Show What Should Sho ld Utah Do With Its Murderers Murderers' By Willard Villard Done State Insurance Commis Commis- I HI am stron strongly ly in favor of Df capital punishment The enforcement of it will mil alone check cold celd blooded murder mur der cler of the kind that has occurred so frequently of late in Utah If greater reater severity was imposed by the courts I believe it would act as a a. deterring force against the commission of mur mur- der It will ill be found that that- the death penalty will have bae to be enforced because be be- cause a a. life sentence does dos not terrorize ter rori e the murd murdering ring type of crimi nal I think a life sentence given a a. aman aman man convicted justly of first degree murder is a a. great reat harm to the community com coin in which the crime is com corn m mitt tt d. d By Bv all means every cold blooded m murderer should be speedily put pat putto to death B Br Adjutant A A. D. D 1 of the Salvation Army The IThe present situation demands quick enforcement of capital punish punish- ment I believe conditions will win grow st steadily worse until this is brought about Reckless Feckless criminals must be made to understand that the civilized community will not tolerate crime of any description The best way to advertise advertise ad ad- I vertise t this lS is is' is bv by metin out swift justi justice e. e The lax laxity tv of the enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment meat of the law aw is lar largely ely to blame here bere in Utah for Jor the the constant constant murdering murdering murder murder- ing ins o of her bel good law abiding citizens I do not believe e ea a man should shoula be put putto to to death if he is is' convicted of murder on circumstantial evidence I have hae een seen too instances where a chain of of evidence e of of this sort resulted inthe in m inthe the shameful execution of an innocent innocentI man But when a a. fair and impartial trial thai results result in a verdict of first degree degree de de- de gree wee murder there is is' is TO just cause for deferring the infliction of the death penalty By J. J W. W Houston H More lore executions of murderers would briD bring about a a. good wholesome respect respect- for the law Utah does not seem to me to be any more o- o overrun errun with murderous criminals than many other states and I do not think we suffer any more here with the lack of the laws law's enforcement than do the citi elti- citizens zens zeus of any other section of the conn- conn try The trouble is with the co country as a a. wh whole le not with any anyone one ity lun American laws are too l lightly enforced enforced and and i d too much hed hedged ed in In- by trivial delays eJ We WI do donot not get ct to trials to-trials trials i promptly n uth owing owina to the fact fad tl that it our bur courts courts' ire are overcrowded If AA criminals Pin ls a tried convicted and justly sentence sentenced r rall all in the time they now nov spend idly in Jail fail waiting trial 1 I most certainly bel believe ve in in th the bo board rd of pardons and andam am lint ni convinced coDY that such uch bo ies do a s a great deal of of- good Th The American jury system contains no glaring laring faults fault th that t T r can see in fact fad I think it quite the equal canal to that of any other country The trouble is we do not deal justly and speedily enough with murd murderers and criminals in iii in general to instill thc them with respect for the la law w. w By HYI Booth Hyrum-E.-Booth E. E Booth United States District AtI At At- I torney I I believe that it it would ha- ha have hae e a good effect if those convicted of ot deliberate deliberate de liberate murder were to be executed It would at least be a notice to the world that the laws Jaws of Utah would be b enforced I believe that after a fair trial and a man is convicted that the law should take its course and that too with the hc least possible delay By J. J A A. Foley Illinois ois Central Central Cen Cen- General Agent The man who man Who goes joes to commit robbery robbery rob rob- bery at the point of a loaded re revolver ol ver er goes oes to commit murder if it is necessary to do so in order to make his bis escape I believe that any man who Iho attempts to to or does commit robbery robbery robbery rob rob- bery at the point of a gun tun should hould he be besent sent lent to prison for life and that if be he commits murder h he should be he put to death without delay Give Ghe him a quick trial a fair one but let there be no delay in in the execution of the tho sentence of the court As things are today in inthis inthis this cit city no man is safe either eithel on the street in in his office or at his home borne homeI from men who care nothing about a human life It is iS high time that a a. ahalt ahalt I halt was called in this kind of busi busi- Continued on pa page o 8 S. WH WHAT SHOULD U UTAH I L I Continued from page i I ness and that swift justice I be out to murderers in Utah By Archie Arehie che M. M X Manager of the Ga Gal Theatre tT I T am certainly in favor I of punishment Under the tho laws 0 01 a a. man convicted of murderS the tha thede de degree reo has haa ba his choice of bin binor being or hanged Which ever over that s is 19 it should be carried ou cu ap The delay in trying a ma eb cl with wih murder in in inthe the first de degre lowed by the various delays uni a ease case drags on for does not in my opinion tend to maud mand mad respect for the theBy law By J. J R. R Letch r Clerk of th the United S District Court I am not not in favor of c capt capital at least not as it t isip today I am in favor favor of States governments government nt's a island from amon among its p where all al long term and would be he e sent By arran eme tween the government and th the states the latter could alsol the island Those convicted con could couI I at a small smal cost could form of government and ad own ow laws Tt T would be thee the the island and ami any an prisoners esst in lag ing to escape would do so socci wit knowledge e that that he hr hI would like for his trouble I In to D case one o committed murder on the isla sl c cute te him F F. B B. Stephen StephenI I I I am always and Ii posed to capital capita punishment sure we would get better better- beter- beter roan those who kill kin were certain of 4 Jj for life f and that tha see seD would be passed and put in 0 I f tion at once wit without hout an anho ho o omate Q mate release from prison By B. B H. H Hober s st T am a firm believer m in h b bof hof of capital punishment Th Thas s a of s society depends on the s sad unfailing administration of have no manner of i womanish hysteria that with murderers I am dit upon the victim of the murier upon all those who are lo lo e e and protection than on him I would 1 nil niland and all ni mr influence for a tel iu just t administration o of the tue infliction of capital pun think the latitude of the power of the executives of j n nis is deplorable The situations the same here as m in manY Sl o the country country I belt V trouble is we are altogether to vicious criminals criminals' By B. B S. S Rive City Recorder I do not believe belice in ment but as long as there law on the statute book it enforced to the letter Tha Thain in the tho execution of the deat in Utah is responsible in ID pa large number of murders o othis this state during the last AP there is no question in my mm imn long as there is is a law on t books bons for capital should should- bo be enforced Personally I believe ID in M life mm ment at hard labor for those wb mit murder |