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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-02-27
COlfaX' Defence.

Now that the Poland Committee has
closed its session. it is we'll to look
about and see how many wrecks are
strewn upon the Mobilier beach. As,
Colfax seems to be the central figure
toward whom all eyes are turned. be-
cause of his hitherto blamless life and
exalted character both in public and
private life, but Of late mixed up in a
most diseraceful transaction whereby
the government has been defrauded to
the extent of an hundred million of
dollars. it is proper that the defence
of even SO pure man as We have been
led to believe Mr. Colfax to be, should
be scanned closely and impartially.
Mr.. Colfax in his West Bend speech
last fall asserted that he had never
been the recipient OF a dollar Of the
Mobilier funds AMI positively denied
all and any connection Herewith. Mr..
Ames produces testimony, backed by
his little book" that makes Il bad
showing for coIfax and seems to fasten
guilt upon him. The mysterious in
itials IS. c." in connection with the
payment Of the sum Of 1000 dollars,
to say nothing Of the S534-12. Of q
prior transaction. together with the
statement of the bank officer who
swears that like sum was depos-
tied by Mr.. Colfax within a few days
thereafter, all have con5pired to place
Mr.. Colfax in a most unenviable light
before the American people. To eS-
plain away this cloud Of testimony,
Mr. c. brings much proof. He claims
that the $534.72 was an investment
made without a knowledge Of what he
was doing, (Which looks ra'hcr thiD
and that he afterwards told Amcs that
he counted it dead duck though
using more classic language than we
quote. Explanatory Of the $1,000,
Mr.. Colfax presents letters to prove
that this amount was received from
personal friends ci,=. a Mr. Ncsbit a
contractor Of the government in the
manufacture of Government Envelopes,
this gentleman sending him at intervals
Ho,soud dollar bills, and Mr..
Mathews, a relative, who sent him
$500 to cancel piano debt. These
amounts $1,000 and $500 were recelv-
cd about the time Ames alleges the
payment Of a like amount by the SER
gcant-at- arms of the Senate
We don't like the defense Of Mr..
Colfax. 1t don't look right. The
fact that Mr.. Nesbitt was contractor
Of the government is not Of itself posi-
lively damaging, though the moral
effect of such fact in connection with
the Gifts, will be anything but helpful
to Mr.. c. in the minds of the people.
The whole face of the transaction
on both sides is botched and unganly
presentation Old Anpes' IS C'' might
have stood for Sassafrass Cordial or
Southern Confederacy, and Cofax' $
gifts may have been in good faith
presents from large--heart ed man to
one for whom, he, as the whole nation
had, profound love. We believe Col
fax to be innocent, but we further be-
lieve he will never again be able to IT
tain to the high position in the nations
regard from whence he has fallen. either
through the corruption of his nobler
manhood, or by network Of the strang-
est congruity Of circu mstantial and
positive evidence ever woven to entrap
a victim In its meshes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-02-27

The Waupaca county Republican
tells how school teacher named Bar
rett, in the Beardmore district, was
whipped by one of his scholars in a
street fight, and Afterwards had 10 paw
the costs Of a suit which he Institute
against the victo..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-02-27

