The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
WANT DEATH PENALTY ABoLrsHkD.
opponsnts OF Capital Punishment Are Gst-
ting Ready to Organize.


There was meeting at the Friends school,
house 10 East Sixteenth street last ght In the
interest OF the organization OF opponents OF
capital punishment In this state. The meeting
was pres dei over by W. H. Wilbur an It's
leading spirit was Gen. Nehemiah NJ. Curtis
OF Sc. Lawrence county. SO many OF those
who had heen asked to attend the meeting.
wrote 10 it's promoters expressing their sym
pathy with It's objects and regrettine their ina
bility to attend last night. that II was decided
TO adjourn the Meeting until Jan. ID. Among
thoss present were Dr.. Abram jacob. Assem-
blymnn Maher Of the Seventh Manhattan dis
trict and Phoebe c. Wright.
In the informal Interchange Of opinions that
took place before the meeting adjourned. DR..
jacob said that no was present because he be-
liev-d that the death penalty was no
protection to society and never had
been. Moreover. he believed that most
II not all. murderprs were insane. Some
OF them showed their insanity specifically
and were spared. Others in whom It did not
appear 50 openly. were neld responsible for
their actions. Dr. Jacob said that he thought
at lcast two-thirds of the physicians 10 tho
community were opposed to the death penalty
Assam olyman Niaher said he had introduced
the pin in the Leg stature last year for the
hae9hIttion OF ihe death penalty: He said that
had received the p edges Of twenty. four Sen.
sSe senate 70 vote Leader Sds seaf Ss
SAID, hal only prevented from passing tue
Assem- bly, by strenuous efforts N., Aids had
explained. the spraNer said. that the matter
seemed u him 10 be too i'm portant to be dealt
with 10 the rush ani hurry OF the closing Jay
Il hopa TO have the honor Of introducing the
sii asSn q the coming seSsi1n 81 the Lrsi,a
llteTp6fed IL
buny AMI appear before II. committees there.
and will urge IL on their representatives
the, senate i'm not 20 sure .thSt tie Governor
will sign IL. I'm not sure Gov. Ronsev-t has
yet attained ~ fficlent,y high state OF civilza-
teni q. Governor. Il believe" be said. chat
SSS nay ss ,5 5S and
DO. but ! believe that h. is a perfectly just
man. and know thai he will strive conscien-
state II IL ia made clear to him thai alter
mature an sane del,betation the people de-
SIRE 10 % n away , Ti,h re death rsnaisy
with John K. Fellows when they were both in
Congress. IN whiel Follows said that he had
on erred the District Attorneys ONCE OF New
York county; fourteen years experience there
had c.nvn nee him thai the fear OF the death
Penalty not deter murlsrers from muir er-
ing and seriously interiered with the oonvic-
tion OF murderers VINO were on trial. Many
who should be pnnished were let 20 alto
The case that is now occurvins public at
tention T. costing tha state 100000 more han
II would " there were no death penalty" said
Gen Curtis; "SreaSing roughly. don't care
anything about the crm nal-what he suffers
eS fa believe @ aSaHss ,as uasesnte
and barharic THIS movement 10 abolish the
death nenalty is non-sectar an and non p2ilt-
range To go before the Legislature with a con-
rtncing show OF men and opinions"