Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-06
HANGING ON A Fam +.


No Reason for Executin.
the Fifth Day Of ~ wzsls Z
ADMINISTRATION Of the oa. "ssk
rr1aay = day which i es ,sa '.,bsAs
apart ior hanging shows tlat ,ss Il
Ders q the legal profession \ y IS; ivy rta
that point They cannot NM. 'ssno'sat !.
u was accident or design tbs, xestls
unlucky day Of the week ID ~ sahl'sesl IL
the executions " chosen n,
One member OF the l...
maintained that there was ~ pfofexm
which marked out Friday u ~ X Ky custon
hangines because the cruci6 rias gay ~
two thieves occurred on thai d. sa II
light Of the law remarked: uynnt. Anolbf
y bad day. There Ii only mi III y ftiday
day in the whole year. consas. s uooa Ri
looked sea upon ny Judges as a most a,'s. =
ATE Gay ior hanging criminals u -pp'0IIst 4
IL may be stated right here N !, \,
nothing in the above reasons. ard s y
Is only chance circumstance ,s. .nsl
iifths of the executions take nm, NY 10y, \
Friday IN the earlier tays Il T'is on
justice, when the hanging Of = ~. laslh
most ordinary occurrence, and ,ss a4 !, Nas
atty which followed lighter nsya n ~ tsk 4
as stealing. forgery, arson mi Wy ,ad
MES, as well as murder, hapc ;rs ss'sf lels i
on every day OF the week eycs,,s v 8
The act governing the tina N, WI nunQay
provided that a felon should Il sv 1870.
ton. " consik
IN consequence no particular Al y.
week was ever fixed upon. An H. = "
In those good old days when IosS 'su " !
Justice Jeffreys, in circ,,j, ~ vld I
weeks, sentenced 10 less thar az slsa
to be hanged Well indeed NOR, X 's ,
that he hanged more traitor st"I a
whole OF his predecessors sIi,ca s ~ ~
questl Tbat was after the Monms ~ ~ \
bellion IN 1885, when the kim rsss.Va, y 4
these aoings 81 his favorite judge A a
chief Justices campaign III the west's y
That too, was in tie time Of The t.,...
Jack ketch, who became SO ni,a,,s..s s'a
an executIoner that his name il vsns.sa
given TO the common hangman il NJ ~
Of London. 1t was Of this .srona a.s, ~
as the noderns flippantly caIl tbut fura. 's
AIRY, that his wife remarked. aAnv ln,s 'ys
can put man to death, but onIv ~ IN
KNOWS how to make geptlenns. =. = &
sweetly." Later on more l,,,msrs .,,-s
pervaded English justice. II waS sr'a
nized that forty eight hours w,s ;,., issy
short period wherein to allow criminal !.
repent and TO make his peace with Il.
Creator. ~
The first step was to hold an crim,..,
trials on Friday. That was not the nar;as
when trial lasted week or lorosr I.
generally took the court only few Hans
to decide on felon's fate. ,Justies ~
indeed quick-vefy frequently too ouiet-
and murderer would be sentenced Y, n.
same day. By sentencing him On FLA.
his execution would fall on SUNDAY =
cording to the two days law. and g. !,
hangings were allowed till Alonday Is.
felon thus gained days respite. III con
sequence of this Monday was tie usua
hanging day, and in narratives Of sbe MONA
Bailey" this explains the dark way Il
which, Monday was always spoken Of
In 1885 the two days law was repeal4d
and he present law came into force. which
allows a murderer reasonable time. IN.
custt m of appointing Monday for hang.
Ing ..till remained. In order not To hay,
two 'yecutions ON the same day the indpe
SOM times appointed Tuesday, and n
nigh fifty years in the English criminal
caller lar it viii he found that ninety-nlne
OUT a hundred executions haze occurred
on 1 Monday .: II Tuesday. Nowadav,
this distinction j. beginning to die out, al
thou ,h it has an.y commenced il England
On t lie other side OF the water no distiuc
ton $ made, ana murderers are hanged 90