The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-19

assortment is much better
r. E. SUTHERLAND d Co.
Chris. Rasmussen and Miss Molie
! Hansen were married yesterday at the
residence of the brides parents, the
Rev Corr, of Bristol, officiating. Chris.
and Mollie have many friends in Bris-
toll who wish them pleasant journey
through life.
Mr.. Cole, of South Bristol, had bust
ness III town last week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Crowley, of Anti
och, visited with Mrs. Richtmyer last
week.
Mrs. Clarence Williams has been Wis
iting friends in KenOsha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson rejoice in the
birth OF daughter.
Squire Jones swears that he won't
take no d--n gold bug paper.
Harry Hale is quite ill with scarlet
fever.
George Kennedy, of Antioch, called
on Bristol people last Saturday.
Our enterprising we'll men took a
day off last Saturday and had a good
| time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis entertained
! friends from Union Grove last Sunday.
The TELEGRAPH COURIER man saw
the article in a recent issue of the Ra-
cine Journal, in which the action of the
district attorney of this county was
mildly criticised. He replied to it last
week in rather ill-natured vein; ac-
cuseG the author of the article of being
undetermined and dishonest, etc. In
reply to his reply the writer Of the ar
| ticle in question wants to say that it is
pretty we'll understood that the real
| fight in the late arson trial was not be-
tween the criminals and the state, but
! between them and Mr. COWie repre-
senting the insurance companies. No
one believes for moment that had not
Mr.. Bucklnaster employed Mr.. Quarles,
the insurance companies would not
have employed able counsel. Rather
than to have lost the case they would
have employed the best legal talent
money could procure. They discover
ed, however, that the county was will
ing to carry the load and SO kindly al
great pet and favOrite with the people
of Kenosha. 1t is his native place and
naturally they feel proud of him. That
is all right. He does honor to his
birthplace. The court room during
the progress of the trial was packed to
| the doors with Kenosha people who
wanted to see and hear Joe. They
pushed and raved over him. The
newspapers grew romantic aud sentl-
mental, some of them to such an extent
that they stopped over little. The
country people, however, the farmers
and small property owners who intend
to pay their taxes and not let them go
into the delinquent list took q more
practical view of the situation. they
realized that one of Mr.. Quarles' six or
eight hour days represented fifty of
their fourteen hour days of hard toll III
the corn fields and on the milking
stool. 1t is safe TO say that had the
country members of the county BOARD
been consulted Mr.. Quarles would not
have been employed. They would
have said: Let the insurance COM
panies employ their own lawyers" But
the county has had to pay big bills for
extra legal help. Witness the rape
case trial in Kenosha two years ago.
1t was not a complicated case, one of
the defendants made a confession.
They had one lawyer to represent
them. But the district attorney did
not feel equal to the task of prosecut-
ing them and so Mr.. Cooper was en-
plOyed and a good big bill made.
There is poor devil in the county jail
now without dollar Or a friend in the
world even, his mother-in having
gone back on him. 1t would surprise Il
great many people in this county if the
man is brought to justice without the
employment of some legal luminary at
good round sum. After all, what a
farce the administration of justice is
getting to be any way. Every criminal
lawyer in the land knows that he is
working to defeat justice and the more
successful he is the higher he stands in
the profession. The lawyers run the
courts. The judges dare not interfere
with them because they depend on
their influence for their election.
Should a Judge shut off one of these
legal windbags he would make an enc
my of him, whose influence would be
felt at the next election. Can you
wonder.then that we hear oflynching all
over the country. The people who are
dong them are honest. They simply
want justice. They know they will not
get it in the courts, and so take the
law in their own hands and mete out
Justice in their own rude way.
SILVER LAKE.