, 1865-11-28
THE MDKDEKEHS.
Fleming and Corlett IN Ja1l-Anothcr
Arrest,

An intense interest always attaches to men under
sentence Of death. The morbid curiosity Of the
coa1c feeling class of humanity ie powerfully excl
led, and nnacnE right thinking men and women
The thought that fe1ow.mogtal ID doomed 10
DEATH shout to be sent deliberately into the p.es-
ence Of his Maker, is sufficient cause for the exist
Of absofbug falcsxt in the fate Of the roor
wretch whose crimes hare rendered him nnft 70 live
View it NJ We will. it Is grave responsibility,
assumed By society, the arb,Hament OF death 10
criminals Of eTen the deepest dye, and go deeply
does society feel ihat responsibility that even when
beet assured OF the nft Of the doomed Que. all are
anxious to hear the confession Of his guilt that the
burden # proof may be fifted from their shouldcs
and pheed or hiA: And no matter how strong the
cifrrn1rt1 evidence On which man Is convict
Cd. If thEt confession comes not, the whole COM
muEfty Is n.ita1ed By fears lest come wrong u1ay be
committed, though the Law take its inevitable
xrrrxe.
This extreme fens!tivencss, while It has its dis
adsGntngcc, nnt romettmes accepts an appea1
eqna force IN The absence Of those qualities yet
most efficient safecuafd asalpst the hanging Of
the Innocent. II arasonable doubt Of guilt edsts,
wiling 10 tien PETITIONS for Esecu'iyo ele!neney.
which IL seldom withheld. And one OF tie moat
cheering signs OF our advanced civilization Is the
by his o1th Of otcr to press for conviction, he
generally found willing 10 Join in the appeal from
tie eteID sicor Of thu Law, where extenuating cir
The utter hopcle.sness Of the cnse ol the Sand
| Ridge mn1de1tzr, Fleming ard Corbc.t, sentenced
on Saturday Last to an lgnomintous oeath y shown
rot ha1fa dozen reputable men could be found
! within the limits Of the county who Eonll set
their hsnas to petition for esena teprieye: Tho
nitted. The inter absence OF 1rorocation, except
TINT excited b. the Offer Of a brtbe.!hc price Of
b:ood-he deliberate manner IN which the crime
WEE PLANNED and executed, and the belief that this
was nu. one ne e. long IT, q stlalnis, efsc:aally
O. tins which VIZ poises: PACE sdsa1e
secm 10 have lit,e hope Of release from the doom
pronounced npon them, though corbeit ha. c1hfb-
es iha t Il Mps 10 oos cut and naie
thst eteady clt.nginG to life which makes The
ihe expectation that hts confession Of murder
EeItberntey committed fo- mpncy, will rain him
enolncisls-much less HcraI-
I "FIcUfng dcyelopes more and rnore-daily-the
tharseteIf:,ics Of he hardened criminal one whose
| consciepce has been scared by lune course
oF crimc. The career Of cnat abont TO ho cut sbon
! land ifis 6rst known punishment was term oi
1onIteen years transportation from Ireland Tor sheep
s1ralinr hut even he c1unot twice tell me eame
story 10 whas s eou1sc - i,,eS na ,rhov ri men Sn;
even American slang, With ~ ats WesMa e ~.
hole, wou}d fall TO indicate the nster "o7a1esness
Of he word ,.,,,,,rs ia 1e,,
,-crt Sherifr Nelson aas made eneh ar7anstm az sut:
g. riI) cdectnay exclude The merely curious. Ihs'
fssu,ss fs .aS aos eas ee: 70 ss1s LIS
the- ;n;rrcst or csre In life than for an assured
eonli1rancc CO.. tI @ Of these accornmodatioRs VI. ~,
mads .shS BY e y sSe
rra,n;t ~ 1nnr1er Capt Kennedy, Of the Seeoue
Precinct police who has displayed ne mos. a..
detn;e + han9e np M T. sraS essnne tSs Ta ~
| rett Of the ruilty par1y, This was promptly CON
on Saturday AFTERNOON, few hours amer ne con col,
fcss,on wns malc, mud John Wnliams, the man WI
station. before he had time to hear Of the revelation
which Esd be&n made
| This man was MaloDey's next door nelgtboE y
| Is tmnl faIncr IN the town OF Cicero. and nii
principal occupation sss that OF cuttny hay on u
prclrte, and bringing ii in.o the city tor sale