Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-14

TAK CAsx OF McCoExELL.-The confess
sion Of this miserable man has been laid
before our readers. Il seems a straight
story, and does not conflict with the testi-
mony brought out on the trial. tes-
timony was circumstartial, entirely, but
left no doubt Of the killing of the woman
By the accused. The only question is, Was
the killing premeditsted? or, Was il done
uader q sudden impulse Of passion? IL
preneditated, he should be hanged II not
p~remeditsted, he should be sent TO tho
Ponitentiary. II there Is g doubt McCon-
nell should have the benefit Of it.
We believe Mcconnell committed rob-
berry before be killed the woman; therefore
he did not commit murder for the purpose
Of SAFELY committing the robbery. He was
detected in carrying of his plumber, by
the woman. She was determined Neon
nell should not escape; was q strong We
men. and struck Mcconnell in the alIer-
cation thai arose, and that led to the blow
which produced death.
The woman was not immaculate she
had quarreied with her husband at times,
and enforced her arguments by blows. The
presumption is she attempted 70 detain
Mcconnell to convict him Of burglary, and
in the melee growing out of her attempt to
detain him, and bis efforts in escape, the
fatal blow Wasstrnek-
We believe the sentence Of Mcconnell
should be csnmuted by the Governor, and
hope the effort viii be made.-Herad Of.
TAErsdHH ercning.
To those who read the Herald during the
trial, condemnation and execution of DR..
Hughes this sudden c0mmiseration may
seem surprising. Why is it?
True, the confession seemed straightfor-
ward; but, then, the Published confession
was quite different from the one mado to
Mrs. Rylaacs and that quite different
froa the one made to his own
Counsel. It was made with g pur-
pose; and that purpose is the same that the
Herald HhOpes efforts will be made" 10
secure. True the testimony was cireUp'staR-
tial but il ws&cpnvineing, and sn intelli-
gent jury deemed it cOnvicting.
Was the killing ~premsditated or nOt9
Mcconnell, according to his own confession,
" did not intend to go ell the way to Berea
when he started with Colvin" on the day of
the murder. Why? Was it to rob the
house Or do q mHrdsrF The Herald thinks
she did net commit Che mgrdet for the
purpose Of safely committing the robbery"
Ne, bal from his v confession he did it to
escape and it required fifteen 1inHtssto do it
Does il require fifteen miHHtes to do an IN
premeditated act2 According to his own con-
fession he first knocked her down with his
FIST. Why did he not then escapel BE then
knocked her down with q stick Of wood, yet
made no effort to escape. Lastly, after fifteen
MINUTES, according to his own computation,
he seized an axe and geVs the anal blow
not upon asuddsH impulse but aftsr his Est
and the stick of wood had failed. Rosa
Calvin does not sRpear to have been Q very
POvsEfEl EOAas.
There may appear to be some excuse when
a man in sudden passion takes the life Of a
fsilOW-nsn, butOf q wOmaRAneyer. In hal
an nonT sSer the murder, according to Nc.
connelRs confession, he carried the bOdy
and concealed it under q wood pile, TheE
he returned and nopPsd Up the blsOd, AM
did what S-gathsred together the prcpert,
he had frat stolen and ran away. Does it no
seem more reasonable, and more in accord
ance with his own confession, that he con
ceived the intent to murder, if necessary
when he turned back wiz Rosa COlYin to
ward the shanty. Why marderg To eoncea
his crime already committed. Mcconnell
according to his own confession, sfrer strik
ing the murdered woman to the floor viii
the stick Of wood, kicked her head, whic
bruised of her ear. Could not 3 nssn escaP'
if he chose, from a sconan in such a cOnd.
ton?
!. Far be it from Us to prejudice the publ
: against any enc, much less against q Grim
! ! nal condemned, but We heard all the test
mony, watched the prisoner, heard his cor
~fessioD, and eannOt come to any conclusio
save that The jury's verdict was a righteOI
> one and the sentence Just