Show some sensible observations broin th low york son hill has been convicted of murder in tho first degneo at atlanta for killing the result wis entirely proper considering the law and the facts yet it was astonishing simmons had seduced hills wife and for the hill had deliberately and premeditatedly killed him there was only one defense for hill to make on the witness ss stand lie said gentlemen of the jury I do not killing him and I would do it again under the samo circum I loved my wife and I love art now I killed because lie invaded the sanctity of home and I have no other elcue to offar if this wa wrong hang me I do not ask your sympathy but only justice hill had reason to believe that he would be acquitted because it had long been tha custom if juries especially in the to let eliat kinu ot go free but in thiet case thero diw an upright and fe arlesa judge by stated the law so abal the jury could hardly help doing their duty ho told them that under not take sentiment for law and eliat if as hills counsel had urged curios h ad almost invariably acquitted man who had shot the seducers of their wives it only showed the weakness of these jurim tho hanging of hill is only lacking to complete a valuable example |