The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-27
ItlS5 Volurlinous Opinion FrtsisS
81 Of Error y q ', Rs- / 4 v ~ &
ALL IMP 0RTAN !. P!0iNTlIs 4! j q
ARE CAREFUuLlL j / \ 4 ANSWERED N I ! !E
President Keith, 81 the e Court,
Writes tile Opinio and A 81 I Pa-
ficntly r y: ;:!s' Ever \ Il 9 uss- lesss II
ton 81 M tsrial l Cons 4
quence r Raised N byss2 the III
III Pris so1l er''s Cou1se 3s8 3sss

N The action Of tho 81 reme Court {. Ap.
nea ia of Virginia, promulgated syesterdnyy8
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OF
VS. tho Comm oIlWeal.lEtt agssn
Ia writ of erlpr pray IA for extinguis Sizes
~ ha II ,at tinn AZ. su1iler.aa
,11F the isst ss N ~
sen tence Of @deat
cue must 55be hanged Il III tday, II; F,e bpliaryS
4nt ~ I'm inil yard at char esrt,le.
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amended pct ition a''ans
Fthc court hands down an Sopin1 OH ;exh halsrs
4, 3, { ~ nr,n dial assign
3 ~ 4 4 !, s.a i he srouna
men
upon D, W11els d, d ,Vt,tts1N
4,
uuso allass
court a peal3leeHsGs
5is careful rev lew 5of Il the aae. ll,llnlrsH
{, tinns t1orit tiea
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Snad u IN ted in tha pir1lon that
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Duties to Society 8isssS
IN Tie course 3 oti the Sta ata1neilt OF itRs
scnncl,,sons $in thIa Fca se. tho court tates5
its duties to sociatYs as well as tho
az citizens weighad d ga II those Of gilnS
. ccr sed 4nerson. q. Nv hiles those accused Of
5crimeS have rights that 4 should & be- held
ainyiolabI society has rights wi iich arc
no loss aaored. itly tl.at
the accused IN this case having nag asIalr
ana .a atlu se. ls
guilty, should
deiay tne ~ -
law upon. MS Iot1ens IS. n V
Tho action of the VIE. mace kIlo8ta3
In written opinlon oI spAses,$
dealing serla tim WITH the elllet eScceI.s
tlons relied upon, ny the petitlone 81 " hss
PRAYER for Q witt P 81 IS ne cow
takes ocoasto tl. to JUSTLY tte Yordict IN
3thehmost posltl ana en- p1atlc 1iansuaso
that could be USED 20 express its cotlclll,
SION II vs. stated that can read
tho facts presented IN eYidence NylttloutS
boing convinced ina no dVoca cy !.,oW'-S .,,SS'-S
ever skilled could . nave orought 2 pol1tb
any other result thali tnat hsla3
been reached. lt IS turth sta TED eeS-ss
plicitly that the evidence precludesy every
reasonable hypothesis OF !nnocence,a alnus
points with certainty 20 the gulity mall
The court charaoterlzess the Snonicl ~ clde as
remarka pie only foraits g lro.cty ana TOT
the fact that It was committed pyI8 q nleni-S
ber Of the r.'o essoh Or aw, ana and oha$
who had been en- trust ted i WI y respoil-s
sibles position by his rel Welt tlzen s.9 Tho
prominence and hig social standing oE
the condemned man are thus regarded
as aggrayatlng, rat her tina n extenllattlns.8
@ Co,r1n,irr,n7ends Attornevs.