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Show WITH PROPER DELIBERATION. THE Camorrlflt trial continues to rebuke the impulsiveness and rapid action of the American courts. SIg. Licy, counsel for some of the prisoners, has retired from the case, refusing to be. "muzzled." This rushing rush-ing Niagara of words had flowed oi for three weeks in making closing arguments. It then was suggested that he approach his conclusions. He resented this endeavor to set the gates against the flood and withdrew. He was prevailed upon to resume nis arguments. ar-guments. The presumption of the agreement under the terms of which he returned was that he would talk a week longer and then desiat. He spoke for ten days, and the request that he come to grips with his conclusions was renewed. This second indignity was too much. He again withdrew from the case. Nothing could induce him to return. He would not be muzzled. He wrote a letter to the court making his intent in-tent and his indignation plain. A court which restricted counsel to something some-thing lesa than five weeks for argument argu-ment was obviously prejudiced and no home of justice. Our own "Law's Delay" is a sort of lunchroom cook which slaps the batter bat-ter of litigation into a hot skillet and tosses you off a plate of decisions like a "stack of wheats." |