The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-12

The Question of Capital Punishment s~t-
tied At the Lssne-k I'm ClWh.

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FROM she nssrpit Free Press.
81 bcv received u letter." said Brother
Gardner after opening the meeting
hev rssreived "a letter from Canada akin
me IN dis L.ime~Kiluc club had tookcn amy
particular stand on de subject at capital
punishment. an 10 so what dat stand is.
"One of de fust stands we took was n
stand on dis worry qucsun. We hcv alI'ss
believed an still hold:
~. Dat stc pusson who takes human
life should hc hung.
49, He should Ia hung until dead.
-. He should Inc prevented from xittin'
sle itieah into his head dat his sIss,rtt ~
Gwine straight to heaven, tscass, IL our rc-
liHion am wuth "a cent. his slserit ~ 1wihe
i'm exactly tc opposite d~irsckshIn.
1--WE doan' claim dat haugin' n muir
sierer prevents murtl.r. hut we argy dat
hangin' "A man who deserves II puts MN
out of ,c way an renders II inirosslbie 10
escape OF secure "a pardon. tnter ue laws
of dis state. which hcv put us in dc front
rank as champion, dc man who - PLAN
min, a murder finds lots to Encourage him.
For instance, Pickles Smith owes me -
borrowed nonca. He's hin hangin' OIL "a
right smart while on de payment. an IL hc
sloan' pay il one week mo- he'll htar sun
thin fall. He realizes dis. an hsromcs
desperate. He argues dat de- easiest way
out is la take my life. lie kin calkerlate
81. ON maxim his escape an not hein'
sussec ted ,.,,,u. M, IL. nile, If self .l.-
Tense.
"a. ON "a di-agrrcnen, of ,c ioory.
,r., 10 he has Il, 90 ,lcrc.
"s. ON "a pardon after about ten years,
..To.lay. n had to- do one or de other,
nm, i, u,,s n u,eshuu of I'd
sn,,,.r D, ,,,,, mi, ,Ic street and mt a. hui
H., rr.vS a.. ,navor's head dan to break
into de dwellin' house of an alderman i'm
tie night time. I'm de one ease I'd likely
ia s", m"M VI IL u,hl;c' while In ,c other
I'D get about twelve years in state prison,
and would In. looked upon ont deere as "a
liz .,,,,, Is.i;,x,.s I'm ., bs,uuiu for muir
der. II started out, d., way. an il has
We will now attack dc regular order az
ol'e.s"n,n nn' nn,I." G,ar "n..maII
ca>c OF Ibro'uer rnsasix lay. nn n.
iin ahc,oI.r for thrcnt"ninw :" break Elder
m ra,J .t'.;nn !. h.a,..I ,ieI,atc i'm
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mn Ia. ~ a.. ~ H. sh",isi n,ss...i tn
;nauirn ws:.m. Inc Ken, his lien COOP. He
n.,uh. rei ~! ., sn, ,n"T h,,' IN .x";,..'
mn, -. IN h..,,rr Of him. Me had fiU,,rs.d
up on the fine and co-'s. and found tina. II
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"',rs t''~ t"urSe woS i'rs'.
me secretary we" '""''"'''' '"' '"'
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ImwIN Sr,r,os Ia, ',a: u. So, IL rm.
nave an ole c"i'r.d badly by lie nam. OF Aunt
''s' 's''s ~, rs
years ago aud run IN wild a young yallrr gal
with re-, hair. she says dat i'rrdicr Gardner
.onld steal mo ciickcns ,ian any uNr chicken
raisnfs me s,;,'e; NV. vi " /" - S"Jss'sim ,s,n
..,..r n; ~. ,,rcsit,ni We ,Iurr waut nn,Iin" n" ~,
Wild H.. Please send informaslvn Ia
SssAuIDI-AM u. BUTTS.
Their. WAS brc,,hlcss silence I'm the hall
IA The r~,.ri;nv ms finished. and Rev. Mr..
p.n.,,.cL was ,hn,,t In mi, nm and ,les.l,,re
In. u,;ss;v.. !, ,lenIIv ins,,lt To- the ciub.
which ,u,,st ~. r,.venvcd. when the n,,.si,
-, - M, u,;,i, 80 hi,n.I smile ~, his
fac. and sa;.I.
.itss list >. ,nis,akc-.i.,.s all. uchircr
Lp,x..x NO c,,II'.l xxn,nn, named Ann
-. Carnor an, ncII'er .,ns ,"'.r..i h,,t
list n. on., time. Shes vot me m,an0Ici
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lc a., Jrv,;,, ,,c.si"st has;tat. a. .',,,LS,
To- = Oh, rtcr n, nv a,cn,,nt ha;,st III.
~ -. h,;n,s H. - nix.
me, mn wij a mistnEc." ~
Lord John Russsii. chairman of the
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