The continue ed intensely cold wealth
er here in the Northwest makes one
long for the elm late of Southern Cali
fornia There is one region there, be-
tween the Santa Inez Mountains and
the sea, where the annual variation of
temperature is but ten degrees, Trop-
zeal fruits, the orange, the lemon, ban
ana, figs, olive, etc, grow alongside of
the fruits of the temperate zone, the
peach, strawberry, grape, etc. The
soil is fruitful in the extreme. As the
jesuit Fathers reported long ago from
that region to the heads Of their order
in Europe, man can live there with hit
tie toll, and suffers neither from heat
nor cold during the whole year. It is
the paradise of cons,smptives. The
formation OF tubercle is averted by the
pure sweet air, and unless fatal organic
lesion has already taken place, the dis
ease is speedily cured. It is. a sort of
imaginary comfort to write of this,
while the windows of our sanctum are
glazed with the hyperborean frost, and
the atmosphere outside is several de-
grees colder than zero.
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rel with the Harpers and Curtis 'nA'
Mast is keeping quiet.
M. de Rosenthal, the celebrated
chess-player, played twenty-elsht games
Of chess simultaneously with as many
of the best players in Paris, and won
all but two.
-"Disraeli. how can you live with
that old woman, your wife," brutally
asked an NJ. p. of the ex-Premier, at
ter having literally dined. ''Because'
answered Disraeli in his most cutting
manner, Il possess a virtue of which
you are incapable-gratitude. .
"A California widow lately went
for a youth who had woocd and won
her, but was disposed to coquette, with
a pistol and marriage license. She
took clergyman with her, who was
ready to preach funeral sermon or
perform a marriage ceremony at the
same price. The young man chose the
latter
We have seen the plan of new
and handsome frame dwelling drafted
by Mr. John Mere er, of Grand Rapids,
a master builder aud gentleman fully
acquainted with his profession. The
DESIGN is AN excellent one and we know
will fully meet the approval ofsone
of our citizens. SO telling but that he
might secure some building here dur
ing the coming Jason. Central ''',
William G.. Webb, who was for
many wears member of the Wiscon-
sin Assembly from Waushara county,
and now Of Kansas, has been removed
from the Office Of State Superintendent
of Insurance by Governor Osbourn.
This fact we gain from the Paola Splr-
it. What is the matter with Webb :!
NIL. Sentinel
We conjecture that Mr.. Webbip get
ting into the Greeley harness Inistook
wv ''s' 0'''>' '
anu u 'o''~o ~ '''' pun ''
Ella Wheeler the gifted poetess
writing from Madison, calls Leonard!
Lottridge the spicy correspondent of
the Le"deT OF La crosse P'"H 'osef
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-02-27

have now on band ana i J
from Eastern IasIfke's' az nrer i.
selected stock of ttoods s.b:ng@
ty, and solicit parties. " bsiof'
and examine my stvch
where.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-09-12
Town 2 South Of Range IS West.
Town 8 South of Range Is "
Town 4 South of Range IS West.

h of neg 81 ; - | - ! 90 II w
PART of Nv q of ne q, bounded on the II and W by
land Owned by Barnum, on the east by land own ed
by Lumbard, on
s. ,ciS . o Il "', = % a. 81 y 80 . =
n ut of Sc q Il IS so 90 9' io IS
Middle part of of NEG, bounded on tho and W
by r. L.. on the east by Town line, and on the
. by land owned
by Hampton - - - - ~ %
ne Il of NV It - - ~ '"' ] 90 - 30
pr IF II IA of q, cXccpt'll acres IA ne corner,
bounded on the north by line, ON the east by sec
lime. on the " and
5 10y land owned
by Gardner 20 VI dr - 80 ! DID, . ~
ne corner of the Sc q. bounded on the east by the
sec line, ou the ii. 10y the l.ne ON The and by
Gardner 81 II IS o9 ~ , o.
The u ot the following described piece or parcel
of land beginning nj the ne corr of sec. 80, thence
west ~ chains thence south - Juloj chains. thence
wcst ~ chains 10 stake. thence south $4,000
chains, thence west chains thence south = chains
thence west 2j-loo chains thence south 80 chain,
TO the line of section, thence east 10 the VI. c. r.
r. lands, thence along said land uOrtherly O the
q line thence II along the h lire Nj-loO chains
TO stake the line thence cas-, along the Il line
q S}-luD chains To the X. Il. lands, thence north
erly along the X II. lands TO tho east line of said
section, th-nce north along the section line -
chains TO the
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AN Busxs County TarAsunrns Ovncr.

