New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-26
NIGHT RIDERS And Law.
No PardOns, Says WHlSon-Ne1o
York Lac School System.

Detroit Aur e5-C;overnor Augustus F. Wilson
of Kentucky. in discussing the opinion OF the
United States Supreme Court in the case OF
Crowley agt Christensen that liberty is not un-
restricted license 20 act according TO ones own
viii" at the meeting Of the American Bar Assoc
citation to-day. entered into an exposition OF the
Kentucky character and the causes which led up
TO the recent Night Rider troubles in that state
and In Tennessee
Reviewing the hold which the Ku KIux and toll
gate wars had had Kentuckians. he led up TO
the tobacco which produced night riding,
and this he reviewed length. He sketched the
raids Of the tobacco iawbreakers Hopkins
willie. Princeton and Russelville, KY. and read
the chief Justices admonltion to the people: You
had better burn every barn in the commonwealth
than with uplifted hand in the jury box profane
your duties and render an unjust verdict in the
name Of the law"
The Governor told how this chief justice at con-
ference which Mr. Wilson had called of the to-
bacco growers and buyers had deprecated the use
OF soldiers I'm the night riding troubles. declaring
that you cannot push idea through an Anglo
SaKon's head with a bayonet."
Governor Wilson declared that his power had
been limited 10 Furnishing known offenders. In all
the time Of the tobacco war, I'm only few coun-
ties had jurNs been found that would return in
dctments against their neighhors who had done
the night riding He said that not more than three
hundred militiamen had tried 10 hold back 10000
organized Night Riders during the entire trouble.
My promise 10 the people that they would need
no lawyers II they hurt any one IN deience OF iHeT
homes was kept" said the Governor, 'and there
viii he no pardons for the crimes Of pillage, plant
scraping. burning and organized murder
The report Of Henry Wade Rogers dean Of the
Yale Law School. legal education and admis-
sions the bar presented to-day. II criti-
cises forciby the conditions I'm New York State
with regard 10 law schools. Dean Rogers said in
part:
-Four out Of nine schools in New York State
have courses 81 two years for the LII. n. degree.
and a fifth school while having three years
course. allows students under exceptional circum-
stances graduate in two years More than
twO-thlrds Of all the law schools Of the United
States now on the three years basis.
The State Bar Association. at its meeting IN
1901, is we'll known, took action looking toward
the Improvement Of conditions in New York The
failure Of tho Court Of Appeals comply with the
recommendation n the association In a matter Of
This kind * surprise TO the profession within
and without the state
The evils Of legal argument based on misconcep-
ton Of testimony were touched upon in the address
tonight OF Justice William L. Carpenter. Michi-
gan. Courts OF Last Appeal" As a remedy
Justice Carpenter urged judges 10 a more
attentive attitude I'm court and encourage lawyers
TO make fair statements
Professor Harold ID. Hazeltine 81 Emmanuel col
lese. Cambridge University, England, in a paper
Legal Education IN England" declared that
several features in the present system Of legal edu-
cation in England 10 be changed soon. due in
part TO the activity OF the Society OF Public Teach
OF Law I'm England and Wales-an organization
similar the American Bar Association One OF
the anticipated changes IS further elaboration Of
system Of electives and more work in special and
advanced subjects.