The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-25

The press OF this city has been accused
Of Undertaking to try tho Boyd" case by
nswspaper. For the Posr-ISrElLfaEscEa
this charge Is denied without qualification.
The fesr-lxrElLieEScER since tho murder
Of Thomas Henderson Boyd has been
deluged with letters seeking to obtain a
sentimental verdict on the ground that
the murdered man was \ very bad man
and his slayer was woman. All
that she fosr-lsrxLIicEscER has said
has heen To recall the prejudiced
people 10 their sober second thought
and urge them to remember that there 10
% ser in erip,e: that under law the slayer
Of Thomas Henderson Boyd Was entitled
80 exsaiiy the same legal justice a. II tho
case were reversed and Thomas Henderson
Boyd had been found hanging over tho
dead sndy of his paramour pleading tina,
he had killed her from motives Of jealousy,
revenge ar passion to the degree OF tempo
rary responsibility. or in self-defense.
OF coarse, where both parties to murder
case ar abandoned creatures, the resort to
the afait's,ion of tho pistol il - likely to
be Illustrated by one side A. tho other:
that - = question TO he settled by cyj.
dence
The Fcsr-lSrsIiIewxcER further re-
minded is impusive correspondents
tha. II the slayer Of Thomas Henderson
Boyd rtsnfsred him tina, the law would
not ron slider for moment whether
Jhomi;s Henderson BOYD was a worthy
or warsh'ess citizen: that the law simply
considered whether nlufdrs had been com.
miiieti; Of course If we coaceae that /,
mans hsr may DO taken because he
II tsl man We coneede that his
rropeg:y may lie taken: that he may be
imroyerishei. exiied and outlawej be-
cause ga IS man Of aeprayed life. The
iaN OF 70 civilized country ensct. this
haFeaf-c notion, because Jaw under liberty
j. Ike tl.e rain that falls upon the lust
AMI ~ 37t alike; il does no; Inean that a
ftiena3esN town rsaper shalt he murdered.
Oh tia LA ths; he "a a public burden and
awortatsss citizen.
SHr}ose tso rick pockets wrsnrge over 4
game FL, 4-okeg ard one iaur,icr, the either
with - eitnesss% present. SSSIl we re-
lease SO Surviving worthless citizen on
THE pr thas h.s dead coursde ~, IN,
COED Boy wsys" Is that ihe philosophy
a. leg4! sas:3ce or social .ecurlsy under ,
esysI.set government
The fosr-lSrEtt1asNcux asked il, SAINT
r.enss} correspondents. - consider MA,
wogg3 ae the rGe!se Judgment Il when IA.
pistol .aets were heard Thomas nesl~-
son boyd had teen toaad standing oyr,
his pa,sa amour pleading thas he had Killed
heg e..la.ly" from motives of revenge
f~s'oeay or sone ether passion. or from
rum, sass msie hl:a mentally irrrspon
SHE 8's his actions Does any body y 10
ssn~ etsss~a suppose that Tnoana.
Heaa7is boyd, Stan&lng over the eady
OF "oniaa 10 had .has fail IL holes.
uoal@ A%ve hs~a st1aiIte4 Oh the ground,
Of se.E~sisfsnss Or temporary insanity
Nos the fess-iS;uIEaxSc1x ala no,
seek 80 Try she esse. ee. in iu,.se. z,
jtsels: e these sosast sentimental nle.s
Or ses 10 evsae are r@A4 shed we are heu,a
~ poeg. gut that aaser the iaw ,he-- j. N
- iE crime. TIA. sha .ass~sa n, xls~
fhoueas Henderson Boyd was ~stss.ss. n
pxsessg the sssss measure ef iastl>e =, II
ThonAs Hend~rsen Boyd had hasa A..
ars.nsst ;sg her murder. In ,hAs case ;,s,A-
&c iaesaes would seqaase the state TO prove