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Show Ths People vs. Lawless. TooeleCity, March 15, 1871. Editors Jferald : To say that a large majority of our citizens vere surprised at the verdict of tbe jury in the case of the people against Lawless is to express but faintly the public sentiment. From the letters heretofore published in the Herald from Judge Spicer, your readers will have learned that while Lawless was a peaceable, quiet man, never wearing weapons upon his person; per-son; never engaging in brawls; on the contrary, Snively was a brawler and a ruttain who had shot one man's nose ofl, drawn his revolver on Len. Wines, Mclntyre and others, and was described des-cribed by all the - witnesses as a most desperate and dangerous man; who had time and again threatened Lawless' life, and had dogged and insulted him time and again. So strong was the evidence evi-dence that the charge of Judge Ro wherry was strong in the favjr of, tbe defendant, and the whole town regarded his acquittal ac-quittal as certain. The argument of the counsel for thedefendautwas very masterly, clear, and li ft no ground for the pioseoution to Btand upon, but the jury found the defendant guilty of manslaughter, and forthwith the prosecuting attorney and thejudge recommended him lor pardon to the Governor. The verdict was manifestly a compromise, com-promise, ibr the defendant was guilty of murder, or excusable and justifia-liomiuide. justifia-liomiuide. and on the law and evidence evi-dence adduced by the defence every impartial man was convinced that be was perfectly justified in saving his own life by taking that of Snively. No cause has ever been tried with more ability and zeal in this county, and no verdict has ever more surprised sur-prised tbe people. Justice. |