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Show . - Will Judge Hawley Explain? We direct the attention of his Honor, Associate J ustice Hawley, to the stage robbery which occurred on Monday night. True, it was not in his District, we believe, but in that of Judge Strickland; Strick-land; yet what does that matter? Judge Hawley gave the latest ruling affectfng the points' ou which we wish information; and he is undoubtedly pre-eminently qualified to elucidate oa much more obstruse. questions than we design to propound. It is to be hoped, though, they may not be found indicta- A"' stage, was stopped on Monday nightthe passengers 'were " robbed of 1,500 in coin; Wells, Fargo & ' Go's treasure box was broken, open and contents taken, and the reg- istered mail -sack was stoles."" You see, Judge, the scoundrels didn't even respect res-pect the United States mail .! Judge Strickland,? we. thinks is; not in 'his: District, and a Probate Judge Judge Bigler actually interfered to try and have the robbers arrested ! Is this action ac-tion of Judge Bigler's illegal '! Is the Sheriff's posse illegal V Is it not contrary con-trary to the Governor's proclamation, being a gathering of armed men not ordered out by the pseu io Major General Gen-eral ? If the stage robbers are caught by this posse, .will .they.; -have a f good! "thing fori Judg r'Big"-ler r'Big"-ler for; y having , them -arrested ? Can they, successfully sua him for damages? dam-ages? 'W ill Judge Strickland be'eo'm-pelled be'eo'm-pelled to release them in accordance with your late ruling? And will be be compelled to give them damages for being captured by a' posse sent out by a 'Judge not having jurisdiction, according ac-cording to your interpretation of he law? Will the results of that interpretation. inter-pretation. have a. salutary effect in restraining re-straining criminals and protecting law-abiding law-abiding citizens? And will not the Districts, the Judges of which do.D'it reside in them, be a very Ahsathi fur criminal. when it takes a puissant District .Judge alone to exercise jurisdiction juris-diction in criminal cases ? ' When Associate' J ustice ILiwluj sees fit to answer these questions w; have a few others ready to propound; always al-ways hoping they may not be-indictable. |
