The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-15
Attacks Of Railroad Proponents Upon
 States Attorney Judson Must Stop NOW

including several who were horribly m puin i+i G death fine coroner for Fairfield county made an lnVest ation into of the wreck, to place the bity for the killings This 1t was ms apFy m 1o ao % 4 he did extended inquiry, winch appears to nav been carefully conducted the coroner found crIal neg igence upon the part of the railroad I @ made certain recommendations to prevent similar in future. e 4, + inn portant bodies concurred The Pubhc Otn5es fon1s co i sion of this state almost immediately gave orders to make changes in running the rairoad in the wisdom or the Inter State Commerce. commission seellS ' ~ o cured 1 4L+ i+ vro,,1d make the changes which install longer crossover and the order is being accomplished. -.ooL-
 little earlier the Federal Express had been wreck ed and many had been killed and another coroner not fbe r1resent incumbent of office, had found criminal negligence against the same company upon the ground also that certain crossovers were too short. . .
 In the case for that seemed to hln1 n Inc of his sound discreton sufficient the state attorney Fairfield county did not move by against the officers of the railroad nut @ the investigating officer he did move and dld seek ne
 ctnen of various persons who seemed to s once
 Whether these guilty, or not guilty under the 1avo this state IS LOT te tb t non which they are be tried not properly subject to anasls here and will not be considered. ~ cred ,,-oc...,u.-ouoi taned States Attorney Juson has been subjected to of newspaper attacks of the most char acter and in circles that ought to know better
 The Hartford Courant, journal of years and stand ing has not imply that Mr. Judson is moved his official action by political differences with the New Haven company hypothesis which is singulary like an effort to THREATEN and overawe public servant do ing his duty. e
 The Bridgeport Telegram has engaged in a series of similar attacks brutal and each unJustit able than the ast yesterday morning m the
 t1dent assertion that Mr. Judson will not be reappon ed1Jy the judges, when his term of office expires
 story, which is accompanied by an editorial to give it further appearance of verisimtude, raises number of possible successors to Mr. udsons Job, m the persons alleged claimants who doubtless have nev CT dreamed of such promotion In the case of one of the alleged successors such promotion The Telegram predicates would be equivalent to hundred thousand votes in Connecticut for the principle of the recall judges which hitherto has received the approval of more than 100000 Progressives and beggarly 10000 Socialists.
 That these newspapers should be stupid not to perceive the tenor and effect of such matter ts at a L1Ie W1f01 d pow 0AAuA oi 70 s:aI H.. 1o
 stice implies degree of stupidity of which they have not hitherto been guilty.
 conclusion is that there is purpose to threaten the states attorney purpose divert him from the per of his uy and to hold him to rdicule as warning to other public servants who may entertain the old fashioned notion that the criminal laws are for the rich well ase and for the powerful no less than the humble.
 newspaper believes freedom of the press. 1feeves it is the duty of courts to restrict proceedings ircontept to acts in defiance of er process and to tepts presence the court but there ever is an upon judges will be justified in measuring the value of contempt proceedings, 1t is oanst which seek to o7erawe an honest state attorney defect from the path of his plain duty
 The people of Connecticut want to respect their papers They want to respect their courts If newspa- of the courts at time when those officers especially the protection of public opinion to assist them in the performance of difficult and unpleasant duty.
 If the desire to be respected they will give full protection to their officers who seeking to perform will far they that those officers protected from the threats and insults of the aces bond servants and kept newspapers of the powerful
 discuss the functions of the judges in their the distribution of patronage is not contempt Doubtless legal contempt be found in such dis though the motive of it may be perfectly we'll understood
 Nevertheless to imply to the judges, at this time, purpose displace Mir. Judson is contempt in fact by of the circumstances under which it occrs be-