Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-04

be had declined to say q word against
the woman. because he knew that
ANYTHING he said would be strong evil
aenca arains. her He knew he had
wronged the woman and he would also
renu5iate the illumination OF the
hank when the verdict Of guilty was
rendered 1t was not in the heart OF
the man to have done 80 brutal a
thing. or the use Of his money py
friends Of his TO reek vengeance Oh
this woman. On Decoration day pa
rade of decorating his grave was
made as if he had fallen in the oe-
Tense of his country, and his friehos
have been over-zaalouS ID thlS Sorl
OF display and sensible people repudl-
ated it. Now don't know whethef
her story on the stand was true OF
not but l will assume that IN the H"-
cit intercourse that led to this kllii'5
that thew we're equally guilty. as
sume that for the sake OF argument:
thatit would have been better fof Ner
had she been buried.
Foley's fast friends advi sed against
anv special effort to assist the State In
the trial and hired villitiors have beeh
turned loose to paint her as niack
fond of darkness. aud [ believe that
the men who have been spreading
these villianous stories were pald 70
do il This persecution raised TRENDS
TO her support. The plea OF insanity
alone would have saved her and TINS
she did not want advanced. rms Is
the hest evidence in my mind that she
was insane She had no conception
NJ her condition Of her condition. L
believe the jury did their full duty
and so did the Court. and a due re-
snect for the law under the circum-
| stances. demanded her conviction,
their being no plea Of insanity plea
which was full and good defense
under the circumstances. The SUI
prcme Court did its duty as judicial
officers. but now the time has arrived
when YOUR acts should be tempered
with Justice and the divine attribute
Of mercy. I am not here to urge the
pardon of this poor, wronGed woman
on the grounds of sympathy, but OF
Justice. The men who have signed
Mrs. Hartlcv's petition, are laW-ah'd
ing citizens, men who obey the law,
am told there is also a protest IN
circulation. | hope you will compare
the names on these two petitions. Ii
she goes to prison for day she may
he as we'll kept there eleven years, pu'
ask Won to save her the disgrace OF
one dav in the walls of the Prison
This is an exceptional case 10 seno
this woman to Jail is a notification &c
men of wealth that they can outrage
women with IMMUNITY and that II
woman has no male defender she mas
= no redress, and that when a seducel
and libertine is killed by his victlu
: that the community will honor hin
with parade and brass bands ant
cover his grave with flowers. an
certain that when you think this mat
ter over YOU will regard this as rar
and exceptional case and grant thl
woman pardon
During DR.. Patterson's speech tn
child was nursed. After recess Mrs
Hartley was driven from the bac
door of the Capitol in hack and a
: she entered local photographer al
tempted to get picture, but gentle
: man who was assisting her into tn
l hack. placed his hat over the Gamer
q and refused to allow picture taker
The photographer removed the IA
and took the picture.
AFTER RECESS
: Tn the afternoon II Fl Beck az
dressed the Board He said tn;
= numerous accusations had zee
- made against Mrs. Hartley since II
g tragedy. and he had taken pain
q to investigate them and he had four
q them all absolutely false. manufac
nred to prejudice the case. The sem
ment in Reno was strongly IN favor
4 the defendant and the people who M
stoned counter petitions had done
j hocause they had believed in the
- false accusations. Some however 81
~ done so with the idea that they we
!, in some way indicating their de
= friend but if Foley himself could az
ar his voice to the petitions it would
:, in favor Of clemancy. The defenda
- had suffered all the punishment p
sible. the day of punishment n
~ nassed and now if the pardon was I
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