Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-11-25
KANSAS HANGING LAWS.
AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW wITu
JUDGE y. w, vASDtvERT,
Uc Has Little Faith in the Alleged Discov-
cry That District Judges May sign
Death Warrants, but lie Pro-
poses to TEST 1t.

| nome in kinsley last week. and secured
| from him his opinion tn fun upon the
| Kansas capital punishment law. In re-
| spouse TO a question OF whether he had no
| tced the discussion going on over the
! hanging question Judge vandivert said;
| u have noticed something OF tile discus
sion going on through the newspapers OF
! the state, with reference to our statute
[ providing for the punishment OF parties
] who have been convicted Of murder in the
I nrst degree In the courts or Kansas. and
have taken a very great interest IN this
/ discussion, for several reasons. one Of
/ which is that the case that Immediately
/ prompted the controversy originated in my
| court And. while l admit that the law
/ might reasonably bear the construction
/ that has been given 70 1t by some OF the
learned lawyers OF the state, ! feel quite
] confident that the other construction Is
/ the proper one and is tho one that the SUI
/ prsm' court would be likely to adopt The
/ old statute, with reference TO the punish
/ Mtut ui the crime OF murder iu the FIRST de-
/ gree provided in section .5S of chapter IL:
Whenever any convict shall be sem
/ fenced to the punishment OF death, the
/ court shall cause to De made ont. sealed
/ and delivered 10 the sheriff OF the county,
I 81 warrant stating such conviction and
/ sentence, ana appointing day on which
. said sentence shall De executed which shall
1 weeks from the time OF sentence
section ~ provides that the sentence
. shall ne executed 10y hdnEiqE
section 10 provides for the duties Of the
shtt'r In case OF q respite.
Section .tI provides that the execution
shah take place IN some private enclosure
as near the illl as possible
, ,2i9n ct, - t2Ntass W % Len PrgGhsnE }hs aEee. enc
/ IIr - e.rt.,.,,
sections 253. 3ai a55 and CSC provide for
the suspension OF sentence and for an IN
QUESTION as 20 tho sanity OF The convict.
section 2d7 provides for an inquiry as to
E8. ,..1 rar,ic.ei and scntenced 10
be hanged, aud section 70, provides
\ that after sentence mas ut,m ,
suspended on account OF, {he lnsdii,y
@. "a female convict. the soyylnor may Is, IS
sue lis warrant ordering me tNGnuugu,
these contingencies that may arise IN the
~. ms 20 ana -'i wA'eh read as follows
Section 20. Whenever for any reason
a-y convict sentenced 10 the punishment
pursuant, to such sentence, ana the same
which conviction was had. on the appHcu-
-s.a ot the prosecuting attorney, shah is
e.r-.I.- before the court or II he be at
ls-z- 3 warrant Tor his apprehension may
81 issued b. su.h c1ur1 or anv Judge
-as--rs
Sc Ion 81 rron such convict being
raE. ,rSgty No he facts ana II no
i-Es1 reason axisTs against tho Execution
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