Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-21

les as we'll as to me jury-to enter
tain the crowd in the courtroom as
well as to impress tn" jurors. Ana
the spectators have filled the court
room from day 10 day, getting iree
of charge "attractious" which as IN"
prrsidnr nudge declared. became so
popular as to deprive I'll" moving pc
turc shows Of mach ot their patron
age.
To the iudiciouS his lowering OF
the dignity f a tempt" OF J'lStic" 10
the informally and WHY of pubic
enter .ainmcnt rpp"ari tl"m"raii|lhS
in the extreme" Neatly everyone co.,
neclrd with the cOnduct Ct the trial
oppuI tun!ty to get int" the lim"iiSh'.
On Tu. sday JuCsr Hart announce u
that when he delivered his charge to
the Jury he wanted as large an aui'
fence as The other fellows had. Yes
tcrday the judge delivered his charge.
|, is Il document r $1,000 words and
would MI IS columns of the Sun II
published in It's entirety. From time
to time during 'he t:,aI the Judge has
relieved the ;rnsiOn n the couI ;rocp
by jocOsr remarks, humorous "aSi@2s'
whtch ticklrd IN" s.ectatolS immense
" That the c"rbosity of The at,or.
ncys ma q :! great impression upon
him, tina he cons dcrcd il tho PLAIN
L., yytt
proof that the jrulcial mind i, fully
capable Of free ard unlimited coinage
OF words. was demonstrated by the
length of his charge. 4 lawyer with
iair powers Of analysis and c-ndensa
tiCn Oush. to be able 20 present all
the facts in this case and the rrin-
.Iplcs OF law involved in One-ten'h
Of the words whlcu Judge Hart has
mployc, in iEs,ructing The jury. Blu;
the trial Of he CrOpers has been not
able I,r prodigal waste of tim" and
words. II has be"n a festive OF Sound
ing verbosirv. OF mock fury and OF
artificial cmotiCnaiI:m. The peCpl"
of Tennessee are TO b" congratulated
O.. ia, Inc GU. am .laS Al last idHeh
and tia, The rlcy is over.
Tut the scenes and incidents a;
this trial-sugSesting the show bu'i-
Dess in certain aspccts-ouSht &c
crea'e a demand on the tart Of per
sous CT serious minds for a reform
IN the methods OF conducting muir
Ger trials or cher celebrated caaes
in public. We 10 not imply tha SIC:
reform is needed In Tennessee alone.
The first rial Of Harry X. Thaw TOT
muI der demonstrated tia. thee l.,
IS great need o: reform in New YORK
as in Nashville" Every cOur' ouchi
TO he a ;cmpl" e justice In the bcs'
sense o. the tcrm-aHd the a;mC@
phcrr and environment ought To hc
IN kcCTinc with such an institution
iimC was when IersOEs with mCThIi
curiosity and abundant leisure con
ETcga''I al public executions. Now
tina c-iminals convicted OF capital
crimes a.c p,I. 20 death in private. h'
crowd seeks cT:Crtainmcni at I'M
trials OF persons accused Of crime.
There ought To- be full publicity for
murGcr trials and an Other cases ~
courts Of Law which are OF public IN
tcrcsi aDd Importance. But the t"H-
IT, of jusiicc ought not 20 tc a plscc
Of diversion for the idle and curiou :
elcmCnts OF ;hc public. u ought n, TO
have The Atmosphere Of temple oil
atciodrama or a vaudeville show. tn
time has conc wien the pre- scrva
ten CT IN" dignity OF tn" courts re-
quir"s that they he closed 20 IN" NOR.
,'dly curious 10 IN" lowers OF s"nsh
tionalism. The administration ~ jus
tic" Shy nd lr SvroEymous In the
minds Of IN" Jcopic with ordfT. SCI
"nIni '. , briefly Of sSccch. aid Of de-
p"TIg"n Tho procedure tn u"
courts should inspire reverence 10;
. the Law and rrsv~c' for its tribunals
CoIr'rCCmS should not b. public re-
S"ris lnS Wr> N. seeking entertain
mcni I, would have been better !o'
tau aud order aud civilization In Ten
ncssc, II the Ourt IN Nashville hal
h~Cn cIo~-d during 'hc trial Of 'h'
CoSpcrs To all pcr-oas cxccpi ihoss