Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-29

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TUESDAY ..--.----.-.NOvcmber D. 1851.
CROSBY s. MOVES. .....E Editor.
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Encouraged, doubtless, by the success OF the plea
OF insanity In other murder cases, the attorney of
LEROY, who killed his fellow passenger In a rail-
way car near London, some time ago, has set up
the plea OF "homicdal mania In his behalf, and Is
asking the Intervention of the Home Secretary, to
commute his punishment from hanging to confine-
Inent In lunatic asylum, on that ground In
support OF this application the fact Is cited that
since his conviction Of the murder OF Gold, LEROY
confesses to the killing of Lieut.. Roper, who was
SO mysteriously murdered at Chatham barracks
some time before. This would make out pretty
good case for an American jury or pardoning
power, but the little game viii not work in Eng
land. With the old fashioned notions OF what Is
neeess airy for the protection OF society at large In
that country they viii be very likely to decide that
the sooner man with irresistible impulse to
kill people Is permanently got rid OF the better,
and that IL one murder affords good grounds for
hanging man, two murders furnish still stronger
1t Is therefore, entirely safe to predict that LEROY
VIII be hung when the time fixed by the judge for
that event arrives.
There is apparently foundation whatever for
the report telegraphed from here by imaginative
correspondents that the democrats had secretly
determined to defeat republican organization OF
the next House by manipulating the roll OF men,
bership. The sensational statement was that
CLERK Adams had been prevailed upon to leave OF
the names of two or three republican members
who were elected by narrow maj0rtieS. 1t is only
Necessary to say that when this report was tele-
graphed nom Washington the roll OF members as
made up by and recognized by Clerk Adams and
other officers OF the House had been printed, and
the yigilant correspondents in question could
easily have found one had they been so disposed
The talk about war between Chill and the United
States is absurd, and will be found on analysis to
proceed largely from those interested in the in
crease OF our naval establishments Chill has a
few formidable iron clads, WITH which she might
possibly damage some of the unprotected cities ON
our Pacific coast, but she has army with which
10 keep up prolonged war with power like the
United States IL could not, In fact, cope with the
militia force OF some OF our most pOpulouS states
But all this aside, there is no probability of war
between the two countries, nor is there any cause
Tor one So far any exists it exists only In the
minds of intending contractors and suffers.
Whether Mr. William F. Chandler would have
made good Solicitor General or not, Acting At
torney General Phillips has demonstrated that