Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17
The Stree Dress.
Debate Upon AImon Mcaitcr's Case.
TEE LEGISLATURE.

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entire y devoted to the debate upon Inc plii
to commute the sentence of Lewis Almon
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Mr. ChIds n, R.nrirc,o, s,;j ,ho, I'm, II,
ia ,,.,', nsI.,j - he 7 ",, i,,,,.a ,, ,;.i
est court in the State the court of last aD-
peal-mcrcly the poor privilege of being i'm
INJURED III Il llvlng tomb M death relieves
nm from his misery. lie Knew not The
magnitude a. the crime he committed, he
tonco Ia, ra,.'',.1J un Mill iii lt ,ao,.l
Tho ,r,,nI do ,r ,I,aIh ns If !, ,rns ,,i'oa
Of ,rort A., far os tho con,nissior ~, ,ho
crime xoe cnncnrrnd Inc was ,ho norns,
tool IN me names OF ms mother lie was
ike thr Dlslol IN thc MINDS 81 the murderer
Whlch Is hrtu II anu kills Tue victim. Muir
der was never III hs htatt. Inc blood oil the
chlld was upon Inc head OF Inc mother, not
upon nm. Mr.. Chllds described an inter
view wluch he had win Almon in the State
fr'son recently, when he asked nm how he
came TO commit the cline, and lie replied,
'mothcr told me that II dli not consent to
heip MI Aice, sac would 90 away and
W. would have to make tn butter and
cheese ours Ives tina summer" The SIM
ploIy ct the answer proved the feebleness
OF his mini. The mother richly deserved
Aaug ng; hat the boys case might well he
puushe suilicicntly by Imprisonment for
lie II va uu important fact in his favor
that the drag net OF the law hal been IN
ahle ind any other crime mat he had COM
milled and The unanimous testimony of his
acqnhi tan IS was that he was "A harmless
ami offensive child nineteen years old in
poiit % Time III p hht | intcect hewi not
mure thnn zen. Ounce an body des-
cribcd him we'll
Judge Thompson OF lrnshursh, said that
he was IN favor OF the abolition Of capital
puni>hm II but that was NOT the question
heic. The members oil lhc House were call
ed up decide tbs case, upon their oath,
having solely rs their guide the law as ii was
upon the statute book, and us il had been
laid down by the c"uts. This law, he was
sorry tosy, nj ON full review and consid-
Grafton OF the facts in the case, did not justi-
~ c'mmnatlon. II called for the punish
mcut Of death. Judge IhomI son then read
the history ut the MURDER and argued that