The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-06-20

iastAssa ~ soon - Ne petitions the
court for such relief"
Mayor 0aynor made the dismissal Of
the indictments for bribery against
Hyde the subject OF . bitter attack on
Justice 0off and District Attorney
whitman to-day. He did rot mention
either b. name. But he said that
"thirty or forty Judges Of the upper
courts" had refused to touch the Hyde
case before Justice Cot took II up: also
that undue pressure was brought TO
bear on . reluctant Grand Jury 10 vote
the Indictment: moreover. that hired
press agents" were ussd 10 innams pub
lie opinion against Hyde.
The Mayors rsmarks were dictated
by him to . stsnogrApher . few mo-
ments after he heard that the Appellate
Division haA ordered the dismissal OF
the Indictments against the former City
Cham0sriAin and his release from the
Tombs. He said:
"iNeAMouo PIECE OF 0UsiNess."
SAVE oAvNoN.
Everybody can zee now what an In
famous piece of business this was. The
decision Of the cotrt 10 what every
Judge and lawyer know II would be.
II was perfectly known by the Bar and
the Bench that the indictment stated
no oRense whatever. II was Just a.
we'll kn>wn that thsrs was not . par
ticis Of evidence Of any criminal Of
Tense at the trial.
in response TO the ciamor OF few
"A rssV sx
was Induced to father the indictment
by . bare majority. and II took long
time to sst this majority. And then II
was found that Of the thirty or forty
Judges Of the upper courts hsrsabouts
only one among thsm all could be
found 10 sand for . trial under the
Indictment.
That one waA found after much dili.
sencs. And when he got through oon-
victins the defendant ne cooiiy said that
he Wa In grave doubt whether there
was any o6snss stated OF shown. Then
ne Just - cooliy looked the defendant
up In . cell for ten days before he
Grantsd the certificate Of doubt. which
the Law required him to grant. do not
think such . thing could happen any
where else IN the civilised world except
In the country from which this Judge
smigrated when . young man. They
had long used Judges like him over
there to cruelty people In POLITICAL
cases.
'.IntsrviSws wsrs given out daily by
press agents that II would be proved
that the defendant took money from
somebody 10 do what he aid. Al the
trial there was not . pretense that any
such thing happened. The prosecution
az show that he and another had dis
counted Q note In the trust company on
ample security and that II was paid on
the day Il became due. But this dis
counting OF the note happened -four
months actsp the alleged offsnss VA
committed, 20 that Il could have had
nothing 20 DO with the case. And ysi
the Judge received II In evidence.
pWgLlo ON "PUDlic clAMoR'
THAT GAN RAILROAD A MAN.
1T makss sensible men pause whsr
such SAings con occur. II the public
prossoutoss ard judges can rig up
lcass NE this and send . man to Stat
Iprisou who 10 absolutely Innocent o
anyShAng wrong. who 10 safe In the com
immunity IN time Of CsAmorf
Every public oisciai ought 70 b me-
enough 70 stand W IKE . rock againa
clamor. especially public prosecutor
and judges. Oamor 10 no better no,
than when Il ssut Jesus 70 the crosl
This same Judge convicted . ssries o
others In time OF ciamor and their case
Ivers eli reversed and thrown out O