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Show H j tj JURIES .1X1) riJUIIXALS IX m ft -., itah. B T.N- SKTrio nsl.je the rerdict of H J . the Jury in ttie Stcckiu; caje there H W is due maro proof of the sense of H j justice anj dlux-ard of party in- B ,f.' 11 uences which has been exhibited ! . or late by Chief" Justice 2-ne. BM j f. It will be remembered that the BV 7. lefenlant was convicted of perjury. BJ I forraiUIngcoiapHiatHainitamai BJ J named Tarpey for illegal voting a! BJ f . le Js- muuieliisl election. The BJ J1 t ' verdict was asLiiiMiing, in lew of BJ ' the evidence adduced. To us it BJ ' seemed clear that Tarpey was nol J entitled to vote and that he wa- H j improperly pennlKed to do to BB 1 u- "' -h"5 SM - "-ay. it was obviuu- i d, 'that Mr. Stockm; had ample rea- BB I " jons for the course he took, and it BB j -s fact tint everything to which BB , '.he male affidavit turned out to t BB coriect, and if it can be claimed BB ' that l"ariey wa a resident of thii- BB f' C-'J within the meaning of the law, BB t at ths most Mr. SUictin merely BB ' made a mi-take. B To lojuilt perjury a person ni'ist BB ' wilfully BK-car to that which he BB kn-ws or believes lobe false. This BB element of iuUnt was talpablyab B sent in thu Stocking eac. And B when a jury of his political oppo- BB . nents convicted hira of a crime BB I that it was clear lie had no intent BB to cojiult, dlurt tint jartlzati BB feeliug should be carried tJ this ex BB ' tent was felt by all elates of the B commuuity. BB j Judge Zid slated 'that he was BB j Mrpnie-1 at th vertict, and veVy HB properly, in uur opimon, exeici-ed BB Uls judicial authority to Eel aside thevcrJIrf, beca-i-eit was tleariy BB contrary to the evidence. B e l'oje to f-e the time when BB ' trial by jjry will Have its tmeti- B niticatluu and tdect and force in BB Utih as the tiui-s-h mored system iBB Jt was intended to have. Aftvr the BH 'Ik Q municipal cleciiju several violators '7 ol toe law ouht to have been prosecuted. Taey were not then, besause such tests ts were muc proved that there was no like-S like-S lihjoj of brinM;! the criminals to P, justice. Toe juries were cjtntoed r of lanizjtjsof the offender!-, and iu -t such case3 as u tre bruuht the ac- CU?J w ere set scot free. The Ut-ih Commission, when f supplied w itli iuforuialiou couctru- BBSBb iug some of their apjoiutee whom B B ' taey claimed to be "il'-cjcct men" BB I B t "honor and character'- uliich BH 1 - Would have Ltcii proof enough it I they Weic 'ilormous" to hate rem , t them to the peulleutlary, mocluu- J "J Jy re'errcd their iuformauta to the J - ' courts. The Commi-slou Lnenr as x welias wcthatsULhauappealatthe BB1 time houU luve been not uuly a BB farce, but would have txji.tU the B " cumplaiujuU to pru-ecuiiun and BB 1 Irhats a suit for libel. BB1 1 Wtiat Uiauca u as tnere for justice, B 4 it -, even fruoitliegrai.d jury? Woulu BB 1 II tlK'i' 'aTU iuJ'i-''ed the men who BB l ' "!ureii 'u the lrauds perjietrated on BH ' J " e lu Grande Western? Is'ol H il g likely. BH V S Take the ca-eof a minor offender. BB 1 1 In the Kiret IVeciuct ll.il, -Mitcti- B I ' ell voted, uas charged with illegal BB Hi Ttl"g auu, by his own coufetjiuu J " before thejuatice,haduotbeeniu the BBl 1 ' Territory six mouths bvfure ihe day for election, lie sas committed to the grand jury .Feb. 17, lt9). He -H I j wasa-'Liibrral" aui that -l.iber BB 4 jrfr b1" body prom tly ignored the case BBl t F. M. Wihou no3 aefore the Jus- BBfcVj tice iu the same precinct on Feb. BBbBK 21. for illegal voting, and by a tntl- BBBK i in,; technicality, '-a mere scratch," BHBj 1 C j esoaied committal. A member cf BBJfB . the grand jury subsequently uiel BBlt'w, the Justice and, knuiug nothing BBl mJ " of the mennuf lhec-i-e.aked him BBl BE ' wuat he had done with Wil-uu. BH V Wj Wiien VA i he ha J been discuargeu 1 " he remaiked: WelJ you laljbt as well.fnr tec icodtd haic djucnUti- tnff tctXt htm." 1, B ' Take the case of the "Idberal" ;B culprit Allen, who changed the BJ ToUs as judge of election iu the BJ Fourth Preciutt. Wiien firot ac- B cued of the uficme he started a BBl 9 suitagainst the gentleman ho haJ BBl B lxeu LUeaed out ol ills office by till- BBl impudeutLrimic.ravill.Juy. Allen BB m was discharged Ly the Cominis BBl m "iner, but was virtualV coudemneu BBl I I byJudgeZiue. If thiscuursuhadliut BBl m btxu taken by tits Huuur,i; is nut im- (3 probable ttiat the gentleman who was proven to have been tlccted, i instead of taking his post uuulu ji t have been placed a. the bar iu u m .M , eimilirpjsitloii toth.-itof Mr.Stock- HJ 1 A few such lesms as have been H N I J! taught by Judge Zinc's firm posi- BB J tiou, and thecuureeof Troecuung BB 1 ii Attorney K vans at Ogden, u 111 cou- B fey the idea that justice may br ! done iu spile or the jartizau feeling ' that is allowed to sway grnd anu H petit jurora in Utah. U e bUicve BB . there is yu time to briiig to tar the 1 perpetrators of tlie frauds of last I ' winter, and we hope to see them BB , auJ their acts lield up to the public Bl I , """. an I dctl: mth according to BB J j ' puuJIujU.-tlce. BV I 4 ,. |
