| Show TEMPERED WITH MERCY THE first indication that chief justice zane has a heart sensible to the suggestions gest ions of mercy appeared in the slightly modified sentence upon brother willey then as it if the heart once softened still further relaxed the sentence upon brother penman was a further modification of the usual extreme penalty of the law it is a good sign and we are pleased to record it we do not believe that the edmunds law requires the severity with which it has been administered in every case and when a judge exhibits some degree of that discretion which is vested in him by the terms of the statute it has a much better effect upon the defendant defendant and upon the public then the rigid unbending unmerciful enforcement of the laws full fill penalties in evera case of one ofie peculiar kind we have had so much to find fault with in jud judge ge zane that we are pleased to note some symptoms of other feelings than implacable hate and excess of veu geande against mormons cormons Mor mons charged with violation of the edmunds law |
