The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-21
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The verdict OF guilty without qualification which given
by the jury III the Jones certainly the
binary Upon what grounds this remarkable ag-
gregaton % called jury based its reasoning, whether had
reasoning at ALL difficult to decide Mrs.
Pamente shot down. the concsses the crime there
that the crime committed there doubt by whom
mted and this intelligent jury verdict OF mot guilty. 1t
does not that takes the view Of the defense and that the defend
ant was insane at the time but simply brushes the crime aside and
that he is not guilty. II he is guilty who is; Certainly Mrs
Paenter dead certainly Jones fired his revolver her Such
diets miames and lead future disorder, inevitably.
The main plea OF the defense insanity and this backed
by expert medical evidence and attacked conovered by
dence has fearful and wonderful results experts
uey certain that the insane for years. and insane
Another set OF experts consider swear that he perfectly sane II
the jury itself had been examined would have been possible
probably that it contained members who insane and
such were the case how could they Judge OF another persons sanity
The wonders OF expert medical testimony constantly turning
The specimens had in court here are by unique Some
years ago German sausage maker charged with murder OF his
wife 1t supposed that he the body into and destroyed
medical testimony ragged round those bones in fine They
human bones without doubt said They calves bones said
gush them said fourth and beautiful wOry battle ensued,
thing like that celebrated scientific the Stanisas which
Bret Iarte unmortalzed
Casting aside medical experts taking up the plea insanity
mitigation OF the crime OF murder ought to be twisted into
OF declaring person guilty" A who
kill people and danger society He certainly ought
further crimes When
dog goes mad he nconneny Drained shot When Malay
amok the Philippines dreams pleas of insanity
for him. he is undoubtedly insane but the only thing do is to kill
him sight TO free insane who has homcda tendencies
o further murders
Moreover it is not only the danger from the insane homicide that
be feared danger from other individuals of like caber,
who will feel that their chances OF they do commit murder,
extremely good Whatever people the certainty of the
death penalty is wonderful deterrent from the crime OF murder.
Where penalty vigorously carried the OF murder
less frequent where there long delay and frequent mis-
carriage OF justice Figures this point easily called to mind
From mistaken cmency and from the various oophole that the
law has provided for the OF criminals that desire to exact
swift justice which call nchng. When know that crime has
committed and that the chances OF legal punishment slight
they proceed deal swift justice themselves And this does
affect only the fa OF the community but the most reputable OF
citizens often other meeting just punishment few
years murder the northern
gentleman from Honolulu staying in the He he
astoundd the who advocated nng the They
the reputable and solid OF the citizens Their
the if tried would in all probability escape He
vnched Who ynced him knew but soul told
One would depecae eograde the introduction OF lynch
ing But criminals like Ferris saved from the gaoWs by
cemency and homicide like Jones is declared by twelve
guilty, there will when the reputable and
solid the islands will think those citizens OF the northern coast
above alluded %.
among of all communities mawish Seni-
homicide The longer he is in prison. e
this grows. In cities OF the mainland this seni
takes the form decorating the murdees cell with costly flow
and other vagae Clever lawyers the defense know this and
upon But such people give thought the victims
suddenly before their maker with the which
nchers their victim. 1t is the murdered the
should nearly every instance. Shakes
pea draw murder those who would defend
pallae it.
Most sucrlegious murder hath broke Ope
The Lords anointed temple and stole thence