| Show A PROPER JUDICIAL ACT the court incident in relation to the arraignment of the young woman christina Christensen whose person was violated by in the death room of his wife contains the ingredient of pathos perhaps the public are not familiar with the full details of the case but so for far as the facts are known it will be the general opinion that the grounds for an indictment against the young woman were anything but strong ac the evidence appears to show that she was simply the victim of the destroyer of her virtue and nothing but pity can properly be experienced towards her juer mental condition soon after the perpetration of the brutal act of showed great distress her demeanor subsequently notably in the court on the octagon occasion of her arraignment was in the same line cf the attempt of the principal in this thier disgraceful ease case to throw odium upon the girl he had so foully wronged is an additional evidence of his low and despicable nature but his crime in chief was sufficient proof upon that point the action taken by judge blackburn in imposing a nominal fine and releasing the accused will re erive general endorsement it was practically in the nature of a discharge without penalty |
