Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-16
Only One Man Guilty
But Two Are Convicted

Special Correspondence.
I ONDON Dec. 1.-TWO men are at
present undergoing sentences Of
- IS months hard labor IN British
tails for crime OF which It Is
certain that one OF them must be limo
cent. The case affords another str!E-
ing Illustration OF the trayestes OF JUS
tlce which British law sanctions and
which the best lawyers are agreed can
be remedled only by the establishment
Of a court Of criminal appeal, such as
exists In all the states In America
In March last, James Flynn was ar,
rested on a charge az having sht'Vus4
a watch from a Mr. Serne IN heHsA,
Road. The evidence against MN WIS
hv mo means conclusive, ana he stouly
protested his innocence, but ne was
found guilty and sent 20 prison .o' -
ra6uths VITA hard labor Two "yetA'
ago, John Doyle, a young lenoW y. .,
who had been convicted s-Ne.4I l'1"s'
of theft. voluntarily SURRENDERED N4p,
self to the police and confessed lEt' ~
had stolen Mr. 5erues watcA L'AIyn
having grown a bit too hot 10Y nun Nv
had been lying low FOR some '.l'5 p.
the province, he said, end had oH'y JS..
heard that Flynn was doing l,iue .J'
the robbery He had come IoEN" I,,
therefore, to get an innocent man V''
Of fail, and was quite prepared " 'A''
At The last Clerkenwell sessions D2y.e
reiterated hts confession ouI '"' ly...
declared their belief that i, was uH.tu'
and had been made solely ior lne p-'.
pose OF getting judicial c.emeNOy T
erclsed In Flynn's behalf. Llei'.u'l' w.,
the case was postponed for Iur''eI w.,
yestigatlon Doyle was nrlHiBhel "srr.,,
recently. The prosecuting "''o' S,}
stated that the Investigation N"l."t - -
been made BY the police on 1sna l',oi
the home office. had only s,'eI5 ."'' r5t
their conviction that Doyie Nd' "I
guilty Of the theft OF when ne oss1
himself. Whoever stole tat Nh,1"' Ia
were certain It was not poy'I' -
they taken any other vie" Not'I' an
course, have been IHuI,-'o",. ,r,.
acknowledgment that they L ,.aolaot
cured the conviction OF AH l',' ,rj,b
man. Anyhow the matter 49, ,rqs
the police protesting tHtI pD' si,o.sf
innocent and Doyle de''@-lUs .,a, Kim
guilty. The only evidence 'S'''''
was his own confession. .p,,a.
"After due reelection, DO you SUI ,Ss
here 10 your statement ooseI' ca v" "a
Judge. Mr.. LoYeland-Lo'e.'"''
Doyle .. e-nly,
Eyes I do" said the prisoner H'"'"
you say you are guilty.
Eyes. sir" ..,sn
"What else have you 10 say ,,ro.
Nothing except that f'!N" % ~
cent" as,lslon
does not admit OF revision VIZ sor-
fenced Doyle to IS months nara ."oV s,.
tho same sentence that h1l pee" r.S,t.
ed ON Flynn. NO c0ns.ae't.oH ,o bal
over was shown Doyle because ne ,oys
voluntarily surrendered GlH7...
another man from pu1i- ll0 "sS,.,n Il
And his sacrifice Is wllnou; No. \. r,al.
the Judges assumption that ne j ut
10 gullfv Il correct Flynn % ln"Vt sen
Davies conviction should nave mr
foIiov,ed Immediately by au otGIT AN.
F,vnn's release. But FlgnH s,. onr
tinues TO serve his sentence - \, Inc
course open 90 him ia t' having
home office. and the home oI.'N, , rI.sd 5
nut ON record as opinion thl' ta.5,,,y h.
rot steal tho watch, VIII not SUI Uos
SELF by parIonlng the man .. N.Y. Ices
Gyst convicted OF the crIme. n vu,s,rl,h.
British Justice connlve az lne rhcA
ment OF two men for q crime v,
one OF them Is certainly