Show maudlin sympathy by y 4 i senators tho the H B no 4 by representative OY russell providing for death penalty in cases cabes of highway robbery which had been by the lower branch of the legislature was killed by the senate judiciary judi cary committee it was the sence of that committee that the death penalty for the crime of robb bory bery was too drastic it is to be regretted that those law breakers should misplace their sympathy thus in favor of the murderous criminal and against the inocent inocen fc suffering law abiding citizen it is such maudlin sympathy with criminals on the part of lawmakers jurors and judges that make this state a happy I 1 hunting ground for the wort kind of criminals and makes it difficult often for peace loving people to control their just indignation and not take re coerce in in lynch clynch lw law 11 in stead of death penalty for fol robbery and criminal assault they g becom recommend men d the maxim un penalty to ve uc life imprisonment thus giving the fiends a chance to be pardoned out oufa break out or be housed fed and clothed at the expense of the inocent inocen fc |