The Lincoln County herald., 1872-04-18
tFor the lTcrald.1
PATiictNs CF!miwis.
Who Killed Whit. sydnor !-who Murt
dered Kearnsi

) Again our town and cor munity has
been shocked by the intelligence that
smother nurdes, 10 broad, open day, and
upon one of our high ways, near town,
has been publicly committed Another
iel!ov mortal has been hurled. uncalicd,
into eternity. Again has the moral sen
timent Of the community been outraged.
Again has our county been disgraced and
again have bitter tears Of anguish been
made to flow, and hearts of afiliction been
broken and filed with unutterable sorrow
over the violent death of loved one.
Out Of these gloomy reflections the
questions arises, Why is this so? Why
is this butcheriug of meu SO frequent that
we have had six murders iu Lincoln
county in the last year? What is at
work causing these bloody and terrible
effects FOR they are all e6tcts which
have been caused. Who killed the man
murdered on las: Saturday? Who killed
Whit. Sydnor, murdered on last Christ
mas? In the case Of Syinor the cour,
said shat Josiah Jaynes, although he had
k'iIed Sydnor, was no; guilty Of murder,
aud i; a1judged no penalty. AMI We
here pretend to make no criticism of the
action Of the court; nor DO We mean to
say single word to influence Judicial
, action in the las; case. We only wish to
call attention to the fact that in both
cases life has been violently taken, and
that points to the guilt Of murder some
where.
But there is one feature in the case of
Sydnor and kearns both, which demands
attention and will carry conviction to the
thoughtful mind, namely the fact tha,
in both cases there was intoxication. No
one believes there would have been nur
der in either case bu: for :his. But VII o
is 10 blame for this drunkenness. With
out doub. there are three parties impli-
Gated 10 this.
l. The man himself is responsible for
getting drunk. He could DO, be made so
without his own consent.
2. Those who furnished the liquor
he could not, even if he had desired,
have become intoxicated, without some
One had furnished him whi.key to get
drunk on.
3. These persons could not furnish
this means Of intoxicatiou, in the way |
that they do, retailing it out, and with it
murder, death, ruin and destruction for
the drinkers, and sighs, tears and unu,-
terable anguish for the friends, and
heavy costs for the state, did not ICE as
the sovereign people, ask them to do SO.
There is no doubt but that the lauor
that caused the drunkenness in this case
of last Saturday, as we'll as Of las, Christ.
mas, came from some Of our saloons 10
Troy. and that the saloon keeper now
his the money, which in these cases, is
The price of the mems blood.
But don't let US rail at these when VIC.
he people, have caused them to open up
md to keep open these places. They
IRE our saloons. We ask for them, by
petition to our county court. They can
lot exist without We wish them. The
aw assumes that the opening of saloons
5 an evil which it must control, and it
orbids their opening, except a majority
# the taxpayers desire it. Are We,
horefore, not part,ceps criminis when we
SIX for these instrumentalities to increase
he list of murders ? for the fact remains
interchangeable that at least three jomths
# the crime in our country may be
raced to strong drink. Are We. as
ommunity, willing to be the par,clpators
f such deep guilt? Aud | make this
ppeal to the honest and thinking men of :
ur community; and do not now, beg
'ou, shirk or attempt to excuse yourself 4
rom the matter. If this thing Is per-
nitted to 90 on, Other victims will yet be
acr6ced to the same cause. With the
anne causes at work what right have we
o expect different effects and it may
each some of your friends, children, ,
owed ones. Do not say that am press.
ng the matte rtoo hard, or am too severe H.
n my attacks or conclusions. mean to s
triks hard. The evil is so great that 4
nly severe remedy will be of any
vail.
ANTI BACCHUS. O
The Secretary of the Interior has re- .
commended the appropriation of S75,.