The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-05-24

Alrsoveu tie pres and The public generally
commend the verde, Of gail,y rendered by the
jury 10 the case Of Mrs, Fair, recently tried in
San Francisco for The murder Of A. 7, Criuen,
der, Emily Fit Stevens, proprietor and edi,ress
/ Of the Piosssr the womans rights paper pub
Rshed in san francesca. takes an eotirely djfer.
sst view o ths ease She closes lengthy arti.
Gle 10 defense Il Ms, Fair. as follows;
/ The verde; Of murder IN the frs, degree took
the public by surprise and overwhelmed many
With as.ouishaeui. OF course the interested
class Their frieads. and she pres hailed the ves-
die, With emotions 81, gneoDeealei delight
at does not seen possible that the jury. which
/ embraced many apparently Intelligent men, could
have been suayed ~ tie woriy delage Of golden
I sentences. and patch work Of poe,ieal odds and
I ends, spy5uklei with bold declarations aud IN
warranted assumptions Of the Distrie, Attorney,
which some people denOminats eloquenee. II
such were The fact. thea the suggestion Of the
Judge. that ID, jury should be exempt by lsgis-
/ a,ivs action. from the farther performance Of
iary duty should. for the sake Of justice become
hw, For four weeks the jury bad Teen i'm
prisonad, that it nigh, rot be acted upon by out
side influence. aud ye, the District Attorney was
allowed by The Coer; 70 pipe in the ears Of the
jury the assumption tia; the pablo expected and
demanded Ms. Fairs conviction and Punishment,
for murder it the frs, degree.
Mrs. Fair were not QUE Of the enslayed class
ard in dare.s for any o,he; than insarrectiouary
action against the old-Sime ussyes Of this large
iaaaealial aud Sealtby class Of masculine free
lovers. who regard the keeping Of mis,reSses As
one OF their inherited Pzerosa,ives and the crown
ins excellence Of ear civilization, there is no
doubt bat she would have a new trial granted her.
But tue unexpected verdict has inspired the IN
tsrestsd class with fresh courage, and its organ,
the press. with a determination to psrseyere to
the last in It's war lpOn the doomed woman.
If Mrs. Far is 20. punished. this army Of free
lovers, composed f lawyers. doctors, merchants,
bankers and ui,i.naires, Who dwell 10 princely
palaces. will bave ID guarantee while in the prose
eu,fou Of their lgsraI pursuits, that their miser
able lives will be afe from the weaponed hands
Of their deceived and b-utalizej paramours- But
if these 6Ithy and hypOcritieal free lovers can
succeed. through the influence Of their money
aud their numerous arts. in hanging Mrs, Fair,
then the debauchet victims OF their Ius, viIl be
inspired with a wholesome fear, Heuee We may
expect that the demand for new trial viii meet
With the most determined opposition IN both the
District and Sappme Courts, WIN the indus
trt0us and moral P1r,Ioa Of our people allow this
denoraLizing and currupting class. whose per-
soaal presence. Unfortunately for the cause Of
justice, Is unseen IA this thrilling tragedy. to fur
thsr poison the 0antaiu Of public morals and
social purity BY cnseutiug to the judicial uur-
der Of this wouu, without word Of protest
The end IS not yet The future is biz with great
events. Wise and glorious are those who have
the penetrating vision TO see the right, and the
courage for its vi1iicatiou.7