Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-24

7. Ilul"'l' WY uot huOlIth ruNH
law
Mt Ny,-I uo not low that shall
vote iur the motion IN Indefinitely
postpone, tut am not In favor " the
passage 0t the bin. I may 10 behind
tue times aud not In accord with the
most advanced thought Of the age on
this question, but Z dOut believe this
community, or any other, is ripe for
the abolition Of capital puuiBhmont. /
can zee no roaFOu why man who has
e. mmitiei murder has not forfeited
hiH right 10 he. II 10 not time that
innocent muu suffer the extreme pen
atty ui tue law,
MI C0nIou-l call tue Eentleman's
attention 90 the case Of Mr.. Maybtick
Everybody In the world believes her
Innocent; 30 90 you.
ML NyD-NU, DOM; great minds
differ, MI Condor said that there
nave occurred only two executions Ia
every one bundled convictions. That
IAN Argument in iavOf Of capital pun.
isumenl, M u r0bs tue present law Of
the bl0udturdling aspect given u by
the iflends VI abOlishmcnt / believe
that capital punishment Is Unsuitable
whom murder has been committed
u lawfully wlliully anu pfemedilht.
eIly.
MI Glbson-You nro young man
anu your cOnsCiguCr ~ not yet scared,
Would you now scar your c0nsgi, nee
by voting fora measure u kill inuv.
ceut meu9
Mr. Nyt-No; I don't believe an
iunoCeut mau can be convicted VI
murder Ia the nftt degree. Now, "
You impfis0u mutdotets Tot Iifv arc you
not placing the prison guards Ia dan.
gcf NJ their nvts2 Toe murderer vii
XII again la an attempt 10 gain his
Liberty hud their ttiJrts Will be direct.
ed against the guards who hold them
pfisluufs. a murderer ia n case Of
tuis Kind has everything ~ gain and
nothing 90 lose.
MI Nyv oiled cases OF attempted
Vtcapos anu ~ murders attendant on
tuu,u attempts, auI reiterated his IN.
ttntOl 20 vote against tue postpone.
muut and also against tno final passage
VI the bill.
Mt. Stevens moved the previous
question, tui Mf. Taylor asked Der.
mission 90 10Y a few words IN HnsWef
90 some VI the statements made by or
pouruts NJ this bin. H. denied that
tuis question nus uCOn suddenly sprung
upon the people. The matter hss been
uuiofU civilized natl0us for century
Iast, and oil the people VI this state
nave been tulkiug aud reading Oi II Tor
Year,, The proper time, u there ever
was one, 10 pass a measure VI this kind
h now. in smother blll before tue
House provisions were made 10 compel
C0uvlCtt 10 work Tor tuuif support anu
TO apply patt 0f tueir eafning- 10 the
support Of ,huir families, II thoy have
any, This pteyoutB tue possibility OF
| lie prisoners becoming financial
burden upon the State and also helps
provide Tor the unfortunate family.
Mt. Stsvers--ts there coy provision
b apply any portion VI the murief'i
earnings 10 tho support " the family
| Of The murdered man:
Mr. IayluT-Nu; nut society may
some day come 10 this point. Lot Us
take one step IN that direction by pass.
log this bill. / deny that IL IA morbid
sentiment which prompts me Ia my
attitude upon tbs question. People
who study this matter most arc fore.
most In favor OF the AuOlishment OF
capital punishment. Al une lime there
were thousands VI duiendefH OfslavsTy,
now We wonder Mt their attitude. II
will DO the Famu on this matter OF
capital punishment In few Year..
By taking human life you seek ~ cdu.
cate people not to kill-by holding
human lfr 60 being " little value.
Nj. Howard The majority Of great
meu IA former days were not In favor
NJ abolishing capital punishment, cleo
the ststute would not have fcmAineu.
Mt, Tay lpt-Do you make that state.
meut In ratnrslnrs9
Mr. HDWafI-Yrs. sit; DO.
SIT. TRyl0f--l challenge the state.
mrut us being correct.
ML HUWHfd-Ihe fact that the law
remains on the statute books Il ample
evidence that my position 10 oortsgt.
Nj, CUniOu-lsu'g ia ihct that tho
majority n the people sanctioned the
execution VI tho Savior OF mankind?
Was II right on inst ACCOUNT
Mt. HOwAfd-A nsJgTity OF that
particular community uiJ; but that 10
not parallel case. 4 am not In favor
VI unnecessary punishment. II hiss
been said privately that Was anxious
10 Iii somebody because OF my ad.
herence 10 capltal pun shment There
Ia no man here who viii 40 farther ~
protect human life. Hut n a man
a'ssults y woman nud then kills her 10
hide his crime, ana sometimes cuts her
up iu pieces a. has been the case, he
deserves nothing but death speedy
gni Just punishment, II there Is
any good IN a man Oi that
kiud, neither this nor any other
Legislature eau brlug II out OF him.
Mr. TsyloF-DJ you think thRi
Hyuts 10 gully aud ought to DO ex,I
gutud9
Mf. HOward-Mr. Hyues IL not on
trial mere. IL would be unfair 10 him
and It IL not my duty 10 give al
opinion on that matter, Brsiges, Il Il
MT a proper question for the gentle.
man 10 put. This discussion Will
briug this matter before the public In d
thorough manner, and n by the time
the next Legislature mtels they want
measure Of this kim passed IL will he
soon enough then % do 10.
Mr.. Stevens renewed his request TOT
the previous question AID Nit.
HowarI's motion u Indefinitely post,
pone consideration was put and lost ~
iJlluws;
Ayss' AndruV, Cazirr CLARK, Fgt.
gus-un OF Carbon, Gibbs, Harrls, How.
ard, Larsen, LEmmOu, MOusOn,
Maughau, MuriocE, MABsHslI, N,br-
kef Of Salt Lake, Nobrker Of Rich,
stevens, SnydekuL seRvy, smOUt,
Thorn, Ghomp'ou Of Sanpete, Thomp.
son Of Millafd-22,
Nav Heard nDlithO laFUhaigsI