The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-11-03
WHY a DICIAI MURDER.
BN 4 PICkED JURY.

The record % this trial shows that
drawn In legal manner under tho las
bY putting ,rs names n, manY eligible
citirsu. into a box and drawing th~
names out % the box untii twelve are
selected vho are competent 20 Try the
r,s~ on. no The Judge. Your Honor.
His Honor" III. Majesty" the court
appoiqtsf ore Henry l. Hyes AZ tho
suggestion Of the prosecuting attorney
az a special bauiff 20 a. out and sun
mon such men ~ n. tRyesi miSh, 80
lect 90 act as jurors
This man Rycs was spETss'sd ~
Grinnsu tho prosecuting attorney. and
the record, show that Ryce boosted
while selecting tho jury that these mon
would hang ar certain az death That
no was calling tseisctlasi such men a.
the defendants amen on trlan would
have 70 challenge psrsrnptoriiy and waste
their challenges or. and that phen their
challenges we're exhausted they would
have 20 take such men a. the proseeu-
lion wanted The trial record show
that almost every member 81 the jury
selected stated frankly that 10 was
prejudlcsd against the men on trial yet
'ho trial Judge ALLOW ed them 70 try the
case and the defendants we're powerisss
and az tho mercy ~ this vicious Judge
after they had exhausted their chai-
ienRes
on page i33 Of Volume I 81 tho rec.
ord " appears thar attorneys fYr tho
defendants called attention II tho court
20 tho fact that Eyce was selecting only
prejudicsd men on the jury as vas
shown hy tho examination Of the Jury
ltself And that Ryca wnq selecting only
manufacturers. merchants and clerks FOR
1urymen. but tho Judge refused 10 take
any notice ~ tho matter ind allowed tho
rnurder wholesale 20 continue lie pre-
liminarY preparation The law is "a
sacred thius In tho hands ~ such men
NJ Grinnen ana Judge Gary. who tried
these men for tho state.
In my next weeks article I wut print
an affidavit Of Mr. otis q Favor show
INK the misconduct Of HaliiN Hycn and
grlnneii. who Was prosecuting attorney In
the case Mr. Favor vas ono Il tho most
reputable business men In Chicago. 10
was himself summoned by Hycs "a r.
Juror but was excused because Of hts
preludices against the defendants and he
ahstained from making affidavit concern .
Ing RYcs'A conduct before tho sentence
- death waB imposed upon these mon
because state Attorney fihs prosecutor
Griuueli requested him not 70 mako %
find that this uaymarket case VIII
require several articles but what Tho
people Of this nation must have IL tho
ytrht 81 recall ~ judges and nll right
and truth regarding judicial viciousnaas
and dark dealing should 30 made known
10 tho people
when q Judge on tho bench direFards
the law and becomes "a tyr8ut he IL tho
most dangerous NJ sil harmful Influences
because no acts under color ~ law and
only the power ~ the people ono social
poHorJ exercised By the ballot ,r Nv
armed fOrcr'oan suppress him and bring
MIN 20 subiection
when any man NJ candidate Tor fudi.
claf position continually plncarda himself
ne friend ~ tho people. the WORKING
population may we'll beware 81 ra,h -
man because this dhy H. m industrial ono.
and expiafatlop 81 tho workers ia the
foundation ~ industry. ana a Judge cane
not serve tho people Without smashing
and dlareKurdinR precedent Ana this
fes mon as Judges are capable and have
the courage of their convictions ia 10
The power ~ tho recall viii cultivate
courage and conviction in our judiciary
The honorable Judge has nothing 10 fear
and tho others 10 can do without
EDwIS j. BROWN.
7la First Ave
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