The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-27


court first passed on the oglesby case
and it's latest action, its complexion
had been completely changed by the
election to its membership Of railroad
attorneys. Among other things that
Mr.. SHEPHERD said were these:
The victory OF the railroad has been complete
and the corruption Of the Supreme Court has been
thorough 1t has reversed and stultined itself In
this case until no sane man can have any other
opinion but that the Judges who cOncurred In the
opinion Diminishing the Oglesby case have been
bought In the Interest of the railroad What hope
have the ordinary citizens of Missouri for justice
and equitable laws in bodies where such open
venalty is practised! And how long will they
stand IT. The corporations have long owned the
legislature now they own the Supreme Court.
and the citizen who applies to either for Justice
against tho corporation gets nothing. RuBE
ouLBsBY and his attorney. Mr.. o. l.. HouTs.
have made strong fight for Justice They
have not got II. The auiverlng limb that
RUDE left beneath the rotten freight car on
Independence HILL and his blood that stained
the right of way OF the soulless corporation have
been buried beneath the wise legal verblage OF
venal court. and the wheels OF the Juggemaut
will continue TO grind out mems lives and crooked
court will continue TO refuse them and their relatives
damages. until the time comes when Missounans.
Irrespective OF politics, rise up in their might
and STAY at the ballot box the corporation bought
lawmakers Of the State"
Mr.. CUND1rF reprinted the editorial
of Mr.. SHEPHERD without comment.
An information of contempt Of court
was Immediately filed at Jefferson City
with the Supreme Court, and Mr.. SHEP-
HERD and Mr.. CUNDIFF were summarily
taken there for trial They asked for
time to prepare the defence, which the
court refused to grant.
Technical objections to the arraign-
ment of the editors on the ground that
the information on which the court
was proceeding was not sworn to were
brushed aside. as was also Mr.. SHEP-
HERDS defence that his criticism was not
uttered in the presence Of the court or
in a way to affect the courts action on
the Oglesby case. The court advised
his counsel that it considered the case to
be still pending, because a motion for
new trial had been made.
Mr.. SHEPHERD was fined $500 and
costs. Mr.. CUNDIFF. in consideration Of
his signing an apology and a retrac-
ton, dictated by the court, was let off
with fine of one dollar and costs, he
publicly protesting the while that II he
only had $500 or the physical strength
to endure Imprisonment he would never
sign the document.
The people of Warrensburg quickly
held mass meeting and telegraphed to
Mr.. SHEPHERD. in the jefferson City
Jail: Draw on us for any amount you
need The amount of the fine was at
once raised by popular subscription and
his release was secured The bringing
of the contempt proceedings made the
Standard Herald editorial a part Of the
public records, and therefore gave
every newspaper in the State the privi-
lege OF publishing it unscathed, Many
of them have done so.
Judge CAN'T, 'one of the Supreme
Court, is a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor against
District Attorney JOSEPH W. FOLK OF
St. Louis. Judge GANTT's most widely
circulated utterance since politics has
grown warm in Missouri is There is
no boodling in Missouri
The tone in which the newspapers
OF the State comment on the whole
matter, including Judge GANTTs can
didacy, seems to indicate that the court
will have other contempt matters under
its consideration before long