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

ger Of recognized ability to take up
his pen In behalf OF our criminal law.
Judges and profession. but II any such
Communication or paper has reached
the public through your columns, 4
have failed to see 1t.
want to cay, FIRST; EVERY man g
his trade" This old snying Will hoid
good and can be applied TO men NOT
3urlsts or even commonplace nttor-
heys, who pop up and attempt to criti
CHE law, Judges and lawyers. almost
ineiscriminately. exhibiting hnrcly
primer knowledge of either. save that
there are few shyster lawyers VINO
undoubtedly merit some OF their Vni.
fication. but In reality this class OF
lawyers number very Few, eAis,ins
principally In the fevered in1iginauon
of their critics. II the papers wish
Just criticism OF our criminal law,
Judges OF the courts and common
sense reasons, why certain decisinhs
are rendered thus and 80, let them en-.
ploy some eminent Texas jurist OF Of
The bench TO elucldate the subject, ana
give the law and courts fair snow.
II Is q well-known truth mmong
lawyerc) thnt the principles OF our
criminal law have cmanoted from
the crucible OF Justice, lol usse
hundreds of years, and our Texas code
read and studied by impartial minfn
can only rebound to the wisdom OF the
past ages and the present day.
Misrepresentation IL the first law
of nature" and men arrnlgned before
pur court1. whether guilty or innocent.
will fight for life and liberty to tho
bitter end. and the very men who are
now so roundly critlcising our highest
tribunal. and those attorneys they are
pleased to term "shystcring lawyers"
would be nmonR tho first TO take ad.
vantage OF delays and tochnicalities to
L. o..
they transgresscd the law Tor were
unjustly arraignod) and none can shy
that they may ncTcr fell by the way
side OF life. MS the future Is yet an
unwrittcn mystery TO every man.
No one denies that cold-blooded MUIR
5ercrs should not be doaervcdly pun
iahsd; but IL, IN the trial OF one such.
II should be Developed that a most
dangerous precedent should be es-
tshlished, which would. IN that par
ticuler case dcnl out Justice to tho nc
cusod, would Il be wisdom to cstob-
fish II and cndangcr the lives and lib
erty OF hundreds and perhaps thou
hands Of innoccnt men In the ruture2
II II the wisdom Of the law and JUS
tice 10 humanity that q few guilty men
escape than one Innocent man be pun
iFhed, The most wino critics overlook
this principle, and would reverse the
order OF things and sacrifice tho limo
cent that the guilty might be punished
for II Is well known that through cir
cumFtonces, spite, malice. revenge and
conspiracy many men are dragged be-
fore courts 10 nnswer for crimes they
never committed.
While our code and criminal proceed
ure are constructed for the prevention
and punishment OF crime yet the para
mount feature OF our criminal statutes
Is the protection Of the innocent. hence
our courta are slow to establish dam
gerous rules and prccedcnts endanger-
ing the rights OF the innocent who may
IN the future, be arraigned before them.
Thus many decslons OF our highest
tribunal may seem unjust In certain
cases, but when viewed without hasty
impulse, prejudice. with clear. calm
ana logical mind, only one conclusion
can be reached That the gentlemen
who compose our highest tribunal and
the district Judges are eminent jurlsts
and honorable men, who. having made
their profession n life study. and with
the authorities OF the ages before
them, and tho fncts Of each case from
their decisions for the best interest OF
the people and public policy.
IL the men who have delegated To
themselves the power Of Judge and
Jury In this matter will search through
tne decisions OF our court Of criminal
appeals. they viii Ind many more
cases affirmed than reversed and re-
manded; and whore they are reversed
y VIII be noticed in nearly every cnse
tnnt inc reasons given are based upon
sueh naRrnnt violations OF wcll-known
PRINCIPLES OF law and Justice. that even
tho common mind might perceive them
unless imbued with prejudice and
mob. VI '"'
What are these critics doing for the
public good7 Nothing. Instead, th"y
are engendorlng bitter hatred for our
eourN. bringing them Into disrcpute
ana making II daily harder for the INV.
yer and judges to enforce tho law
causing the people 10 hold the inv In
low esteem. and. above ali. melting
int,islah men and women TO mob
christian Tyler. No wonder the foir
name or Texas Is written In letters az
blood and rapine whom nearlv nil our
papers unfolding the mob as ngainat
or IN liou Of the law. Whore N thors
y man m Texas that dare say that n
yury OK Tyler citizens would not have
hung the wretch by law whom iho,,
nato2 "e"" '"car-
How can law DO upheld and rcsnce,.d
uhlsys we uphold our courts ana resncct
thelr decisiona7 II thoy sometlmea d.
, ~. wronE they are hut human, and
instead OF vilifylnR them throw around
ton. "iu pro'ee-
Now. about the Dallas preacher who
NnlnNs II mobs are to continue 10, then,
Eite attention TO shyster LAWYERS WIZ
Hvo by. defeating Justice in tsrnin,,
criminals loose. With all due dnferonc.
10 thc reverend gentleman, II would
DC JUST an sensible TO turn moba Loose
among. ,would-be minIsters h,r 'ouso
tnmry daily dlsgrnced the religion ~,
Ehflst as TO turn them loose a,nonr
nc lawyem who disgrace their ma,
,esNi2n. II II this talk OF nnd unhpid-
hs me hands NJ the bloody moi thal
orSals a1d fos,rra crime ana dIsrrnnoss
onr rtate Let the press ara nj, is, gS
apiulhg people ariHc and dIs.nur,n va
ihoos and uphold the Law ana th.n III
TOT wv then, will tho 'rno ,lav,, AZ All, Ta
hzation arise over Texas. u GIVE
CHARLES NJ. BROWN.
Tort Worth. Nov. s7.-rdI,o- =.
se',Gi i have Just rcnd in yonr Neil M
=. uus iate series OF ortioIra Ill,
s,alng our syatem OF criminal n,.,.
~ rheao artlcics wore writ.
..on by Mcsars. a. A. plttuck w ~
ssaanst,h WIN L. Sargent. 10 AZ rs,st
D,,aiics Duvall ana w. A Jn,roI- a .n,,.,,
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