Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-07
SD far as rbe Herald Is cop eorpea !,


So far as The Herald is concerned,
when twelve men put in weeks listen
ing to every detail brought out by
Witnesses and able counsel and rem
der verdict. 1t should be accepted
as right. Individually, we had our
private opinion regarding the killing
OF Sheriff Vim. J. Thompson by Po-
liceman Stansel, but jury having de-
clarcd him justified. The Herald grace
fully accepted the verdict. and all
proclaimed 1t. Again. when the jury
rendered a verdict in the famous
Meyer case. The Herald accepted their
judgment, although 1t was not In ac-
cord with the convictions OF many
hundreds OF thousands throughout the
country. but twelve men having beard
the evidence word by word were the
best judges, and their honesty in ar
| riving at the verdict was upheld. But
| the editor OF the Democrat cares not
for truth or evidence when IL does not
suit his purposes, hence every juror
in the n-Vanderweide case is vii'-
tually accused of violating his oath.
| And what a pleasing thing 1t is to
have in our midst one who is so ey-
| erlastingly selfrighteous-one who
knows the right. no matter in what
walk of life or commercial business.
1t is pleasing to have one in Durango
| u.n.. httuf In a
city better than those owning and con
Quoting their respective lines. 1t is
"A freak that does not happen TO be the
privilege of every town the size OF
Durango.
The aforesaid editor admits that
the prosecution presented able argu.
ments. There is no denying that ey-
cry possible aid was renderd and facts
brought out that would in any way
aid the cause of the prosecution, and
TO this The Herald enters no objec.
lion. In fact II was the duty of the
government officials TO exert every
effort 10 get the facts before the jury,
the same as IL WAS that of the pros
ecuting attorney, Mr.. Pulliam. and
The Herald believes that Mr.. Pull
liam presented his side of the case
able and fearlessly, but in the face OF
this twelve men sworn to perform
solemn duty tell us Messrs. Mason
and Venderweide were justified-nol
even guilty of voluntary manslaughter
as outlined by the court. then we are
going to accept such verdict, 1t must
La Plata county are not inhabited by
a lawless people. We have honorable
citizens, even If they do tolerate an
editor who sold bulge without a Ii
cense, and the trial was a fair one in
| every way, hence 1t is not fair for 9
newspaper to give the inference thai
this is murderous community. The
{, Herald and SO people out of every 10t
exceedingly regret the killing of Mr.
Walker. a trusted servant of the gov
. ernment. Mr.. Walker stood high il
the estimation of his co-workers ant
they had reason to feel his untimel,
3 demise. the same as every honest cit
izen. and no one regrets the TRACED,
more than The Herald.
At the time of the homicide and
since, and especially during the trial
The Herald. has at all times epdeavor
ed to give the exact news, and fol
fairness this paper has been compli
mented on both sides. We wantet
the facts brought out at the trial ant
4, the proper authorities give to the
world their best judgment as to tn.
right and wrong, and, as in the Stan
sci and Meyer cases, we are going u
accept the verdict as the honest con
: victions of twelve men who gave the
: case careful consideration during two
! weeks.