Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-28

and sane Fourth OF July this year.
The committee appointed by Mayor
GaynOr. 70 take charge OF the Fourth
.Of July celebrations has issued an
appeal for funds and expects 10 col
lect about 100000. which Is consld-
erred enough 10 furnish the pleasure
loving multitude with about four
hundred local celebrations scattered
over the whole Of Greater New York
Probably no other city In the world
has 20 many cranks In judicial posi-
lions as New York In many in
stances n is difficult to decide 10
which causes may be due the absurd
ity OF certain judicial decisions IN
some cases there IL a strong suspic.
ion that the peculiar rulings and de-
cislOns are due In a large measure d
secret Influences. but In other cases
there is no such suspicion: the whole
trouble seemsitO be IN some disorder
lot the judicial liver.
This point g. clearly illustrated by
a case which happened In n recent
jury trial before q certain Judge On
fto city AZ the District Attorney
uas about 20 conclude the presenla-
fIou OF the case Of the people 20 the
court me presiding judge said
i- that an son have On the way li
evidence iu your rotten CASE
The Assistant District Attorney re-
piled ~ is all tho evidence have
Except fbc written confession OF the
defendant"
Without waiting for the introduce
uoH of the confession the judge turn
cd to fhe Iury and said Because Of
.tho improper remark made by the
District Attorney { direct YOU 10 ac-
.1uit the defendant
The jury followed this instruction
and tho confessed offender went free.
Scores Of cases Of a similar char
.actcr could Dee enumerated n may
be- added that during the past year
'eirhty-onc burglars after having been
duly convicted. were permitted 20 20
free under suspended sentences Po-
lice Commissioner Waldo has point
ED 10 tho fact that this ill-advised
lcuioucy OF the court has a decidedly
.diso0uragIng effec. upon the police
department and the large number OF
crimes committed in this city every
month seems to bear out this con
fautiou
Trinity church iu New York city is
believed 20 be- tho richest church in
no world This belief may be un-
founded. hui there Is not the least
doubt that n Is the richest church IN
America. According 10 conservativ"
estimates the property mostly In real
estate. owned by the church. repre-
SCENTS a value of more than SIS goo
600 az present market values The
annual income OF the church. FROM
lam sources. Is considerably more than
30 600 600. In addition 20 the main
church its cemetery and its nine
chapels the church owns office build
n.s and tcncments IN various parts
of the city There are S.Glo mem
beers Boz the congregation. 3.Go0 10
the sunday schools and $500 in the
day schools of the church
The decorum Of the YorkviIlc
court was seriously disturbed the 9th
Ger day by the arraienment before
Magistrate O'Connor OF woman
dressed in an abbreviated bathing
suit II was charged that the woman
In the bathing suit and her more
CARRIED sister had an
alteration upon the public street.
winding mp In a fight The defend
ant. when asked how she happened
Ito appear upon the street iu bath
inr suit. replied that she was IN III
habit OF doing her houseWork in tina
costume and iu her excitement over
th. fuss with her sister had over
looked the fact that she was not quit"
properly dressed for an appearance,
in public The fighting sisters wer'
both fined