The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-20

This IN o mcfton IN 'ha
q plea In bar" replied the
The Judge WAS not in;s--
was becoming familiar VII, IL
iess elu,chiEg OF crinina! "a.
every straw. re tune o. e's
sentative OF the goyerrze-. eve
trict Attorney" be said. ~ ""
to argue this notloaf~ va
NO" said Stethelner.
on with the trial" n
Then" said the Judge. ~
iha, II may be o~yerruied s
The counsel for Jerenia-
vas posing a little for Dr. "ua
feet He held up his haLg
moment. your honor." be "a
question has already been "a
Missouri" He walked owe a.
the open volume On the ben, 90
TIE Judge glanced ct tie ,
Of the case. then be turues m
opinion. Apathy faded fro. Ns
the muscles Of bis jaE gres my
he settled down In his char ~ -.
the case carefully 70 the e.! 80
he rose and looked a mo-..g, n~r
the courtroom: then be SAID
II sustain your motion. " Sco,,r
The great audience stirred a
profound. universal surprise ~
trlct attorney was or his .,. Va.
honor" he cried. this prison cana.
DO discharged. He is unt-- add.
ment He has not been ...rs m,
case has been merely
There must be an acquittaI
4 Judge cannot turn 4 cr.a oq.
on society by a royal eL...
The lines along the .l.l -g-,,
cur!ed. Have you read g.. J.,.
ion?" be said.
No." shouted the dist s,.a,.
ney, now angry ard alarm a,.
cannot annul trial b. jury. al,rg
unhinge the gates OF our le.
tutions; II cannot transfer. .s,t.
ing Judge into Caesar. ho... i.
sues Of life and death n I'm Of
his thumb. What court u. y! no
lDAlf't - dtAASiCu ENsAlL1 $3.50. . con.
| ,inuance OF the cause sho.,. have he
effect Of q trial by jury, q So, c' q
not guilty and a dlscEa-l d. lie
prisoner
Sir replied the judg". ID.
! quire what court would . .ate
such a decree. and reply '.. Da,st
States District Court for the -, .g-1
District o.! Missouri. Il D.. We
case before me precisely WIZ, sy
IT could no, hold. namely ,. ID pos.
ponement OF a case and TIL e
OF q jury. after the intro. 3 q
the governments eyide2cg .,e;
the objection OF the prison. .g.,
proper reasons therefor, j. :et,
an acquittal, p~reCluding a I'D
working the discharge OF The .-.aet
Jeremiah Patton has been D.. q. 'l
the evidence against him mo
duceG; then. upon the mo- .a
district attorney. without az -,.aa
| given or the record, and oy,. '-~
ouer's protest. the case W.. ...'n'
ued and the jury discharg = These
facts here are In accorda' "il
those in the case cited. Tie .,.yn
OF the associate court is = " be
disregarded, and the prise. --'
be set az liberty"
The Judge paused a mon,@., ,o1h
up the volume OF reports i. aati
and looked down at the paced ga
OF faces. 1T would be folly, sd
for me TO do other than sas,.a '4:
motion. The United States ,.aH
Court OF Appeals would liz. ..',I
reverse me. The govcrnMc. "-a'
be put to the expense of 4 e ~
peal, and ] would be subje.; - cen
sure as an arbitrary public ''"
disregerdirg the doctrine Q! :"
tablished by an associate c" W
curious accident. this prisoa' ~
outside the power Of the Ia" '...-A
Of the numerous safeguar. "'."
our judicial system throws a'..a" .
citizen charged with a crime We ~
not know whether or not Jeremiah
Patton is guilty rs charged ID Va
indictment, no Jury has decide. ''1.'
we know only that the IN" a"'.'
that he be discharged from '-''''''
and l so order It."
On Monday morning after '.e ~
quittal OF Jeremiah Patton. .Is"S.
handed me a cablegram for R..'ots
Mason. tore 1t open and We -
Mason's office with II. He iooN'A ~,
from the table as l entered, t"'N'
he said. II am ready 10 adjus, NO -
naming feature OF this bank i'''
lem"
"Elr. Mason" I answered. a 30
know where Jeremiah Patton a"' ~
mont Lane are today" "a,
Yes" he said. Patton arr =
New York last Friday night 4" 4
mont Lane Is now In the ca.
the United States consul at H. +.
Mr.. Mason" I replied, Tor
your life you are mistaken. 90
Mistaken" he said, Il ms \,
Yes" | said: you are u
Jeremiah Patton Is dead at t'' "a
den OF pneumonia: came L" ,r
ment from his bedside. n' 4
Lane shot himself in the cnti, i,
the hotel Gross Herzog Won c,r