The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-08-18
OF the murder OF Hanford by Sullivan. tn

OF the murder OF Hanford by Sullivan. the
Chicago Inter-Ocean says:
Mr. Alexander Sullivan sits in his cell at the
station house, moaning, and crying, and wring-
ing his hands, and exclaiming, My God, can
this be ?" thus outwardly, at least, lamentiug
the act which has stained his hands with blood
But Mr.. Sullivan would have done well had he
contemplated the possibility OF such acute re-
morse before he set out on his errand Of asas-
nation. Unfortunately, this is the course your
murderer always pursues. He pockets his pis-
tol, walks deliberately out and kills his man.
and then Immediately begins to lament the re-
suit and court sympathy by brawling his grief
ard sorrow in the ears OF the public. The kill
ing of Mr.. HaDford was an unprovoked and
dastardly murder, And we very much fear
that Mr.. Sullivan Is not the only guilty person.
His wife and brother were with him, knew his
GRAND, and the former, at least added fuel to
his excitement by her indignant denunciation
OF the victim. The remark OF Mrs. Sullivan,
| even while her husband confronted landlord.
that the latter would be lucky il he escaped
with a whole hide" adds painfully to the sus-
| plcion that she was aware that the errand on
which they came was deadly one. II is but
| fair to say that Mrs. Sullivan denies having
used the words quoted, but unfortunately for
! her, a disinterested witness has sworn to them,
aud her denial will hardly avail against such
testimony. Possibly she was so excited as not
TO know what she said; but the fact remains
that she was there, apparently abettiDg the as
sault, and the consequent murder, and that
che was accompanied by her husbands brother,
little less guilty. Ordinary respect for the law
and ordinary regard for the safety Of huns n
life demand therefore that both these persons
be taken into custody. II preliminary exam
ination shows them guitless, well and good,
but duty to the dead requires that all those in
any way connected with this wretched deed be
made to answer fully and completely. And
when the trial takes place, which should be as
speedily as possible, there should be no ques-
ton considered, save the bare facts OF the
murder, and the alleged provocation which led
to it. The case should be stripped OF all parti-
san or sectarian feeling and judgment sought
alone on its merits nevertheless, we can see
that the investigation is likely to extend be-
yond the immediate facts surrounding the trag-
edy and possibly embrace details which will
starte the public and make the affair one OF
the most remarkable Of the day. Some idea OF
the nature of these facts may be gathered
from the revelations contained in to-day's In
ter-Ocean, and which begin to open the eyes OF
the people to the conspiracy which this terrible
affair has brought to light. That feeling will
run high Is plain, and that the local excitement
will be advanced as q cause for taking change
OF venue by the prisoner Is as clearly apparent.
The usual tactics of delay and procrastination
will doubtless be pursued, and we fear success
fully; but justice must be done at last, or law
IS indeed mockery, and the men who admin
lister 1t worthy only OF the contempt OF the
community.