Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-05

prosecuting attorneys office, with some
of the functions OF tho olcrk Of the court
attached 10 10, but ID has hers q lvcid-
eddy judicial standing, Not only DO
those belonging TO u wear The judicial
cap aud gown, but they are rnukrd Va le'
gUl pnrlancc as q part of the regular
Eyl5iY MANS CHANCE
II is tho hoam Of the French judicial
ayatem That, excepting Ia the case of
very trivial Offenders, Il allows every
man n chance before two tribunals This
~ well but Aa an Offset 60 this, We nat
urnlly recall one of The bad features ot
this system This was airkingly eNhih-
tied in the Cnnier stages Of the uhiurlu'
nate Panama scandal Whit We refer
20 N Tho power possessed hy ccrtnin
l'ren0h judges 20 deprive mon Of tlieir
liberty aud subject tliem 10 ricid, not 70
Bny abusive, examinations while it ie
Mill uncertain whether there ~ q good
caqe against them Another boast Of the
French ~ that every case, barring those
With which justices OF the peaco nave TO
deal, is tried with more than one Judge
un The bench Ia the highest court the
court ~ cnsaation, there must mover Joe
less thnu eleven judges prcsont Five W
The lowest Ia the court of appeal, and
for court OF naslges ur court OF the
first inNtnncp. the minimum of such iunc-
tionarics rs three,
The truth is that Judges seem to be- IN
greater favor iu France Than lurics. Ger
tainly they are more relied upon 10y those
responsible for tho lfrench code of pro-
cedurp. though they would hardly we
should thlnk be hold preferable 10y tho4
cited for trnl, NJ one may Judge from the
statistics at baud. Ia ciyll caaua iuriea
are entirely unknown, nud "a iH Only IN
one Of tlio courts, The court Of nssises,
that such uncertain quantities are
brought into play even 10 tho trial OF
criminns liut Che statistics wen, they
are decidedly suggestive, aud they hhye
marked bearing on The question often
raised To Amorlca, ~ 10 whcther jury
men are q help or a hindrnncn Ia the nd.
ministraiOn Of Justice.
SOME INTERVENING FIGURES.
fre figures We quote hive reference 10
Judicial procedure w France during q
recent four years, aud what they show
u what while nequittnla before nsaise
courts with trial By jury wore "a per
cont. aud Willie Of those found guilty Ia
such courts "a per cent COINED . yor-
dict uf "cxtcnuaung circumstances, IN
the other courts whore the Judges arr
the fury there were only q per cent Of
ncauitiuls aud hnt ~ per cent who had
their punishment tempered because ot
MITIGATING circumstances
menthl. n our memory " MOI at fant
it was jury OF This nationality who nc
quilted the murderer Of bis father ana
mother bec0iieo bis counsel appealed 30
them b. have pity upon @ poor orphan.
AZ any rate. that the iwcYle good men
aud truG.n Often aeQuli over here whom
Tho verdict Ny right should be one Of
guilty, N only too apparent 10 even tho
indulgent French mind We have NOT
heard That French inrwmen hnNo The
itchlug palms attributed sometimes tu
iurlcs NJ America, but they surely have
iender eensihllties aul, in some caHes,
rather soft heads Beauty in Distress
hardly over appeals 10 them Ia vain, and
II "a proyerbia thnt 10 a class " euses
which Is father common here, az for iu.
siance whore. from IosilOusy on some
other strong paHelUu. woman has drawn
q revolver against her orsiwhilc lover on
perhaps thrown YitgiOl over him. the
twelve good ffcnchmen in iho jury box
are almost sure 10 Judge icniently. aud
as likely as not. " The woman IN the
onai@ breaks down they will not only
acquit, htit Nil Do 50 with ciiOl,pd yoicfB
aud with d aympathelic use of tholr
pocket handArrmelH.
Ilia ihora hrc other queer doings Ia
French courts besides those IN which
sentimental jnnca iigure it seems
strange. COR Instance, 70 end the preid,
ing Judge arlin9 40 prosecutor. Not
only does b. eAnminc and crOss.exnnllnr
Tho witnesses. but he subjects the ac.
custd % SIMILAR process, aud lloes not
serinle even 10 strongly condemn him.
while he Is shll. the verdict moi having
bsen given, prienmpiyely lnn0rent But
ihis presuuplku Of Innocence dOes nof
seeni 40 eAiet Ia q France. CHARLES d.
Lesae4is Is told by1he Judge TINT he has
bean "mlaed fnp in u dirty job and
whea this opinion was volunteered his
tfafcS how The arrnsod ere trenihdi anu
another incideut Ia the same trial HhOws
how Tho lUdEgB may comment adversely
u they choose. upon he testimony u the
witnesses.
1ba preaidenf % you know who rc-
eelved the calfi voucher for 10000
ffa0csf
Witness no.
Tho pfnslleni 1T u strange thai ycn
sheuid nOl Anow u seelag v me thai I
mYeelf SHOULD baYr been more inquisl
'irr than fbnt uaugnter)