The Wasp — 1891 — page 72: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains a satirical cartoon depicting a courtroom scene in Arizona. A judge addresses prisoners, saying he "must insist on you all keeping quiet. The Court has already convicted five prisoners without being able to hear the testimony!" The satire critiques judicial incompetence and predetermined verdicts in Arizona courts—suggesting judges convicted defendants without hearing evidence. This mocks the frontier justice system's lack of due process and impartiality. The remainder of the page consists of brief political and social commentary items ("Odds and Ends"), including jabs at California Senator Stanford, various political figures, and social institutions like prisons and schools. The tone is consistently cynical toward government effectiveness and institutional corruption.