Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-30

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iorIa ysslafaay. thenah not uasxgeeted.
uiiI arsafs anus earpgise - ~ pnliea
states. sspseiaIly ensnR those Deopse
Who have not losked into fhs merits q
lksenaa. brs hass fuxmsd thslr noiinna
from she inaeeusass asaaananta Ana ~
ciahls edlsoxlais ahich have appeaFaa
oonoerniue i ID - many nswspapezs.
Thsrs a aome rsem fer s1rpfises boW-
ever. thas ne ssussnes q dsash va e
last carried oui sitter fhs prisoner bad
bosn % often fspEisysd and % 1fien
mialsd b faiss hopss e psr8ou. Ces-
fainly the nan zee eFnslig punished
He must hasa anaefsd man5 dsaths b.
fore tie fatal eaEd anaiiy tiahtaned
nsoand hts neck. ~ no uosdsr thas
d raport 20 the easat that ne wrctshsd
man bad hsooms insane vas circulated
and esnsrAlly credited. The strain vni
npsn bis mind - site1Bate bope and
alsappoiptnens woald Be safhoient 70
drive almost any man 70 insanity. i
eprouis met Bis dsafh viii 3 mind TN
aasstsd D tie hoFrsrs fhEough which
Be passed, Il Is 8 wonder.
HprDuls, who formerly lived on Fuast
Eonnd and some years neo removed 20
British Columhis ffsu The Payailop
valley. Ieaving vsgy questionable rep
u1aiion behind him, vas convicted q
viotorla Of the mur8ef Of Thomas
HammiiI 10 ths Kootsnai miniue dis
tsioi On June 8. 1856. Without going
into lhs ssidence npos which the pris
onaF was oonsiessa. Il is safaeieni % say
that Il wa purely eircumssaniial and
shat from tbs hEst theEs have been
grave douhts amone ahs people ~ Vie
torla ns 70 WHISTLER i vas safisiently
strong 10 justify ths exsoation Of TIE
death sentences. The jury which brougbt
n lhs vsrdiot o. guilty appended . re
oommsndation 70 mercy. and u has
since been said thai number Of the
iurymen aaresd 70 the verdict only On
ths understanding that tbs Fsoommen-
datlon 70 mercy would b regarded.
Further shan shia. some Tins after The
arial an afiidavit was made ~ one Of
ahe prinoipal witnesses aos the proaean-
tlon u the sfass tbst he evidence
which bad besn given b. him and bic
bFotbeg, Who Was also 90 important Wit
ness, waa false.
There vas aeeofdinRiy good ground
Tor commulaiion Of the sentence. i
d questionable vhethnr II is ever prop.
o. 10 hang q man apon evidences Which
4 purely elreumatansial. and Il Il more
than questionable WHISTLER q man
should b hanged apsn evidences which
Il uursllahia e. veil ~ eiroamstantial.
The affidavit Of the witness spoken d
above threw something Of disorsdit up.
on tbs entire casa against the prisoner,
aud vas certainly sufficient 10 Justify
the Esluoianes 70 carry Qua The death
sentence which haa bssn 90 plainly 80.
parent on the part Of numerous officials
both Provincial and Dominion. Then,
700, there was fseiing that the pan.
isbment which spEoule had alFoaa,
suffered vas safisisnt. First sentenced
50 b hnng on Nay gth. be vas three
time4 granted respite, and the pro
ceedinQs throughout we're such a. Il
keep him constantly in hope Of g par
don. or. At leasi, Of q cemmataiion o.
bic sentence.
The effort which has been made /,
make Of this oass an international AZ
fair has been entirely wssnR. Il bal
been compared, b. many new papeil
IN different parts OF The Unised states
TO the Cutting affair. A. q matter q
fact, thsre Il no analogy between ID,
eases. The imp'isoameat of Cutting
according 70 he position taken ~ q,
American government. vas wrong
whether che prisoner uas Innocent d
guilty o. ths oiIenee Of which be VA
charged. The contention was that e.,
Mexican courts bad abs lately no iaris
dietlon IN the casa. Int The case o.
bpfouie, however. no snoh element en-
tore. The prisoner vas accused q
crime committed o. the coil Of Britisl
Columbia, and ihsse isno question tina
theo0uris Of British Columbia had iuris
dicii0n IN The case. spFoule was a.
Amssieaa citizen and il was She dusy d
hia government 10 see that be was aa
corded fair trial. bat. having sean that
ita duty was fulfilled and Il Is impossihl.
toeee hov thia eussrnNent bad any far
Their relation 10 she eass There ls nC
question that eproale was fairly tried
o. thai bis sentence aud iis exeontier
uers according 10 the due process Of lau.
There Il no question that be was eiysu
e fair bearing - he would have besn
given bad be been subject Of Great
BEiiain. he was nos hanged beoauae b
vas an American citizen. bni rather ID
splte q The fast, for ihe representation
made b. the Department Of STATE Ger
tainly had she siisss Of delayine the e.
ecution and Of securing 9 more search.
Inc investigation lato the case. The
Jurisdiction Of chs ceaFts 81 British
Columbia over . esine committed apah
the soil Of that provinces l., q ooarse,
unquesiioned. Il 4 net the duty u he
United States 30 consider she iussness
81 The decisions a those courts. Il a
Ne dusy 70 zee thai les eltiraua are 40
corded q fair trial, bal. that having been
accorded and he sooased having been
Declared Ralliy. The daty of hla oan
gossrnneat toward kin i ended. The
diaeFei e. eetssea she Cagtina oass and
TIE Spfoale ease. thsfsfoge, i slmply
that ~ che former tAe Jurisdiction II
tha Mexican courts wAa denied aud the
snnoeence or guilt Of the prisoner waa
not 70 BE- considered, while IL sha latter
the iarisdiesien ct che eoarta Of British
osismhia Vas usquesiisusd aud ne
only duty % Tie Ameriean Governmsns