, 1876-10-31

CniCAno, Oct. 23-It IL q wGIl-kf1own fnrt
that Judge MrA1ilster IL rlOsv, :,,, has hucn fur
some years t;.st, procssct1 SpirTtualist Gf the
most faltast!c order, often .ncrtng at Reanc.s
In various places, a,nl st..IIctinrs TIN lnne Of
nrofcssct mediums. liz atso Las Tic rcplta-
,ton of believing TINT his daughter Is taugl,t hy
the spislts TO e1ccuto UPON Tho p'nro lIi'tsic
{whla III an cntranced stnte) fnr more perfectly
tI,atl she IL capable af dung In the normal atnte
Ut mind. Thfs claas Ut fnntaetic believers uni.
vrrsalty nrc opposed to capital punishment, nfl
tllls IN wc!l.kn0wtI fnrt amongst the Spiritual
lists throughout tho cDnlltry, uni thousands
njnn thousands outside Of spirituallstic ranks
ulsn know lhis tu he thu case.
Judge MeAllister, holding Ia tl,e faith Of such
class Of spfrtual!sts, could mt sIt tn Justice
your rya'ers generally cnn eco VIII, ho was
chosen by tho criminal IN lIis ease. They Knew
yery we'll the result frtnn the beginning, or
Thought they knew, aud they nov eGe they
instrart u inry in cri'n}aal case iu'r'ier case)
when he tllsbe1ieyrs In the punishment that the
statute lays lnwn for the murderer. tfrncc bis
seeming past!a1sty MI TIC wny through tho late
tro the fountlnt,on Of Its astonishing position
during the late trlal--wlicl seems clear to me
to hayo tts origin in his pecnlIur apritualistr
fnlth ncnsnt strkness) as we'll as physical, pt,s-
cased state III bndy and mind. h. finds himself
utterly incapable Of tho administration OF JUS
Tic. Again, II Judge Mc4Alistes, tn ct,i,sc-
quence u this Disability, finds himself "unnbc
to cdtltrol the mob" It lacks to INC that lio IL
incompetent to nrt his part, do Ills sworn duty
TIL Judge Ut criminal rd,urt. Il.
IAN OUNCE or PREVENTIVE BETrE1 THAN 4
POUND or cuAE."
70 the Editor nf Tho Tribune
CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-Stncc you so kindly pub
ls1 articles on both sldcs Ut this dreadful Sui
liyan murdcr-trial, p'ruso ullow woman nlso
to have her say. am not what Is called q
stsong.nindcd woman, hut claim TO lave d
rattlcr elcnr head, and must offer my protest
against all this hue and cry. It is only all cx-
ample of the oil law Of cuyering up tile well
after tin calf Is drowned. What clse coull wo
expect when O'l'ricn und Sullivan made tho
announcement SO p1ain that the dul1cst intcl-
lcet could not fail to comprehend it,-that thry
had tlo matter all arranged with Judge Meal
ltstcr' Why were they allowcd to consunmatc
cial cost OF the city, a,d tin degra-
,lat!on Of the whole human tau,-
iiyf ! ask, coufa mot these ecAnt1aEots,
Infamous proceedings l!ayc been nippcA IN the
+, hul when they thus boldly announced their 1c.
| signl And whose business *as It to stop III
| As they had everything their own way, II In
n wundcr they did not culoElzo Sullivan for
| sleh courageous conduct til sclf-laetcuse. l lsn
| Ela,l tint nobuly really believes that Mr..
| llanfosl struck aultran's wife. II IL row
ways try to lind In everything hi element nut
| nf which some good nay. 6e wrought and Il
this t',uy bU made to result III 4 thorough weed
Ing Of the judicial bench twill serve to brighton
our prospects, for more Justice n the future, for
rcnccs. 'l'llo only difference IL they Are OH Il
''"'1'~' ~' ' x TM1pusn READER.