The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-10

vvutf.r, ra-sv. who has been sentenced
"a h-s hazxed on March = for tne murder
~ Tr,~v Williams. the Indian woman with
whona he was living. Is not without
friends In the hour OF has extremity His
s.sse Is arousfng considerable attention
and much sympathy Is expfessed iof tns
young man.
p~ n q Garrett Is among those who
hava visited the condemned man As .
result OF his talk with Carey ana his IN
wastsxatlon into al of The circumstances,
Mr. Garrett has made up his mind 20 do
what he can TO secure Communication or
ths sentence. M Garrett said yesterday:
Carey was vel reare1. and today hs
admits that II he bad followed the teach
ings OF his youth hs Soabd proo&oly not
have been n his present predicament- His
yeople have rot forsaken him, and the let
yers which he receives from his dear old
parents In England, al covered with
tears woatd almost melt heart OF stone
Even at the risk OF being called a SEN
timent2llst and O. seeking 10 interfere
with the due process OF tbs Aaw, I wish 20
express my honest opinion that William
Carey has not committed a crime that de-
serves the death penalty. I say this after
careful consideration OF the evidence in
the case aud after full and frank state
ment on the part Of Carey concerning his
whole life He strikes me, as IN fact he
IS a mere boy. who, leaving home az an
early age, drltted almost unconsciously
into evil companionship and who Is rath-
er the victim Of unfortunate eircum-
stances. cannot be convinced that he Is
a merciless. co.G-blooded murderer. nor
do believe that whatever connection he
might have had IN bringing about the
death OF this unfortunate woman vas OF
a character which should be punished
with death upon the gallows.
The case was tried at an unfortunate
time. Crockett, who has killed negro.
having been acquitted a Week before. X
was unfortunate perhaps. for Carey, that
his counsel, Mr.. wlnstock. was also the
attorney for Crockett The newspapers
had very severely criticised the jury in
the Crockett case for granting him his
liberty, and demand went up from the
public, and even now there appears 70 be
a desire upon the part or the pubic. that
some blood be spilled, irrespective OF the
merits OF the case. / realize that this feel
ing Is due largely 10 the failure 10 con-
Wet or punish Fl many cases OF murder.
but that is all the more reason why we
should not make the terrible mistake Of
taking the life OF man who does not de-
serve such extreme penalty,
II DO not believe that Carey should be
set free, yet / 90 believe that he has In
him the making Of good man. and that
fk9 - ygNEk ~AONSA IL OfCItuL4c tie re-
suit OF evil associations and be Of some
service IN this world. / shall do al in my
power to enlist the sympathies and CO.
operation OF every fair-minded citizen In
securing a Communication OF his sentence,
giving him q chance. even In the peniten-
tiary. In carrying out the original mean
ing of the word penitentiary. that is, his
own penitence and amendment OF life
''In what / have said about the trial OF
Carey i do not wish to ca 81 reffection on
the way the attorney for Carey conducted
the case He has ably defended his client.
but public prejudice has been too strong
for him"