The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-06-06
Sympathy with Criminals.

The Seminal publishes letter III lts issue
Of May 23i, written by tie Cadiz CORES
poident Of the Cincinnati Gazette; also an
article from the Herald. giving Il report ct
the trialo the Cudiz Bunk robbers, their
sentences, and the sympathy manifested by
citizens, male and female, attending the
trial. Upon thissuhject the Gasetfe'S cor
respondent, in ailnding to Rowe's speech,
why severe penalties should not be inflicted,
wrote: ... . .'..
His defense, though not Astounding in
any very able arguments, was gracefully
spoken in a rich, musical voice, and as the
low tones OF his plea for mercy Vibrated sad
" through the crowded room, an almost
GREATNESS silence was observed. When he
alluded to his young wife, he became deeply
affected, and shed tears; butsby a strong ct
fort controlled his feelings. His audience
shared his agitation, and much sympathy
was manifested in the court, persons even
Of the sterner sex wlring the drops Of sor-
row from their eyes
We said upon the same subject.
Richard Rowe was the spokesman for
himself aud fellow-rohbcrs, and has an oily,
seductive tongue, and produced quite a sen
! sation. not only melting maiden hearts, but
/ causing stalvart men to sympathlze with
| him, to so far commisserate crime as to sob
aloud: !; y -
... TO shed whole pints Of tears. E
And wipe EN- on their sleeves" YF
II is rather a coincidence that the report
| of the Gazette correspondent and that OF
our own should be 50 much alike-and neith-
cr be true--to say nothing Of the number
of corresponding verbal reports from various
parties. Still we are very willing to take
the .SeatineLs version. Our object was mt
to ridieule, SO much as to condemn that
sympathy which places a premium upon
crime, by expressing admiration for williams.
and bestowing smiles and attentions upen
them because Of their physical attractions
or intellectual a~ttainments. We give the
SeutlieI the benefit of its own eontradic.
tom. uf Isl. a LII *. ...r" ..an.
There was no ~sorrowful feeling either
among the ladies OF men Of Cadlz, that the
law should be viudicated, and that the
~villiaBs. who had endeavored to inlpnyerlsh
our people, should be penished. Indeed,
the general public judgment would have ap.
moyed a sentence OF twenty years, and
even then the punishment would not he
equal TO the crime. The ladies' were even
more severe than the men, Not meregthan
one or two ladies' showed kind attention
to the scouudrels. Some very small girls
carried n few bouquets to the jail; but they
were requested to dose by the scoundrels,
and they were too young to have sense
enough to refuse -ra.y .t1n5 .}.7
The most prolific subject for reflection is,
that two of these criminals, instead of be,
ing the innocent lambs they, represented
themselves, to be, on reaching Columbus.
proved to be old offenders, regular scah1,
wa9s professionally, and were recognize as
buffalo Bill and Chicago Dick Rath
CIR doubtful subjects upon which to bostow
masculine tears, female love, and angelic
smiles! -SteubeagiM Herald. f =
GsA-Neitler the whole people of Cadiz.
nor any considerable portion Of them should
suffer scandal for the actions of one or two
foolish ones. This is what we objected to,
Mr.. Herald. The Herald informant and
the Gazette correspondent must have beer
blinded by the 'briny tears" to have seer
so much. I'd . .