Garfield County News | 1929-11-15 | Page 7 | Dire Punishment for Man "Mute of Malice"

dire pun punishment cament for man mute of malice mute of mall malice ceIs Is a legal term of considerable and applies to 10 prisoners who on being arranged in court refuse to plead in a 0 recent dublin case counsel said that ito to seek a of this kind nowadays was only an absurd tor formality mality 11 but once it was w as not so si then pen ally alt was terri terribly bly severe here Is un aftab late as ab 1740 man nina who pretended to be dunc and refused to plead at al kilkenny assizes was tried as to whether he ft as rouie and lunatic by the hand of godor god or wit fully folly so on being found mute of malice be was vas sentenced ceif to be pressed toa to desteli a decree which was carried ait 11 nut I 1 in 13 the ih market place pine e As ivie lien plug on the man bian says an account he n earnestly supplicated sup to be hanged butoft but it being be y ond the p power oi of the sheriff to deviate from tile lie abode of punishment prescribed in ilia he sentence even this was nn an indulgence which bo no lougee granted I mail