a man aims, and tires a loaded rifle at
his the law presumes be in
tended to mur-h r. The fact that the
mark was mis.-c.r, does' not <FTsperse
tlie maiiejom or criminai indent. The
law makes 11 a crime to bet On
elections,'ami tbe reason for the law
is, nu n who wi i net on elections w'nf
u-v ;mp: ■•per menus io influence the
rv.-ult, so that they may win the
wagt i . I here.«»!• ■ betting is prohibit
ed, and ptuiishidde as a crime. f «-x
--pres m*oprmo'.! as to the malice or to
tem oi in. I’, d* 11, for publishing the
articie for which he was condemned.
That arUcic.was intended as ail ex
pression of contempt, for (he court, or
to iuthieiice its <!e<*ision, or it was not
j so intended, but it was art
of opinion, backed by a bet, flfa? the
court would decide in a certain
which H i w;»s offered during the con
sideration* of flic vise, ami this bet
Was offered puldiely in a newspaper of
general circulation in Uie city where’
1 Ihveasc wn bid nt* tried*. All courts
have by the common law, thtf right to
punish tor contempt, ami the court
nas the rigid. t<» docid what iff rt c*>n
leinpt. Ihe court decided that Dr.
Bedell had I.ecu guilty of’a contempt,
an I such di vision is final, ami cannot
he reversed by any other courts. Dr.
i Budi.ll was lightly jumisjted. Tfi’<*’
court <'oiihl have confined him for a
i much longer period,* irn’tij the. defmd
airt had purged hitnself, or could hav ( ,
j fined him. 1 exi-ios no qpi.nion as
| to the (he guilt or iimocam e of Dr.
