Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-01

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c-e1ces Z r1srs I'D III been Ioossnsss Il
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Cincinnati u zecount q IL IL
cuener wiz which nurosrsEs
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- IL rse-le Wien : murderer vas st
r. u ser-enes5 = s-Esr hid p1n1s1-
merit. attracted llt-ls attention. II vas
-ere- f5- roonent suspected that these
r---rgr--ys would sgDetims swell into
ssrgt q vsngszncs. taat tie torch
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--s.-ee. and tast tbs blood d inDo-
ce1t uzn would pay the penalty
~ l11se administration q t1s laws.
FE1at 1zpr.ened a. Cincinnati - liable =
happen in any q Cur towns O cites
IrFeed what was ATTEMPTED - Cincin-
nsti j. NJ Only ATTEMPTED but j. success
fully accomplished almost every week u
soroe part n me country. At Cincinnati
= Knob attempted - lyDca a confessed
murderer. Tae attempt vas nor made
5ef5re legsllT impaneled 4ury nad
1 -a-sed UPON tie question u the murder
e--s guilt 1ut Afterwards Il vas the
( f4ll.re q ths jurr n d. it, duty Lat *
clts1 re Indignation q ths people
and called t1e mob into existence
/ TIE mob Old II: accomplish IT, pur-
! u9se. but % lelt marks that SLOW what
I z terrible power l. T. il great city. Last
E year taere were. according u . writer u
TIE April CeHtarg. IL Iynchings in the
/ country. Murderers are lync3ed away
Z from TIE .arye towns and cities without
/ the fearful consequences that attended the
Cincinnati affair. because the lyncbers
/ are strong enough u 90 the Work they
urJerta 81 ard u do il quickly. The same
I T-..al lu tss Cshtarg points cut that
Z last wear there were 100 murders
ard only 1l1ety-eizht legal executions.
/ Ies- team one murderer il fifteen was
made - par the penalty n his crime.
/ W1st showing IS this. I. j. not . -
wondered az that human life is taken On
tae slightest pr0Tgcatlon. The fact that
les than : per cent. u murderers are
hung creates the impression that murder
I can D. CON mitted almost with impunity.
How seld1m - j. that murderer who has
I monev n Influential friends ends his life
4 On SIC gaIlows, AID get i Is not infre-
q1ent that men n wealth and in
fueuce are guilty u spiIing hu-
man blood without legal reason.
We boast n our civilization in this
country. but we could With great benefit
/ take lessons from European countries in
I the administration II criminal Laws. The
quijJles delays, sharp practices 20 "a
! miliar and successful in our courts, are IN
I zn0wni n England and France. The swift
ness and certainty with which punish
ment il meted out compel a respect
0r human life that Is not
\ feIt here. II other cities
/ want u avoid the experiences II Cincln-
natl they must see To it that the laws
against murders are more vigorously
/ enforced. The sham way in which their
l laws are administered viii, il there IS
not a reform, result in riots, ruin and
death. The mob spirit is in existence.
when and whore it will manifest itself in
a violent form, It is impossible % for
toll. Tae only thing that can be predicted
with certainty Is that It Will show itself
and viii lay it, devastating hand on life
and property. unless justice is admins
tered Rith strictness, impartiality and
/ fidelity