, 1881-01-12

SEX IN MURDER.

Two .itcDmptlreH Convicted in 1nit~
unn-s}iir, n Mum. Sentenced to brazil,
-.riio Dth0r, Il Woman, to Conilnc-
nirnt for Life.
lnttdHanals fotfsaLs
The sontcttcc Df Ara. Brown far the nur.
nf her latu husband. to confinement 1h the
Indiana 1leforn,aiory fur life, rxcltes con.
siderable popular comment Of various kinds.
TlIs Is ilaturAf. II Is rare l!int Il WOMAN Is
cDnvtcte'l ut murder, slt,tl respectfully NJ tltl-
tlertng Iler husband, aud the event Is ono 10
sui dNlbts Mrs. lIrown's guilt. Sin !ns
been twicu convicted. md the evidence IN
both trfals WIS such as to lcarc no reasonable
.!0ul,t in tho mind Ut ANY person rs to her
guilt. Whether SHE waa tue principle nctur
III the murder ai,tl llcrself struck the fatal
blow, ~ fIer paran!olir, Wadc. prrslss-
concerned. That woul.l, Indeed, al'd sot,lc:
%''t ; 70 te Isr , Il e., to cr,l i w"H @
Size md WAHe plnslnetl and CXtc.ita,i thg
murder tnsetler, nll II IL Ut M cLtise,Ilnilre
tn III; cy1 Vt tie law which one sir,srk Lie
faai i,yo n"w 50 ,' s NJ I LOT, wef enpsrat'nE
ROOM for syIhlmthy ~ tilt erol,l!d nf her
ule shna1W of Il ttOtlbt.
Neither y sIla eltI,led 70 any sympathy on
arcs,,lllt of her srx. JllSslct iuakrs M dis
tinrttun bctwecI! the seSes IN defining tie
quality 0r. punishment nf erinm. Mul,lcr Is
murder. whether !'ltrIwtrhtetl iii woman by
4 iIIah or M II !'tait bt Il wHHais. It ls true,
tue W,p'ltnr tIinu .l0's rcyult stnlewla, iru,ll
thh ,lca nf 1lal,gfnY woman, Int I'll, seIltl-
incllt Eruws DuL Nf 4 confusion nf ktleas III
regard to tile administration of .J.lstEcr, md
real. though perhaps utiMyuwct, npEastinl
10 ta;ilai puMi11lnlulIt, The argument Ii,
fppuril tn HNfftne n1tN{S}1fNulf 1ll
Hlnted III 4 few WtlllA. II enttaf punish.
l9cnt y wr0ltg It should by nlm!fslIrd e,,-
tire!y; II right nH 70 NEIL It IL right rs tn
hleA 81 llslhsnE w1s,,nt. but there Is also
| sblnct!tilg revt!iii1g lit tl,a itleA hf it woman
committing murder. Murder Itself is le.
Tic Inw In Indiana requires the Jury In Il
| murder cnsu t, slutrin their ver.t!rt whit The
lnY Or Imprisonment fur iife. 'illc .ilspo.
sitIp! I p q tlost 5nries, even III ciear gases, ot
tug sasois peculiarly agErnsatlng u public
hanging. :as Jill! TrIs",i w!,sre II fe!'.a!s i:
cnllvlcls ~ can Wy, iMpr[sDI!est IN thls State IL
al?ry Naturalization Woanm anM t;ifs. ~ il. in
this cnn!ne,nriYt There Ia very little lllpt cai,
BY cnllctt pt1lisllI1gilt excerpt tlle Inere re-
stralnt q nsrs'lna, liberty; Tlls tlipn!y Of
| Atc 'tNI2S HlluGElllEI
atory. ,alM scarcely 1T vi punitive. Critnc
slinGltt te punished. SCpi,Ilmrattyely few
criminals nr3 refor't!etl.' :lsl Ill 1enatics for
criMr punishment shbnI,t b. sthe first ilinr
considered aMl lafnrnNtkn1 ue.i. Tile
reformation Of crlniIlala Ii desirable, II It cul
BIZ accomplished III connections With UuNistl-
mrlt: but their punishment b. ,,mmratiye.
To leter froui tic 3'etpatra.ton> 1T tUnure
crimes Is well. Rgt ull1lst,naht' fur c11n,~Y
| committed Is q pntnl!l!'alt duty II the lnDini
| law RlNl 10 s0rGty. No aillnilht-nf Ivf1ria-
lion III Il murderer call 9lullo fty the crit!g
| committed. Only punishment gan 10 that.
It Is tn br nEltttetl that there palnMt he de-
| ylsca snl1lu but,pr n!0tteuf Furnishing female
,Ilunterera ttlalI simply restrNi ming them of
their liberty In nn institution where ,perllAps
they lnye better food And bells t!lan l,ley
ever had In their lives hef0re. rlitS pNnxitt-
eratolt y strcngtlle!!cA III the present case b.,
tic fact That Waslc, Mrs. Browns pnraMopr
n1Nt nccnnpl!cc t!i crlInp, Is under .scttai,ca
Of death. Popular 0ptnlull. whtcl, has n
rough ulMl re!Uly wnyef administering jUstttr.
Is very likely to tnke tho view Tint II Mis-.
Brown Is nut !lnngctl Wade D1ght not II be-,
nnu We therefore luuk for ii strong move
I1ont In favor nf the communication Of lis sci.
tetce 10 life imprisonment. II this succeeds.
these two guilty lovers niM innt!lelrrs. teiIl.
pnrnrliy cuntineh Ill HGtntNte Institutions.
call spend their leisure l.uurs III l1oElIlg tnr.
wnrtl to the time wien, thoroughly :" re~
f1rmed,t' 4utlle wenk. k.l;neesl G1yerntrOf III
tllain. yielding to the petition OF tho sel,tl-
n,entnllsts, will lmrl}nM t3leN hntlt ant nstl
rcst0ru tfleti n entl, utlcr'5 s4etety With 4
tiuuerllntUrinl brnedlction.