The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-10
CAN WE HANG FOR MURDER
DISTRICT ATTORNEY MORRIs's Ar
RlIGyWEHT OF JUDGE PRATT

The Shameful Faror Of the Perry Murder
Triai-The Insecurity Of Life In the Ne-
tropoti.-Mr. Spcncrr's Arc Aa"in-Wh
MIR. Morris Tahe tho Advice Of Older
Mens
The argument on the motion 10 admit to bail
Edwin Perry, the ALLEGED murderer ofThoma. Hayes
night watchnen nc Harbecks stores, Furman
street. Brooklyn, was heard al Special Term OF tbs
Kings Country Supreme Court, before Judge Oh
bert, yesterday morning. District Attorney Morris
opposed the application and in LONG argument Sc
verely commented upon Judge Pratt's charge 70 the
Jury on the Inst trial. and claimed that the caee had
been submitted to the Jury under mistaken views Of
the law. lie asserted that Judge Pratt had not IN
the entire charge made any slusion 70 any circun-
stances on behalf tho people, and that when tbey
were the moro damning aganst the prisoner, tho
more easily they were bru.h he'd aside by the Court
Mr.. Morris claimed that the defence was
scHsNs or PERJURY
RON the beginning TO the end. He thon continued
With tile array Of evidence he had no reasonable
man could have failed TO convict Tho murdered
man had been killed because he was faithful ON
Ger, and for no other II this murderer Las
to 70 DOT OF the court a free man. bailed bv the
Court then IL might be said in tho words Of Jack
Reynolds, Hanging for murder Is played out"
What . fearful remark that was. And get, notwith-
standing the fearful outrage and crime that he had
committed, and for which he should suffer, he had
done good In the community. Things have come to
such pass that II Ia sale TO-DAY TO take human
HE than to take property. person who enters
your house and takes property has como chance
Of being sent TO prison but he takes your life,
the chances nno to one DO gets clear estiIely.
To-day
MURDER Is THE SAFEST cRInp
a man cnn commit This was well shown In the
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all over the country know what u r'inS on IN the
courts they have nm interest In these cases they
watch .y.rv .,n,srca ,h., "a io,o.ed Inv the oourt.
thav lno,, .. n. la. a.o,a,ed that b,pr,ny "A
. ,nvea an, ~ a, Nv yo,h Not one Of this class
""un not nan WIN JOY 'no ihe' h"' ic'' "nu oee"
discharged bail, and reiterate that there was no
bsnx,ro oar r,,rd.r ,r N.v yu,k IIfc is moro In.
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secure In uis community than ever oeiorc' ana u
by the aid OF two or three psrJured scoundrls and
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.u.. ou"ine "oi' Nio o.u'" "'|D :, W -
andRo 'ree, then the criminal courts might rs wei
| DO closed al onoe and these
rAacxs OF PRETENDED TRIALS
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"opred' hut society VIII rec up IN I've nisn' ana
assert Its original and sacrcd rght TO self protection
and IN nm, IN e~eeut nm IN. law n, thev will taks IL
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IN tucH own hanur' hrespecu'c o' ue cour's' ~
the courts will rot protect the community, the
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time may never come wnen IRE courts VIII
| shrink from their duty 10 record TO crimes com.
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scandal that had been brought upon the law by ue
pfest Mt case