Show DEFECT IN THE LAW in the town of richfield sevier county there has recently occurred an illustration showing how ow the vicious propensities of a vile wretch may be sated by the perpetration of a gross outrage upon tipon any number of respectable citizens without placing irig him within the reach of the law in any manner or degree and how justice i lean can be administered to a miscreant only by exposing posing to legal penalties the person w who h 0 performs the good work the news yesterday thursdays thursday contained a reference to the publication I 1 I 1 in the richfield advocate advona te of af the ath dinst of matter grossly insulting to a number of the best beat families in the place on the day following the appearance pe arance of the article so it is reported arted john meteer editor of the ad was inthe act of leadir leaving ig the post office with an armful of mail matter when a lady of fine physique and the courage of her convictions who was one of the victims of the foul and brutal attack that had appeared in the paper name named d gave him a ringing slap arap in the face following it up w with ith a succession of blows blows rapidly and vigorously delivered i word comes from richfield that the lady Is to be arrested the news has the greatest respect for the lawa and desires to see flee it maintained and vindicated at all times undoubtedly the lady violated it jand and it if the unspeakable a ble perpetrator of the outrage that pro provoked evoked her shall appear in court and prosecute her and make out a case against her let not the court or jury hesitate to convict her but let her punishment be at a fine in the sum of one cent and then let her fellow citizens take up a collection to defray the cost of a suitable M medal edal to be given to her for her bravery in def defending ending by the only means in her power to employ phy physical forced force 1 her own good name and the honor of the family of which she is a kemt member er let the law take its course and let all its ita forms and requirements be com with but let there also be s suc expression of public opinion as win just to all concerned that the law should protect afie wheres ought to punish with extreme seve severi KJ and that it should punish where ahei ought to protect as in the RI ept episode de shows a grave defect in which legislative wisdom has not able to remedy but public op 0 may and in this case should amends for the imperfections in ii law |