The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
Men should Not be Killed Because
of Bad m

The State has a sensible and fair editorial
on the acquittsl of Judge Loving of Virginia,
on the charge OF murder In killing the young
man against whom his daughter had brought
charges.
The man who Stays another about an I'M
pure woman commits murder outright. A
woman who goes wrong will lie, and should
not be believed. While she may be perfectly
truthful in other respects, she certainly Will
tell any sort OF a tale, which she may think
would excuse her for discovered wrongdolng.
All women are not angels. peither are all
men devils. But, as q rule, the man IL just as
good as the woman wants him TO be-and nc
better. Ninety-nine women out OF q hun.
dred are pure In thought and virtuous In act
and the slaye or of a mar on account OF an i'm
pure woman should be punished. II fathers
brothers and husbands take proper care Of
their women they will likely have NO occa-
sion to kill anybody, but when they let their
women wander of, they should not be ex-
cused for killing anybody, and will not be e1'
cused, except by perjured Jurors.
The man who commits murder for the
%wrongdoing OF q woman carries a greater
weight OF sorrow than II he had let the par
ties 20 unnolested. He ia the real sufferer
The exposure OF the woman ia punishment
enough for her to carry TO the end Of q miser-
able existence.
Among other things The State says:
The unwritten law at best ia a terrible strain
upon civilization; 1t Ia Away subject to
abuse. But where the courts practically give
warrant 10 procedure that opens the way for
any scouudrel to commit murder with impu'
dity by hiding behind a woman OF his house
hold, and makes 1t easy for q weak or vicious
woman TO have one man sacrihced 10 save an
other, then 1t becomes q monstrous evil.
Young Estes Is dead, and few. II any, are
thirsting for the blood Of Judge Loving. But
the feet Is tina thousands, tens Of thousands
Estes by Judge Loving's daughter are true,
and no Just man or woman can have sympa.
thy for q law that raises an "insurmountable
barrier against efforts TO yindicate the name
Of the dead man.. Had Estes been of the
worst type the forfeit OF his life was the pen
atty but II he, was Innocent. II the whiskey.
soaked father acted In blind frenzy upon the
untruthful tale of his daughter. there should
be some consolation available for the reia'
tives and friends OF Estes. They can not
have him returned to them and they. may
not desire the lie Of Judge Loving. but Il Els.
tes was innocent the establishment OF that
Innocence would have been q consolation to
his people. as well as q terrible warning that
might decrease tragedies In the future, and
any law that denies such opportunity for the
vindlcatlon Of the dead ID an outrage upon
Justice. Yet the friends and relatives OF E..
tes were not permitted to present testimony
In proof OF his high character; they we're mol
permitted 10 submit evidence TO the jury To
show that at the time and place Miss Loving
asserted she had been drugged, IL would have
been impossible for harm to have befallen
her, as families were residing In the immedi.
ate neighborhood.