Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-23
Tue DRlnEUY CASE.


Rogrcltab'c o. the fact mhy to iheIo
~ little surprise at the verdict Of
acquiual Ia the Morris bribery case.
Thlso who have kopt ihcmscivea in'
formed ~ to the various ticp' and
stages Of the trial. long since reached
the conclusion that no matter how
positive might be- the belief o. robbery,
boodiiug and onlcinl compton
on the part Of she ,x.-oloctmcn,
the prison was not yet built
that would receive them. IN the
case of Joseph H. Morris, there was
momentary prospect Of conviction
whom hls hccomplco, the man Hay
ken, made good bis threat 10 turn
states evidence. But when even that
testimony came TO DO impattialIy cA.
amlnsd, II was found 10 DO ptciudictJ,
incomplete and lacking 10 many OF
the elements Of sincerity. Tue Wit
ness successfully showed that while he
felt no mercy for Morlr, he wac
not ~ uncharl,abIo o. 20 o,hurs.
His anxiety to sond one 10 jail and
shleld another from even the taint u
suspicion, was too ttantparun; 90 30
consistent In word, ho impressed
no onv with the belief that ho was
making an absolutely clean breast oi
all tho tfan,acllons pertaining 20 this
Infamous furniture scandal We can
not blAme the jury, therefore, for their
refusal to convict on such a showing,
nor the court for the charge under
which tho Jury were sen, out II Is n
serious thing TO send man 10 prison on
tho testimony Of n confessed rascal
who Ia generally believed TO be with.
holding part Of the truth. Tuoro were
mon on this jury whom the common
ct Interpretation OF honor and fitness
" applied to themselves would
have prevented from remaining
In the box; their previous associations
with the accused should have con-
WINGED thom that their verdict would
bo suspected. At the same time, we
believe, a. already stated, that almost
any Jury would have brought In the
tamo verdict, according 70 all the owl.
tencs ana circumstances In tue case.
What shout M5rt2 The law de-
clarcb him not guilty and such he
probably must be considered. Not one
citizen Ia ten, however, believes that
tic ends Of Justice have b1cn sub
served. Not an honest man in thlt
county hut 10 painod 40 tho Tyiult. Not
acouudftl In official lie or With hope
OF piliering In tue future, bat feels en-.
coutaged anu umb1ltenUd by 30. Nor
Hs may congratulate himself on his
escape and fonlly think bic rUpu-
taliou IL cleared. O.Hcu who nave
not passed through 90 severe au ordeal
may have last night rubbed thor
hands with more glcU uud perhaps had
= better sleep than has boon tho case
Tor come months past with thu shadow
OF the penitentirry looming up before
them. But n they ats no, imbegilUa
they must kuox what tho community
Is forced 10 think OF thom, Il they gre
sllll one.trnth part % shT0wd Or they
have shown lhomsglyls % be-, they
know that every tauo Ierson 90
satisfied there was Outrageous fraud.
shameless thief, aud rltkiue r1rfup.
ton IN this furniture deal, I'thUy
aro Rot sltanguTs 90 toe ieelinr known
Hs rsmoue they mus. sl,li have many
abad night Test and many uu hour %.
choking sogT0w us they walk tuu street.
iu open day. An men are not huilt on
tie same lines nor animated Dy the
Same sentiment; uut there AFRO huu.
iTods who would rather today ur wear.
ing the prison stripes and thus making
TO society uu atouemOnt IN fnIuuss aud
solitude for their crimug, than live O.
sbumsiaoed, Suspected, untubod lie
Of freedom among those whom they
know they have wtanged. ltisR sorry
day for any community whom foundR.
ton 10 furnished for the succt that tho
big rogues 20 uuwhipl Of Igs,ige.