Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-03
LAWS WHICH NEED REVISION.
nov. CHARLES II. CLINT WRITES
An ABLE LETTER..
lie Touches Up Several Important
Questions aud Relieves the Zee
system should lie AboiiAhed--once

From a stan Correspondent.
Austin, Feb l.--llou, Charles i. Clint,
Judge OF tho Dallas criminal district
court, " one OF the best known jurists
In Texas. He iB AN extraordinary man
In many respects. AS county attorney
OF Dallas ten years ago no declared
war on me gamblers, and aftor tierce
night closed tho houses and exllc1 the
sports. Hc is "a brave. honest and hui
name Judge aud IN his court the most
friendless negro gets the same treat
ment that Is accorded 10 the l0fdllest
white criminal with influence, friends
ana wealth al hp back. ] Know ChaB'
r. Clint intimately and the Lord never
made grandcr mDu. senator j. III,
Bcnil IL In receipt OF the following lot
ter from the Dallas judge, who IL a
terror 10 hlgh-tuncd criminals and
their henchmWni
Dallas Tex, Jan. 90
Hon. j. A. Beall. Austin, Tex.
Dear Sh--Yours Of a late date rcla-
ting to an economical administration OF
our courts, especially The fee ayB'aln.
received, ! am not able TO render any
material ala by way VI suggestion, eN-
crpt, perhaps, IN regard TO appeals
By a reference 10 the governors recent
measure IL will be seen that over one
third " an caseg appealed are reNcfs %,
and by careful review OF seduction,
rape and murder cuBeB 1t VIII be seen
That much larger per cent OF the more
important OF such eases are sevarHal,
ana In consequence, after q large "N-
penae bill has been Incurred, are at
last defeated In this county almost
without exception, until late years A.
least, very Tow such Cusca ended prop
orly or successfully, | believe that " "A
law permitting aud requiring an ar
lirmnucc. N upon review of the Whul"
record la the case submitted Justice
had boon accomplished, were placed
upon tho statute bupltg, II saving OF uL
least 100000 would follow, and also
marked decrease In crlmr which
would materially dccrl asc the expense
aad tax at larg' Incident TO criminal
prosecution, The delays and uhcer-
tainty growing out OF such unwholr-
some TeyrTAnls 1s characterize our
present mothuds of prosecution, ARE, to
large cNtrat, responsible for lhe ram
pant and unhrdlrl course that crime
IL running M large In our state, Ana
the above suggestions With oac ur two
OF Il Kindred nature which VIII augFcHl
thomBrlypg TO sou I'm THIS connect IN,
viii do much 10 render puniSNm mt
more certain, TO prevent delay, ana de-
crcug" crime and cNpruHc. ] hn IN
formed and the slight attention siNcn
tIc subject loads me b. believe, cor
rccty. that more cases are reversed IN
our state than any half dozen other
static I'm the Union. The Tutn n ms
abatement I cannot now yuuOh for, hut
as Il matter OF interest to your body /
/ would guggcet that The data from all
| tho stntcg In tho Union rotating 10
! criminal nppnulS aud thr vliiuuA
I methods In vogue In other Htu'os re-
| luting to- appeals would, perhaps, as
/ sst our w.mnkorA In properly uppre-
/ Cluting the necessity Tor some .c'pun
I action IN this byhnlf Ia many OF the
atntcA. notably Massachusetts, New
I York and lllinoH not only are the Hu-
/ nrrtnc courts inhibited from reversing
except In casnR whore organic prinri'
Plies are involved or substantial iniuB-
tiCe done, but also are not allowed "a
| entertain an appeal MS "A matter OF
course or right 81 least npponls arc
not allowed pH mnttor OF right, but
before being granted It must appear
that some substantial Injury has been
done, etc I do not believe II rlght
eyon upon the ground OF expense, rs
wen n8 trlfliug with justice, to paenti
an appeal In an Cpaps ua a matter OF
right. because In many cn8cs u 90
KIND or doubt or error appeals mr.,
taken, simply on chance OF hazard rnd
many umcs AZ much nNpeufc i3y cut
ting OF this Wholesale way of appeal
Ing u large itnm OF expense would ht
nIrp ru, off Eyou In civil cases a pen
nifty attached 10 delay Appeals. and
nj Toast some sort ot penalty should h
attached TO an uuwnrranted appeal
st indeed such should not be de