The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-14


an example in solving the race problem
Tor tue other States. Yours truly
Booker T. Washington.
ROW &" Avoid Delay In Br,nrin.
criminals {" Justice.
10 the Editor OF The Port
Paris Texas, June e.-rhis question is
now agitatinr the minds Of the most ,hi.
jnrist. as well as every other class Of hu.
man!ty, down to the Infatuated mob that
clamors at the jail door for The victim
whose blood they seek. That this question
is foremost in criminal Jurisprudence in
this country Will not be denied EmboM-
ened 10y the tardhess Of Justice aud hopes
Of eyadins punishment by tho tcchnlcall-
Ties OF the law. criminals have 50 multi
Piled. until now We find that we ara in
a wilderness OF crime from which We can
not e1tricate ourselves. And tho man
VINO could suggest remedy TO the many
"Moseses't?) who claim to be leading US
to n promised land ought 10 be held in the
h'Ehest esteem by all honest people and
as royalty entertained us WAS Ie,hro the
Mechanism priest and fathcr-ln-law to
Moses OF Israel" who assisted him tn his
judiciary In the wilderness
Having never incased myself In the robe
oil a priest Of Media or douned the cfmiue
of the Judicatorum, It would hardly be
expected that | would ho able 10 offer a
solution to this important question.
only hope to put the minds of my country
mon TO work, and through them eurineer
a line OF thought which viii lipcn into
moro perfect system Of adjudication.
some OF the objections to our n, sent
system are its enormous cost, The delay
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OF men who are qualified TO decide tie
most intricate question OF Justice. Under
our present law a man who has read tho
account Of 4 murder and formed an opn-
ion is Disqualified. Think Of Il nfu with
50 little interest IN his fellow wau as to
not read the account OF the murder OF his
neiehbor. or II rs did, Was so stupid US not
TO fern an oplnlou' And yet, lnder cur
law, he is a preferred juror.
If was called upon to remedy the
wrongs in our criminal Jurisprudence !
would first do away with the sentimental
idea that the accused should he tried by a
Jury OF his peers" y criminal has no
peer" among honest men. And II we
mean that he shall be tried by jury 'lhnl
with him In crime. We ought to trst dc
throne the Goddess Of Justice, and in her
place put his Satanic Majesty. The ac-
cused should be given trial before a
/ tribunal thurOuGhly conycrsant Win tho
| laws trausgrcsHcd ana whoSo ~ V'Hl"''
would be fhl'u ny u'sl'' =" t,eeJ
lls '"se", " co,,n,,jc, of tho law. Let
W., 49,, -, oer;or terminate With tho fudge
whose verdict has thrice been reversed by
a higher court | would change tae con
sututlou recurring an indictment ny a
o,,a n,r,, ami III. Injunction OF n trial Of
! the accused ny a jury Oh ~ -, -,
would nbahHoh az lhV t,a,,nc courts M
the state, a. WI o. r rIare Of these most
county sites ana IA pa W r,bWnnIs
[ burdousome and ineffective a.,,,,'o.ot
would establish county court N" -
Of from one TO three judges h,'ol ~
| the popui"etu" Ia ,,rtsdlciion over all
cases, giving erlalnn' r,,o,,,,i s,aslou. 50
1 way. and should be- ~ perp''ur., me- NO.
/ ,hnre would be no delay IN ki'inh w
I cuscd a speedy trial II he uVN'eA ,a
/ little chance "a posipon" II ne ""p,t, al,
| feat Justice By that plan w. .i,,'.,sna
ask for q few days 10 fccut" MS la 10,
"a n suGIrien, time had been gram III
IA, ruroosc. another grant or TIME siluulu
w., ,o allowed only under e; Nv.
'tr,,,r,stnncoe. ALLOW an appeal rom nv,
| courts 10 the criminal anu W. a,nrcr,,
ss.ai and from them TO the s"i'-
"pp ., he state.
court oa ,ob synom Of procedure we
III 40 first from 30 20 70 per 'V"
Wou," .,.,,o,,s cost OF the preAent hys
OF M ,,ora mon would not pc "'A
tenn sT y, ,',,nr no country as iuro'H' ollof
from ~, sacrifice Of their bnsin'As su'
at :, tbolr iau,rics. -.
AZ, n,,,,'ncescs would not have to. AZ my
D, n,tcnd court full term ana wv.
DO noM' ~, home and return inc heN'
be tolu " ~
session ,,o,,la not be postponed untii
L. ,"ses 's ,.,.rn all dead. or sratleg.'
the WIN 10, ,,t,ds ~ Inc earth. Criminals
to me ,u"' ,rIsd nj ouce. while the facts