| Show NEW YORK AND UTAH THE second trial of boodle alderman Alderm lall mcquade in new york resulted in a 9 verdict of guilty gaily as charged most of our readers are familiar with the principal prine details of this case so that no r recapitulation e of them is necessary to enable one ona to understand the bearing and moral portion of the whole proceedings ce the result of the jar first it trial was a disagreement by the jury ury and the bribing of i two or three of the jurors was so palpable that anile not tangible and accessible enough to warrant the prosecution of the parties to the shameful act of f embracery it was sufficient to justify the expense expense of anew a new trial tile the jury was then more carefully 1 selected every man was searchingly and critically examined under oath and when it is considered mat the long list of names submitted was exhausted and another panel had bad to be drawn before twelve twel veme men ai deemed worthy of doing the case justice were obtained it will be comprehended how difficult is tile the task of extracting a few kernall of honest wheat from tho the dishonest chaff so 80 superlatively ab dant in gotham the jurors were not drawn nor selected on tie the principle that obtains in utah when a IMor lormon is to be prosecuted of course or there would aavo heen been less trouble encountered less aline consumed and leys less expense entailed en if the judge had issued to tile the chief executive officer of his court an open venire commanding him to bring say men for the purpose of trying mcquade on the huft plan the sheriff or marshal would have understood what was wanted and selected those who were known to have both bias and prejudice against the defendant and at least a few who had both formed and expressed an opinion a hostile one in relation to the side of the defense and then it Is sate date to say th atno second venire would have been needed in fact the c chances are that there would have hav e been three superfluous men on the first call the proceedings in court would then have assumed somewhat the aspect of the performance fo for mance of f a well rehearsed drama t the jury simply giving expression to a previously rev bously registered decree the defendant would be hustled off to the penitentiary pending ap appeal peal so that if the proceeds proceedings edi should be subsequently reversed the commonwealth would have had the satisfaction of punishing him for a while anyway and th kifus us would the laws majesty have taken on and worn that new and charming grace in the I 1 present existence of which we of U utah tag enjoy a monopoly |
