Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-11
WEINERT'S REMEDY.
To Avoid Mob Law, Give Us
Speedy Trials
AND ASSURE US JUSTICE.
improvements 10 Be Nade on the Capitol
Grounds Legislative Wisdom as EN-.
bodied IN the Actions Of the Law
Makers at Austin.
MIR. wEINERTs REMEDY

Austin. Tex. Feb lO.-tSpcciall The
question of mob uprsngs continues To
uritutr thp bosom of the legislature.
As stated in The Gazette he
would do. MIR Wciuort has introduced
his resolution relative to mobs and thnir
prevention and cure.
Below is given thv resolution in iull;
Mhvrcus, it Is u most dcploruhlo fact
that mob violence I'm this state seems to
boon the increase; aud
Whereas, such violence IN recent iu.
stRurcs b. paramount 90 AN uprising OF
the people u Niuditutiuu of their rights
and
Whereas, IL is apparent to all thinking
mOu that the pcHCublr, law-ghidng
citizens of tine state Of Texas must have
some just cause for AN action, which,
though lHmcniuhlc Ia the extreme. Yet
shows an undivided sentiment uul an
unduuutcd purpose, and
Whereas, We believe thut such cause
lies Boo want of confidence iu the
power OF our present laws tu bring the
wrong door Ia speedy ana effective
trial, belief that iu many eases the
guilty are enabled 10 continue to perpv-
trutr their crimes, despite the law;
therefore
BE it resolved, That We call this con
ditlOn of affairs 90 the attention of judi
clury committee No. ., recommending
that they take under cnwfu cousidcu-
tiuu our present laws of criminal proc
cednre. mad ia their wisdom remedy
Dhe evil iu the best and most speedy
manner possible repUUiug 10 this House
10y bill on otherwise, 10 the end that the
people and all defendants accused of
| rhine may hv assured that fair ard
s1rcdy trials will he hnd i'm nll cuscs
BE II further resolved, That said COM
mite" hr instructed tu Investigate us
| to the ACCESSIBILITY OF SO changing the
! luws as To prohibit any defendant from
| wulyng an examining trial, and tO so
amend such laws that trials shall De held
! without delay before some magistrate
entitled under the present mws, to CON
! duct ur preside over examining trails
and further that such trials shall be-
held I'm the presence oil the accused and
! his attorney or other aud conducted
| by the prosecuting attorney of the cuun-
! o. or district, and that AN evidence iu-
trOduced at such trials shall br reduced
! tu writing under the direction of Tho
| court md attorneys of both sides and
signed and sworn to 10y the witnesses:
TINT such testimony shall De admissible
! ON the final trial as evidence for or
against the accused as may be- I'm cnsp
| at the absence ut the witnesses. ana
| that neither the state nor the defendant
| shall bc entitled tO % coUtiuuau., on
account of the absence of n Witness
| whose evidence has been So Procured mn
| the examining Trial
Re b further resolved, That the snid
! committee hr mtructrd to iuyr,tiynf.,
| into tho adisnhliN of so amending the
| law regulating fees, as TO allow ln5ci,.
! udles, WNulct or county attorneys and
| Sneiluh or constitutes Just aud relslnl-
! Bile fees for services rendered i'm cnnl,,,.
! ton with examining trials. MS the mos.
| emit law rs entirely Inadequate. and mo,
/ Justly DE looked upon as am active agent
! IN the unsatisfactory prosecution of
] examining trials.
la view of the further fact thar ia.
| state, In many cases has paid from SjOlo
| 20 9lu'Mu Tor expenses accrued in pro-
/ curing witnesses during one session AZ p,
| district court without securing IA tri,i
thus working un unnecessary DELAY pnj
/ tNpeuse ln the execution of iustipp IL
| rs evident that some reform Is needed
! We sincerely believe thar the rnndi.
] uons here set forth have brought apn,,r
! thr Wesgut state of Affairs and in our
! gp'"'"n Tue removal OF these causes viii
| 90 away with mob violence Nvitbnrt
| passing amy more stringent laws to
] iugs Nuns
We further believe that il Tho tosti.
hohy could be taken while fresh In nv
minus on aH witnesses, as Suggested
| ana used on trial. there Womb IA, ~,
desire for delay, as the defendant 10
| peciaily " guilty, would reap no b,pef,
from the death of material witneSs
ahd thereiore would have no DESIRE M
| distorted ''N'lee
kWS1lsneH WEINERT
| When this resolution was read in tbo
| mousse lt was received with close attsn.
| pon' and met with evident approvoi
being aI once referred TO judiciary COM
MIR Henderson of Lamar ,yos che.
making his way TO the author ~ ~
resolution, and 20 him he expr,ssaa t hie
nearly approval Of the IDEAS elnbra III
ar Gossett, chairman of tbe -,
miiiee now having the resolution l
!" Inc Gazette correspondent that thsra