlce want TO know why the
men held to be responsible Tor the muir
der OF the New Urk Central tunnel We