Daily Republican., 1884-01-29

sympathy may be aroused for the Lists
1t will detract none from the other be-
reaved and afflicted family. 1t was O
deplorable, unfortunate affair all
through. What was it all but quar-.
rel? just such quarrels arise every
day around us; but fortunately, they
are not followed by such fatal results
Was the death Of George B.Taylor pre-
meditated murder by Lewis F. List
Throw aside the previous character %
both men and look at them on tina,
fatal day before the fatal shooting
Nothing has ever been shown TO prove
that they ever heard of each other, al
least ever knew each other until they
met in angry alteration, Taylor away
from his place of business and in Lists
house demanding unlawfully the goods
of other parties held for rent.
The law pointed out the way these
goods should be taken, but the law was
not thought of. The fight in the street
has been wildly portrayed, with List
the weaker man, underneath, and Tay.
lor on top. Then comes the interfer.
ence of the elder List, the father of the
younger, with a wash-stick to protect
his son. This was nothing more than
natural, and what might have been ex.
pected. Taylor is next seen in flight
down the street with List after him fir.
ing his pistol. He said he could have
hit him with ball, but he did not
wish to do so, and fired wide off the
mark. Night this not be true? List
was known as good shot unfortu-
nately after events proved it true. Had
Taylor only kept on running away he
would not have been hurt. But he
came back. 1t has been proven that he
had cobble stones in his hands. Not
being armed as List was, could it be ex-
pected that he would have come back
empty handed? Then it was Lists
turn to retreat
Then it was that he dropped into the
house of James p. Ford, rs he says,
thinking it was his own. As the houses
in that row are all alike might this not
be so? Then it was that finding his
mistake he turned back, rs he says, and
found Taylor outside with cobble
stone in his hand, and then il was, un-
lucky moment for him, that he fired the
fatal shot. Poor Taylor; unfortunate
List The first dead, the other doomed
to die upon the gallows. Was this pre-
meditated murder? Was this like the
assassin lying in deadly wait and de.
handing money or life? Was this
like the midnight burglar who strikes
his victim TO death, while locked in the
embrace of sleep? Was this an act of
anger caused by some brooded wrong
that prompted murder for the sake of
revenge? Was it not fatal quarrel
that unfortunately ended with the death
of one Of the parties in the quarrel
Is there not room for doubt that the act
was premeditated, willful murder?
Has the unfortunate List been given the
benefit of that doubt? What say the
people now in view of the near approach
of the day set for the execution of young
List? Is there to be no appeal in his
behalf? These are pertinent questions,
which should come home to the mind Of
every man acquainted with the case
If the lives of people are to be taken, let
the people be sure that the innocent
suffer not with the guilty. We have
never believed that the case was one of
premeditated murder, and AS public
journalists, and with full view of the
duty we owe the public as journalists,
we hesitate not to express our belief
that the ends of justice would not be
better subserved in the execution of
young Lewis f. List Having per
formed our duty, We leave the question
with taa people,