9-6-1879: "This the judge decides is in contravention of the provision of the federal constitution which declares that the right of the citizen to bear arms shall not be denied or abridged, and hence is void and of no effect. The decision is no doubt a proper one..."

Daily Globe, “The law in question punishes heavily any body of men bearing arms who [d]o not possess authority from the State. This the judge decides is in contravention of the provision of the federal constitution which declares that the right of the citizen to bear arms shall not be denied or abridged, and hence is void and of no effect. The decision is no doubt a proper one, yet because it may afford the communists of that city a chance to organize, the papers are abusing the judge who formulated it.”, Sept. 6, 1879