New-York tribune., 1891-05-07
COMMENTS ON THE GRAND JURys WORK
OPINIONS OF THE AMERICAN PREss-PKAIsE
AND CENSURE HEARD.

AND CENSURE HEARD.
New Orleans MAY 6.-"The States" says: "The re
port of the Grand Jury brings TO light NUMBER OF
startling facts all more or less directly concerning the
assassination Of the late superintendent Of Police OF
this CITY, the miscarriage of justice in the prosecution
of the murderers and the subsequent lynchng OF the
latter in the parish prison. Naturally the Grand jury
could indict no one or no number of those concerned
in this business. The people did it, and no Grand
Jury could devise way to indict the people,
"The Times Democrat says: The Grand Jury mas
made the proper in the parish prison lynchnG-
return that will meet with the approval OF the cnre
people not of New orleans alone but OF the country
The had, indeed, been tried by the press before
the bar OF public opinion and verdict Of not guilty
finding of well done had long since been returned
as 10 the men whose act suppressed the MaHa, and
gave warning TO the criminals Of Europe that they
would find no welcome in this country"
aThe Picayune" says: I'VE accept the declaration
of the inability of the Grand jury to get hiorihauoh
ne 10 the participants in the sorming OF TIE PARISH
nrson Doubtless there a large sympathy IN the
Community with the perpetrators of the acts after
they were committed, Int sympathy after the fact
is not guilt and not pa rcipaton. The Grand jury
could not find guilty parties. That is plain enough
ANY nsnuation that the entire people of the city
and parish responsible ougt not to proceed from
the Grand Jury which was acting under oath"
Albany, May G." The Albany Express" says the
report of the Grand jury IS to be regarded rs an
astounding confession of the mbeclity or the corrup
ton of the government of New-Oricans.
Milwaukee. May 6.-"Thc Sentinel" says: The
presentation makes case of strong circumstantlai
evidence that the taesmen approached by friends
and agents of the accused Italians. and the common
conclusion will be that OF the jurors were
brbed."
Cincinnati MAY 6.-"Thc Tmes-star" says: IT IS
a Saxon judgment given in a saxon spirit. We be
neve il will be the common opinion that lar rom
showing any grave weakness defect ain our social
or political SYSTEM the NcwOrleans episode and its
outcome demonstrate the strength and efficacy OF
popular government in America
Minneapolis, Mimi. May 6-"The Tribune says :
9By It's unlawful and unprecedented course the "railu
Jury has stultifed itself and published to the world
a declaration from the very fountain head Of justice
that New-Orleans is ruled by detective agency on
the one side or a mob on the other"
"The Evening Journal" says: Public OPINION has
recognized the peculiar conditions at New-orleahs
which gave justification to the shooting OF the Iahas
Eu+ Dubc opinion will hardly indorse the subsequent
proceedings-the omission Of the Grand jury 10 lor
malIv indict the leaders of the lyncmnS party"
Washington NAV c." The Washington Post" today
saws: The picture which it presents of jury methods
at New-Orleans is certainly not pleasing ole anu ~
IDdicstes that while IL may have been necessty 90
iy the arbtrament of a selfcOnstituted court there
are stu other and equally dangerous clements that
PhilsdeInhia Nav g." The Evening Telegraph"
says: The New orleans Grand Jury has done Just
what the people 2, @ Gy N % S es eS vbeRSep ReerEGe Gere
will he any popular reformation In respect for la"
and obedience to lawful methods: a,,o ,or,o -, ,bis
appears to be that the people cannot indict and Try
themselves and condemn themselves TO punishment IN
through the form of law sufficiently to show Their
respect for II. and they should nave done 80 IN lhlS
cas- for the sake OF the moral erect, which would
have been great, even though 1t be freely admitted
that it would have been form and nothing else"