| Show TWO ro NEWSPAPER NEWSPAPERMEN MEN LIBERATED Chicago Dec Deo 7 Andrew Andrw M l Law Lawrence editor Chi rence tenc managing of ot coga oga cogo American and H IL I 8 Canfield Canfeld a I reporter who were sentenced recently ty by y Judge Judg Hanecy to forty and thirty days respectively In tim the tle county Jail for tor contempt of ot court were discharged from custody by Judge Dunne Dunno today tolay In Granting a I writ of ot habeas corpus to jt tto tb relators tho the court the case hinged on the case caso on which tho commented had hud been dis disposed posed po of ot f by Judge Hanecy or was vai still tIlI sti pending Jl Judo Judg hold held that the IO In qu tan had boon been bon finally disposed l of ot by Iy Judge Jud e HaMoy when he gave 13 hla do de olo oit from tron tr the b nl The fhe that the tho clerk cerk had nut not entered tho the order when wan the comment on tho the decISIon was wn printed and art published pu therefore does docs not show how that that the case cuso was still pending The Tha To act of ot entering tho the order on record wa wa was a I ministerial act t Judge Dunne Duane Dune said sala Judge Dunne admitted that tha the tho arti articles art cles Lies and cartoon which Judge Hanecy objected to were WAre clearly calculated to and coerce the court had the UIO court nut not already rendered Its Us decision J Judge Dunce Dunco admitted that the cartoon cLoon In libelous and i evidence was WIS probably ad the tho possibly so sol l Harsh criticism CI Judge Dunne Duane re rc remarked remarked marked Is la one of ot tho the incidents and antt I burdens of ot 1 Dee eee ee no reason raon why a Judge should bo be afforded a 1 differ different ent eat remedy remedy for attacks In tho the public prints that a President or a I governor go nor 1 or n ii 0 congressman Criticism of ot a 1 public official if It Just will WI do good god it If unjust will wi do d no harm harmIn In n concluding the court said Bald I nm am ur clearly dearly of tho the opinion that the language used nied us in open court by b Judge Jude Hanecy amounted to a final order ordel disposing of off t f 1 7 tho the case cae cne under consideration and that being beng a final order under the this doctrine of ot contempt as laid down In this state I by our court In Story vs The i People that the had a 1 right to toi i comment and criticise e that decision even to the extent t of ot libeling tho the hon lion honored ored and respected Judge Who vho rendered that opinion without wIthout exposing them then themselves selves to prosecution for contempt of ot cirt g Following la is II Judge comment comment Eon on On Judge Judie Dunnes Duanes decision Judge Dunne Duane had hod the power so to d dIde dide Ide but ho lie did tt not lot havo have the he right Any judge has hI the tho power lower to let every ever prison prIsoner Ser er out of or the tha penitentiaries but they have bave n t the right nor nr does dOCI anybody J expect that they will wi The contempt case and end the habeas corpus hearing heating which followed t irow j out of ot an nn effort before by the tho Chicago i American to secure an order for tor quo warranto proceedings to compel the tho f Peoples Gas GI Light and Coke CoUe company to show by what right they operated In II Chicago Judge Hancey refused d to allow aloW the tho quo warranto proceedings and following this thin refusal tho the American printed arti articles ort des cles and a 1 cartoon strongly Intimating that the had been heen duly Influenced and that when wIlen ho lie again ngan came up lp for tor election he would peo pee people pie had hud no I confidence In iii him Judge v tiled cited Lawrence and with others of ot the paper for and found Lawrence and Canfeld gull guil guilty ul ty Iy W R n Hearst Hearst owner of o the paper Clare Claro laro and Homer Davenport have hare not been hen within the tho of the court anti anil the con contempt contempt tempt charge chare still pend against them Th Th evidence heard hll bv Judge ludge 7 wits was WIS re before Judge Dunne |
