El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-20
A Message From District Attorney Leigh Clark {
A Service And a Record Which L IS Believe

dictment in the exercise Of a sound
discretion is advised they iudict. On
the contrary the trial jury must re-
solve every reasonable doubt in favor
Of the defendant The district att0r-
Eey's office in the nature Of a thresh-
ing machine eliminates the chaff or
cases in which there is no merit. cases
which can never be developed so as
10 obtain conviction, and these cases
are dismissed, but cases in which
there is guilt and in which there is
reasonable expectation OF obtaining
sufficient evidence to convict we re-
sin on the docket and these cases
necessarily accumulate, cases in which
the evidence is available to Justify
us in going TO trial we try as speedily
as can be. We have practically dis
posed of all the jail cases.
An Average Of One Case Tried
Per Day.
When allowance is made for the
two months in each year assigned by
law for the holding Of Court IN CUT
berson and Hudspeth Counties. and
two months in each year when there
is no Court. and for the midwinter
holidays, for the time necessarily con-
sumed in the trial Of capital cases
and for Sundays, for each working
day Of the Court since / have been in
office, we have actually tried on an
average a little over a case per day
In other words. the District AttOr-
ney's office, since I have been in Of
flee, and the 34th District Court since
Judge Howe has been on the bench.
have been. day in and day out, indus
trlOusly at work. 10 District AtrOr-
ney's office no District Court could.
in the same time. have done more
work In fact, the average viii not
fall short of an average of one con-
rHasa alH.Ha narHH 90 as-a H1a-H
as above stated Such a record for
convictions, il would seem, ought 10
appease the malevolence Of every one,
and does all. save one, who says IF
he was District Attorney there would
be more convictions" Do you be-
lievs' liz II you do. then ask any
lawyer Of the District If he believes it.
Service Rendered to the Federal
Government IN Connection With
Alien Enemy Property, and How
Such Property Is Made to Work
for Us Instead Of Against Us.
In addition TO the usual and ordi-
nary duties Of the District Attorneys
office / have been requested by the
Custodian Of Alien Enemies Prop
erty" 10 make II my business 20 inves-
ugate and report all property. real or
personal owned by alien enemies. and
since such request I have reported
alien enemy property to the value Of
approximately a quarter Of a million
dollars. and, with your assistance in
the way OF Information as 10 any such
property known 10 you, or OF which
you have heard. hope TO be able 70
report all Of the alien enemy owned
property In this district such prop
erty viii be sold by the Governs
and the proceeds invested in Liberty
Bonds and held by the Government
until after the war for the owner or
such other disposition as the Govern
meut may deem advised IN this way
the property OF alien enemies viii be
made TO work for US instead Of
against us
II my effort has resulted in ma
terial aid to our Government I am. 10
consideration. even though ] am en-
titled TO no credit for duty done
The Value Of Your Words.
Good words spoken by you OF my
record and efforts and services as
your District Attorney VIII be Of real
substantial benefit to me as a candi-
date. and ] ask that you commend me
TO your neighbor and your friends and
10 the voters generally. and II you
viii. your good opinion and good
words VIII multiply. and they viii be
most gratifying and encouraging TO
me both as a candidate and as an Of
ficer. Ii is a sound philosophy which
teaches the wisdom Of speaking well
Of public officials who deserve to be /
well spoken Of It encourages them
and benefits you to the extent Of the
encouragement given