VAN BuRxN COUNTY TRLAsURER's OFFICE.
Paw Paw, Ausust 3Oth, 1878.
Notice 10 hereby given, that the sale OF lands
IN Van Buren, county, advertised by the Audi,
tor General 90 delinquent for taxes OF 1877 and
previous years. will be held ct tho Court House,
in the village Of Paw Paw. the county seat OF
said county, commencing on Monday, the 9th
day Of October next, ut nine o'clock A. NJ. and
continue from day to day, (Supdays excepted,
until the same shall have been disposed OF &C.
cording to law. STEPHEN w. DUNcohRE,
County Treasurer.
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Town 4, South Of Range IA West.

W ofe OF Deq2+ 40 ~ ~ 90 10 10
h OF NV q, except IL l2 acres in corner, bound
ed as follows. commencing In the sc corner. thence
on q line Is rods, thence northerly 40 rods 70
rods to east line OF said b, thence on said line
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1 '~NN'@ " PAONh w
Lots 8, 10, IL, 10, II, IS.
JIG, II, IS, 10, 20, Il, ~,
block 2. II 63
Lots 6, 9, 10. II, II,
-, II and 10. block 3. 8 4S
Lots s, Z, 8, 8, 10, IL. II,
-, II, Is. 16, II, IL, ~,
20 and 81, block 4, ~ 63
Lot II, block 5, l 06
Entire block 6, 10 81
q 23.100 acres, bounded
n by Pine st., Q by John
ST., 8 by Clark st and
W by corporation limits, q 03
! acres OF land boud'ed
n by Clark st.. o by lots9
and 10 in block /, g by
st. Mary s st., W by cor
poration limits, II
y acre OF land bounded
u by 1t. Mary's st., o by
lots - and II, block 4,
by Delaware st.. aud
NJ L., aAr,NAraf,An l,n,stn q II
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Sal, oC Sfair Tar Lands.
AuDIIoR GENERALS OrFIcE.

~
Notice II hereny gwen that certain lands.
stuated in the county Of Nsn Buren. bud of to
the state for taxes Of 1871 aud previous wears,
and described in statelueuts which viii be
forwarded to the Office OF the Treasurer OF said
county some time in September, will be sold at
public auction, by said Treasurer at the county
seat. on the first Monday Of October next, at
the time and place designated for the ordinary
tax sales il not previously disposed OF at this
Cffice, according to law.
sad statements contain full description Of
each parcel OF said lands, and may he seen on
application at the Office OF the County Trea-
surer.
Lands struck of to the State for taxes OF
1871 or other years, at the tax sales in October
last, will be offered subject to the right of re-
demption prescribed by law, as we'll as to the
night OF purchase OF the State bids at this
office prior to the sale.
And further notice is hereby gwen that GER
tam lands situated in said county, which were
bud of to the State at the tax sales therein for
the year 1868 and previous years. will be offer
cd for sale at the same time and place, to the
highest bidder, in accordance with the provi-
mons of section 124, Of Act No. 169. Laws Of
1869. WILLIAM HUMPHREY, Auditor General.
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Town / South OF Range II West.
South part OF 4 h, bounded north by Parks
aud Fordham, east by South Black River, south
by South Black River and ID and W addition to
village of South Haven, and west by lake Mich
igan and Fordham except lots 1, 2, 8, 10, -, IA,
IL, 1s. SO. 80, 80 A. rs, AZ, 40 and So Tubbs adj
diton TO village
of s. Haven 6S 80 so 40 16 90 1 so 80 0S
Parcel bounded north by Garland, east ard
south by Dyckman, Thompson and Dyckman,
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.AnG at Such Cow Prices

As will attract attention, excite admiration and
draw the public from every quarter to this
noted establishm Mt the
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Town 2 South of Range IA West.
Town 8 South Of Range II West.

ne fir Of nwnq . IN ?, o. - ] $.
ept of Of neq 60 1 ~ 81 80 .;
sw q of ne 3 - 42S 81 80 Gl
Parcel ia OF sec. l., bouded by 81. Joseph It
aud by Dyckman, and by block -, ia village
of Paw Paw, so ! * 81 | 80 o'
spt of e h ofnw Is 80 IL 81 IS 80 50 o.
81 Of c h of seq24 CD ~ % ! 80 ::
q h of ne - 81 3 90 ~ - =
e n of seq - - Il II 90 81
undivided ofseq
of neq p 10 II 81 90 , 81
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1871.

