The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-06-28

and heavy heels, Yakima county will
witness an interesting trial before the
superior court, and II the descendant oil
Cain be found guilty as charged. Sheriff
Dan Simmons or his successor may
be called upon to perform an un.
pleasant duty-snd the first white man
will have been assisted In "shuffiing
of this mortal COLL" In obedience to
Yakima's official dictum. But-thereby
hangs q tale.
II he follow precedents already estab-
lished, Sheriff Simmons will hardly
give to bis hanging bee such publicity %
would necessarily follow. were Mr..
Blank compelled to ascend q gallows
erected at the corner Of Yakima avenue
and First street. The genial Dan, were
he then the incumbent, might send heavy
black invitations to bis brother officials
Of the state, to the reporters and to the
morbid curiosity seekers, after the manner
OF Price, Of Pierce; but, in addition TO his
request for an ''R. S. V. p" he would
undoubtedly imply that the gathering
would be very select, and that only the
usual favored few would be permitted to
honor the occasion with their presence.
Syndicate block residents and Office
holders may already be preparing to
charge q fancy figure for front windows
and opera glasses, and Lombard 4 Hors.
ley might have begun to figure upon the
dimensions ofthe rosewood casket usually
facter in all cases OF this kind. House
owners in the vicinity OF the court house
may be contemplating q trip to Soda
Springs, or building a third story on their
dwellings in preparation for the great
event. Hume, Of the assessors office, is
miserable because the Jail yard doesn't
extend through, over and beyond Second
street; while Worries and and Kelso are
INDUCING in a wordy war with Dilley,
Stark, Hall and Greenwalt, as to whether
or no the north or south side OF the local
temple OF justice offers the better condi-
tons for morning soiree, II such para.
doxical occurrence might obtain.
Indeed, the individual who must nee
esssrily have something to do with the
case, and who will not walk homewsrd
after the ball is over, seems to be the
only party who has not vouchsaied few
instructions, recommendation and sug-
gestions upon the subject. He is almost
as conspicuous by his absence as he will
be by his presence, when Carroll B.
Graves or his successor has donned the
black cap and pronounced a sentence
equivalent to electrocution in New York.
But the worthy judge must, upon this
gloomy occasion, don cap other than the
black one. He will have to utilize the
proverbial thinking cap, and he may
have TO interview citizen whom many
people haven't yet connected with this
case. This gentleman, however, has q
very great deal to say upon the subject.
In fact, by withholding permission or
refusing to grant request which will In
all probability be made him SHOULD 1t
not be mentioned before the day Of exc
cution), he might exercise powers com.
mensurate with those Of Gov. McGraw-
and put great spoke in the wheel OF the
hearse which will be waiting to begin its
journey to Potter's field. The gentleman
ofoxoaa;I 10 NJ E1rax1 xUh;tooo. and 10
the judge, the jury, the sheriff and the
murderer do not receive his permission to
hold their little reception in the court
house yard, it cannot be held there.
OF course, it isn't exactly necessary
that 1t should be; but Jail Yards are
usually chosen, and the coming ~ exc
cation would probably follow established
precedent II it we're not for certain facts.
All that is apparently necessary to conf
plete preparations for the contamination
OF this expected act, is Mr.. Wilson's
permission to erect or cause to be erected
a high board fence around the court house
yard; and THE HERALD simply breaches
the subject now, that the matter may
not be postponed until it become mat
ter of embarrassment.
When Mr.. Whitson decided (gratui-
tously) the site Of the present court house
to the county, his deed contained the wise
stipulation that no bighboard fence should
ever be erectt d around the grounds; his re.
ason being that property owners in the vi
entity might not desire such prominent
and ever-present reminder that Jail yard
existed so near to their own holdings.
The clause was just, proper and worthy
one, and reflects credit upon Mr.. Whit
son for his perspicaclty.
The question has never before assumed
any degree of prominence; but at this
time it is matter Of some Importance.
Mr.. Whitson cannot be expected to allow
this fence to be erected around the yard
he is now, as when he freely gave this
property to the county, protecting ad.
joining lot owners. Therefore, an execu-
ton cannot take place there, unless it be
made a vulgar, open affair-which, we
all know, it will never be.
We may. then, summarize this article
into the single statement that: II Mr..
Blank be caught. he will hang, II at all,
not in the court house yard; where, then.
will he hang?
That's a nut the county must some
day crack; why not now?