Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-26
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
Michigan Demands the Death
Penalty Again.
FOR RED HANDED MURDER.
Dpsas.sss Of The state e're.s Practically
IaAsias.s. ia Favor oG iss
tss~soraason-

Pelns viii lie fcund extracts frona n.
s.liiosi.i csssamn- u many Il the lsAsl
iag newspapers q she state on the sui
hsan lyashsng They spesk for thea,-
.s.iss ga the satseet "a capital punish.
meat
fiaa they been assard that the Lac
~suld have been prOmptly enfocsd
against the criminal. bo had murdered
Que q their t,est citizens. and had the
punishment lifted has brutal crime. us
ticr might have been Permitted IA take u
course. bat the Ias tedious and un
certain al its hest The average penalty
a c0nvlctsd anriefers IN this state h ar
teen Ton ycars' Imprisonment 4 usur
derrr under punishment has coolmstts,d
another e.ld tlaosisd mar,icf There IN
a dsa4and for the hanging II those Who
dss sucn iuhanaI murder that which
sullivan c,8nnitted. and until that Cie
mand n acc~.ied Ia there wil. be the dan
gcg a agch horrors as that eascted al
torunna Thus T. a dcplorshl. truth.
hat one that the Legislative. power Gths
stale cannat e-s-aYc. Murder has long
heen held too lightly by the LAWS u
Micnlgan hr death penalty should be
restored AMI the criminal Avs of the
nate b. mote vigorously administered. -
iJsirosf ffro Psc--
Nill the legislature - Michigan 10 its
duty and pFuvt 81 against recuFrencs1
sach an event lls the Corunna lynching
H. .tceIlBs - the universal deuafld III
TIE pccple and restoring the death pea
alts fDr lnur,iesers lake Sullivan. The
house has already gwen its answer To
thi- question IA the Affirmative and II
Ii1s remains for the senate Ia justify the
tut4ic cs,ni.si-ncs which !, ENJOYS 10y
ttHug likewise. The people ~ Michigan
go al want Ia b. compelled 10 rcsa.r. 10
lsnca la because "a the lack ~ power
u, punish muFderers adequately by legal
ns,s.e.s Inc -cnate shouii heed The
if=.pu q the Corunns mob. Detr,at
luhune.
Deliberate murder should h. punished
liIh death. but the last penalty should
d. visited deccntly AMI IN order. The
G'oruun.. lyuchtug Indicates. Ia say the
A.lsf. that the people are weary 81 the
alaw kish -.ntlmeEt which sends muir
@rrrrs. and worse than murder-rs like
sullivan. o. H. boarded Tor life. With the
,rvbabiiIty that the sentence will never
e. served out Muskegon News
That ths.,r act Was an outrage of law
lon. viii question. but IL clearly proves
the law - al fault. Had capital punish
ulrni under lsgal forms. been assured IN
the cas-. 4 sullivan. the Corunna leIl
would MT have been battered down. and
thc cood uame - the state would not
have ieeu furnished by tue frlghtsully
lartaric spectacle Witnessed IN the
streets II that usually quiet and lsw
B'tding little city on Tuesday night
Sagsnav Courier Herald
W. doubt very much Il summary ven
a-rauce would have teen inflicted On sui
hivPr vas the law VIA, u should te m
lFrlatn,n o. capital crimes. The maori
Ity q peo PIE have h.Vome thoroughly
o1ssu-trd with the method an vogue Tor
.dsaung With homictae-. realizing that
tue renalty indicted Is lily proportion
attd "a the magnitude q tile crime.
knowing this ~ - hardly tn l.,
w.nf~re,i AZ that the people hav. grow n
a.-g ,ste,l With the sickly scntimeut,li'y
whuch hs-. m - many ca-c-. shielded
the riur,ser-r from the fate he 80 richly
deserved The fact that our method Ut
dealing With criminals Il thi- class -
defective. proves an incentive 10 m"t'
vr.l.lc~ When the Mine bill. which
prryider Tor capital punishment. shall
nast. heoaWc Law. ~ predict tha. no
u.orc .ynehngs Wili occur ~ Michigan.
i,ay titT Tribune.
iu this e'~e The pe'dle realized the in
adequacy q Michigan law a. deaf with
-mugtlercrS anil to-rk the Law m their
oWu hands Viii our legislators heed
The warniag, big Rapids Bulletin
Pc G,sxrttc has always been opposed
@ mob az believing & "a hc dangerous
ard seTtiug brutal exam ple - lawless
mess thst Nss lad foT The community
i'gt n there ever WaE ease wh'rr II
Was sXcusdlle u vas IN the hanging 4
tie isni Sullivan. Kalamazoo Gazette