The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-09

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er- peared. Montgomery insisted strong
~ than ever that he only killed M
kercher, and declares that he mac
or the confession Of killing all because NJ
ut In his right mind, and because h
er thought It would save his life. Durin
Id the interview he said.
N "Tll not he punished for killing M
kercher after he shot my parents an
4. tried TO kill me, too. My shot tha
v killed McKercher sent him straight t
i. hell. Nothing stopped him on tn
o way. God knows this and so do ~
The oregonian says: "The Fo,
boys, who are in the Albany Jail fol
/, burglarizing q store at Charlottesville
! are old neighbors Of Montgomery
They think that he Is innocent, and
say that his story, since he seemed te
fully realize his position, has been ex.
actly the same. The Fox boys say,
too, that they know of difficulty that
the older Montgomery once had with
Mckercher at a school meeting, and
that they believe the shooting grew
out of this.
"There Is undoubtedly a changed
feeling at Albany and in the country
adjacent to the scene Of the tragedy,
The boy now has many sympathizers.
his story about McKercher killing his
parents is generally discredited but
There are agood many who are iuclined
to believe it.
Montgomery sahas many sympa-
thizers because Of his being deserted
oy everyone in his hour Of need, and it
Is generally believed that his execu-
tion could be postponed if any effort
were made in this direction.n
The Albany Herald expresses its
belief in Montgomery's guilt and con-
demns the usual "tender solcltude for
a condemned murderer The Herald
says:
This sympathy for criminals is
nothing new. 1t existed in the world
when Pope wrote the familiar lines:
alee is monster of such hdeous mien
Ihat TO be hated needs but to be seen:
But seen too oft, familiar with its face,
we iirst endure then pity, then embrace.
ut is the same sentiment which
prompts weak minded women to show
er flowers and attentions upon such ,
as Durrant, but we are sur .
prlsed to see great newspaper like the :
Oregonian devote Its columns to the !
publication of such flippant nonsense.
such tender solicitude for condemned =
extended into a two-colulnn :,
plea in bis behalf, is altogether out of E
place.
Repeated excuses for crime and a
'utrages upon justice is what leads to E,
mob law and disorder. If y
here is any new evidence tending to a,
stablish the innocence of the con- a.
lemned man, let it be produced by all "
means and let him have the full bepe- 6,
1t of it, but If not, mere sympathy for
he murderer should be overshadowed a,
y the fact that the peace and safety 20
the community demand that the fo
iws be executed. -
"H'd McKercher really killed Mr., al
nd Mrs, Montgomery and had their th
IN then killed him, it would certain bo
have been a righteous act and he III
ould not have hesitated to tell lust to
DIV 1t happened at first, instead of m,
venting SO many different stories. sw
"Mr. N. M. Newport, one of Mont io,
attorneys, stated to Herald !
porter that in all probability the fri,
ecution would not take place on the l,is
tie fixed by Judge Burnett, as they mn
d asked for further time to prepare wo
Dill Of exceptions on which to ap- tho
al the case to the supreme court, If
is is granted, he thought stay of
ecntion would be granted until the
peal eau be heard.p
lhe EXPIRES wss informed by an m
oany gentleman that the general tro -,
Itiment of Albany eitizels was in ,h;s
or of Lloyd not being hung, es. NM,
'ially as lenienoy has been shown so tail,
ny criminals in this county, us well tbo
other parts Of the state. noo,
We have also heard that a petition is a No
ng circulated, asking that the sen. Sor
ee ne eommpted to Imprisonment in .
life. :"
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lave you seen the new line of dress upoi
ds at the Racket store. All wool his /
res, put up at the factory in dress his
'erns, Bright and new goods at re- good
ed prices. Have also received Th
y other new goods, such as dress conn
nels, cassimeres. A large lot of Or
ngs, Remnants of cashmere, boys phre
), overalls, mems boots and shoes, WI
as' shoes, plain aud needle tue, G. i.
rellas, curling irons, cutlery, and Ac
MS, (nice spoons for 15c and up. J N, s.