Evening journal., 1903-08-15
.ELWOOD ANSWERS
CHIEF JUSTICE
He Characterized the Jurists'
Paper AS Sophistical, Yer
bose and Inconsistent
SAYSFACTS Do NOT BEAR OUT JUDGE
Warden Meserve in Interview Says
Ne is Not Sorry For the Part Hs
Took in Affair When White Was
Taken From workhouse.

Rev. Robert A. Elwood, whose SER
mon on lynching to a congregation on
a lot near Olivet Presbyterian Church
is quoted by Chief Justice Charles b.
Lore In his paper read at Chautauqua
today, was averse TO giving an opinion
on the Chief Justices paper when ask
ed for his views tonight, but finally
made this statement:
Yes, / have read the paper, he said,
and have been interested with its
sophistry, amused with its verbosity
and pleased with It's inconsistency.
The sophlstry consists OF the claim
running through the whole paper that
the courts are infallible The vcrbos-
/ ity consists In the fact that he takes
three and half columns OF newspaper
space TO tell what he summarized in
three lines. The Inconsistencies are
revealed both In the statement and In
fact. There are several statements In
the paper that have attracted my at
tention, but 1 win comment az this
time on only two of them to show the
difference OF opinion that Judge Lore
holds from most other people both I'm
public and private life today.
Il Judge Lore, in answering his own
! question What is the cure for mobs?"
says Most emphatically we say the
remedy is not in hasty and feverish
action OF courts OF justice against the
criminal whose offcnso is the exciting
cause" During the last week no less
eminent an authority than the Presi-
dent of the United States, Theodore
Roosevelt, In his letter OF commenda ?
tion 20 Governor Durbin, OF Indiana.
said I'm substance: "rhe cure for the
action OF mobs is the speedy enact
ment OF the law by our courts OF JUS
tlce." And In my reading OF the pub
lie press during the last few weeks
find the consensus OF opinion both on
the part of editors. lawyers. clergymef
: and others IL the one advanced b,
I President Roosevelt. and which / have
=. always held.
The only other statement Is where
the Chief Justice says: "The Judges OF
Delaware have no apologies to make
for not listening to the suggestion OF
mob vengeance I'm the case OF George
Z White" and the one in connection with
Z II: rLet public sentiment be aroused
and we are safe. My faith in the
people is abiding"
II my memory serves me right II
was not a threat that was advanced
TO the courts of Delaware in the
White case, but there was an appeal 10
the Judges by the Attorney General.
and he is not mob; and by DR.. King.
the pastor Of Judge Lore. and he is not
mob; and by Dr. Bishop. father OF
the dead girl, and he is not a mob
and by the people OF the State. ire
spective OF creed or color. poverty or
wealth. Even as Judge Lore himself
says, Let public sentiment be aroused
and we are safe. My faith I'm the peo-
pie is abding;" and yet when that
r aroused sentiment in the voice OF the
legal authority and the pulpit and the
I press appealed to the courts the court
did not heed Il.
4 Ihave nothing 10 say concerning his
, remarks about me personally.
r Warden Meserve. of the county
/ workhouse, when seen at Green Bank
tonight was asked in regard 70 Chief
Justice LoiV's paper; what do you
r think of the statement that officials
facing mobs should shoot to kill?"
] Well / think circumstances and
conditions should be thoroughly con-
sidered." he replied. Il can add this
that I have never regretted what we
did at the workhouse I'm handling the
mob that seized the negro White. ]
can say nothing further"
Chief Of Police Black refused to dis
cuss the paper.