The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-05-08
IDAHO WORLD.
II T1IfssoT TRo1 THE GAIL0ws.
BIZ DR.. .. 1REN1Us PR1afK.

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On Friday last, young man suffered
death on the gallows in this city. His
storv q q sad one, full of interest AND
warnine To parents sand children. He
was child of Christian parents. a Sun
day,school boy, and his education at a
boarding school in the country was
enough TO qualify him for success and
uaefufness. 8.1~ - sI ~FA--s>
He is spoken Of by those who knew
him well as a boylof good disposition.
uncommonly mild and amiable. Fond
of the society Of young fellows, and 4 q y
gay and frolicksome turn, he was
easily led into bad company, He was
put into business, but he would not
stick to it, being led away by his asso-
ciataa who Iwera idle. and pro4iG gate,
He became wild, reckless and lawless.
He refused tosabmit to parental althor-
ity, and found congenial companionship
in lower grade Of people than he had
been accustomed to meet in his fathers
house. aYi4o4a I5sJ g..Haa
It is not proper to invade the sacred
precincts Of the domestic circle and in
quire into the circumstances that led
to fatal mistake in parental treatment
of a hayward son. l will allude to
nothing which h.ssnot; been publicly
stated in the newspapers, and never
denied. ,-.3 r-ss,E .s.,rs d. ..z.5.., e..
His wild and extravaganza habits led
to his being cast off by his father, who,
when he could no longer restrain him
from his evil courses, refused him the
protection of his home, and left him to
the chances Of hfe,5 ID the dangerous
vortex Of this great city. His down
ward course was more rapid, for it is
with men as, with things, that fall
ing bodies sink With uniformly ac-
CELEBRATED velocity. When this boy be-
gan to drink intoxicating liquors with
his companions is not known. But
whenIhe became 50 reduced inhis cir
cgnistances as TO take q Situation as q
conductor on 4. street cal, he had formed
such bad habits that he did not hold it
long: He was out of business, even as
a-EO c0nductof, when riding in. one of
the cars, and infamed with rum, he in
suited women and murdered. their inno-
cent protector. Ianeed not recite the
facts so often repeated; how he was
rebuked for his insult; how he brcoded
over the rebuke, muttered vengeance,
selected a, fitting weapon, with the use
of which he was familiar, and smote
his mglspecting victim ia the dark, on
the head, and Slew him. For this muir
der he was tried and convicted. The
case was carried up through all the
courts, and the just sentence main
tanned by the wisest and best judicial
minds. The Governor of the State, in
whom resides the power to pardon or
to commute the sentence Of death to that
OF Imprisonment, was then appealed to,
and a pressure was brought to bear
upon him such as no Governor ever be-
fore experienced. Friends who had
forsaken the young man when he might
have been, perhaps, restrained and
saved, now strove to deliver themselves ,
from the disgrace Of his shameful death,
and all that eloquence, ingenuity, and ,
money could do, was done to rescue him.
Intense sympathy was excited. A whole :
city was moved with pity for the young :
man and his afflicted friends His wife. II
true to him, who had been. SO false to 4,
her and their children, was mute ap.
peal to the heart Of the whole commu. =
nifty. But the majesty of Justice was
greater than all. There was no possi.
6le ground on which to base success y
full plea fofthe poor wretched youth =
condemned to die. Of the scenes that
f9e 81 g the Last dheper was !
to delude hin With the vain expecta- ! ,
lion that he might be saved through .
The mercy of the Governor, for it made y
The anguish of the last week of his lifeI:!
'nly the more bitter when despair fol. =
owed the blight of that hope. K
BUT there are lessons for parents and = =
children in this terrible tragedy. The = :,
mn Of this young man was due to the y
influence Of bad company, intoxicating q =
rink and parental unfaithfulness. !"
!oung people are greatly exposed in
ity and country to the corrupting in Il
uences Of evil associates, and they are 81
be guarded from the danger by Judi Il
ious counsel, by decided authority, and "
y making home Atflctiye, It is not n
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