The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-12
SATURDAY. JUNE u, 1907.
ACCORDING to our staff correspondep

hanging of James M. Gordy, on Friday
morning, the streets Of that town were
Killed. with people of every description and
condition in life. He says that 1t put him
IN mind OF strange day, which is always
turned into holiday. IL is estimated that
over three thousand persons visited
Georgetown during the day. but none of
them saw the hanging The idea Of such
vast conoourse of people wandering
around the town, dressed In holiday attire
munehlng peanuts and passing the pleas
antries OF the day, is great. The saloons
were all closed during the morning. but
were thrown wide open in the afternoon
and the numerous headaches this morning
attest the quantity and quality of the
booze" drank Such crowds as were
witnessed Friday in Georgetown were a
disgrace to civilized community and
takes us back to the days when the abo.
rhymes ran naked through the streets Of
Wilmington, But humanity Is prone to
run to extremes.
The bump of morbid curiosity is we'll
developed, and it only takes the carrying
out Of the mandates of the law to arouse
this characteristic in the average citizen
The details Of the hanging, how the con-
demnod acted, looked, slept, alto and bore
himself Oh the gallows arc gloated over
and greedily read by the public, who are
not satisfied unless tho publishers of the
papers print every minute DETAIL no mat
ter how vulgar or low, for their perusal
and give the public something to gossip
about. II ever wretch deserved hanging
1t was surely James M. Gordy, who paid
the penalty of his numerous sins and the
murder of his wife on the scuifold. He
was L. hardened wretch; as no other
could have met the death no did with
hymns on his lips and murder on his
soul. Hypocrisy he practced when living
and he pracliced it until tho black cap was
pulled down over his face and swung into
eternity, with not very bright future for
his soul. He died as he lived His prom
iseu confession was not forthcoming, and
be died protesting his innocence Of the
crime Of which he hAdibccn found guilty.
The Death OF dordy
The banging Of James NJ. GOrdy, at
Georgetown, for the murder OF his wife,
was not attended by any disturbance.
This fact is highly creditablo to the citi-
Ems, as it indicates q respect for the law
tlat is worthy Of tho highest commcnda-
ton. The citizens of other States should
profit by their example. The best safe.
G lard against lawleasness consists in
iUdionCe to the mandates Of the law
There Is no doubt that .tiordy was guilty Of
murder, but he denied committing the
crime with his last breath. His obstinacy
has few parallels. His denial, however,
did not avail him anything. His execll-
tiol should prove u warning to other men
woo may be tempted To commit crime.
All who dread punishment should learn
to control their temper, their avnricu and
their lust. The wrongdoer caunot cnver
up his crime for any great length Of time,
and hence the practice OF the precepts Of
tie deCalogue will be found not only wise
but In every way communicable. In other
words honesty Is the best policy and right
doing the highest cxpodloncy. There are
few mon white or black, who caunOt di
crilnlnAto between right and wrOng ANA
10 the most vicious the death of GJrdy
should be Il menace and warning All
who wish to avoid suffering should squur0
their conduct by tho golden rule, land do