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Show THE ATTORNEYS IN THE MARTIN CASE. The Standard has requested JoBeph Chez and A. C. Gordon, attorneys who represented J. H. Martin, accused of being one of the local blackhanders, to explain their attitude and, In response, re-sponse, they have sent us the following signed statement: "1. It was not because of a change in our opinion as to the guilt or innocence in-nocence that we demanded our release re-lease from tho so-called Martin case. "2. Neither was it because of any fear that tho public might condemn us for our continuing in the case after the defendant's attempt to escape from jail. "3. Nor was it because of the likelihood like-lihood of the increased difficulty In acquitting him. "Not one of these features entered into our decision to withdraw from the case- We were ready to meet the charges and had asked the public to suspend Judgment until after the court proceedings. J. H. Martin made an affidavit that he would appear at the trial in his application for a reduction re-duction of his bond Accordingly, we proceeded with his defense, leaving no stone unturned and sparing no pains in his behalf, intending to put forth every honeBt effort for his vindication. vin-dication. His act not only totally nullified nul-lified our efforts, but discredited us as his counsel, and destroyed the relationship re-lationship of confidence which must exist between attorney and client "Every scrap of evidence which we have gathered for him will be turned over to the succeeding attorney, whoever who-ever he may be. If Mr. Martin ls Innocent we hope for his speedy acquittal. ac-quittal. If he be guilty, then, for the benefit of the community, he should be given punishment commensurate with the crime. "The perpetrators of the dastardly deeds which have been committed In this city, should receive no clemency. But until the jury's verdict Is rendered, ren-dered, we shall presume him Innocent, as does the law. We can do no less. (Signed) JOS. CHEZ A. C. GORDON." GOR-DON." To us the foregoing requires no explanation. ex-planation. It is the straight forward statement of two of the most prominent prom-inent attorneys of the bar In Ogden and justifies them in their course, from either the standpoint of the defense de-fense or that of the public. J. H. Martin ls entitled to the strongest defense that can be made, as out of the two forces, a strong defense de-fense and an equally powerful prosecution, prose-cution, should come exact justice, which is all that can be desired, but when he discredits his own legal advisers, ad-visers, the accused has only himself to blame, If his attorneys withdraw from his case. |