The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-19
THE REMARKS or JUSTICE DAVIS
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and other wise.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir; II il
evident that Mr.. Justice Vernon NJ. Davis
has not proper appreciation Of the dignity
or decorum OF the jud 'cial Office. Richard
Croker seems to have been right when. IN
1899. he declined TO me Davis for the Court
of General Sessions, ard Warren W. Foster
was selected in his stead. How does Judge
"licd"? Did he see her shoot Cesar Young?
did he see i Morgan S"dih buy tho gun! His
theory or asurmisc may he true but now does
The woman VAS not proved gully y, bey lord
''l Pnfls spe nnH" Nay sI H. s. PRiLrs
To THE EDITOR or THE suN Sir: read
with great deal of satisfaction this morning
your editorial on the attack made by Judge
Davis on Nan Patterson.
It may be that the public will be aroused
by the Judges remarks to take some action
toward doing away with the Infamous sys-
TEN now existing In the criminal courts OF
this county The whole system needs re-
forming. 1t has become more criminal than
the criminals 1t deals with.
That absurd and unjust tribunal called the
Grand Jury should be abolished. 1t has al
ways been a means by which individuals
gratifled private hate and prepetrated in
fanny. 1t should form no part OF republican ian
form Of government, 1t is star chamber
6 6d Mhoss
Every man Ia entitled In free government
him. Tho Grand Jury prevents this and is
upheld by criminal prosecutors because
sYss e po Of s the
pathiEe with q, defendant H. because they
know he or she does not get fair t trial. The
tribunal and thus deprived Of speedy hear;
ing. bounded Dy detectives. threatened and
sbused L. not getting jIstGs and they hope
yt Judge He has sn9w Sn BBs ssf
A System which allows Judge TO crafty
1y y uss shod be 40 to
pgcssct e the dsfesdsn the law
s yss So pRs gry finds Hm or H! @
To THE EDITOR OF The srH--Sir: The
comment OF Mr. Justice Davis on the evidence
brought out in his court during the second
trial OF Nan Patterson was not an ordinary
procedure. but fail to zee any improperly in
it, The case had been tried In public and tho
evidence was equally Of public possession.
Your editorial comments adverse to the
position and opinion Of the learned expositor
OF law and fact are entitled to weight. but
not more 80 than his. and. in the very nature
OF things. not quite SO much, 7 cannot sec.
from reading the testimony in the last trial
there S9u could Be either DISAGREEMENT or
From my experience In jury seats and
rooms for the past thirty mine years. am
led to interpret some Of the findings as an
Holy Wit which reads: Train up child IN
the way he should 60 and when he T. old
n be H sep11 s@ the Hsh e ne he
ns sSst you train sa1sy ohd props Then
he reaches maturity he Will probably be
new YORK. Mayi7
To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sir: To add
10 the general humor and merriment OF the
occasion it seems as II THE SuN ought to have
published the menu Of the Phi Delta Phi
dinner somewhere in close proximity to the
remarks Of Judge Davis. 1t might have
helped us to the cause Of 40 radical de-
parture from what We, as American citizens.
are pleased at all times 10 refer to as judicial
silence" and judicial dignity"
Jud ges, district attorneys and lawyers.
look to old Massac husetts, A criminal case
in ,Ss %sa sbs1.
before two Judges. with great legal ability
in both prosecution and defense, with no
justice for ali concerned The cost Of the trial
would be comparatively small: but OF course
everything in this great city must be on big
scale.
Verify, It's a wise Judge that reserves his
opinions for the bench! CITIZEN.
New YORK, Mayl7.
To THE EDITOR or THE SrH-Siy: Leaving
the question Of decorum to he settled by the
judicial fraternity, I agree fully with Judge
Vernon NJ. Davis that too much hysterical
sentiment exists In the community during
sensational murder trials OF women, caused
by flaming yellow journalism and kept up
at fever heat,
Had the case been reversed and Nan Pat
terson been found murdered in the hanson
Young would undoub tedly have been CON
vcted on the evidence as presented on the
Patterson trial. ADRIAN BoRRHBACH
NEW YORK. May II.