Show v vI I EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPTS I i It is interesting to notice that the old legal technicality by which a wife was not allowed to testify in defense of her husband in a criminal criminal criminal crimi crimi- nal case has been swept aside by the U. U S. S supreme court Th The decision came on the ap appeal appeal ap- ap peal of a North Carolinian who had been convicted con con- of conspiracy to violate the dry laws At his trial his wife was not allowed to test testify tes tes- tes- tes t y fo for him This ruling was in accord with the ancient common law provision that a wife would be an interested witness The supreme court sweeps this aside The test of ex cross of witnesses the increased intelli gence of jurors and other considerations says the court have changed things Circuit Judge J. J V. V Gaddy of St. St Joseph Mo instructed the grand jury to return indictments in the lynching of Lloyd Warner negro The danger of the mob he pointed out lies in the letting down of individual responsibility It wasn't a desire to administer justice or prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent a recurrence of Warners Warner's crime which sent the mob against the jail It was hate the same passion that engenders any murder Here is straight talk blk and intelligent talk A little more of it from persons in authority and we might have fewer You haven't heard any of the bootleggers protesting against the high price of legal liquor or plans for high licenses and ironclad sales restrictions |