Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-08
THE COOS OF muRpen.
How They Arc Scattered About by
ThohEhtie.s aud Caitous sfan.

now Nhcy tre Scattered About by
ThohEhtis.s aud caiious Sion.
"Fhc causes Of capital crimes" said
Tombs lawyer 20 a party Of friends
at n restaurant table the other night
'thnt u. the real and immediate causes
--aro frequently overlooked by jurica
Just listen to that man at the table
over there. God a voice like a horse
Riddle lie Is letting tho whole room
know the list Of hereditary diseases
that affect his family. II would BE- n
blessing to humanity II that man was
shot dead ~ a hammer, yet his slayer
would be charged with mnnslnughtcr
and probably convicted by a Jury Of
the crime. tell you that tho words
Of that curio will CRATE upon some ears
In this room tonight. and will probably
dcrangc for the time being some scnsi.
tive physical organism. under the lnilu.
enco Of which vindictiye act will be
committed that will perhaps cause lfc.
long regret " not n punishment By law.
"a client Of mine was ohcu charged
with murder In The int degree. Tho
statement presented by tho prosecution
was that the prisoner had had differ.
onco with an acquaintance. Two weeks
nftervard ho mot this Acquaintance com.
ing out Of an uptown caic after dark,
drcw a rovolvcf Immediately aud shot
him 20 death. Tho difference referred
20 was la itself absolutely trivial. It
had resulted from an Argument over
tho relative merits u Iangtry aud Mrs
Brown.pottcr They hal actually part.
ell good friends, but their high words
Mt ono stage Of tho argumcn, had been
overheard.
Now. on the night In question my
client had gone into a restaurant for
dinner One u those creatures with
tho dclicacy Of rlilnoccros sat at the
next table llo had bccn attached to a
shcriirs Office onco upon time, aud
Immediately upon sitting down no be
gan 90 tell the man near him Of tho
hanFinri that hc had witnessed and tho
detail. Of the revolving crimes Tor which
tho prisoners had bccn hanged Ny
friend WIS At about tho middle II Nj,
dinner Tho words Of tho brute wcrJ
like - many lcadcn hall, dropping
down into my clients stomach. II,
tried 10 continue, but hc could not
choke down muu food. In desperation
hc called Tor a glaia Of brandy aud thcr
another gias. aud before ho left tli,
place hc bad taken a half dozen larg,
doses In quick succession.
THAT morning In starting out h,
had put a uvolyor Ia his pocket, IN
tending 10 sleep ai tic hou.c 81 iricnt
In tho county. the way TO which lnl
through a lonesome piece Of woods
which lie would have 20 pass late o.
night ~ be- loit tho fcsinurnnt IL
thought II taking the train. aud put
ting nj, hand in his oycrcoat pocket IL
found tho weapon.
Just at That very moment tho ac
qualuinncc approached. aud what rra.
~ happ,ncd was this Ny client wen
up 10 the other aud said, Charley,
fccl ~ desperately miserable that
almost could commit murder or suicide
SEQ hen. have q pistol too Ia ny
Ing to tako tho weapon from his pocsc
Il bccamc cntanglrd In 'hc cloth. Al
explosion followed and one Of the mel
Tell dead
II exhausted my powers ~ spccc'
upon the Jury, aud after proving b.
| 10y scnir experts how talk Of the KIN
referred TO would net upon tcnsiuy
man. succeeded Ia securing verdict q
manslaughtor Tic man ought 60 liav
bccn acquitted. Now York Recorder