Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
) grave abuses ard in their exeeu


avs grave abuses aFa IN their execu
tIga.
That the general nbly sho.1d :
amend -a- NV, a. t-iuce the cost o
tEel- enforcement role lowest lgsS!b!
amount.
Tn abuses comrTa Of grow OUT o
The generous prov!sicof the laws in be
has % defendants the leuI-ncy 20
courts and officers q consist m4iu.,
.r tie granting OF f,eut and unaeceE
s-.E g0LtILuances. the granting O
g.sL. Of venue Uitt sufficient caus.
III rl- Repeated issua service OF process.
-- the uu.tiplicst!1l witness Ices Il
goaSeg .eEce Of th-se rEes OF venue ant
III the Attendance u criminal trials o,
great ~LE.uuerS C.; Important and n.IEa'
rt.a. Witnesses.
N j-' craving up prosecution OF De
ia The mileag- zudr diem OF officers,
I guards. HF-rgsl.s sdrisonerS resulting
from changes Of ven
In t1~ loose merhoc: computing dis
l..scs Travelled hy o. witnesses and
In Tie .syrEuuu, T. bills ocgas!o.eI
~ Keeping prisuuar county la1lS Tor
great Lengths II Lii before they are
-, sat 10 trial.
4. remedy these as and abuses in
''~ administration o. Laws. numerous
ITE+@.tS have be ISstSt,u
mainly TO that br4rcF the CfImlua code
H-o"A as "PracLicela i~LoceydiHsS IN
mr.. - Iae mp LIN ~
Amendments comnag speedy trials.
Amendments uakint more difficult for
.~lliG.naS 10 obtlilc"nt!nuanceS and
81 Nthhr.
dEy rsr-ai, 81 mp ~ eeab and -
Awar5ra., -..p+I arfsn-uauv r-.-
-hibi, ~ sm,T,, "r: III -Iri,grort.Tt aarI
imlu.--rf.f ,rj-,.--
m-rFnIar Sxfu sIralv r-ayar-
clerks Of r.r,.f,i, grdfmi-4I courts from
.s--frs- r-.r. ai'u -rr,r,.r., ~
4-u.4 p-s,r..- mini .4Sa Ar,arF-
Iuaul4 giyir~ 49, nj r4pitfI cas- lie
Anon ~ oingr pliIi ~. comm Si,,.r. T,.,i'
ono r4EF-o, .aI-,.Eniahr he t,r Tho ,|srs
~ ali -, GI-.-ttearGa ~. IN a.
aru. on irsic.ra,r mis5.maanors or
l"uIc'ihentsi ''"'o'S %
ia o,l'iiLS M 49,, 80,
'e'',.II NfI-z.,E,T
-. io-ltai;i tsri "
,ra.Es ". HHarTrsrfrs %.U L.
0raE1r p w SnIirb Garoijna
AiS.C,s1 4 si.ltay i ~
n Snn -. -4
b u Htahf SugH 4 ms "oTr' 10 1911 -
rn,i-- '---r4 ,.-r $500
81 'i"hST m
How C~riminnIOstS Are Paid.
T. -, 81, ,,,3-br,., Il;
~.
- =. a,--.f-.e1
nd is urabra 10 .raIhem. the state paws
II costs. except the Incurred on behalf
f The defendant
When the defenda IS sentenced 10 In.
in ~. crtv igiI mr. To nay a
ne. or both and unable to ga. The |
ISIS ~ cnIiniv ,mhirh the iniirfmrut
found or inforation filed shall pay
lc costs cXcep- 81, as were incurred on
In ali canfraI ~ ana those in which
1pris.rrra,. :, y p.rF-,r-,ar,- - no
lie punishment forhe offause. If the de-
ndarr be acgrirtatthe state is liza he for
J costs.
In all other tria ism indictments ar in
rmatiouS. If tn. feudanr he aCgui,tar.
Sich the ind i@IfctTd ~ was 4s t foun dr. or in
rmarion nil
Prosecutions sti.yta5 nv rrivara
liens, II tn. defefarr La acqlitted The
Il Of such pros,,ions i t1vaa ap3irst
Re prosecutor, urlasthe examining mag :
shall certify tai there was probable
Sc. tn state or junty pays the costs,
the case may
'hese probable iuse certificates aid
thousands anJalTy "a the agararate
.fCh orah- Dm- 80 80, ~ : VI oDu'1i'e9
IS a rule no 1Gs rra ersr cnIi.,+a5
the estates NJ orv-ia-ad f.i,r-
= "i Venue
dam Ia take aIsnSst.'arI - u
At e-tpoS-'5o" 0. "'l"'SS-
Jul o. ue state OF those VINO
template 4 voyae Il Of those residing
hin the state yhnv reason of sfcl,rass
any other causeyill he urabla IA NJ =
q court. and testify in his behalf.
hey give TO him he power of the state .
ses. !
7ev compel witnesses TO attend in bfs /
hey confer rpa oF b Fn"ai ,a. RIB, :, !
fly IN his own b.heIf and II he - ]
himself of,his right fGav rorIfS
rts and iuries 10 rnrsrT7I. .n1cb, 1877 !
n any manner afecfing III Iii 'g,"Sai
nee.
ilcers are his ervants and the pro-
an rhesa sats,, t,r '.iiad,LI- q
accused. and ~ -! around q
roscrihed becaus OF his rolirjraI or ~ d
~uuaErps ana -. mo1'' Sulbose mat Y
e.G0m sought NS "V"i4 I
" man. rouscims Of his irro..,,. !
IS no delay. hut nf-ant M, nt-'"CTiyr,
rs life or lihert- IN -Sa cI,;f., LAY
atorv laws permit rho v-ors. %inI,L'
20 escape pInEbn,Sr VI. o. ctin- :,
lnGS 10 III" c0s- ~ -" - .t'yti ~
= absence OF amatsrf9I ,r;tr".t g. >;
ilalge of q Judge" or the 'nro Idfince %
the life and ljb + TIyh l1 are to the II
OF the law. 3 Pi"E's -,
an illustration: uo,e., e.
committed in Do,,cI. "t"t,[ty" crime al
.trItcd in the nrss.,,.c IL was
murderer. with his I.,5. H4tntSNt e
tho blood Of mis- VIZ -. rtd;ieH -
= jalls for six years ard sew" ~
e the case was finally disnoHed hrts
wss the case NJ Wii2forw, I2Srd or
] AT the Inn ,s,,, 80 ''!E In