Show WHAT IS I BAIL IT is amusing to see the contortions of the press defenders nArs of district attorney Dick sons demand for excer excessive sive bail in the case of president cannon it is argued that the bail could not be excessive because the defendant was able to obtain it well he could have obtained bail for half a million if necessary and would not that have been excessive in the case of a simple misdemeanor the amount of bail should be regulated first by the nature of the offense with which the defendant is enlarged cn en arged and second by his own financial position the coarie in this case it proven brings a penalty not to exceed a fine of and six months imprisonment it is well known that the me defendant is not wealthy the bail demanded was and two bonds of each were added making the whole sum required qui red anat is the use of pretending that this is not excessive bail which lite me constitution declares shall not be required atie proof that it is excessive in I a case of misdemeanor is its enormous disproportion to the penalty and the fact that no such bail was ever required before tor for an equal offense in any country if a case can be cited on which anything like such an exorbitant demand was waa wade made on a charge of no greater magnitude let it im be adduced it if not let the apologists for the unconstitutional demand for ever after hold their peace |