The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-29
!, Press Talks Right Out
n Meeting About
the Case.
.un,NT. 1T DECLARES,
'uIS GUILTY OF CRIME
Nj Understand How the
! Can Reconcile Verdict
With Evidence.

. ,.,v,r. Utah, Press does not
~ words in commenting upon
.,@ittnl of Frank Z. Hanson.
rb,t that paper in its issue OF
gays: ,.
I, ,uIlly." and 1t is reported that
,,es IN Fillmore have materi-
tnsssd.
4. r heard that the defendant
,,uu,,sd. we for the first time In
rssmbered a little Latin and en-
N ,cmpora o mores, But
. ,a1s console ourselves with the
- that Il IS the mercy of the
,sth so sollcIiously protects the
i While I, forgcts the honest mans
saushlers and jewelry'
4 !. outside OF the jury. can hope
.,,n,e the reason for the acquit-
"a doubt. however, the jury was
y, BIZ the prejudice which is so
= ,raInst all evidence that can be
-,,s,n5ed under the term "circum-
N rtsrly every criminal trial we
s,,lea with learned discourse on
-, Of the defendants attorney
q Of some narrowing miscar-
a n t,stlce through the operation OF
-stintial evidence
e Ibis we commonplace mortals
q tor exits from the courtroom.
Ia cbcrjshing the pure pearls OF
- IN our hearts, until upon a fit
,1sslon we can deliver our price
. tstk OF knowledge for the editica-
Ia raping and appreciative world.
po.jtrous discourse incidentally
"a our own intellectual worth. as
. I rzking our personal influence felt
= Elaboration Of any future jury
. 70 may happen 10 hear us,
d. Jsisrdant's attorney In the pres
k1srce was not above the use OF
. kgics He cited a case that oc-
- IN France In which an innocent
= lad been executed upon circum-
~ Evidence. An old woman had
= ssrdered In a room In the rear Of
|;hr Of business. The boy was en-
q lboul the premises and had a
i b its old lady's sleeping apart
y he door was locked between
i IT, Of the murder and the discov-
{ ee crime. A handkerchief iden-
y u tie boys was found in the
u I'd lock of hair resembling his
I 10 discovered. The boy slept on
" b, above. but could only enter the
f=aas apartment through the out
stcnr6Ing TO the defendants at
van what the boy was convicted
cs slory, OF course, being recited
= fuy 10 prejudice them against
rt''n,lal evidence
tzssE. however. are not analogous.
f'ench case the evidence was ali
-ssnt'al and there was no direct
e between the hair. the locking
cor and the handkerchief, In
stance the connection between
and these circumstance had to
Crei.
p present case the jury did not
y INTER that the defendant was
away from The fire. nor was the
A'deed 10 deduce that Hanson's
tss 10 toe shoes that fitted the
saesth The prisoners feet
I'VE Illuminating lecture of Mr..
aux evidently did It's work. and
" deciding feature in the minds
's,act
iaFs heard the statement fire.
filtered on the street that ~
: oM II, but ] would not declare
Fly and since the trial the fol-
~ been reported from a jury
khoS nc was guilty. but there
.houeh evidence TO convict"
,ete oi mind is this? The pub
s thousands of dollars to prove
oi some one, namely: TO con-
luF OF eight honest men that
Is guilty. and when the evil
sufficient to obtain a conyic-
'ssif minds, thev turn about and
me paradox of a lack OF evil
nS ,nere must ne two stand
ne determination OF n mans
sss o. Which IS tho ordinary COM
OF men OF affairs. The other
allempt TO define.
~ rs h'N'ed above at the quality of
,'.en permeatos our English law,
qusstioning either the policy
e' me principle. II may be
=. ,,s W. shuse Of mercy is as dan
Us disregard.
,ayn Cur juries begin TO say.
nsn incur the possibility Of
tvn wretch. ] prefer giving
,e 10 perpetrate new and
H. 'e atrocious crimes. at the
mi a0plng he may not cast some
ss,I INTO eternal disgrace and
'oeh are our jurIes worse than
s'e' after all. safeguards Of our
-, ihey are the protection Of
e, nm, Their office is not 10
,rthrnaanui, but 10 protect society.
d o'n. sr NJ ncing but a necessary
pasl p, column Of the same issue
,.a.. appears the following;
''isr5.a !ery and nearly everybody
kz,rsS ,,i, .he trial Of Frank Y. Han
>sil.yes' ',.h arson In the second de-
y Nry .he defendant guilty. and
IN IN reconcile this with the
M, %,"plem which may never be
~ ,b,,Iy 3uIy was composed OF men
ite l..,u,e.y reliable. representa-
5is cou,s citizenship OF this state
N u na, not he bought with tho
tg In, ,,loh. Men who VIII tel
ana Va, "ey believe the defcndan,
Of ,be tney acquitted him or
Win t sleat network OF technl.
tcm %thIch Judge Marionoau,
s.coun,n,ooul There is no othe,