| Show Tim THE George eorge Sheets Is not guilty That Thai Is tire the tho verdict of cot C tho the Jury jun That Is to say tho tIo men muon Ilen entrusted with the tho responsibility bully of at passing upon the question of oC his guilt lull or Innocence found Coun that the bribery briber charge churgo was RS not cor corroborated corroborated by b unimpeachable testimony mony to establish guilt guit and for tor that reason ho lie was very properly given glen tho tire benefit of ot the tho doubt Whatever the tho th vate alo Judgment may bo be of or those who wIre have havo followed tho the testimony In tho the no notorious notorIous case tire tho Ihl verdict of ot the tho Jury must luAl bo ho accepted In II go good od d faith ns mrs the tho thoona ona ond of tho the matter Otherwise court pro proceedings would be bo no 10 bettor than a a poor poo r farce ta reo S Judge strenuous effort to tho public through u at news Hews newspaper paper lisper Interview thriLL that tho tIre defendant was Wil too the object of ot political persecution anti and an that thaI public sentiment was Wil against him him though there thoro never nover was wa any well wel founded doubt us as lS to IrIS his Innocence only fur fat as UI wo we can cn see seo tho the cause of oC tire the acquitted If It I Judge contention were true tire the oct fact would would have been beH brought out ul In II tho tire trial and tho thou public would have heen of ot It II without tho the Judges ex cx explanation As JI u a 1 matter of ot tact fact public wax wal ns not against Mr ir Sheets Sheet until tho tiro filibustering tac tactics tics tIcH of o his lawyers now admitted by Judge created the Ito Impression timid that they tho were afraid of ot u ii I trial and had to rely entirety entirely In I rut on ott 11 technicalities That Injured tire the defendant In lit II opinion oven overt moro more than hoot the Its effort of ot the Tribune Int to tu Ignore tho the story of ot tho thu th robbery rober and then to ridicule It und defame th tint victims Tint Tho 1111 wore robbed One Ono of ot tho titor gang e te as u at I The rite Chief was wal appealed to t tto toto to in help tho lImo victims to net get jat lick Iu lilt t Ut It tl money was Wil 1101 Tho gUI wax was therefore within reach ltd Hut lut It IL not loot ot run Iun down dONn polaris paint have haD heun established Was WI iut there theta than no ni lit warrant for COl or tho thu vt limit Much lluch I haH liar N boon been mado lado of ot o tire tho tuft tact tle when ono fire of oC thu victims isas asked 1 11 h its wanted lIeu Jon I l arrest arrested ed K hu Ire In lit II thor tha Ihl that thai he 1 his hll money 1011 ote U IL Me AIe 0 1 to toil lull lol the Iho Christ Chloe bow how to 10 pre d to tn lul tho tio money moneys WI s It U I not flOt 11 the tha bu lne of ut the thu to lo do 10 in Hi II his hll power to 10 tire HID Ihl rascals down Wil ns It Il not hIs liln b lm to II give Ilvo r an a to I boat e t to 11 11 I i than thul to tn bolt runk n 11 him fur 11 or T culi t l t th wal CI cal o r ie 1 en o u g h for tor fo r complaint comp l a I nt without w ith o ut charging tho tha prosecution to nil an 1 un unfavorable favorable Hut flut the tho case CIe Is ended |
