The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-02-25

4 In his case amounts practically 70 life.
and the refusal Of the court 70 admit
him TO bail. have placed him securely
behind prison bars while his lawyers
stlll are seeking legal loophoies
through which their client may esenpe
The cases o. former Mayor Eugene
A. schmliz Of san Francisco and Abra-
ham Reuf the wealthy aud influential
political boss Of the western city. are
fresh IN the public mind By reason o.
the attempted assassination q Prose-
cutor Heney. who has been the nemesis
% the grnfters q the western coast
Once schmitz and Reuf were sentenced
and actually served several months IN
prison. Then they were released On a
fechnieaiity. but the law = pursuing
them more vengcfniiy now than ever.
and Ruef was az liberty when Heney
was shot only because Of his ability %
furnish $4,000 ball.
The case OF Harry X. Thzw. Who
killed Stanford white. Is probably rhs
hardest contested Ia which the wealth
OF the criminal played an important
part. IN the annals o. me country.
But even IN the Thaw case Il i posi-.
bic that bis wealth has BEN asulnss
him. AZ any rate. had .f not br~n for
the Thaw miiilous b. would either have
been acquitted Or convlcted prpmptly.
without all the narrowing SUSPENSE.
and the expenditure % million Dol.
lars. that has not esen resulted 10 xiv
Ing him his liberty. fits wealth made
Il possible Tor him 20 b. brnndrd a. To-.
sane. II saved aim FROM ne electric
chair. but had b. bern vrry poor ths
leading % 70 the crime
probably would have caused a Jury 20
be merciful
10 this connection ne human syn
pathy which normal belnxs fr~l -
found more corrccsiy N. cau.s q
biased verdicts. Ia the ense ~ men
sho have Occupied high aud rrsp~4rd
,oeitions IN community. the fudge
sad the Jury cnnnoi he.p rrmcnb~rlnx
he mans fSvmer estate similar 10
what they Themselves arr enioyinx.
BIZ wife md BE- children. N he has
hem. and De, such criminals have.
The put yourself 10 his place IDA 4.
'trong and shrrwd lawyers take palms
o develop Il
Hnt sympathy heurnis tho rlrh no
more than the radf. except ~ n mas
= manufactured by money. The cass
4 Johann fioch. The nifr murderer.
nd Blilik. whose case has i&en IN All
he courts q the country. although he
Iad no money. refufcs the charge mat
Il only the rich who nm Invoke All
he machinery n the law n their asa.
General Charles ~. Russell. as~iss.
nj attorney general ~ nr United
tates. declares that II isabsurd to nv
bat wealth prevents prosecution. or.
} general. convictions lie refers 10
he work OF Bank Examiner Morev.
no appeared as the principal witness.
n the prosecution In the Morse trial
nd who has the reputation Of having
mt thirty-threc wealthy and so-cnlied
spectacle men to jail. But monev
eips. General Russell admita
The whole thing IL analogous 20 tho
ire or sick poor man and a sick
Oh man" he said in recent Inter.
ew. The rich invalid can hire the
'st doctors; he can take all the time
at is necessary to get we'll, he can
'ail himself Of proper climate and
'vironment, and It's matter OF con-
on sense that he stands better show
recovery than the other fellow. Just
with poor criminals and rich Grim
ais. The rich ones chances for ac-
iittai are better because he can afford
tight longer. "-Chlcaeo Record-H Her.
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