18 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences^ Arts, and Letters. 



"board would always be in position to pass upon a question upon 

 wbich a jury can pass only once, and at once. 



Those accused of crime, and against whom a prima facie case is 

 made out before a judge, have in such a board the benefit of a 

 standing jury. 



The abolition of term sentences is a step in the right direction ; 

 but, once taken, it reduces the jury system to tbe position of the 

 fifth wheel to the social coach. 



Jan'y 21, 1878. C. 0. 



