The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-12-13
JUSTICE OUTRAGED.


murdered at Iron River during the
firemen's tournament last summer.
When King was arrested he made
full confession to the prosecutor, and
In the trial last week tho prosecutor
took the witness stand and told In full
the confession made to him. In the
face OF this testimony the Jury return
ed verdict OF not guilty. The de-.
PENDANT, testifying In his own defense,
repudiated the material points OF his
confession 10 the prosecutor and made
a plea OF self-defense.
Il There shall be fewer miscarriages
OF justice when there shall he estab-
llshed some higher ethical standard
among lawyers. There would be less
crime II there were fewer lawyers
willing TO prostitute themselves and
their profession by defending men
whom they know TO be criminals. Ii
is oil very well to talk about lawyers
being employed TO assure all legal
rights to persons accused of crime.
but the whole system OF criminal jur-
isprudence was organized for the pur-
pose OF prosecuting and furnishing
| criminals. rather than to furnish
class OF men with base standard OF
legal ethics an opportunity to make
a living by defeating the purposes of
the law in the protection of society.
The man who. when arraigned on
a criminal charge was asked. Guilty
or not guilty?" replied" / don't know
until hear what the jury has to say"
had the situation pretty accurately |
sized up. No matter how dastardly |
the crime may be that he, has COM
mitted, II he has the money TO employ |
facts OF the case in maze of soph-
istries and thus secure an equittal. he |
leaves the court room a free man, a
peer OF his fellow men. and with a
well-founded contempt for law as 1t
is practised. More than all other
classes combined. the lawyers are re-
sponsible for the growing disregard
of law and lack OF confidence in the
courts.
Crystal Falls Diamond Drill reports
that the attorney for the defendant
had almost all OF those present in
the room in tears at one time as he
played up the effect OF the mans con-
viction upon the little family assemb-
led in the front seat watching every
turn OF the case against husband aud
father" Certainly the little family
was in the front seat" The attor
that the little family" were seated
so that he could secure the proper
effect upon the Jury. II was the tears
OF the little family that tho jury
saw rather than the decomposlng body
OF the murdered man lying IN his
grave.
In the great majority of criminal
cases Justice" and mercy" are at
war with each other, and the success
full criminal lawyer must be an
expert psychologist defending the ac-
cused finds ways of appealing to 'mer-
cy" at the expense OF Justice" and
the prosecutor finds himself up a
gainst a stone wall. II there is any
erring'to be done, certainly II should
be upon the side OF mercy" but when
the path OF duty lies plainly before
the jury maudlin sentimentality has
no place in the deliberation in the
jury room. Escanaba Journal
sa "a ~
The game department. OF Wisconsin
has called a meeting at Madison for
the present week at which various ,
subjects in connection with Wiscon-
sin game propagation will be consid-
cred. One OF the subjects IS the adj
OF n five year conservation !.
program. II Is intimated by those
who claim TO know that Wisconsin
Is considering seriously the advisa-
Dility OF closing the deer season in that |,
state for five years. The upper pen
Insula OF Michigan will do we'll to take
cognizance OF what is going on across
The border and close the season in this
peninsula before we become the
dumping ground for the northwest.
Iron county supervisors should take !,
action.
"a "a ~ /,
The report that Col. House has
gone into eclipse because he gave
Pres. Wilson bum steer on Fiume,