North Park union., 1901-02-08
HOUSE RECOMMENDS THE
STUBBS ELECTROCUTION BILL

Denver, Colo, Jan. S0.-By vote Of
% to q the House yesterday approx
ed the Stubbs electrocution bill ana
recommended II for third reading and
passage.
J Speaker Montgomery spoke against
the measure, which he denounced as q
return to barbarian. Mr.. Bradley made
q fiery speech In opposition, In which
he alternately quoted Scripture and
Shakespeare. Both speeches were elo-
Quent and impassioned.
Other speakers on both sides assumed
q more judicial tone and discussed the
subject from the standpoint Of expe-
diency.
During the discusson Mr.. Dickerson
said Il was not a matter OF sentiment,
but q question OF protecting society.
That he favored the death penalty for
other crimes than murder. He drew q
vivid picture Of the man who goes
home from day OF toll and lies down
to sleep under the protection Of the
law. A burglar enters, who intends to
steal without murder, II he can. but
who Il prepared to commit murder II
his plans are interfered with or his
identity discovered. His sympathies
do not go out to the man with murder
III utS AedTt. UuL 10 tuc ihuoNChs w
tims OF his criminal purposes.
Mr.. Bradley cited the Old Testament
and 1.-The Merchant of Venice" as IL
lustrations OF the bloodthirsty ideas Of
past times.
An eye for an eye and n tooth for n
tooth are but expressions of revenge"
said he.
He denied fhe right of society to kill.
He said II hnd right to protect itself,
which 1t could do without killing.
1.-THE object of the law is not ven
geance, but protection and prevention
Mr.. Sprague said the tendency Of the
age In against cruel punishments. The
retinements of civilization lead away
from the passions Of the past to more
humane views on the treatment OF
crime. Society now aims at restraint
and reformation. He deemed the ef-
fects of executions more demOralizing
and more likely to instigate repetitions
by suggestion than would mere re
strnint
Mr.. Lubers said that life imprison.
ment amounts to only about nine and
q half years in Colorado.
1.-The women and ministers who are
asking us not to restore the death pen
atty are the ones that besieRe the gov
efI,or after a conviction and life sen
tence to pardon the criminal. They ar
the ones that bestow the bouquets on
the villain who has committed an afro
cous crime. My sympathies go to the
victim Of his crime. believe the first
duty 10 to protect society. Humane
feeling toward innocent, law-abidina
citizens IN betetr than maudlin feeling
towards brutal murderers. This mawk
ish sentiment does not appeal to me.
am In favor Of Kidding the community
Of . beast that commits atrOcious
crimes"
Mr.. Schweigert said: -Four year,
ago favored the abolition of ths
death penalty. Since that time have
been convinced that It should be re
stored. Appeals to sentiment on eithel
side do not affect me. 1t Is not a ques
tiOn OF sentiment. Does the welfare ol
the people demand the death penalty
Ia the question, and have deliberatel,
concluded that 1t does"
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Camp Bird Case Coasi..sd.
| Montrose. Colo, Jan. 30.-Denve
News special.)-The second day In tn
case Of w. f. Apperson and J. n
| Stuart, protestants against patent Is
| suing to the Camp Bid Mining Com
pany for the Deadwood mlllsite. bein
heard before Receiver II. G. Fink o
the Montrose land office, came to al
| abrupt termination yesterday after
noon when continuance was granite,
until February %. 1901.
The protestnnts set up the claim tina
Mr. Walsh did not comply with til
mining laws in filing on said claim
that the land is mineral, the lead run
ming ensterly and westerly through til
property. A. NJ. Wintz, who was til
protestants' only witness, claimed to b
mn expert miner, but failed to demon
strate the fact. 1t was clearly show
from two to three feet of snow covere
| the ground mt the time 1t was stake
by AppcrsOn. between o O'Clock an
midnight of December %, 1900.
The protestants asked for a contlnu
nnce. claiming certain Of their vii
neeses had been spirited away or nj
Quoted. This was denied. The Cam
Bird people then asked dismissal o
the case on the ground that protest
ants had failed to prove their allega
tions.
| This was denied. The Camp Bir
| people then declined to offer any ev
dence. claiming 1t to Ike unnecessary
The receiver then granted IL contlnu
ance until February -, 1901.