The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-27
pzrrLx. SATURDAY. JAx "a.
. THINGS ny THEIR RIGHT
NAMES.

zL 1HTN0s M THEIR RIGHT
IN NAMES.
kouscuting Attorney Miller was re-
f1od In our Thursdays Issue as follows:
m IN acquittsl follows Mr. Krug and
@ y other Gentlemen Will not only be dis
<nKe1d. hat he will be absoluteiy exoner-
fed from any criminal infant. which is
z&<o fullest yindicnfion man can have. |
~ uot desire TO say anything personal
&11fnst Mr.. Krug or any other person con-
rcd with this unfortunate affair: at the
I&~1tme l do not desire 10 be repre-
1otod ~ being an obstacle to the econom-
zI1eed administration Of the law"
1hsre u no disputing that the ieosing of
~ city treasury was an unfortunate
xatr. bnt u was good deal moro than
hat; e WAS the betrayal Of great trust.
Ing confessed his own sense Of guilt by
oooming fugitive from justice: whether
~ msshss OF our loosely made legal net
~ % large in tisjs state that these big fish
1ay not b able fp escape legal justice We
"a not know. butlt Is about time for the
1cbhed citizsns OF his community to re-
INT the rose wate1 characterization Of
yeat breach Of trust as IAN unfortunate
1hir." II 10 that d ID great deal more;
\ 4 IN moral equity kt least great crime.
md Krug confessed that he thought so
Whsn he took 10 flight
IS 4 man infsilisent enough to do busi-
3&ess. intelligent enough tn BE selected to
n1mIhisser grses public trust does not
eeolne 4. fugItl Akrom justice II he be-
esst<vs ONE ~ d, IS morally ~ well as
Use for his administra-
INK va Arug was no dups; his
wh..~~ho dppcs; Mr.. Krug would
10 lent his private funds without
ssseurity TO such fellows as he lent
10y Of the city right and left to
his administration. and his own
stimate Of his own conduct was de-
when hc took TO flight. Public
Who thipk they have both moral
u defense for their acts do not run
Is and return only under arrest.
Liner Krug will escape legal punish
Mt We do not know. but We do know
as u 10 an insult 20 the intelligence of
IL community for the prosecuting at
tnrnsy 10 say that the legal acquittsl of
Krug and his fellow conspisators will lab
solntely cxonerate them from any criminal
4 Intent
Thsn Mr.. Miller holds, We assume. that
4 II mau escapes legal conviction he Is
furnished with . clean bin of moral health
and 10 completely rehahilitated as man
and brother among his fellow men. Ae-
eording to this theory of criminal intent
krug Was in error In declaring his s'crlmi-
nal intent" by running away. krug surely
would not have taken 70 fight If he had
believed that be had both q legal and a
moral defense for hts dots Of mal-aiminis.
tsptS0p. and while IL is not our business TO
--deternNpe whether ksug and his fellow
conspirsNors robbed sthe city treasury
sifkia or Sr<Ae.sf The law. 1t is perfectly
just 10 say that they did rob the city treas
ury. and that for this act Of robbery no
legal escape will furnish them with clean
bill OF moral health. Mr.. Krug is no.
dupe. his fellow oonspirators are no,
iapes. krug confessed his sense of crimi.
nal intent by taking TO tlight, and whether
the Law 10 able to bold him to punish
msnt or not. he ought not to escspe
and he will not escape the punish
tst<sf% w HARst1 TtpfnHaftNn
which falls justly upon those who
are lucky enough by the looseness of
the Law TO escape that punishment which
In equity ought 10 fall upon spuhlic officer
who conspires to rob trust or permits
others 90 rob IT,
There are 8 few FACE, that the decent. i'm.
seiiigent public will not forget; firs,. that
the city treasury was robbed: the second.
thar IL conld not have been robbed II
Treasurer krug had not consented ~ loan
its money 10 straw men on straw security.
third. Treasurer krag confessed his own
sense Of moral gusst and criminal willing
ness 10 hesfay his trust by taking 60 filshi.
No legal scqultiai can ever morally rehahll.
itase saeh man. for he confessed iais.
ment on himself when ne took 10 iiisht
and only came hack shsn forced to under
legal arrest III Prosecuting Attorney
& Mlslrs's views are sound, II krus aud his
teiiow-eeaspsFsiors escape ispal punish
s~nt. then they receive at the same time
lean hsl Of moral health, that Is, they
l., no criminal intsns when they Per.
sroa krue % hsiEay his trass.
noase wss Is iaBoesn; a. a
soaneii - when he ehserfully con
tonks nsrsv It. And yes the innocent
,os ssse srsead his wtags snd ,oak 10
~ the first exposure q bis acts.
:. did the saneesnt sasSsng deve take
alghss IVA he fua a~ay for ATnase-
al or excitement ASay wisa this
A.roheers and sfaessslers ard e~tr.yers
silfae trust are nos sespsesah3s they are
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Cot, A robbed city. might've eisy
Gus eoszr~ facts that Garnet be uhssstsA
nsEvaa wsaa; lesas sssaps Is 49, neess~
tsasseaoFzl exaasFstsea froEa the charge
sa'aassssl lnssnis Scr raeAsng = xass
, ias 10 quite a. common AZ rob
rasr- without the Law, fay taas vas
i..wsaas Jay aeald hlrws great rail-
nasspa.Fs "a ssal hsn bob he eoaia
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