| Show J Thaw Case Brings Contrast Between Savage and Civilized Mode of Justice Leu LerIs I- I B fly liy Alfred Henry y J. I As s Thaw and ami his keeper came front from the cell cel antI and ane I observed the expression sinn sion of oC the keeper I 1 was led to re reI remember remember re- re mt member how differently nU they do ilo tb these I The Choctaws things in iii savage S ae for barbarous and anc uncivilized example exam exam- llie jile have ha e like u u. us their thel jurisprudence Among their crimes Is that lint of oC murder mur mur- der tier punished by hy death But these I poor untaught children of oC nature have e no Jal Jails When VIn murder Is committed com coin the murderer remains at large Jarge Ho lie Is not locked up Ull No one signs bonds hOIS or ot ball ball Ho Ito 10 does not miot so o much as give his word to t appear Unwatched Un- Un watched and anti ded he goes Goes and amil comes ies at will ivill wi Meanwhile however howver the tho trial pro pro- In Iii case cO the delinquent Is con- con he Is notified to appear on tho the day of or execution and be he shot Anti And II ant he Ime appears a antI i I ho he is shot the time tribal marshal or J one of tho the delinquents delinquent's uncles or cousins acting as t in n e m- m lonI I Instance r M esS es'S 1 l 11 v I i- i I Tho Time Jas 1 instance instance- tanco of tho sort sort-ivas s tf C t live urs ngo Tim TIm lu ii like his white white brother r. r hn his lower lowe 1 court and anti his court t o of appeals and amid the he laws delay deJay is not flOt unknown to him The murderer had hall been h en tried anti and convicted cou l anti and sentenced to be he shot by IW th the ie court of oC original ot Juri dic- dic ion tion tUI The ease case went up to the th higher court coulL of or appeals Then came eammie the u usual ual delay Two years pa passed c 1 I by hy The Fhe murderer utile mur derer ins ha having some me oath native ye hankerings for carnage carnag hall had enlisted l and amid fought fought in Hw lie Spanish American panl l- l war ivar At the lie olo close olos-e e he had bath married a Cu Cuban CIban CI- CI ban woman anti and was ln l living in Cuba With ith Uh this situation tho thu ca ease cast w wa de decided the the- against him In tn the time higher i Choctaw hue Choc taw Law court and ami the he death sentence mire wa was affirmed d. d The Thc Cv cLaw authorities wrote WIOt tho ho doomed man a letter leter H lt lie must mut re return re- re r turn by hy a certain tain da day and arul b be shot It said ild Ir He lie le read and amid ho lie dill did not nol 11 hesi ital i- i tal tate ate He lie made mall over I what property he hue II had accumulated and started starlet for rol his I place lace of of- dea death ii Knew Ic He Il Would Not 01 Fall iiii He lie arrived on oil time I 11 His us relatives were wre placidly waiting they knew h he lie would not fail fai the law arl arI al stain tall their name nanie They Timey received hIm him with demonstrations dem mn of jo joy They TIry painted t his face his little hai and amid arrayed 11 him himIn In Iii savage saviRo and amI Slime Hue lne linen BeIng ready m-eady ht III himself t tribal marshal He quickly r k i the time baud barrel o ot of ht his lne t II which s he handed cl to lo the l executioner r. There came a Hash tah and a roar oat th the S bullet hulet hind hall pierced 11 the time con condemned mal man maim The delinquent c fell all al was ivas I over vt-m. vt u r Choctaw law mis' wa was vindicated lell the death penalty Pt for murder der had bad been j S I pai patti paid Titus Thus it i i is in savage f lands |
