The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-10
MURDBRS m TEXAS

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easy manner in which the perpetrators
shield themselves from the law, is becom'
ing a subect of remark throughout the
State There seems to be n general sensi-
men, ueryading the minds ot all, that there
mus, come time when different order OF
thing. shall prevail. We hope It may
come quickly.
The subIoincd extracts are from our
Western exchanges. Crime Is more preV'
alent in the West, originating, perhaps
from the character Of the population, and
from the fact that the chances OF escape are
easier. Bu, the East is very tar from esN
Gaping censure. Although the number oil
murders is not so great, IN the East, yet
offenders seem to svade the law. During
the seven years we have lived IN the State,
we have never get heard of white mans
being hung, and only one or two instances
in which murderers have been punished
At ALL
Tur ,nruNIry OF MURDER ~ TEXAS.
The Telegraph, speaking OF the irequeh
cy Of msuslaughter and murder IN Texas,
aud general escape from punishment by the
guilty parties, says;
We heard Judge Buckley, in a very able
and Just charge TO the Grand Jury OF thl-
county. recently, say, that since he had
been on the bench in ihls district, upwards
OF ninety persons had been tried for murN
der, not Que of whom had been punished for
that crime. In all these cases the parties
were either acquitted, the offence reduced
to manslaughter, or II found guilty, they
had escaped, OF been pardoned by the
Governor.
Now, If the above statement is true, mud
we have no right to doubt 1t, We must agree
with the Telegraph, that It presents u
most .amenta5le state ol things among us.
1t proves concluslvely. and that without the
aid of comment, that a radical reform Is
required either 10 our criminal laws, or ~
the manner ol their administration. All
good citizens of our state, should at once
turn their attention to this important ques
ton Let us either abolish the death pen
atty altogether, or enforce it. It's unques
,ionably an encouragement to crime, to thus
n,ke n n,nekary of the only uenalty an
uexed to it. We hope that editors through
out the State, will furnish the public with
the criminal statistics OF their respective
Judicial Districts So that We may know
whether the same deiiorabir state OF ta'aes
exists in other Districts OF the state AS IN
the Eleventh, aud whether IA laei capital
punishment has become dead letter
throughout Ioxas GdiueSton NeWS.
,..,nt.s. -, E,,,,~, Va la
Eo,a the crim,n.I records If TN. coon,r,
prove beyoud doubt. that nineteen ont OF
,Xeut, o, nlI the crimes committed IN the
country. oNe their origin to excess OF
drinking We have had occasion for the
mat wear to- announce An unusual number
Of eases OF this kind The Banner, Of the
20th inst. mentions another one as fol>
lows; Nnrs
H.. ,,.as man Ia, ,t.. mama of Road
l;,.,a,, 49,, H., H.. Lul.d an sunday the
I,J ,s, a, tina R.iLoad D.pot near
St,lrord's noin, Inv a man by the name of
John Herring.
The parties were drinking. and quarrel
nrose' "h'n Herring struck "sau WIN
club, 'ae'nf'nt hls Skull "eau '''eu se''
eral houfs herring Is AZ large
ANornrR MrnprR.-The Gazette saws
that last week, man named " lliam
Dummiti WAS killed near Bolton. BY John