| Show A OE CASE OF LAWLESS OUTBREAKS A goold goob deal ot of fault is lound found and justly too with lunching lynching lyn ching chini it ic is unlawful and because it is unlawful those who indulge in it are held lire responsible lor for murder we had in the agu fourth i district court at provo six men convicted of ofT burder in ih the second degree for lyn lunching lynching ching ia man whose hand was still wa warm jm with a brothers blood when it was urged to turn the man overt over to the authorities tho the cry went up this is the third murder here lately and what have the authorities do done ne hosts hoats name was on the lips of the mol that aided in the eureka lyn lunching lynching ching as an evidence of the inutility of the law to command comsa and respect for life this is no defense of lunching lynching lyn ching but it is a recognition of a fact which must be recognized that in a co country lantry where the forms of law prevail and its executors ar areA trong lynching lunching lyn ching is the outgrowth ol 01 VON delict be J let that the tae law will not fulfill all that is required of it these reflections are induced by the j frequency of charges of corruption on the part of juries A jury which returns a verdict contrary to the evidence does an unlawful act but the law cau can not touch the jury unless direct evidence of bribery or illegal influence is established Thus cold blooded murderers murdene irs those who turn them loose walk in the sunlight and enjoy freedom with honest men while men who wa per perform lerin what the law itself should perform because th they d do i kel it by methods not approved are held d amenable for the gravest offense in a trial in iowa of a man named john Arends dorf for the cold blooded and brutal murder of rev mr haddock at sioux city the murderer was acquitted one man out of twelve Mr i J D oconnell OCon nelI declared tha abal the d duty u t he owed to himself his country his i rally and his gobl prevented him voting a for acquittal w when hen he was satis fled of of arend guilt he further stated that he had bad ben approached by friends of the accused and asked to name his price the state had presented a very strong ease case and was ab ably represented by some of the ablest flegal legal talent in the country the judge before the tase was tried manifested the greatest degree of fairness and the sentiment af three fourths of the people even of bioux city was for conviction at the close of the trial however the action of the jury Is not much cause for surprise when it is known that they ear carried ried whisky in their pockets and indulged in drinking through the entire course of therrial the trial it is such cases as these that make lynching lunching lyn ching possible in communities where the forms of law exist and where there to is no hindrance to its execution lynching lunching Lyn ching should bs be dealt with severely but there escaping correction that should share equal odium and bring upon the guilty ones equal punish punishment |
