The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-26

Justice awoke from their stupor, and their
supineness gave away to determination
that the laws must be enforced, that crime
must cease, that murderers must pay the
penalty of violated law. Sharkey was
tracked to his place Of concealment, was
arrested tried and convicted. For various
reasons, his sentence was deferred, until
finally the penalty OF death was awarded,
and the day of his execution fixed for the
18th of August, 1878 but prior to that
day, writ of error was granted, and the
execution of the sentence stayed until its
final determination.
All guilty and stained with blood as he
was, yet he was able to raise up friends in
his behalf, and on the 10Th day of Novem-
Der, of the same year, he escaped the tolls
which justice had wove around him. He
owed his escape to the love of woman, and
Maggie Jordon, guilty and polluted though
she was, comprised his escape-and all for
love. What can surpass the love OF wo-
man ?--we shall see. Henceforth Sharkey
was vagabond and wanderer on the face
of the earth. For weeks, If not months, he
remained concealed in New York city, and
then, in disguise, he took his departure for
Cuba. Soon he was followed by Maggie,
who wasted all the love, she was capable
of possessing on this fallen, blood-stained
man. How soon was that love to be turn
ed to bitter bate, for hell has no fury like
a woman scorned He returncdher caresses
with blows, her love with brutality, her
prayers with curses, until, at last, that love
became bitter hate, and she was ready 10
betray him with kiss if needs be. She
fled his presence, and, by the kindly aid. of
a steamers captain, she made her way to
New York, and informed the proper au-
thorites of Sharkcy's whereabouts. Due
arrangements were made for his arrest, land
detective sent from New York TO Havana
to accomplish it,
Again was the long, strong, right arm OF
justice stretched forth, and, although OBJ
structcd upon every side, it commenced
once more, slowly but surely, to weave ts
tolls around the fleeing murder. With
Spain VIC had no treaty for the cxtraditior
| of criminals, but our relations with hel
were amicable. aud our friendly ties were
| strengthened by the recognition of hel
| kingly government. We relied not upor
treaty stipulations but upon the comfy o.
nations, not on binding obligations bu
| upon friendship and justice. Sharkey saw
the storm approaching, and feared the re
suit Even while his asylum was safe, al
avenging nemesis urged him On, and h,
prepared for flight to Brazil, almost tn,
only other country from whose soil h
could not be demanded and taken as mat
ter of right. Had he reached that country
he would have beea safe from punishment
save that inflicted by guilty conscience
on tie head of every similar vagabond an,
wanl.rer whose hand is against every ma
and every mans hand against him. Pro
vided with British passport issued to on
John Fox-was 1t the Tammany senator o
that name ?-he sails, but is arrested O
Santiago de Cuba. He claims British pre-
lection, but British consul refuses to 10
terfere, AID British passport cannot say
him. He was returned to Havana. He
entangled in the meshes of the law. II
cannot escape. lie returns to New Yor
but it is only TO meet murderers doom
Justice, in his case at least, though slo
was sure. Better the laws delays tina
that justic should be uncertain. Delay il
sures justice. The certainty of justice, IL
terrors of the law, are better illustrated
the career of Sharkey, than it would hay
been had he paid the penalty of his erin
on the fifteenth day of August, 1878.