| Show I 1 TOU TOLD YOU SO we can hear a lot of 0 our readers after thy they have read the court story in this issue saying 1 I hold you so sari since a certain case which was wag disposed of 0 at the term here got into the court several months ago the tha predictions have been many and otten often that it would never go to trial various reasons have been adeane ed for or the belief that it be tried ranging all the way from social and financial prestige to fraternal influence whether any of of those were cespon sible tor for its disposal dis in the manner reported or whether tear fear on the part of the prosecution thatis that it could not convict induced the latter to con coll sent to a modification or the charge is questionable at any rate its a sate safe bet that the defendant would have fared better had the case been continued another time or two two or three continuances ti nuances of such a case are usually equal to an acquittal it if not sal though justice may not have been entirely satisfied in disposing of the case as it was there la Is reason to belleve believe that the whole affair has had a sobering influence which has extended beyond those immediately in evolved it if it has been a lesson to those directly concerned then no one will feel eel to censure the court or he prosecuting attorneys office tor for disposing of the case as it did the pubic demand even expect or favor unnecessary prosecution |