NV d ofnwq - ~ 20 - 10 80 Ii -
1871.
Town 2 South OF Range IS West.
- acres Of loj
ACRES of sWg 20 ~ - 80 Nj
Town South o, Range 10 West.
W of G h of NV
Il OF ne 81 ~ 10 - SD - /;
Town South Of Range II West
Sc q ofneq 80 -2t - iJ 5gl
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Town 2 south OF Range - West.
Town 3 South OF Range l3 West.

nv a of ueq 3 ~ IN - > II 80 Il 20
= n oC sen ~ ~ Ii 90 . u | 30 - So
" pf of W h ned l. IL 81 - 80 ! 30 q OS
II 81 of ue q - Gl l. - - 90 Il a.
pit u n of sw q e of railroad, bounded by highway,
bv {. Drury. aud W by Paw Paw railroad.
~ Is II 80 81 l 80 II 81
ch oc " n Of s. Il of sN 4 of neq
~ > - 81 l 81 3 -
j of Wv q Of railroad
=, ~, ors,v IA "u ~ l. ~ . - ! - - ~
~ of ,w 81 80 lo - ',a > ~ / 30 Is -
III of w ii q 30 go II - > 81 ! 30 Is 80
Cent. II pt OF NV q, bounded by highway, W by
n. Stbring and Dooli.tle, b, furnace addition to
M g. r. r. - - - 80 / G7 / 80 ~ ~
ne q9f sc q Sc Il - L. '' - 81 10 ~
acre. of sw q % 81 81 y % e 80 80 Il ol
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Town 8 South Of Range 16 West.

n b Of NV q swq3 20 2 90 Al 30 90
8 18th Of W h OF
sw q of nwq 3 81 rs 30 OF
SPIT OF o 10 acres
of b OF NV fl q 10 Is 43 l 80 90
W pt OF Q 20 acs
Of u Of NV fq6 ~ 16 43 so 90
Sc corner Of b
OF ne q IN square
form 10 241 AZ 80 80
ne q of swq 10 40 8 o. l 80 / 80 II 80
W SIS OF W Sc q26 80 90 80 70 / 30 80 q
NV q OF NV fl q 80 "a 3 SO 81 80 Sc
Town 4 South of Range 16 West.
se CT seq 40 IL % so 2 Sc
W fl OF NV q 4445 79 70 l 50 "A
ne q OF Sc q 20 40 2 40 AZ 80 4 3S
ne q of sw q 20 40 239 AZ 80 80
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ANNUAL TAX SALES.
AUDITOR GENRRAI.'n OFFICE.

Lansing, Mich. July l, 1873.
So much of each OF the following described
tracts or parcels OF land, situated in the county
of Van Buren,, delinquent for unpaid taxes, for
the years mentioned below, as will be sufficient
TO pay the taxes, interest and charges thereon,
will be sold by the Treasurer OF said county, on
the first Monday OF October next, at such public
and convenient place as he shall select III Paw
Paw, the county seat Of said county, according
to the statute in such case made aud provided.
WILLIAM HUMPHREY. Auditor General.
ISIS.
Town South OF Range 1G West.
, 1873-07-11

Tho passengers of the City Of Washington ARC
beginning to toll their story, md what tley re-
lato Ia not at all to thu crodit Of tho Captain Of
that voHaol. Evidently it was nothing bit slioor
luck that proBorvod thom and tho crow from in
smut nnd horrible death; and whilo no ono will
grulgo this good luck to those who Noro savoa,
no ono can show why it should shiold tho Cap
thin, If tho investigation Which haH just beon
ordered by tho Canadian Government ahould
find him blamablo. Ono Of tho passengers has
published In tho Now York papors 1lyo.colun,n
account Of tho tlisastor, and sayB that it Is dno
to tho criminal caro1oBsnoss Of tho Captain, who
rushed on through tho fog day nftor t1ay at full
apeod, although warned by passengers and snb-
orlinntos tint ho was going too far nortll
Everything conspircd for tho obstruction Of tho
Atlantic, but tho daylight tho placo whore sho
struck, ind tho weather, all co-opcratcl toward
the escape Of tho City Of Washington. There
WAS some hope Of saving tho vessel, but it parted
amtdslips yostcrday.
, 1873-07-11
to hts deposit Of that day 80 M to mako 1t cor
EaHp0nd to tho amount Of tho Arnos chock.

