The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-08

The taking Of human life In any unlaw-
fnl manner N naturally regarded M the
greatest Of all crimes Others that need
not here be specified are perhaps more re-
yoltng and worthy Of nearly aaaeyero pun
inhment, but murder stands out alone ~
the most hIde0uH thing for which a person
can he held reipouablc.
Yet strange % say, the full severity Of
the law h ylRtcd upon less than 81 per
cent, Of tho lenda who shed the blood Of
innocent victims, Snmeeyuln not only ar
rest, but even suspicion, others lind tho
machinery Of the courts exactly suited t0
their wishes for AoquitiHl on q Hight sem
tence, and the few who reach the gallowa
are generally those whose Rullt IA coupled
with unusually shocking details and whose
pOcl,eta nra not we'll filled enough 20 meet
the demands uf able but high priced cpun-
sci.
Sun II can hardly be- said that the assaa,
sin who walks from court room free
man, "yIndcntcd' by verdict Of not
guilty h beyond tho reach Of punishment,
There remains the sting Of a guilty con
science, popular opinion may not ho 40 ono
with the flndlng Of the Jury, aud thorc ls
always the vague, haunting fear that u
higher power will sooner or lator rcotlfy
the error Of a human tribunal Catherine
Ring beloved thoroughly In tho righteous
vengeance Of God when she stood up In the
old city hall Of New York late ono night
ninety years ago last spring, and, Sinking
her ilngcr NJ the judges, the jury the de-
icndOnt aud the lawyers, cried With indig'
nant furyi 81 call upon the Almighty 10
curse you all, and ho will do IT,
Who was Catherine Ring, and what the
oceasIon Of her WRATH
She was Quaker woman, whose fair
young relative had been murdered on the
evening Of the day she expected 10 become
q wifo, The RlngH, elias and Catherine,
lived on Greenwich street, near Franklin,
with them resided their CouMn, GulIclma
Elmoro Sands, n beautiful girl just bud
ding into womanhood, Elma ~ she was
called, had several autors, but gave her
preference 20 Lcyl Wcekcs, wealthy
builder aud owner Of the City hotel, How
far she trusted 10 the honor Of her DO.
trothod viii mover be- known, but one thing
~ certain, when lao suggested u secret mar
rago Hho GLADLY nsscutod, and Dec, 20,
1900 WIS sct ~ the dato for the ceremony.
Wcckcs Insisted upon Tho most absolute
privacy, but when the wedding morn ar
rived Elmo con0dcd her prospects 60 her
cousin
The day seemed one long shrek Of win.
ter aud Of storm, aud In the darkness Of
carly night the frost king grow oven moro
ncrco and bitter In his fury, The snow
swept Ub iut In binding cddies, The wind,
rushing down from the sound howlod over
Manhattan Island, while the piercing cold
Joined hands with these 90 complete the
trinity Of tho tempest. But when the clock
on 81, Pml's struck and ilngling sleigh
bells ccnscd their music before her door,
Mias Sands hndc her lTonds good.by aud
stepped out, confident Of speedy return
az tho wifo Of her lover The watchers
within waited her homo coming but they
waited In vain, Three hours later Weekes
entered alone What followed " best told
In the language Catherine Ring
"Tho moment ho entered | cast my eye.
upon him, Ills countounnCe was pale and
much agtntcd He sat down and snid III
Elmn gono 20 bcdY answered No, she
has gono out. AZ lcnst saw her ready to
10, aud have good reason 10 think she
won't, llo said Il um surprised she should
60 ont 80 loto NJ night aud alone ] re.
! plic1i i have no rcuAun 70 tInH she went