| Show i VF ECTRO C CUTION OR THE guillotine y jle THE now new YO york rk sun was so sure that thai ja IRU the sensible people of the state were re W with ith it ii io in its little war on the ro locution cution law w that it has gone to faw expense of compiling the opinions bif leading men of all partite on the among the dozen or more throughout itte state whom it his has interviewed two 10 only are in favor of repealing the tw law one was wa chauncey M depew hose reason creaso n for so wishing was that r did not belle believe ve in killing mur murderers derera j i ate any any fashion the other gentleman IRS opposition was the hon W H 1 fio bertson berteon his reason was that he aros bifone I one of the five members of the II senate who opposed the law at alt passage pa asage and he had not taken the ble to change his mind fit it looks very much as though the had reached as comfortable a point abt it will likely ever reach to drop the lp abject in any event by its efforts elbow show a public aversion to the electric ahod of executing criminals it has vea the contrary so 80 effectually as otake M ake electrocution a pretty sure in te gutlon lutton for some time to come IA A noteworthy point in the inter i ft tewa la is the favor which was express instances for the guillot 4 aap ahta is a new sentiment on t this his but it will not be fe next innovation that is made in methods of execution should look sw S to france for a model it can be said of the guillotine that it never half disposes of its victims which cannot be said of the gallows and if a painless death is possible this instrument will inflict it since at the instant of its touch it cuts in twain the life cord itself moreover to the advantages named it adds a perfect fulfillment fulfilment of that law to christian beliefs which saye choso whoso sheds maus mans blood by man shall his blood be shed this is a point of scripture which is quite lost sight eight of by the advocates of hang ing and electrocution |
