Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-01-23

AFrzR r-sezy asoHtbs Of snxiety snd
dses ef ieaal sastie- twelve Eea have
,ieei nd that The thirzevn nseB sssrsses3
or The charge Il cozsplscity II tie de-
s.ruziion of the san ard Mnon lr&nssor-
nser bo1se zse en,sseiy guil;iess Of any
cnurecti0u ihsrre~ish. ard bg their w.
d5es the accas<sl we're told to ce9zrt n
peAce. Ard Ihas ends oze Of the mot
interesting szH SEA Szfsonsl criminal ezses
erer tried ID Clear Greek county. 50 far
a. the law i concerue1 tie crfzse rezaizs
ia r s-zcz. bat tie r-rF@t-ztc-s are st4li
urpzplsEea- Te pat = zzil1sy. The de-1s-
ion oF tfs~ Jz-y cane Is decseess ssrEr-ise
Hos opiy to tie rrosecstion. tat % Sozz@
of The zccas1d a. wet. and II : zrsazsss-
salv tte urfxerszl ver sirs sEsfauE Et71zsii ti1is
-ecsiOn ihas a. regards > poriaos q the
-sen oz ,TsAl. there has b~ea slip q
Justice Tase tz- ezS- a. presestezi p
th= s-4te HTtzess zfser Rifz<>s Telsses5
s-lrearusssucss that Czz-cts3. sitse-
directly or N i.Feerivs zzarE q t1e see7see
wiaA ths crsze. sz4 Hat .Aey 1zy rat
hs4e beeu z-e=si T,zsz5e- parts a taS zfszzr,
fr5rn III isas.i-11-r Of E5rzesses tfeF m
dozt .=fsIy we-S cazzizlzg iast 3 crime
sas 70 be eou~z5ftr6- TArss 49, aess~s
Taxed together 3 cha q q ,VI2ener that
4ss oorv.cszg 81 rs eozsrlet~ness- The
ttzfeuse d55 zos "a: a aims o. the stand
u reft4te fhls rxsceac- zaG Hot a deSial
~ss made u th~ cazreeS 10 the indie
meat. and the oaiy evidence before
tie iafy zas tie positive statements
q the witnesses for TIE STATE ihst
At least some Of the dsfendsrts Nrre
sxare u and ateftors IN the crsze
For the 1rfrsse the accused relied solely
upou = gesersl denial ai The charge fru1-
az attorney wao ~ss NOT even IN thr
caautf II thz tfur TIE criu1e xzs cor
tnitied, tie attorney trusting Hslrz IN hss
ab l.ty 10 make p Piaus15le plea fpr his
elects tasa 20 trust them on the ~ltues'
stand subject TO vigDraas Ct 5ss-exsusiHa'-
sau be the aftorBeFs f~r the = ate.
+ Throughout he entire time that these
ihirteen rnru hase beer uater arres; Il
+ hzs t-srrs th. 75yrrsai opinion that am IN Z
them xrre the rrsi insiiga;ors q the
crime. aud si has ai=o teen general y sup
tase1 that other w re remotely eeuuecs-
eI xitA th- II sir. - much - that st Sas
5IoahffuI # they cgald be convicted
bet ssheu they were declared iruo-
cent the safprise sas complete.
Bat vho shall qaest oa bu, that
those tseisc men. each for hiussf.
renLerrd his yefiiet according 70 bis
osn convictions AMI from the evidence
teiors hiuls TIER osths to impair tally
Rri.h TIE evidence aad render verdict
~ere hiudiug 4ad that they have done %
T. the hes, of their kuosledge will have
t. bs admitted Bat the public has also
weighed the evidenee and isiust as much
eulfIezi - an opinion. although that
epiuion goes as aaaght - far As implicit
ing CT exoaeraiing ausoue . concerned
Il Is safe 30 50 there = u5i resident
Of Clear Greek county <ho desired 20 SEE
an innocent MAJ ~r0nged 10 the trial OF
this case. bui it was also desired that
ihose Sho we're responsible f5F The san
and Noon outrage sboald be paaish=i. q.
and II Is petty generally conceded that
x,tlss nea escaped with the rest of tte
breiheFu in this verdict Of the iury and
the DECISION has not changed public opin
ION one iota. some day. some ha~ she
whole srath ~iil K known shoui The
matter. aud the prediction : Fuade shai
Nhea the time come th- ps1iie siii e
f0uad u be IN she ghi. Before fhe Law
these men are found hianleiess of the
crime charged. aud individually sofsa- oi
them doubt have heen gwen justice
bat The evidence. taken collectively. cot.
vinces th< public that syme Enslty aHzs
escaped their jpst deserts. IA jus feat
ion Of this beiief. II - openly as>ert q
that had ;he state charged IN the com
plant that the accused ha1 aciusliy com
mitied The deed instead of eonsp.r ng To
do SO. the yerdict ssouia have been estire-
Is different Nhi.e tiir verdict vas 2
sore disappointment to the people OF the
entire coaniy. 30 far asfhe district Is con
cersed. ia business affiirs wiil press
steadily f,r'slrd despite the efforts OF
iai-or sgit.toTs. and every dollar Of eapi
tal Invested here viii te amply protected.
Governor Peabody vindi-