Show TIIE tile LIQUOR TRAFFIC IN MONA niona A in juab county complains i of the action of a jury at mona in that county it appears that there has been considerable fee feeling ling among the people of mona over the alleged 0 sale of spirituous liquor by an individual there without license T the h e prosecuting attorney of the county waited until he considered he had a good case and then commenced suit two witnesses it is said swore that they purchased alcohol 01 01 the defendant and when the case was submitted to the jury it was confidently expected and fervently hoped by the people that the offender would be punished and thus the illicit traffie traffic would be hindered if not stopped in mona but a was brought in of not guilty i und and our correspondent hints that undue influence was brought to bear upon some of the I 1 jury ury ary we do not publish the letter because it contains some strong expressions which may prove to be ba unjust and may not be warranted by tile tiie the facts we have not heard anything 0 on the other si it may be that mat while while the peo peor pie desired the conviction of the of lender tender there were good and reasons for the conclusions of the jury people sometimes arc are guided by their wishes more than by evidence and anxiety to put down a ally blinds the mind to points of law we commend the citizens of mona and of juab county generally 0 for tor their opposition to the tile liquor traffic and hope they will give it tile tiie worst kind of a black eye by persistent failure to patronize it themselves and at the tho frame time we trust they will seek to control and suppress it by all lav lal lawful vial means but those who arc called to act in relation to it must be governed by the law and while they are ever so desirous of preventing the the sale of the pernicious niclous stuff they have to be careful not to overstep legal limits it is frequently remarked that the probable decision of a jury is one among the great uncertainties uncertain lips tips and yet a jury should not be censured for its verdict without the plainest proof of b as or inconsistency |