The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-06

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The lawyer whose conscience would
not allow him to prosecute a man Tor
murder should hesitate before packing
a jury in order to acQult him.
There may be no use in harping on
! the Haywood trial, but if the people
are allowed to forget it the same
thing may happen again.
If the governor calls a special term
Of BuncOmbe court Judge PEBBLES
should be given an opportunity to vim
dlcate himself.
OF course the murderers now IN our
Jails have a perfect right TO kick, still
it should be some encouragement ~
them to know tina they will be re-
leased when court c~onvenes.
Of course a murderer cannot be
blamed for taking advantages OF
everything the law allows him, but
there are some things the law does
not contemplate.
Judge PEBBLES may not get a fee our
of the Haywood case. but he is justly
entitled to it.
The whole state believes that Hay
wood was at least guilty of some
thing, that is outside of Raleigh.
Judge PEBBLES should be held in con-
tempt of court for not resigning In
mediately.
Of course the jury heard all the evil
dence, and so did every other man
who read the
Being as how the thing has gone as
far as it has, nothing short of an Of
flee will fully vindicate Mr.. HAYWOOD.
Durham Herald.
If Judge PEBBLES sentences his ait-
torial critics for contempt of court.
the North Carolina Press Associat on
will have it's annual meeting in jail
instead Of in Washington. Our only
defense is that it was impossible fo-
US to express our contempt OF tie
court.-Charlotte News.
The Gold Leaf would have to plead
gullty-not of being in contempt o.
the court, but of contempt for it =
Henderson Golf Leaf.
We disagree with those of our ex-
changes which say that now that they
have been disposed of, whether sat
isfactorily or not, the Haywood and
Tillman cases should be forgotten as
speedily as possible. That is the trou-
BILE already. We are thick hIded and
short memoried and too prone to over
look and forget these high handed
crimes in prominent places n the
outrage and injustice done to law and
society in the aCquittal of the guilty
persons. No, we do not need to for
get such crimes or the farcicar triars
by which they are disposed of. What
we do need is a change Of condi-
ions which will bring about a differ
ent order of things, guaranteeing
surer punishment and therefore fewc1
! crlmpS of this kind -HendarS Cola
Leaf.
When Haywood and Tillman We're
acquitted they shook hands with tn
jurors and with the judge. We ant
recall the time, place or the man, oIt
our recollection is that some years
ago in North Carolina when a prisoner
who was acquitted thanked the jury
the judge held him IN contempt or at
least r~eprimanded him. His honor
held that he jury was supposed tc
ave lone only its duty and deserved
no thanks. This was correct but in
the Haywood and Tillman cases the
defendants probably thought the jury
deserved thanks under the circum-
stanceS.-Statesville Landmark.
The Bishop case in Charlotte was
bad enough, but a jury did find him
guilty. and it is generally understood
that he was given a light sentence be-
cause of the fear hat he would no
accept a heavy one and that There
were many loopholes through which
! he might escape.
We do not know that the Haywood
jury was bought, bribed or intim1-
dated, but we do know that the whole
Of Wake county was canVaSSed by
employees of the defendant. and it is
more thar probable that the position
Of every man Of them was known DC
fore he was allowed to serve as &
iurOr.-Durham Herald.
It's a sad commentary upon the
judiciary system of this country, TO
see in all the leading papers in our
state and in others as well. the most
scathing and mercileSs criticisms Of
; some men who wear the sacred err
mine and who are supposed to hold
the scales Of justice evenly and IL
partially between man and man, a.
they may appear at the bar Of justice.
We have, to some extent. gotten used
to trickery. and the exercising OF par
tisanship IN the legislative and ex-
ecutive branches Of u government,
but when we come to face the bold
and fearless charges of the press of
the country that the judiciary itself is
not free from trickery and wicked
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the most serious approximations in the
mind of every citizen who loves his
state, and who wishes to see the
sacredness of her institutions pre-
served. The question is. what are you
going to do about it? The men who
have made these severe utterances
have done SO with bitter regrets, But
having said them, they are neither
weaklings o weather cocks, to De
changed by a puff of wind. These
STU eql 10 lIed e MOu eIB sSuI!LM
tory of Our state, and will so remain
remain, because It's history, and re-
main because, in the main they are
the Gods truth.-Raleigh Times.
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