Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24

IL "Od1u doO ~ SDllly fpiOpOi iOA
me to enter intoss lewsper discus
sion of what you are plsed to call
"a fair and impartial trI." There
were questions.,whch re raised
during the last Efialwhie were and
are of vital importance, d the rul-
ings upon which had greIweight in
the determination of e verdict
against the defendants.The paper
at Wausau which youque from calls
them technical objeons," ETC.,
and you seem to think tb the only
questions which could raised On
the part of the defense ,uld neces-
sarily be technical. Judge Bar
deem, who tried the CO, does not
think that the questions saised were
or are technical, and iDyer-ruling
the motion of Wood couN's district
attorney to have Mr.. Rrdn and my
self discharged from furer connec-
tiOn with the case, held. "There
are questions that have)een raised
by the counsel here that re weighty
and substantial, and if tp and found
to be good, affect the rigts of these
men in way that is subantial, and
which, under the Circumstances of
this case, if counsel ar so advised.
(think) should be reviewe. -
This language of JUICE Bardeen
certainly is in conflict viii your idea
of the Importance of tb questions
involved on the last triaMhich may
be reviewed by t,he Su1eme court,
and [ submit that it is Dt a refec-
tion upon the courts Wich you are
justified in making to thteffect that
technical questions are tie questions
which are considered b the courts
and which work reversals in matters
of this kind.
Your concluding paragraph to the
effect that this case ough to lead to a
revision of the criminal rocedure of
the state and that our Sytem of JUS
tice is near to wreck wha poor men,
without friends or infiuerte can make
sport Of justice, is curious state
ment for you to make. To my mind
it furnishes the key mite to your
whole course. That is JUS the trouble
in this case. If these m m were not
poor, they would have frields, and they
would have influence, andth country
editors in this section wDuld not be
crying them down. Ole of them
might, perchance, become governor of
this state, or fill other high official
positions.
The revision you callfOr will require
l revision of our fundamental law.
The cnneeif.. ..s17T5ts. . r.. Ds.IfCll qra live
lad exist as state and nation,
lntees to every man, rich or poor
equal rights, and the right in case OF
criminal prosecution 'to have com
DulsOry process for obtaining witnesses
n his favor, and to have the assistance
IF counsel for his Defense You have
got fair sized elephant on your hands
when you start out to modify our con
and cut off the man "Witf
little money, without friends or in,
iuence."
| have only this to say in response
o your dirty slur to the effect that ]
TN able to draw pay from clients and
county bOth,-if you knew what ]
nave received and may receive, and
What I have necessarily paid out in
for facts and evidence pur.
1osely concealed, you either would not
make such a statement, or making it.
would know that by insinuatiOn you
we're committing a vile slander.
In conclusion let me say, shall re.
list future temptation toreply to arti.
les on this subject. I doubt if you
ire accomplishing any good by your
course. Stirring up hatred and preju.
lice Of mankind, unrest and disreSpect
or our laws and courts cannot rebound
% the paramount honor of any man
Yours etc,
GEO. L. WILLIAMS.
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