The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-01

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trial-the last it Is to be hoped 0
what many good people regard as
Isextette of legal monstfosltie tina
: blot the criminal Annals OF this couh
ty. There are those who chose u
believe that Maley's mind was thu
master mind in the preparation o
Ford's defense and they certainly
have reason for such a belief, If moi
Il In the circumstances then in the
known aptitude of Maley in matters
Iof this sort.
Il Edward j. Maley came to Cairo
eight or ten wears ago as river
rat" now he is a sort of "Horrigan,
or worse, in Cairo's political life and
as yet no "Bennet" has turned up to
show him his place as in The Man
of The Hour AS political pro
curer" and judicial '"abortionist" he
has no equal in these parts and prob
ably no superior anywhere.
He is bold in his operations to the
verge of recklessness and has had
ample reason to believe that he is
above or beyond the reach of the law
His place OF business has been
more or less notorious. Lately
it has had some prominence as a
Sunday Lid LITTER" and he has
been fined twice for the offense. But
this is nothing; it is cheap notoriety.
Time was. and it is not so very long
ago that the place could lay claim TO
the dignity of being headquarters for
famous professional craftsmen VINO
operated in the adjoining states.
These gentlemen used to get their
mail at Maley's place until United
States secret service men got too
close TO them there.
Mr.. Maley is a man killer himself
and therefore, quite naturally, feels
some interest in other man killers.
His interest is always of the sympa-
thetic kind-that is, ever since il cCst
him some hundreds of dollars because
he yentured to express contrary
opinion In the case OF a man who was
killed several doors
from his own place Of business, and he
pretended to know little something
about it, He feels quite sure that
are not as bad as they
are painted land of course all of
them are not-some are really aud /
clearly Justified 13ut Maley is now
quite sure that all OF them are limo /
cent until proven guilty" and he has /
his own peculiar notions about the
proving" If you don't see what
YOU want ask for it, and ii it isn't
Oh hand have it made to order
"Maley's system" as illustrated in
his own case has merit which the
public ought to appreciate from
point of view 1t has in ii
IN element of economy which prob
IDLY may strike some very practical
people fayorably. especially where
has some difficulty getting
inough money To pay its bills more
han two months in the year Had
Mr.. Maleys system" been applied
n some other eases the people of
'airo and Alexander county would
lave been saved much money This
dement, of economy lies in presenting
our proof" and having your trial
,efore a coToner's jury, and getting
our verdict of Not Guilty there. 1t
ayes you lot of bother aud sus
'ense, and the people are ahead some
hundreds of dollars and every case,
1ut perhaps this can not always be
one; il is not always easy TO dis
over" things that do not exist--any-
way, it takes little longer to dis
over" them in some cases than in
Tiers /,
But it is as a "discoverer" that
daley added something to his reputa-
ion in the Ford case. In the fir,
lace he discovered" almost i'm
lediately after he had heard Of the
ragedy, that Ford was entirely iusti-
ed in what he had done. and upon
his representation TO the sheriff he
'as given crstody of the prisoner. He
discovered" the same thing some
lore next morning and thereupon
urned his prisoner loose without
ven the formality of trial by coro-
er's jury which in this case he seems
o have regarded as a cumbersome
ppendage of the judicial branch OF G
ar government, to be dispensed with i
I viii. When the sheriff expressed 4
isapproyal and demanded the pris- r
ner AIaley took him wild-goose +
base TO cool him OF He visited q
eyeral places where he knew Ford Z
'as not and there seemed to be q
Dme likelihood that his reputation as q
discoverer was about to receive a {
ard jolt But Il seems he was only G
sparring for wind" and when the !,
hcriff persisted in wanting the pris- s
ner, Maley gave up. DO you want +
i'm sure enough" he asked Ger r
tnly ! want him" said the sheriff
You 90 ON up to the court house"
aid MaIey. "and I'll bring him to I
Gu in twenty minues," and he did. :
Gu see, il is all a matter of wanting {
} discover things; where there's
i'll there's way is a good old saw
1 murder eases as well as in lid (
fling" only in the latter eases yer 2
iC+S Of mot guiltV" have not been q