Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-15


Isborisg the Journal for Conforming the
,o,,.. N the Birmingham mobin attempt
t,1 take q prisoner from the county
al FOR The p9ryose Of Iynehlng him. Tht'
- IN. journal denOuneed a. hostile TO
L. and order. and an outrage upon soci-
sty, Every man ia this country al
lowed a trial for any crime Of which ne
IL accused, before jury 81 his peers.
This /, the Fundamental right Of citizen
ship, upon which it must at all times de-
pend for IL. security For any body Of
men 10 undertake 70 deprive ciiil@n Of
this right u an outrzgs a8ain't good gov
eminent and crime against society We
are not surprised to find the Age oondon-
ing this ofense. We should be- surprised
ipleed II u we're to admit that Il we're pos
sible for Southern people to do anything
wrong. especially the Dein9craiic portion
Of them vhlrh attends 20 the voting The
respectable eitilsn slil search the Age IN
vain for single word ~ conformation
of the lAwless aud cosarGiy action n
tins ftbJstf any tffstts' i+t+tNtfAF tfsf ~
sheriff, who IN the face Of superior number.
and At the risk u hi. life "a eszsfuily de-
Tended the trust conferred upoa him by
law.
Instead Of csnsuring hi. lawie.s out
rage upon decency and law, The Age seeks
to eIenlpat- the MOI BY Eating that the
man whom they fought t. hurri ouf Of
the world 10 40 summary manner was a
"cold-bloodcd murderer" Pray how
does the Age know thu; What evidence
ha. ii to show that this man ever COM
mitted the terrible or me Of which he il
accused II, declares himself inGOt eat.
How does the Age know that he ia guilty
No man Jaw him commit the deed. The
evidence appear. to 10 purely clrrum.tan-
tial and far from conclusive. Vet the
Age hasten. to accept the judgment
passed upon him 10 the heat u pas'ion
BY an Infatuated mob, aud t. editorially
pronounce him "a cold blooied murder
er, add brings thi. Judgment up in miti-
gaiioa Of the lawe.sue.s Of the mob
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its declaration arrived 40 without the aid
Of Judge or j1rv--ihut the man whose life
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fully justify the action oi the mob, It de-
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