The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-04-25
SCOTT SENT HIM UP
Editor RoSeHatsr Sentenced 10 Prison
for Contempt.
HE ROASTED THE COURT
A Judge Who Appears to Be Long
on Dignity and Mighty short on
Law-The Bee" Man In
the Dock.

OMAHA. April 9i-Edvnrd Rosewater.
editor of the Bee. was to-day sentenced to
imprisonment for ~ days and TO pay
fine OF Sipl Tor alleged contempt of
court Without being given an opportu-
nuy 10 appeal, Rosewaier was ordered
taken 10 jail at once, and for six hours he
was behind the bars of Douglas county
jail. At u y. rn. the state supreme court
granted a supcrscdas aud Rosewater was
released until the case can be reviewed
by the higher court.
The alleged oirnHse committed was
in allowing 10 be printed IN tho
Bee local article IN which
it was stated that there was
evidently some pariialiiy shown to certain
criminals IN tho district court. as of two
men caught robblng railroad depot, tho
poor man was sentenced TO PRISON and
the son Of wealthy parents was given his
liberty without the case coming TO trial.
Tho facts In the case we're not denied, but
Judge {. Il. Scott, WHO had dism ssed the
case, felt nGgricyed at the word pull
used IN tho article, and had the reporter
who wrote the article brought before him
for contempt. After a disgraceiul scene
ia the court a reporter was sent UP for 80
days, and then Judge Scott concluded to
arraign the editor of the paper on the
same charge. As scott has been a most
bitter aud yindictivo political enemy OF
Rosewatcr IL was generally believed the
action WAS taken for personal spite.
The case was called for hearing to-day
and nearly the whole bar Of Douglas
county and hundreds OF citizens wero
present in The court to listen to the pro-
cccdngs. Evidence was introduced to
show that Roscwater knew nothing of the
article complained of; that lie was not in
the office on the date of publication that
he had not directed the matter and IN fact
was entirely ignorant that the article was
about to appear. In spite Of the evidence.
Judge Scott declared the defendant guilty
and after giving him a severe tongue
lashing the judge started to impose a sem
tenee without giviag Rosewater an oppor-
tuni,y to be heard. But the editor inter-
rupted the court with the demand that he
be heard. lie said:
'lf the men who own properly, who run
corporations, who employ men in various
walks of lie, were held responsible for the
| criminal conduct of all their employees.
there would not be jails enough in America
| to accommodate them. IL is a monstrous
doctrine, had rather rot in 40 jails and
| prisons than to surrender what has
been fought for by the fathers of
this republic, which includes the liberty OF
the press 10 criticise public servants,
and the courts are public servants as
much as any other class, from representa-
| tiyes in legislative halls in the capital at
Lincoln or Washington. | shall cheer
! fully submit to this ordeal. IL will not
hurt me. II there is anything that ! am
guilty OF, il | have boon guilty of any con-
tempt a, all, It is the contempt of my fe,-
low citizens Tor helping Colonel Scott to
become Judge of this district"
Upon the conclusion of Rosewater's
talk, Judge Scott ordered the sheriff to
hurry the prisoner to the county jail to
serve out his sentence of 30 days. II -
the general belief of the lawyers that the
finding OF the court will be overturned by
| the supreme court.