| Show A i fi 1 thag that case of outrace outface i I 1 i 1 1 1 7 f ca cache co luary january K 1879 24 i 1 i 3 noticing an a account of banham Ban haw wease ire iro leae w who wai held heid t 0 awalt await the of the he gran oran dury abry for rape elc p trial aud and watched th the dil cap cae p I 1 t a fe few W item items s pur per pertaining t a to n I 1 b to ahie abie the inetter would not be ng to your ou r f numerous readers alek ales ra lanshaw lans ians 4 aj baw haw R w at the time of commuting the crime erime he was wa ab charged arged was vas a re resident of bf leplat on p rp cinet situated itu ioe Toe tween bear beai and andily udy rivers bivers west of richmond but at the time of his arrest ho he was a resident of richmond the little girl gild wh ose life has b aeri blighted by the thy dastardly act was wagn about 11 years old when it transpired it appears ho he had a vifa at the time since dead a bister sister of the te little garvs mother and bis came to to to spend thie the i holidays one year ago while bere here tit lit it was s thou gLit best by the frienda of lot the little girl and und her heir brother to go to Lewi lewiston ston aton to stay with tho little littie children of Ban Bans shaw baw they did so but the little boy not satis fled fied returned ret ur ned made an in 11 1 excuse saying he had left a bottle of whiskey at home and he would go over and get it he did so buu but failed Whid to tb cretul n it was wag uli bif taht night he accomplished his bis hellish purpose the above statement was given to me by her father t r attended the trial and natebeda wate watched heda bedA it carefully and fall fail to see where I 1 the proceedings wera were irregular or any want of sufficient evidence to hold hoid h OR a the accused acclis ed the opinion of J judge to the contrary y notwithstanding now mr editor what earthly this thia giri girl bave In rais rals v ln injo g this scandal was it blaek black mail it certainly certa ceita iDly was wa not acau because 6 the abc abe accused used is aboor a poor man Is it possible would b ring bring budh such 0 a iso andal andai and di disgrace gr ace upon their ii family for notoriety havno ity it is not usual for or parents or children 4 to bring such everlasting infamy 1 upon theme elv 1 es except the end justifies jus the means the public im is that he fie ls is is 14 guil gull tyjana should not be burnid turned loose lose apon the th 0 to destroy the h 9 virtue of the thie I 1 innocent it t s truc truo gur pur our country 1 dukti justices ces d to 0 not read Greenlea greenleaf 4 and boia er eibi 1 law w so meclias much as vig his vii honor donor the chief ohler justice but A it seas sens seems to me hs ho nor ought to assist nease we and fai checkl checki checking ni crl erl mp r afifi ind than ban han in law and thereby defeating aing thee the ends bes of justice and turning 10 I 1 1 1 such 1 these araques aragues ara are questions ques eions of 0 itai ital im ni 1 0 artance t our society fed eed I 1 a of all classes and all to be imposed upon bhele sucha characters are allowed to run junk lair many parts of our country saefa js h then ther of f his injured child would havo have taken the tho law in bis his own hands flud tb the people would have bave give such puch gillians vil lians their just trusting I 1 have not baen tu ted moua toua I 1 remain ete etc mi BONO COi col i J |
