Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-10
two ARE SENT 70 JAIL.
ytDeE GoopRIcn LOCKS GOODMAN
AND TAYLOR uP.
both Are Heavily Fined aud sent to
jail for Contempt OF court--Mr.
Arnold Escapes with u Nom-
innI Fine.


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!. 7-b,ce OF GatesvIlle, and attorneys J.
u Arnold and I. c. Taylor Of thar
&own wre cited TO show cause why
fhey should not be adjudged guilty oil
ccntempt Of court were attended ny
cxowded court room. The matter was
called this morning and postponed uh'l
/. Z o'clock because the responaehls Wy
(, nor ready. Al the latter hour Hon
waller $. Baker appeared tor Goodman
and Arnold and Taylor stated they
would represent themselves. The an
aver OF Goodman declared that he pup
4 1lshed the article complained OF " Eovu
t-fAith upon representations mace 10
& him by the people OF Coryeil ana ti.at
ihe court had no right TO consider the
article complained OF contempt
There was no case pending before the
court when the article was published.
~ MIR Goodman was then put on the
stand and asked many questions by
Z Nudge Goodrich and Mr.. Baker. The
B articles objected TO by the court were
read by CLERK sanford by order OF the
Court Mr.. Goodman was called upon
Il BY the court to state where ana nom
Whom he got the Information that the
court had been fixed" and mat II
refused to hear the testimony In the
case. MIR. Goodman said he got It
from general report" that he had
had a conversation with Messrs. Tay
lor and Arnold, but could not say he
&oWained the information from them.
, Arnold and Taylor Answer.
The answer OF Arnold and Tay lor re-
ferred to an Interview published In the
Waco Evening Telephone Immediately
Z after the discharge OF the prisoners
Va the Cash murder case. which they
declared they knew nothing of until
the publication appeared; that they
\ meant no contempt Of court; that they
i. knew nothing of the publication in the
People's Voice until II appeared. The
following is the objectionable portion
y OF the publication in the Peoples Voice:
you might as well say that black
n White as TO undertake to make some
roryell county people believe that
4 5udge Goodrich acted honestly and
conscientiously in the Cash case" .....
Nudge Goodrich's decision in the Cash
cHoe has done Coryell county more
harm than the murder itself. The lat
I Ter was an outrage on an Individual
the former most damnable outrage
upon the whole community and pon
Justice itself" Things are coming to
2 pretty pass when a district Judge
y mi Texas can be persuaded "a to turn
fqose on community a lot OF men
; chtrged with a villainous murder win
yut even investigating the evidence i'm
me case. People viii have their own
opinions In such cases, and they have
y tntm In this one, and they are not M
un complimentary TO Judge Good
The Cash Case.
rnere was an unexpected turn In
tne Cash case last week. The s,habeas
eorpus hearing was taken up before
& !uuge Goodrich Of Waco, the state he
g uig represented by County Attorney
4 hnold and II. c, Taylor. and the de-
isnaanls by W W; Hair, $. b. Haw-
lhs and II, N. Atkinson. The record
~ taken before Judge Woodward was
.ubmitted as evidence IN the case. bur
Judge Goodrich refused to read II and
would not permit IL TO be read In his
Nearing. He told the attorneys thnt
my could state In their arguments the
snleht points in ;he record, but when
tnls had been agreed to and County
Attorney Arnold proceeded to comment
on the testimony of Frank Jones the
judge stopped him and said he would
moi hear that portion of the record
comnented upon as he did not believe
Word of Jnnes' statement.
VINE state was ruled against ON everv
point OF the ground and after hearing
tWo or three defense Witnesses. which
were the defendants and relatives The
Juose rendered decision turning All
ms prisoners loose except Jones and
Love. rms Is q great deal more than
WAS expected, and the feeling in Cory
rli county is running high and Judge
Sopdrlch and those parties who have
nspred so consplcuously In this matter
are being severely condemned on every
hard. After hearing the decision the
pVcers ana attorneys for the prosecu-
fion were considerably wrought nm
4nu expressed their opinions pretty
Il Freely. To add insult to injury Judge
v t1vpuflch had them brought before him
70 answer charge or contempt OF
cogft, for daring to crlticise his de-
nned however. but were permitted 10
return home to tell the people how
they had been treated There is one Of
Two things that is evident Judge
Goodrich acted hastily and unadvisediy
~ this case or he was unduly influ-
enced by the statements of overzealous
ptforneys and friends OF the defend
.nE. III he claimed to have based his
ucc'slon on the facts In the case he
tau-t 1uinlt mat ne got all he knew of
n<se Facts from the attorneys for the
uefense, for he refused to investipsts
therecord at all, and would NOT permit
WF prosecution to read the record In
hi bearing. ''So'u u"
~ some strong Words.
i, ne virtually said that he did not ba.
iieve word Of the record presented IL
me state, and proceeded 10 release
thtst ueIendants on their own state
!. menfs and the statement made nv tha
VIE and daughter OF one of them
We do not claim that these Defendants
were the murderers of Ed Cash. but We
90 say that there is ample evidence
n he record duplicating them 10 bind
\ <hefn over to await the action OF the
Z krahd jury. and nine-tenths OF the
pfople OF Coryell county believe the
same thing. Judge Goodrich may have
acted honestly in the matter but II
LOOKS very much Ike put up lob TO
turn these men loose on the community
WQout due process Of law
\ III the Judge acted honestly he Is a
Yery poor Judge OF law. and II he acted
cWtrwlse he must have been "fixed''
Or nnduly Influenced by those parties
n WHO have worked day and night to
\ prevent justice being done to the muir
Z ccters OF Ed Cash, We believe. and
nIns-tenths OF the people OF Coryell
{ county believe. that these parties ought
~ have been held until the grand jury
meets and we believe further, that
Z tnf|ends OF Justice have been Knowing
az NC wiilfully defeated by the decls-
no rendered at Waco The decision
Y vas rendered at nbout .. m. Tues
cay but c. NJ. King sent his wife word