The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-04
JUDGE LYNCH IN HELENA
HOW PROMINENT CITIZENS REGARD THE HANGING OF BRADY
BY THE MOB.


law in hanging the man. The people
have it in their power to make the law
more severe for a crime of that kind
than it now is. and if they want it 80.
why do they not make it SO?
Unitarian Minister.
The Rev Leslie W. Sprag pastor of
the Unitarian Churchill is certainly to
be lamented that any civilized commu-
nifty can witness such violation of law
and order as that which has befallen our
fair city. The crime committed was
atrocious, indescriba bly, horrible: but an
other crime does not right it-can only
make il worse. The angry mob but
arouses the passions of the whole com
munity. and life is insecure where law
does not reign. To establish the prece-
dent that numbers only are needed to
justify murder is to put into the hands
of the lawless elements whatsoever of
vengeance they may desire
The law was in this case set aside
through no possible fear CT it's failing Of
ats purpose. No jury in the world much
less IN Montana, would acquit a man IF
the horrible crime clearly demonstrated
against this victim of lynch law. He
could have received nothing less than a
HE sentence, and anything moe than
that is vengeance. not public safety.
Crime is against society as a whole So
clety as whole is alone adequate to IFS
defense. Whenever any part of society.
though it may be the 'sbest men in the
community, undertakes to usurp the
prerogatives OF society. for any cause.
even for the redressing of great wrong.
there is another and an objectionable
crime committed. Personally, | hope the
forces of the law Will not rest until the
leaders in this outrage upon public order
ana state law are brought to justice.
Methodist Minister.
The Rev. Charles L. Bova.d. nastr,.
st. Panls Ne ,-lod st E,pisco, al church
ne mere | think of It the mo.'e serious
IT is from the standpoint Of the dignity
81 the law. We cam u afford to excuse
any fem Of viola ion, howeve, heinous
the CRIME may be. which it is intended to
aNenge In this case the certainty of tn,
~ II or the man eXeC.;ttl was pe maps
beyond question. hut it opens the dor
- nay exc uti2rs. Where great injus-
tice might be done. The influence Of sil.h
violsi,ons On HE corssciences Of the
young and familiarity with these things
Is bad, | think tle pena'.y for such
crimes as Brady committed should be
oaLital punishment
The Rev James F. McNanee, pas o,
sl.ble 20 convey al ,hat one might mean
In a sentence Or two on any su1h cues
tion as this. One Nigh. make a sweep
ing statement N few Wosds ana then.
looking al it in cod type, could bur say.
1T is not satisfactory" All thai | care
to say at this zine is: Law and order
always Also, it is unfortunate that the
poor wretch put himself in a position
Where lynchns was thought of al all
Congregational Minister
The Rev. jose il P. Mccarthy, pastor
of the First congregational churchill
is just possible that an act of this kin
would have been perfectly justihabla
years, ago, When H. is alleged that the
officers of the law We're in lelgue with
the des}oeradoes of the time, hut don't
see any necessity for such Thing at this
time. Why talk against anarchy ana at
the same time turn anarchists ourselves?
Again, l think that it is too had for a
crime of this kind TO be committed right
under the roofs. yea might say, of our
elu ,ational Buildings. 1t is a bad thing
fer the young people 10 get into their
minds, and it cannot add to the honor of
state. According to law this man was
k He'd as an innocent man, as no person
is guilty Of an act until proven SO, and 1
see no justification for it.
Mayor Edwards.
Mayor Frank J. Edwards-It was a
clear violation of the law, and most
negretable occurrence. l confess | do
not care SO much fer the victim OF the
agely as l do for the name of the city.
I think that Niolators of the law should
he punished.
Fol:ce Magistrate Ed. S. Walker-I
think that the man got his just DESERTS
but the only thing that I ATM sorry at
an for is that 1T was not done legally.
DR.. c. B. Miller Alderman-Of course
it is to be deplored. but then it is a just
retribution. We condemn these things
in the south, ana like to see the people
law a biding.