to hts deposit Of that day 80 M to mako 1t cor
respond to tho anount Of tho An,oH ohook.
If, thon, wo admit TINT nIr. ColfaxB sthtomont
in regard to tho "s. G." 81 200 ollock was cor
rect, as backed mp by Mr.. Drow's evidence COIN
ing Mt tia late day, fair etatomont Of A1r. Col
fax's caso Ia as follows: ~ Tint lio ma1o n
speech ut South Donl Ind, long boforo tho it,
ycatigaton, which was accepted by tho public,
and cspocin1ly by tho Republican nowspapcrs On
comploto donia1 Tint i1o over had any connoc-
tlon whatovor with Credit Mobilior; (2) lint,
according to A1r. AmcH' evidence and his own
admission, he paid s534.72 for $4,000 OF Crodlt
hfobilior atock, worth perhaps 900 ror
cont; nnd (9) that ho was in regular
receipt Of quarterly grat,ltios Of $1,000
cao1 from a Government contractor. This is q
case which no should not think Mr.. Colfax
would be anxious to urgo frequently upon public
consideration md this ia precisely whore he will
stand II ho shall snocoed in inducing Congroaa
and tho poop1o to accept Mr.. Drow'a statement
as conclusive TINT he novor received tho 81, 200
el1oek. lie will do woll to drop 1t as long tho
people aro contont to lot 1t rost whore 1t ia.
, 1873-07-11

Tho Cincinnati Commercial is anxious that the
opposition to tho Republican party in Ohio
should unto upon somo candidate for Governor
who has neyor boon hoard Of boforo in politics,
and who would not go into the place tainted with
tho projudicos Of tho old Democratic or Ropub-
lican party. It believes such a mnu con1d bo
oloctod. The ndyico is good and timo1y, but tho
difficulty aoomB to DO in finding Buch candidate.
Perhaps 1t would bo moro correct to say that
tho difficulty ia in getting rid OF the political
hacks who hing on and push themaelveB to tho
front In every movement now or old, determined
to run tho machine. 1t would not be very bad,
as the Commercial suggests, If the people would
tako up somo farmer Of strong "horso sonse "
and lot him fill up tho dovornor's room for D
time with roapors, mowers, and q gonoral aasort-
ment Of agricultural tools, in placo Of plans for
political asylum8, railroads, canals, and othor In
tor1lal improvements. A change in tho drift Of
things whatovor direction it might take, would
bo likely to DO IN improvement On tho prcsont
condition.
, 1873-07-11

We publish elsewhere the views Of somo Of tho
leading members Of The wholeaale grocery mud
hardware trado OF Chicago respecting the now
railway freight tariffs. While concurring in tho
opinion that 1t is too oarly us yet to form deci-
sivo opinions on tint subject, they conc'tr also
III the belief that no considerable danlage will
be dono to tho trade OF t!lis city
by tho pro rata Iaw. There will be
Losses III some directions aud gaIuB III
others. Thcao two lines OF tralo may DO tuken
rs representing tho articles which would bs
most affected. The dry goods interest will not
be affected porceptilly, If at nil, sinco lilo
freight furnished by Tint branch OF trade en-
bodies largo yasuo relatively to woighs II tho
hardware and grocery mon con "weather tho
new system. there is TO likelihood that Chicago
will suffer any material harm from 1t.
, 1873-07-11

