Show WHERE THE FAULT LIES THE tragedy at lincoln nebraska the particulars of which appeared in iii the DESERET NEWS on thursday evening has created a great sensation in this city the parties concerned were well known here bore they moved in respectable circles public sympathy to Is with ty te t e slayer of his big cifes betrayer and the verdict against the dead libertine I 1 le 61 served him right the evidence is pretty clear that C E montgomery led astray the wife of W H irvine I 1 r vine if he be did not notise use more than the common wiles of the seducer he committed a crime that was deserving of death the wronged husband executed the penalty and the general feeling will be that he was justified in al probability he will be acquitted by a jury it if his bis case com comes to trial but it to is a terrible thing to take the life of a human being there ought to be no occasion for such a deed as that oum com m tied by mr irvine the fault lle lies in the law and the deficiency in the th law to Is through the ge men A capital crime huan receive capital punishment that should be inflicted by a legal officer if such an as montgomery a calls for the kil willinia killin linia gf of the opinion seem to declare why should the penalty be executed by a private person it is a public offense and should be officially punished one reason reabon why lawe against such crimes are not more severely punished to Is because virtue la Is so rare this statement may c cause a use an outburst of indignation atoD but it true as everybody knows who is 1 familiar with the world if was not so BO common there would be greater penalties in the laws for a crimes and private parties L not be compelled to become 0 executioners execution ers and take the co roe rae that irvine pursued A man who will betray a friend by debauching debau ching his bis wife deserves to die like a dog but the law should do its ita own work and no husband brother or father should be placed in such a position as that wiloh mr irvine occupier pe q oday |