Show to FAREWELL THE STRAW BOND It Is curious that anyone should dis disagree disagree agree with Judge Bowman In his de decision decision decision that bonds shall be bonds In his court hereafter If they have been less than that In the past there will be some ground for two opinions in the matter But to hold that a bond is a mere for tor formality mality and that it need not be binding is certainly both bad law and bad logic No man can say how bow many cases have ended in nothing where they should have been followed to conviction and punishment The prisoner has haa gone His Hia bond is no good and that makes an end of the case cae The law has haa been violated Favoritism baa lias induced the Judge not Judge Bowman but his prototype everywhere to look out of ot the window for tor a moment while hIIe an Irresponsible ir irresponsible irresponsible responsible bondsman qualifies And the proceedings come to an end In the cases which provided the police court magistrate with warrant for his decision all the machinery is helpless unless the tho court can be assured of ot the theL L 1 I appearance of ot the prisoner for trial un unless less he ho can be assured that the tha accused and the tho city are equally well protected as to rights can know that the machin machinery ery cry of ot the courts are not made a mock mockery mockery ery cry of ot by the cheapest cheapest tha the most most inso insolent lent and nd most harmful characters that Infest the tho town Of f course he is right Bonds should h uld be bonds |