Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-10

this condition of things and there Is | strong feeling against 1t in all parts of the l state. have been interested consider | ably in the matter and have written some about 1t and have listened to this discus sion with great interest"
 The honor of speaking last was reserved for MT. Gum himself. He said in part: Gentlemen of the jury, for yon are the jury of public opinion, think that thts matter has been pretty thoroughly threshed out. believe that 1t is @ good sound principle of common law founded on com mon sense. It has bsen practiced by the most eminent jurists of our state. Take Judge Hamersley of Hartford county, @ man of the highest integrity and honor. Is he guilty of illegal practice9 1s he com pounder of justicea Hilton E. Doolittle You all know him, so will not say more. Thomas M. Waller of New London county, an ex governor of the state of Connecticut. h he . cempounder of justicel John M. Thaysr-a violater of the lawl J. H. Olm- stead, Samuel Fessenden and William T. Elmsr-are they law breskers9 "During the period which have spec islly looked up there were approximately 4, LOGO cares, only 400 of which were tried and 2,60O were either nolled absolutely or on terms. During the early days of this court tried one-third of all the cases tried III 6lull6I SOuIV6 III SOuuoCtlCub 4No 4o" yer has found me an easy man to deal with, as many here csn testify. And if we are | to call Puch eminent men, as I have emu merated, compounders of felony" Here Dr. Smyth interrupted.
 "Who .aid that9 Who called them thata" | he asked.
 "I understood you to say words to that ! effect" answered MT. Gum.
 l 'No," replied the doctor; "I tried to present my position clearly when I said that the custom which is prevalent repre- bargaining and dickering for justice. cast no rehection on the men who believe that they have been dischsrging their duty"
 MT. Gum, in continuance, said: "Well. now, suppose of all the cases it is the policy and liqnor cases you are most in terested in You know how hard 1t is to deal with them. These men are pretty slick and they are not foos. Out of 365 liquor cases up last year IA were abso- lutely nolled, 108 nolled on terms, 28 plead guilty, e9 were tried; in 42 there were convictions. 2l were found not guilty, the
 erased from the docket by order of the court.
 "You knew the peculiar manner ir
 which the West Haven cases have been
 handled. They have peculiar manner oi
 doing business down there. They make 6
 regular custom of pulling the ehore resorts
 and then letting them run just the came
 after they have paid their fine. And las,
 summer when the trade was dull they sent
 word to the authorities mot to come
 around this month, as we have no money.
 "But in all these matters I have alwayi
 striven to do my duty and will dc
 so in spite of the criticisms which
 hatred, personal animosities or any
 other motives may inspire, considering tha
 the discharge of the duties of this ofics
 while am in it, to be of supreme impor
 tsncs ove- and above any other considers
 tion."
 l Judge Studley then seked if 8 hearing
 on another day was wanted. Dr. Smyti
 said that he thought the object of the hear
 Ing had been acc onplished in bringing th
 matter before the public.
 The decision was reserved.