New-York tribune., 1905-01-10

The protest of Mrs. William Blickensderfer OF
Stamford. Conn, against the execution of two
women. Mrs Mary Rogers. of Vermont. and Mrs.
Kate Edwards, OF Pennsylvania will shortly be
onded by Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake. OF this city
UNFAIR TO IDIOTS
1T is monstrous" said Mrs Blake, yesterday
that women should suffer the death penalty as
long as they classed idiots If they are not
competent 10 make the laws. they should not
be held responsible for breaking them II they are
deprived OF the privileges of citizenship they should
not suffer its penalties The thing is absolutely
Illogical
A great many other New-York women agree with
Mrs. Blake, while a few believe that the law
should be allowed to take Its
TREAT BOTH SEXES ALIKE
Mrs. r. A. Benedict. OF the Mothers Club said
that she did not approve of capital punishment for
either sex. but believed that while the laws are as
they are. they should be allowed to take their
course regardless OF sex
DOES NOT BELIEVE IN DEATH PENALTY
i don't believe in the death penalty for any one )"
declared DR.. Anna f. Donoghue without hesita-
NoN' Nhat do believe in is putting the people
"e now hang and electrocute where for the rest of
'heir ilVes they can do no harm So long as women
are considered irresponsible in all civic matters
oon believe they should be held amenable to
EQUAL JUSTICE FOR BOTH
MIS- Belle Gray Taylor was equally positive in
declaring that women should stand or fall by, the
same laws as men
1 don't believe in capital punishment for any
one. she said. but 1 think there should be no
distinction of in crime If it is right to hang a
man Tor murder. it IS right to hang a woman for
murder 100 I'm for equal pay for equal work
Tor political equality and every other kind OF equal
lty between the sexes. That's my standpoint, both
Tor humanity and for women"
PUT TO DEATH INNoCENTLY
Nine Marie Cross Neuhaus said she believed the
man who sentenced another being to death and
the man VINO put that being to death were both
as guilty Of murder a the original criminal
This Is a matter which l feel very strongly
lhoeed she said Il 90 not believe in putting to
oeath either men or women. i believe women who
are found guilty of murder should be imprisoned
Tor life in community of their own. where they
can work out their salvation. or course it would
be impossible for degenerate criminal women to
be allowed at large but in such a community or
settlement that they could be given chance.
while the same time the public would be pro-
tected.
Statistics show that many men are put to dea tn
innOcenty. The who sentences to death and
the man who executes that sentence have taken
life they have no right to take. We have not been
constituted agents to take life for any sin.
Men the meters to most of the crimes COM
mitted by women. have never approved OF capital
punishment in any respect"
MEN UNABLE TO JUDGE WOMEN.
at is an outrage" said Mrs. John Fowler Trow.
president OF the Post Parliament Club, ITO hang a
woman tried by jury OF men. We are governed
by men, tried by and hanged by men How
would they like 1t if to try TO hang
them. When a has been tried by jury OF
her peers. by made up of an equal number
OF both sexes I have nothing 10 say. But justice
cannot be done to woman by jury or men.
There must necessarily he many considera tons in
the trial OF a to which none but women
give their proper value"
The condemned women have been convicted OF the
murder of their husbands. and unless public senti-
ment intervenes will be executed in February.