The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-23

- ~a1<4f3 hue Of unbridled
Ia passions But
years had since
elapsed. and although mining
camps stll covered its mountain
sides. the reclaimed valley had be-
come dotted with attractive homes.
Rapidly-acQuired wealth had purchased
almost unriyalled skill. and the wilder
ness of q decade before had nearly dis
appeared. Church. school and prison
J bore witness 70 It's progress In civillza-
tiun and 70 the restraints checking its
former reeklessness Order had been
evolved from chaos
Al the date 10 which We refer Redfre
was calm. but a short time before II had
heea an aglow. A notorious outlaw
had been tho terror or the mining dis
irict defylne authority and capture.
Undoubtedly guilty OF more than
score of murders. on two previous 0c-
caslona he had escaped merited punish
ment through the trickery Of learned
counsel. Not only quick to discover
flaws ia indictment Of technical weak
ness IN the law. the latter had been
suspected OF fixing" witnesses. and
even Of purchasing perjury. Justice
had certainly been defeated.
The offer OF large reward had
lpiaced the desperado once more In the
hands or the law. Then Redfre began
70 glow. fearful that. the felon woali
again find a loophole Of escape Il uas
loath Ia his case 10 accent the theory
that every man Is innocent untii proved
to be guilty. It accepted Il, however,
% far az to put him In the strongest
cell and subject him to the closest
watch. But for the cooler heads Of
masters aud oYerseerr. speedy iustice
would have been executed nDOn the
presumed innocent. But Il seemed 40
more than right that the gains Of dead-
" raids and mysterious disappearance
should be devoted to secure his personal
safety The fires were banked and the
law was 10 be allowed TO take IS
course
Al the trial the evidence proved over
whelmlng. True. the murderer's hand
bis smiling counsel, damaging wit
nesses were brow beaten, insinuations
thrown out against the innocent. the
flmld confused with adroit questions.
all IN vain. Guilt was clearly proven.
and the stined lion-like growl - the
restless people was hushed when the
jury brought IN their verdict Sen
tence Of death wm pronounced. the day
81 execution named. and both camp and
dwelling felt renewed confidence in
the justice OF law and the safety of life
and property. Redare had experienced
no pich peace for many days.
True, II was nolsed abroad that ex-
cepflon had been taken 10 the admission
a. certain evidence. no man. however
black. being admitted such until proved
70 Be the child OF negro pare "a Bat
the exception was deemed too trivial
&C arouse any anxiety IN the slnds OF
! The unframed laity. Using plain COM
mon sense. II seemed enough that the
prisoner had been fairly tried. justly
convicted. and that the terrible crime.
no less than the wiping out Of an entir
family. was 70 be avenged. They un-
dorslood that even his attorney had
taciily admitted the guilt Of his client.
and entertained but little hope Of de-
laying the execution. Redhre saw no
reason 10 disturb the siumbering em-
bra. ignorant Of the certaiu principles
that underlie al laws. Judge. then.
Of the thrill that went through the
community when news came that the
verdict had been SET aside. and that
the outlaws counsel boasted conviction
l.suld not be secured In the absence Of
the suppressed testimony Il was a
fkriu Of horror and indignation. Were
they 70 i've henceforth In constant
dreadl We're they 70 be mocked with a
display Of protection that was simply
a curtain or gaussi Was the law au-
perlor to tie makers. and cunning IN
serpretation 70 thwert the evident In
tantion Of the foundersi Was q ntruct-
ure, magnificent In appearances. % frail
In lts foundations as to sink the mo-
ment II vas occupied? Was the arm of
the law % ahort or - cramped that Il
could not embrace or hold the guilty
eihlete7 Was TIE Idea that Il was bet
ttF that . hundred guilty should es-
cape rather than one innocent person
be punished, 10 be % perverted that
any technicallty could iiberate a con
vieted murderer Again. were they
ever to Be AZ The mercy OF . man gov
erned in hia profession By no moral
code, interruptions 10 his methods. and
the constant ahazsr Of criminal spells.
one practically beyond cfiiielsn. since
an appeal must BE made 20 men. train
cd IN the same school and denirous Of