Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-24
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Jas. H. Hawley, who was one Of
Dennis McCarthys lawyers. comes to
the defense Of the Board OF Pardons
IN a long article 10 the Statesman,
and gives names Of many prominent
and good citizens who asked for the
pardon of the murderer. This does
not prove the innocence Of Mccarthy,
but glance At the list of names leads
TO the inevitable conclusion that
many good people have been victims
of deception. 1t is claimed that 200
citizens of this county signed petit
ton for the pardon. 1t would be
very difficult to find two who would
be willing to publicly state that they
believed Mccarthy was not MUIR
derer. The name of G. S. Kingsley,
who was Prosecuting Attorney of this
county at the time, is mentioned.
1t Is stated that he wrote two letters
to the Board of Pardons, recommend
ing that a pardon be granted, and
stating that great injustice had been
done Mccarthy by his conviction Of
murder. MIR. Kingsley tried to get
signers to a petition here for the par
l
don, hut he never claimed that Nc
Carthy was innocent. The romantic,
theatrical play, mentioned in last Fri
days WoRLD-the heart breaking
grief of the heroine, young lady who
came out from Ireland, it was alleged,
to marry the young man, not know
ing until after her arrival that he
was penitentiary convict-is what
Mr.. Kingsley worked to soften the
hearts of the people. The girl was to
wed him, if he was pardoned, and the
happy pair were to return to Ireland.
How we'll this succeeded, no one here
knew, but no one thought it would
succeed in melting the hearts of more
than half dozen sympathetic crea-
lures. 1t is also stated that Judge
Broderick recommended a pardon.
This looks queer. The Judge, in
giving his sentence pronounced the
murder deliberate one, without any
apparent cause, and that there was
not one extenuating circumstance
connected with it. Mr.. Hawley also
states that it was the expressed inten-
ton of Gov. Shoup to pardon the
criminal at the end of the minimum
time for which a murderer could be
sentenced, should the prisoner con-
tinue his good behavior. All this il
lustrates what successful methods oi
deception can be practiced to com.
pletelv blind and mislead. The
Board of Pardons, with the plausible
but misleading mass of letters, petl
tions, and wiley arguments of attor
neys, might have doubts as to Nc
Carthy's guilt, but the attorneys il
the case have none. Many goot
people outside of this county were
easily misled by the fact that n,
cause whatever could be assigned TO
the murder; that Dacey and McCar
thy were not enemies aod Dacey hat
never wronged him in the slightest
unless joking him in good naturet
manner could be construed as
wrong. 1t was an easy matter theI
to lead those not familiar with all th,
circumstances to the conclusion tba
; the shooting was accidental, as wa
; set up in defense in the Distric
Court; that it could not be other
wise, there being no apparent motiv
lot the inuEucT. uS idCt Sl tlic iiui
; der being so wholly unjustifiable ant
cold blooded has worked to the ad
vantage of the criminal. That tn
killing was not accidental is Just a
certain as the fact that Dacey wa
killed. Mccarthy never claimed tha
the shooting was accidental unit
"fxed" by his lawyers and the cas-
came into the District Court. MI
, Hawley's plausible and apparently, t
those who know nothing of the cass
straightforward and hoaest statemen
of his own aud Mr.. Ainslie's convis
:, tions and certainty of the innocenc
of Dennis is too utterly thin to pre-
duce anything like "transmogrif
cation of the settled opinion of tn
i. people of this county, and too veal
g in the face of stubborn facts, to pre-
y duce any effect in the slightest d.
i gree perceptible to the naked ey
: except to greatly inju'e their ow
'f standing. A lawyer is justi6able
y doing all he can to save the neck
- - murderer, but many, whose ideas
moral and legal ethics are in ray
crude state, and considerably nike