The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-19

State Of New York should require higher qualification
IN VOTER for IN o e setS this
would. conceive, be
belonging citizen Of the United States That
be by federal constitution The inability OF
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guarantee Its violation would be the denial OF federal
een Of the United staes ihis right herein exists
virtue Of the fifteenth amendment only; 1.-THE fifteenth
the defence would have potent She would have said
one q is sspr pre- IS that
am, The amendment however does not con.
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shall be limited to the male sen In saying this there is
10 my NJ SSG q the { n S ns
seeosd section 9, the fourteenth amendment which
denied BY any state 70 any Of the male inhaSanis
Of seh state except ioI CRIME the basis Of
ned MOI only docs this section assume that the right
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any of the male inhabitants the right 10 vote which is
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decided at the qn q the Court of the
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state;
Il not one sonpssed WITH The citizenship q the
sslor-ai:aw IN the Courts q Illinois Her application
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that woman not entitled to license to practice
aw a ne
and the voting Miss a. Il of law
Il sns e. 3 had right TO ye a9es e a,
referred to in referred relates 70 her KNOWLEDGE
o d a
principles apply here-hrst ignorance q the law ex-
stand and to intend the effects Of his acts
ana that ats pos from
voting She Intended TO violate that provision intended
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ats ali being
undertook 70 settle principle in her own perscn she
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no 1S sqas un ns na Ssre nsn S
render criminally responsible vicious will Be
has
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Judge be nsiaed changing the jury that if satisfied
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An intentional hng hears Win " sysaence
ceased By his translation better world would be no
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in the before vs. in all criminal The pre-
else question has been several times decided, viz
That ns Illegally voting w bound and wss
SEQ State vs. Hart 9th Jones lin chap D. $780, Mcclure
vs. State, 18th Humphrey p 81 18th Of Iowa Reports p.
404) No system OF criminal Jurisprudence can be
se ee lad r 70 so,e na a
stues no defence In truth she had not the right
She voluntarily vote which illegal and thus Is
subject to the penalty OF the law.
At the conclusion OF the opinion Judge Selden re-
quested that the case should be submitted to the
jury upon the question OF intent and upon the fol-
lowing propositlons:-
Frs- the defendant, the time of voting believed
that belief she IL not guilty OF the offence charged.
Sccondln determining the question whether she did
did not believe that she had right TO vote the
take into consideration bearing that question,
the advice which she received from the counsel whom
she applied
Th,xi-Ihai they also take into consideration as
considered the question and to the conclusion that
That the jury right to find general YER
dict Of guilty not guilty they shall believe that she
statute.
A VERDICT OF GUILTY RENDERED.
The Court declined 10 submit the case to the jury
upon any question whatever, and directed them to
render verdict OF guilty against the defendant.
Judge Sheldon then requested the CLERK to poll
and verdict OF guilty was rendered
THE LAST EFFORT FOR SUSAN.
The defendents counsel excepted to the decree
and action OF the Court and insisted that upon the
construction given to the law by the decision there
had been only violation OF the State law and that
the United states Court had no jurisdiction.
Sentence has not yet been pronounced.