The daily sentinel., 1912-10-17
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work himself or seeing that IL is
done. Those critics eyideutly have
not taken the trouble 10 follow our
: experience along this line. or else
they are deliberately misleading the
people. The first cases that We tried
In Grand Junction after the city
went dry were based upon evidence
secured by two detectives employed
by Jeff Watson. then the chief Of
police. During the course of the
trial II developed that Mr.. Watson
also held commission as deputy
sheriff under Mr. Schrader. In that
case Judge Sullivan, acting rs. be-
lieve. under his honest conviction rs
to the law. Instructed the jury that
IL they found from the evidence that
the sherin or any Of his deputies
had procured the commission of the
ofrense, they should find the defend
ant not guilty. Under this construc-
ton of the law, the sherin is preclud-
ed from taking any part whatever In
procuring testimony in that manner.
In cases of misdemeanor no off,
Ger can make an arrest without a
warrant unless the offense Is commit
ted in his presence and therefore un-
der the present law, the sherlff must
walt until someone else procurse the
evidence and fles the complaint.
But there are ways in which the
sheriff can assist or hinder the pros
ecution OF these cases, the great i'm
portant part that he has, being In the
selection of jury. Practically all
of these cases are tried in the county
court by a jury selected by the sher-
fa ha nj thraa
peremptory challenges. so that II
there are four men on the panel
who Will not convict In case OF
that kind. there can be no conviction.
| make the assertion. without fear of
contradiction that there has never
been n sheriff in the county Tor In the
state. so far as know who has
selected as fine juries as Schrader
has. He unhesitatingly rejects those
who are looking for service in the
hope of getting their $3.50 per day.
and the curse of the professional ju-
ror Is unknown In our county. In
stead he selects responsible and re-
spectacle ctizens-men who object
TO being called from their business
for this service. in order that the
case may be fairly tried by intelligent
men. Perhaps few realize the pres
sure brought TO bear upon the sher-
in both by those who want to serve
and those who do not, but neverthe
less he has always insisted on the
selection of good men for that duty.
The law has not been enforced in
this county as well as we would like
to have seen 1t enforced; but no
fair minded man, knowing the facts
and the law, can point out single
instance in which our sheriff has not
done his full duty in enforcing the
law. II the people adopt the search
and seizure law in November, ! can
confidently promise from an Intimate
acquaintance of six years with him,
that he will just as faithfully execute
the greater duties and powers con-
ferred upon him by that law
| have heard IL stated also that
the sheriff granted unusual privilege
to certain felluw citizen of yours
when he made us visit in Grand
I Junction for five months last year.
The only favors know of that gem
| tleman receiving were the remission
OF the last few days of his sentence
and of the obligation to pay the
costs accrued and those favors were
extended him, not by the sheriff.
but by the judge of the county court
in order that he might not be kept
in jail over Christmas. II what
/ Schrader did convicts him of being
the bootlegsers friend then we can
( say that Judge Sullivan is yet more
so, but do not believe it TO be true
/ in the case of either
Hon. Benton Canon and Sam b..
Berry also made brief talks on the
county issues and the large and
very enthusiastics audience listened
closely to all the speeches. Mr.. Nc
| Clintnck also raferrad TO the Nntinp