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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1890
Page
2
The text argues that pardoning an innocent man would lead to lynch law and terror, with mobs taking the law into their own hands and denying criminals due process. It asserts that a lawyer defending a guilty person would trigger chaos and a breakdown of justice, warning against lawlessness.
Dr John Douglas argues that lawyers should not judge clients before hearing cases and must balance conscience with evidence. He notes many factors shape defense including client honesty and judge’s rulings, urging fair reliance on law and fact. He defends honest advocacy and cautions against vilifying lawyers as inherently dishonest.
Attorney George Shirase Jr argues that criminal cases require strict adherence to the presumption of innocence and full disclosure to counsel. He contends lawyers must defend clients unless the case involves dishonesty, and sometimes must advocate for positions they believe are wrong to uphold due process.
The article cites Sol Schoyer Jr on presumption of innocence and the lawyer’s role to defend with fair means, regardless of guilt. It stresses that justice rests on due process, impartial judges, and the lawyer’s duty to secure legal rights without deceit, even if the client seems doomed.
Josiah Coben of Diamond Street writes that the fundamental principle of jurisprudence assigns doubt to the prisoner. In civil cases, lawyers should not assume guilt from incomplete or unjust cases. He argues lawyers deal with presented facts and are not to brand clients as unworthy without clear evidence of guilt or liability.
Harvey Henderson argues in favor of the constitutional right to counsel for all defendants, noting that no person can be deprived of life or liberty without due process. He stresses that both guilty and innocent deserve legal representation and warns against lynch law.
Divers Llewellyn and McHardy near Vancouver fought a devilfish that pinned McHardy with a tentacle while repairing the Narrows pipeline. After a two minute struggle, Llewellyn severed the tentacle, they buried the body with rocks, and later hauled the still-living creature to the city for examination.
A New York pret newspaper column asserts women now smoke more in boudoirs and parlors than men imagine. It cites a young man spotting cigarette odor on a female friend and notes flirtation with tobacco as a growing habit among women, fueled by romance and ennui.
John King of Foxboro Ontario reports a restless female spirit attacking him and a friend on two occasions, first injuring his companion’s wrist and later beating him again on a country road. The village trembles as locals fear the haunting will worsen if the ghost remains.
A Boston Courier snippet shows a boarder and landlady in a humorous exchange about spring. The boarder calls something sag and the landlady agrees with a wry remark about whalebone spring.
An undercover Secret Service operation in Dayton Ohio traced counterfeit money schemes from Jim Guyon and Nelson Driggs. Agents staged a gambling den sting, seized $15 000 in cans of notes, and captured Driggs while Guyon fled into the woods after a gunfight. The Driggses later ran a Dayton road-house, while the jailed conspirator avoided conviction through a bargain.
A New York Press report quotes an employment bureau owner claiming that top class housekeepers in New York and other large cities command high salaries. He notes many competent women have managed large homes, some losing fortunes, and that English training for such roles is common.
A veteran safe expert describes the rise of counterfeit safes used for appearances in New York, Chicago and Cincinnati. He details installment plans, fake stock, and sales ploys aimed at saloon keepers and grocers to push bogus and genuine safes alike.
Victoria antiquarians expose graves at Macauley Point Cadboro Bay and Beacon Hill. The tiny stone-covered boxes hold bodies buried on their sides with heads south. Researchers compare the remains to ancient Mongolian and Coast Indian types noting dwarf stature and crude fortifications nearby.
The article reports that Thomas Edison explores a new medical technique termed electric endosmosis to deliver lithia through the skin rather than the stomach. In experiments starting October 1889 a healthy young man and later a gout patient showed lithium diffusion and joint improvement, suggesting potential for treating chalky gout deposits though skin irritation limits apply.
Lucy Ann Bothick of Richmond Virginia died at age 107 and was stone blind. Her niece Hy Lakerman aged 97 supported the claim that her eyesight was lost as a baby to gunpowder in a Cornwallis victory celebration. Her brother Milton Bothick died in 1872 at 110, possibly Washingtons army last survivor. Lucy was unmarried and said her betrothed died in the 1814 Baltimore attack. She left a locket from a British colonel after Guilford Court House. She was buried beside family traces back to 1752.
The New York Herald notes that Russian Hebrews may migrate to South America, with Baron Hirsch exploring transport of up to 500,000 emigrants to Brazil and Argentina. South America offers milder climate, land ownership, and freedom from persecution, promising rapid wealth development for the region.
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