The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-16

Stars reports of the defense
complaint has indeed been made privately that this paper has been
giving the prosecution full justice say sutare deal Perhaps
what meant in this mpeacmens explained by doctrine
vcd by one OF the journalists for the prosecution to the effect that
the report of trial ought be full among qualities This
only o>nake the practical newsaperman laugh full" report
OF hour of the three hours forty av
conspiracy trial would crowd half the rest of
news of the day Once the public receives newspaper general
idea OF the nature OF the for the prosecution also of that of the
each day of the progress of the with such
episodes especial as may develop in the pro-
ceedngs including any surprises that may sprung by either side
either in tactics evidence
With this explanation working newspaper it may
become clear intelligent and unpeuced readers why side
the other of the parties criminal trial with only its
point from which will form Judgment liable imagine accord,
ing stage proceedings the newspaper discriminating
against in the matter of color of reports
outsider that when the for the prosecution being put
the proceedings will naturally take the color of that side If there is
all worth trying it inevitable prosecution
has its innings its best foot being forward any fair report of the trial
will show that verdict OF guilty rendered Unless
lit is nrncay poor badly put together depending
la bad lot of witnesses everything will be going the way the
prosecution An impartial report of the trial will take the colo
the condition At the prosecution stage then is surprising if
sensitive lawyers for the defense imagine that newspaper reports are
partial to the prosecution.
When the defense the boot leg In
hands OF lawyers who know their business not to be expected that
the defense will make against itself 1t does sometimes
but this nadverent The defendants have deceived their
sell Iher witnesses may go to Pecet not on direct examination
then under the fire of Yet the of the
prosecution is only what likely
which will be presented 1t be good defense either in
technically contain the elements OF collapse when the
whole goes the jury, but while the jury getting that
side OF the and what fair Tor the jury to get must be fair for
the public to hear In other words the defense all
the the weakness OF the prosecution
sometimes happens, without putting evidence
defendan-the natural thing the world that newspaper
of the proceedings honestly written will favorable
the defense What else could be expected when the
the defense which being repOrted If facts and erts
if the evidence maniey absurd these things
beng fairly reported without bias will counteract the effect of the
color impaired by the general character of the defense
another color may indeed appear The proposition hold
with regard to the prosecution.
improper coong would consist suppressng evidence develop
ents favorable side the other
ats between particular always coming
out at the small end OF the horn To charge of such journalism
TT Star cheeuy but emphacaly plead guilty hopes
that local contemporary lays itself open having charge
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