Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-08-06
MAwKIsH SYMPATHY.

The conviction Of Henry Fife. Charlotte Jones
and Monroe Stewart, was eminenty pF1peT and
riult. No person who has carefully read the tes-
timopy and has impartially looked a! and weigh
od IA in all its phases, could have come to any |
other conclusion than the one arrived at by the
iurv. under the solemnity Of their oaths. Justice,
humanity, law, religion, the interests Of society
aud the safety Of the community all required that
tho twelve men selected by the prisoners them
selves, should fearlessly and impaTtiay discharge
their duty without reference 10 the consequences,
or TO the sex ofthe defendants The prisoners by
the perpelration Of one Of the most strociOus and
bloody crimes that has ever disgraced human ma
ture made their own election. No doubt,-in'
deed, all the evidence goes to show, that they
carefully calculated the profits Of the murder and
the chances Of an escape. The awful venture has
proved unsuccessful nd they now stand, under
the law, and the evidence, with the brand OF fel'
opy on their brows -a ... fs. ..
All are content with the verdict, So we'll bat-
ished was the intelligent jury, Of the guilt Of all
the defendants, that even the consld ration Of the
sex OF one Of them would not allow them to re-
duce the offence Of Charlotte Jones to murder IN
the second degree, Although all that we have
said is true, and cannot be gansad, we hear it IN
timated, that an effort will be made to secure q
pardon for this came Charlotte Jones'
We have no fears so far as Gov. Pollock is con-
cerned. He will assuredly let the law take its
course, or we are mistaken in the magistrate, The
svmpathy extended to this bad woman is mispla'
ced., sic was the handspring Of the murder, and
this terrible tragedy 10 her CASE receives an addi
tioua tinge Of backness from her peculiar posi-
ton towards the murdered parties. She was re
lated 10 them in near degree; yet she was founC
plotting har accompces to the house, and actually
affording them fac iities for the cousummatiOn O
their boodypurpose. For days she is seen lnrk
ing about the premises, and when the victims ar
buchered she is present and is literally baptized
s with their blood. Her conduct throughout wa
that of an Amazon. By her own acts she hs
/; placed herself beyond the pale Of sympathy, IL
the sword of Justice do its work. If the primar
object of punishment be, as it truly is the prever
ton of crime and not, as we hear it often errone
!; ously stated the reformation of the cnminal-tt
example afforded by the inhction of the penat
in the case of this woman cannot but have sail
Q tary influence upon Others 10 like cases offending
o II is time that such vampires should know th
i the Just retribution Of the law will follow quick
on the hees of their terrible misdeeds. II is me
aucholy truth, that false sympathy in behalf
criminals, while it ia more creditabe to the hear
than the headG Of those who entertain it, bss do
much to endanger the peace Of society, by u
hope of escape it is so we'll calculated to inspi
in the breast of every offender Let those wi
feel themselves called upon to put forth such sire
/ uous efforts to defeat the ends of justice, remer
IS Der that 'mercy murders in pardoning him th
Q kills. Wash. Commonwealth.