The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-05

t fsw irresporslble people DO the KILLING {.
While willie the majority Of the mob sktn Ky
h Hihns q he 'ssts eia t saTa t the
mob, equally guilty, and Whether tie hi.
Ing y right or wrong, as concerned quit
~ ifitocehos Of the person cllatstd, si-
si ! know of5nothing more dangerous than
mob law can see no danger In OUT
lawryi Il Is not new. or would not 70, Pc Pc
early settlement. Of the state. runaway
sarded as dangerous. and an act was
land has passed outiawry acts from time
y TO time. NJ. y
pensive and miserable lync1,ing system
will continue In Virginia Until something
else takes It's place. What can be the
harm In outlawryY WI It not save ,, tno
ties deep disgrace, and who will t harm?
1t may not be theoretically, right, but {
It viii superssde drunken lvnching n,obs
twill accomplish much. 4, Z.
the accused must DO carried before q
Justice, a grand jury, q court and Jury.
He must be given time for preparation
and all the technical ties Ct the law a I'i
much time considered before his neck is
broken BY the halter Now, I ask, can
society afford to give this sort Of lustii et,
to suoh criminals. so long as ing he!lish
community, when tested. have answered
In the negative. 1t matters not whet her
or not We approve Of lynching; It VIII %
done so long as the crime and ths present
to exempt individuals from legal respon..
sibiltty when Justified, which does not
carry with it exemption for wrongs Tor
he who would Avcnge OH outrage must
arm himself with right. not might.
r%,4o 0,op PC Il n.
MARYLAND removed to Colorado. where he
purchased d silver mlne IN the mount ans
and took shelter In Denver. Inc winter
ooKinr nv les UPON the street for sale,
Re purchased them ana fter dyup p Ing
himself with the necessary outnt; piaafi eu
his servant on one OF them ana rloih y
silver mine, but had not gotten more than
thirty miles before he vas overtnken !, ny
a gang Of men who charged him and MS
servant with being horse thieves, ne eX-
10 knowledge Of their being stolen prop
erty. they would not believe him and he
and his servant were hung up on tree q.
Thine passed on and his re AZ. :, IN
advertised in the newspapers and after
| a while a chaplain of the United states
army. who had learned the facts. gave
them to the people ct home ; ngcn nom.
vulgar and vicious hands, but the great
est objection to lynching Is that nons
ruin mad, Jump to conclusions ana WIZ WIZ
Lynching cannot be legallzed. It Is some.
| thing In Itself that Is contrary to law:
outiawry throws the guilty ore bey0n,d q
the protection OF Law ana IS now So ire.
a,,ert in the land: Il will at least In a
ereat measure remove the Irresponsible
| ity OF nobs and place 1t upon men VINO
| will be anxious to bear It,
| Virginia Is too moor TO adhere 20 nel
present woodworking system.
- murder OF. a case Of Grim nal assault
Is reported, Ia mob Is raised which genoa.
charge Of an officer. whose sworn duty
| IS to protect him. To nerve the cro~d
whiskey is freely used, and threats az maze maze
! to tear down the jaii: the sheriff aiis
sent which swe!ls the State debt. and
| thev help In the Judicial lvnc.hing that
necessarily, follows the. bayonet.s st,.,,,
It is better tina t n hundred men pc ~ !,
convicted by an Funfalr# and nre1'i,pcod
trial. EIs not outlawrvthe sn1est4 both Z. tnr
! the Innocent accused MS well Gns inr the
morals OF the communlty?-,!1 "on ,a nj "
abuses Of It c Tna1a p HGESANDER
Roydton, Va, Aug a.. 1908. .,.ttr.~ets. Z
(Our CORRESPONDENT argues we'll against
1vnching and mob law. But when we
come down to the facts outlawry would
he practically the same thing as legal
Lied lynch,ng'' II one man may slay
on sight person supposed to be guilty.
Of criminal assault. a dozen men or a
hundred men may band themselves to-
gether for the same purpose and visit
summary punishment upon the crlminal)
-Times-Dispatch. s5 s8, .5i5