Show JUDGE RULINGS I 1 I 1 judge sandford sitting mi the bench bf the third district court in I 1 salt uke city yesterday had 11 rat with tile peculiar c 1 of cases cnown to the coulta as un II 11 u the event and the course pursued by his honer are both notable and are deserving of some comment ile lad a busy day and the majesty of the law by 41 sending several men to the benten Pe nten alary but it was in the sentences which lie pronounced as weir a in I 1 certain rulings on points of evi olence that we end hat is G specially no t e dorthy an intimation of the con st ruction he places upon this one out of the many laws it is his duty to exo cute I 1 it is one of the lin fortunate inci tras of holding a federal office in this Territory that the incumbent if he aam fasts a desire to show fairness and magnanimity Is subjected to per monal abuse and merciless criticism judge sandford may find this ito be his portion those of his predecessors who have shown an inclination similar to that which lie showed yesterday yest erda Y received unstinted itna without cessation such and maledia them wince bately for ailein and for the interests I 1 of the commonwealth they bave been unable except in very few instance the punishment irwill be fortunate for judge sandford for community and for the great gov whose representative lie Is if he under similar treatment shall I 1 prove af pf sterner mettle ent to the lash we maintain that in the george Q cannon cm and the archibald I 1 and sam uel H cases as wt 11 a a in the others which came before 1 1 him yesterdays judge sandford I 1 took the proper course to make the i a law respected let the mind reflect I 1 I 1 cofone moment an the long history I 1 of prosecutions under this particular acl in how many cases im the disc v retied of the court been exercised except when purchased with apro alse to obey the law in the future is interpreted by the courts T the record will show that in nearly all the lie full penalty was tin posed for the abt as for the quent of fences than abat leading exponents of the law and I 1 some entrusted with its enforcement L are quoted as expressing regret that congress did if the infliction of heavier penalties lye submit that under no honorable I 1 by stem of jurisprudence is I 1 warrant or parallel for such vindictive enforcement of its provisions in another caw tried later in the day the judge laid down an old and plain principle of law lilt 11 is a particularly interesting by contrast 0 alth some of the proceedings in this territory during the last four years 71 gilig general reputation that a man is a forger does dot atye that he is a dorfer if there is art exception I 1 be reputation can be it proof of any fact I 1 do not know it it in needless to remind the most I 1 reader that in many con fictions li general reputation or evidence 11 quite so good as t hate has been the principal reliance of the prosecution if the elsw was framed 0 in beet 8 brtala er tala condition adis claimed it was 11 1 1 then certainly its enforcement cans 1 for wisdom discretion and firmness X I 1 can be fair and straight forward bad judicial officers in exer clain their functions need not step outside of them such a course as I 1 t h at indicated by judge sandford yes berday is the quickest and best way to bring cookle to respect the lawn we tru at he will be able to continue in I 1 that course 1 |