There is a good deal of truth in the remark…
source date: 1889
availability: public-domain

There is a good deal of truth in the remark made by Judge Henderson while on the bench in this city not long ago, when a murderer was turned loose on our streets, to the effect that he had seen enough of American juries in this section, and that for his part he preferred a Mexican jury in criminal cases. The remark was generally condemned at the time, and yet the records of the court in this county will bear the judge out in his opinion, as it is a rare thing that a murderer is convicted at all, and when they are, they generally get off with from one to five years. The sentiment of the people of this section seems to be with the live man, and prevails to such an extent that our courts of justice are almost a farce.