It Is thought TINT the now statute in New
York do lning the crine Of murder haB virtually
repealed tho law Of capital punishment. This IN
loft for murder in the first dagree, which il ad-
Judged only whore !" deliberate and promedi-
tatod design to oGect death is proved. It ia
thought that It will be noxt to impossible to
provo this in any caso. Tho two convictions
under tho HOW Inv l,avo bocn in the Walworth
and Gllen caaeH, In both of which tho intent to
effect death was clearly established. Walworth
hal written a noto to his father to como to hia
room in the hotel ITO sottlo family difficulties"
Tile fathor Ind only been in tho room fpw
moments when young Wa1worth killed him.
Yot tho Jury, which VIVA evidently disposed to
inward tustico on the evidence, could not accept
deliberate and promeditatod dosign" aaprovo1,
and brought iu q conviction Of murtor in tho
second degree. GlIlon WAS tho 1uiIlan who
stabbed hiB wife to death In tho ntreot because
al,o refused to 1aayo her father to 1.-Two with
him. Tho evidence was 80 o1oarly against
him that 10 ploadod guilty Of 1nurdor In tho
second degree, and tho Court accepted tho ploa
under tho bellof that the eyidenco nocesanIy to
conviction in tho frat degroe could not ba OBJ
, 1873-07-11

Tie Commissioners appointed Dr tho Now
York Legislature to consider tho adviaability Of
converting tho Atirondacks into State park,
have reported favorably on the project. They
do not recommend any extensive or costly i'm
proyomonts, but favor the purchaso OF thelands,
consisting of nbout $4,000 acres, in order to
presoryo tho timber, and thoroby save the State
from tho danger and loss Of floods.
They also approve Of tho project
rs sanitary measure, md fccl con-
fident that the growing favor Of this region
as summon resort will rapidly increase Its I'M
provcments without any large expenditure On
the part Of the State. In considering tho vast
space Of tho proposed park, tho Commission re-
minda the poopie that it is not large in compare
son with that Bot apart at tho headwatora Of tho
Yellowstone by tho United states Government,
which is reserved as n park not from considora'
tions Of public policy, but simply us pleasure
ground for tho people.
, 1873-07-11

There is but ono difficulty in the way Of the
SUCCESS OF Baron Reuters magnificent scheme
for running tho Persian Govorn1nont by con-
tract and dividing the profits with tho Shah, at
tho ratio Of 81 for Reuter- to 81 for the Shah,
and that is, that tho King Of Kings may not
hold to lis bargain. II tho dispatches
this morning may be trusted, Reuters
fato will add another to tho long
list Which touches not to put faith
in Priuccs. He spent 81 500 900 in bribes, 1oaua,
and guarantees to got his contrnct, and tho pros-
poet now ls TINT he will lose it. Tho shah Is be-
SGT by jealous London 1inauciers, and by lis
Minister Of Public Works, who probably did not
get onougl, Of Tho quarter of 4 million which
Reuter- distributed In bribes, to canceltLe asreo-
nent. Rcutor is Bail to bo anxious to soll his
franchise, but finds no buyers.
, 1873-07-11

tainod. It would probably havo boon oqunlly
impossible to convict Putnnm, who was hanged
under tho old law, Of murder In tho first dogroo
nndor tho now Inv. In point Of fact, 1t is obvi-
oua that bis was not deliberate and promod-
itatod Design to ofect deatb, but homicide ro-
su1ttng from tho sudden nngor OF drunken fit
and d casual alteration bctweon him and Mr..
Putnam, whom hc killed. If thore woro como
limitation Of tho pardoning powor in caaos Of
conviction for murder, tho now Inv might not bo
30 Objectionable as 1t now Is. Even now there
Ia Homo merit claimed for 1t, einco tho deflni-
tion Of tho crime Of murder is less obscure, and
thoro is loss opportunity for confusing tho minds
Of 1urymon. Formerly It was oithor caBo OF
hanging Or very trivial punishment. Now the
crimo Of murdor Ia pretty surc to be punished
with life-imprisonmont.