The sun., 1895-01-20
THE KANSAS MURDER LAW.
NEARLY 900 MEN NOW sESIENoED
TO DEATH UHDER IT
There Has Not Bees Hanginp Uuder It
since t Was sPassed-Iunocent Mes who
Have Reen Saved hH Its OnerntIon.

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Inc laws OF hhnsas arc euch thab When per-
son is convicted of murder In the first degree
the death penalty il pronounced. The law re-
quires that he shall then be confined in the state
penitentiary for one year. and II nothing shall
develop TO establish his innocense or raise a
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ques'Ion ss Y" hi' euio Iho uo'erh"r may oruer
the execution.
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mas taken pIaco SINCE INC pre'ehO crih'ua coue
was adopted, twenty years ago, and there are at
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them and who are liable to be ordered to be
hanged any day which the Governor may desig-
80 p', , -, 10Y .,,,s E.s.,,,,,o has haan ,s,,I,n,
to assume the responsibility of ordering the ex-
eout,on Of the most desperate of the numerous
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murderers VINO nave Deen conVicted' Inns NAV
in q measure account for the systematic manner
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nae manner % IN wn,cn murue, as pave Oeon
seo in part for this state of things, The 0ld
are filed with cases where prisoners were ar
rested and hastily convicted, largely on circum-
stantial evidence. The death sentence was then
passed, and the prisoners were sent to the State
dS5 nst ne , Sas ae RoSrd Of Parons e
be 'fS found % records showing that in many cases
The principal witness for ths State, on whose
cnnmitteS ras mi the % murder and that he had sworn
ea,i the T ne ~ annther to sava bis nwn '"o'"
away tne Ie oi 20 ms n,r
in The state prison there are a large number
falss ho swearnp o and T misleadne ssire1mstnntiei
Evidence. sS SuS The var Various Pardon Boards for
dozen 9sve eeen 9 s@ 10 thes
and money to clear mp the circumstances which
were the only basis for In h the past
one wav and another and pardons have been an is
Sie had never V been e eommitted at a. all "
ior tne % m %, ~ nn,oio, ws va S & .I
suduen Close oy tht az, , vi ms viii ,i Wiz
Is now ssrving ne ,e sen'Snce t IN an LIMOS m
sea cdnntH IN the earIv SEVENTIES G neah
NusseIl county r, ~ Ine eary N nekh M
Dor named h,it became ia.d 700 drienay emu WI Win @ uhe
na an anu " wfS ibe nsgbbnrhood 1 in tS boyyse
win the woman, he killed the witness ,5s to Pre-:
vent exposure. Inc o9ay was vas nlaaen ni py % one
suty patr M nss @ Was a tb h "Soa o
during the gay. IN isw aays tne poy WIS WIS
missed. anu mn pretemdea 10 u,scpver @ inn n Dolly
ana hoses ;,s axe & neaI oS. Ill mn was was
the pr3secuting M.ness' 1Hn iIi, @ nose Was so4n %
nnaer tne sen tbe rstsd fra, II, bad bd
IN h SaI u ,mS @ errin liz sotn
70 worse until sne 10 DOW ser il.e sehtence'
Cpon nes @ ad nose W;i i E,L,rs
no raztMs Swo thai cat,le IN Snmnar anu connx
were erahlnR tner Ga..e IN, III Suu,ner oouIuhy. lily
Just north or the s2nthern me OF Kansas: s Ihey
nlred tiam 10 @ ner1 ,h anu nis VIE @ 10
conS % on M une ttncn . & nd anu ft tte sb, Mt
releo over tne wnnan anu. aIter = nshnt' Nc
Roweii died ana EIkIns WehI 10 Saiawsit; I'VE m nur-
rieay 500 ms lhLeress resi- IN ING ter m ini mn heu % TO
leAas my muTueI was i s.u " w iins ~ oanh