Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-14
NO SYMPATHY ron Juuy rixras.


Wahoo New Era: Judge Baker is to be
commended for his prompt punishment OF
the deluded dupe who attempted to bride a
juryman in nartley's case, Pity the real
culprit-the unknown Lauchaster man-could
not have been caught.
Oakland Independents Josiah s Wright.
who was a dupc for some OF Joseph Bart
ley's heelers, was sentepced to two years in
the penttentiary for trying to bride Juror
on tho case. Wright is a man 66 years old
ana was In business here years ago. lie
says he never received a cent nor had a
cent to pay the Juror. He got what he de-
served.
Schuyler Quill: The trial OF eN-State Treas
uTer BARLEY is now going on at Omaha and
1t will be bitterly fought. One Juror was APP
preached in the interests OF BARLEY and for
once the would-be jury fNer bumped up
| against the wrong man and was informed
( against in court with the reault that Judge
BaEer gave him two years In iail fer tho
attempt. few more such examples and
the profession Of jury fixing would be on
the decline.
SpTinEheld Monitor: Attempts at Jury
| prlblng have already been made in the trial
OF eN-Trcasurer BARLEY, and one poor cuss
gets two ycans In jail for acting as a so-ho-
tween. Could Judge Baker but get a yhaCl,
at the real instiGatOrs of the crime he would
no doubt make 1t hot for them. 1t is said
that a lot OF Bartley's Old Lincoln cronies
nave been hanging around obscure Omaha
hotcls for several days. and they are prob
ably the ones who are trying to corrupt the
jury
Lincoln Post: No pains should be SHARED
IN bringing to justice the man who em-
ployed Josiah 5. Wright to attempt to bribr
a BARLEY juror. To have old man Wright
iay IN jail while the instigator OF his crime
goes free would be a travCsty on Justice Inn-
caster county has borne a bad reputation a,
a county where criminals are allowed to
escape Justice through corruption of jurors
ana 1t will not better her reputation any TO
have it said that Lancaster county Jury
brbcr has dared to 20 out into another
county to pursue his calling
Grand Island Independent: Josiah S.
Wright, the man who undertook to influence
jurors in the BARLEY trial in favor of his
acquittal, has pleaded guilty and has been
sentenced to two years in the county Jail.
lie says that an unknown man offered him
money for this purpose but did not pay
any. Wright is one of those men who
haoitually hang around the Omaha court
house in order to get on jures, aud he
really served on the regular jury panel dur
ing the iirst three weeks of this term This
gang OF men are just as dangerous as the
lobbyists in the legislatures. all of whom
should be cNterminated.
Fremont Tribune Judge Baker sentenced
a jury hNer at Omaha who tried to help
Joseph BARLEY out of his bad scrapc to two
years IN the Omaha Jail. The old man ac-
khowledgei his guilt and said through his
tears he was an old fool for having anything
TO do with 1t. 1t is possible that he was the
dupc OF willy agent and did not realize the
enormity of his crime, but the prompt and
heroic action of Judge Baker must meet gen
eral approval The Sanctity OF courts and
the certainty of justice must be preserved
or the fabric of human government Will be
destroyed. The next man In Omaha who is
solicited to fix jury will understand what
he is going into.
Lincoln News The people of Nebraska
viii not be satisfied with the result of the
hartley trial If by any corruption of the
jurors or by any ChiCanery or otherwise a
fair trial is prevented. Most of us believe
BARLEY to be guilty. but he is entitled to a
falr trial and chance to prove his inno-
cence. and while Lincoln people who know
judge Baker are not great admirers of him,
yet he is making good record in this case.
If BARLEY is guilty then his punishment must
follow Nothing else will be acceptable to
the angeTed and aroused people Of this state
and If they are betrayed outwtted in this
matter the responsibility will rest with the
men who have outraged the law, and it will
not be light one.
Papillon Times: Good for Judge Bakerl
lie promptly sent a jury briber to Jail for two
years, and the sentence was imposed within
few hours after the man had tried to bribc
juror in the BARLEY case. We rejoice that
for the first time in Nebraska jury briber
has been punished, but this man Wright
who offered the bribe should not suffer alone.
He is a poor man. employed by wealthy ras-
Gals to commit the crime Every power of
the state should be brought to bear to de-
tect and punish the mOneyed rogue who hired
Wright to do the work. He says he does not
know the man who hired him. but that
sounds like lie. Every member of the old