The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-05-01
RESPITE FOR <EMMLER.

william Kemmier, Awaiting Death by
E1ectrocution, Save His Life Temporal
rily and definitely Postpone the Day OF
His Taking Of-The Reasons for tho
Granting of the Writ.
AUBURN, N. Y, April 29.-Judge
Wallace, of Syracuse, has issued an Or
der to produce Kemmler before him
June 8, and the execution will there
fore be postponed.
UTICA, N. Y, April 30-The docu.
ments in the Kemmler habeas corpus
proceedings we're received by Clerk
Doolittle Of the United States Circuit
Court at half-past ten o'clock last
night. They came from Kemmler's
attorney, Roger NJ. Sherman, and were
mailed at Syracuse. A letter accom-
panied the papers in which Clerk Doo-
little was informed that Mr. Sherman
had arranged to dispense with formal
service, and requesting him to mail the
writs to Warden Durston, saying that
would be sufficient. Tho writ directs
the Warden to produce the body of
Kemmler before the United States Cir
cult Court at 10 a. M, at Canandiagua,
Tuesday, June H. The petition upon
which the writ was granted is as fol-
lows:
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The petition OF william Kcmmler respects
fully shows:
|. That he is citizen of the United States
anu IS doprived 0 MS liberty by Charles #.
Durston, agent ana warden OF AUBURN pris-
on, at auburn, III the said Northern Dlstrice
of New York, who threatens and is about to
put hluh' sara hcinmier, TO deatn Dy causing
10 pass .hroush the Doay OF sara hcmnier
current REM ol e'ectric.'y OF sulhcieht 'htehslty,
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eau -, IustuUy 'Iy anu P VI ~. ,pcy
usa','s' s.9 ms w anu ln r.oi'''oh VI tho Soh-
'"oH vi '"' '"''o' '"'s'
q me iucts concerning thc uctcht'oh oE
nm .uu , Vitiiici, u,iu 'ne Ii"'iioi VI "u
lnority ny virtue oi "hlch nc Is ueta'heu arc
"' ioho"s'
lie was convicted IN the Court OF oyer and
Terininer and the County OF Erie, In tho
state OF New YORK, oi the crime OF murder IN
the hrst degree committed March ~ 1851;
ana warrant mas been issued upon the
judgment OF sald CONVICTION 10 salu Dur
ston' appointing the week WITHIN whlch sem
tehce must DC executed, commanding sald
puIs.oh .I,' 70 uo cAecu''oh upon some uuy
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g. Inc only authority OIL law Tor salu sem
tence IS statute Oh the state OF New YORK,
chapter is9 OF the laws OF 1883 entitled an act
10 amehu SECTIONS 49, i9Z oJ5, oOi oOo, ooi, oOss
oo9 OF the Couc OF Criihinal PROCEDURE IN re-
iation 10 tne lhnlctioh Oh the ueath pcnaity
ana proVide means tor tine lnHlctioh OF such
penalty.
| 4. said statute Is In conflict with the Con-
stitution OF the United States, in that tho
punishment imposed thereby is cruel and
| unusual; and in that thereby the said state
aorldges the immunitics of him, the said
| william kemmler, to be exempt from cruel
ana unusual punishment Tor crime
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| In that tha ,,n,,tsI,,uoa. w., ,,,a'nI ,,na,,,
| denrIy 40 hin, snid wiIiior, En,nr,ior ot III,
| ia ,,it,,ont 10 ,,r,oass - i,. 49,. Ii i
| tI,Io ,hn, ,I,o sniI ,,oIo 90 n,,,,tnr, Et,,11 o..
| a,th ~ ,Iay't,, - - H., .tis - 49, ,,
! t,,IinIoi .,no,io,, -, axin,, tha ,i,,o 50 IL
death ia thereby taken from the court and
| dcIn"ntnd In m nxccutive oflcrr or some
uncertain substitute upon some un defined
and un"cconntable cause.
Your petitioner therefore, alleges that tho
Eo,''.n. f,',I. ,s .m t, NAN
rant aforesaid are null, void and of no force
or validity. and prays that this honorable
eour, 40 forthwith issue the writ OF haOeas