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Show JUDGE McliKABCS QOOItT. Hero is how "Lancaster" discusses and otherwise "ouasea" judge MoKean aud his doings through tho Omaha Herald, after having given the points on which F. M. Smith based his challenge chal-lenge to the array of the jury, in tho oase of Haskins vs. Wall: These faots were admitted by judgo MoKean, and fully set out in his opinion, opin-ion, yet upon tho fragile grounds of public policy admitting the jur were illegal McKean sustained the demurrer demur-rer to tho challenge and overruled the motion to quash. In the opinion of tho eourt the jury were illegal, and upon a trial for libel the motion would bo sustained; but oases involving property pro-perty merely, oould bo tried by this jury, and when it appeared before him (McKcan) in tho supreme court the judgment oould bo reversed. This reduces the honorable and august court of the third judicial district, dis-trict, chief justice McKean presiding, to a court of ordinary arbitration. Wo choose these jurors to try our cause, wuiving their ineligibility to serve as such, and will abide their verdict. Was ever such a judicial f'arco per-potratod per-potratod upon an intelligent people? We visit the charnal house of history, rake our memory from earliest rominiscencea to the present moment, and we can find no comparison for this judgo of ours. Roth sides of the question were ably argued by counsel, authors cited, many words were spoken, and mucn breath wasted. The bar generally took part in tho argument pro and con, and it was not lor want of information, interest inter-est or intelligence that forcca the court to mako such an outrageous ruling. Now there seems to be a "nigger in tho woodpile" and many attorneys declare they "smell a mice,'' or it may be a rat. Wc do not for an instant credit the report that the incorruptible incorrupti-ble aud immaculate MoKean, chief justice, has sold out body and soul to the Mormons. Many assert this to be tho ca-e, and when wo demaud proof, we are referred to hi act?, and informed in-formed if thty are not sufficient to satisty.there is no need of further efforts for aonviction. It certainly looks "fishy" but until we havo positive proofs, undeniable and conclusive, we shall, with judgo McKean's other friends, assert his innocence and honor. However, the matter will soon come to light. Already wc have tho cue, and shall unrelentingly trace these rumors to their fountain source, and either discover dis-cover the innocence and integrity of judge McKean, or obtainsueh damning proofs as to send him to hell. The readers of the Herald may look for startiiDg developments or nothing at all but either innocence or guilt cither will be made known upon discovery. dis-covery. In our last letter we stated that we desired to do justice, and if we havo not done it in this letter, we appeal to the members of the bar, and will abide their judgment. There is but one expression ex-pression aiming the bar, and that is of di.gust and ridicule. The action of the court is condemned and execrated by all, and not a few openly charge corruption, cor-ruption, venality and fraud. After a little exploration, further information will be forwarded. |