Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-29
The co-icnnn Light.

CorHlcana, Nov, "a.
Editor Gazette
Replying to your request for an ex-
preston us 20 the criminal laws I
favor the repeal of the entire criminal
statutes ms hey now stand, and sni-
plc laws enacted nfter tho manner OF
the dcchlogue. md about four In num-
Der Thou shalt not steal, thou shalt
not commit adultery: thou shalt not
bear false witness: and tnou shall do
no murder should favor the judge
and jury untrnmmciei by any rulc OF
action getting nj the facts and nasaql-
Ing punishment to conform 10 the cir
cumainnccs. and the matter should be
investigated at the very enrlicst mo-
ncnt after arrest. see no necessity
for rrosecuting attorneys or attorneys
for the defense Facts and not drgh-
mcnts should Hettle criminal matters.
and they arc hest arrived ut without
attorneys or red tape In the recsnt
possible TO have convicted the negro
that was burned " he had been adj
viscd by nm attorney and protected
by technical objections.
The negro that was shot here by
mob last summer could not have been
convicted by law, yet he was un-
doubtedly guilty and was 70 proven
In the direct manner Instituted by the
lndy's friends
When specialists 'rnme laws they
are never understandable by any save
specialists. Our currency system Ii
now complex when II should be Sim
pie. Specialists made the currency
laws Our civil and criminal statutes
nrc complex nnd should DO simple.
Specialists made the laws Our revenue
ayHtem ~ complex ana should be slm-
pies. Specialists made the laws, Com
mon sense men and not specialists
should get hold OF our laws and start
from the ground. They should be
simplinod first no they can be under
stood. and later executed according to
Justice and common sense. There
phould he no merely legal crimes. An
act not In Itself crime should not BIO
by law declared crime.
Your editorial on the origin OF crime
In the best thing ] have ever read,
NY ethndlng disgust with the red
tape OF courts md lawyers keeps me
from giving such matters very close
attention. shall, however, Join hands
with any move that VIII abolish two
thirds OF our criminal courts. and In
| ject common sense into the rcnt
b. @. MCKEE. Editor Light
The burnett DuIietin. =
Burnet. Nov. 70.
Editor Gazette.
! am glad to say that had antici-
mated your request on tho criminal
court business, end copied from and
warmly endorsed the course or the
Gazette In It's late expressions in 70.
gard to criminal court decisions and
Ihe farcical Jury system OF Texas. God
speed you In your crusade You ara
expressing tho sentiment Of nine
.enths Of the better people Of Texas.
J. A. STEVENS. Editor Bulletin.
Tho Hood County Truth.
GrHnbury. Nov. n. .
Editor Gazette.
/. Do you believe that the criminal
| laws Of Texas should be reformedf
Yes, and should be no plain that all
sane persons could understand themj
ms II Ia today the legal fraternity DO
not understand them, and ths higher
courts should not be allowed to re-
| verso any case on tcchnicnlitisH. !
am a lover OF Justice and will cooper
ate with you to secure a better. syss
tenn and a moro satisfactory admin
fstration. I
Editor Hood County Truth
-r-r, tho other side. (,
Fort Worth. Nov. n.
Editor Gazette.
For some little time have noticed
discussion In your paper. and from
others In r, the construction Of OUT
criminal law, Its loossners and lack o.
enforcement, giving shystering law
yers and tho criminal court OF aps
penis particular roastings.
have been waiting for some law