The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-04-11

rec0iililleliu tiidt CIiey "0 P"i va
coiidltioil Ill1I 'IleN ie'i'"ii' vi SooN
pelaVlor. n.--.s.u
ht7peGtiui,} ,,,U,c
toi@hed) D. bh AZ IN" i"''
loiShed y. l. ~ NEh'
'9iSned Ii. Dl-N'-'
Members Oh 'ouhcil Hi ota'e'
Nneh thlS was received ny NM;
the Governor gran Ia Iite parooii an"
III holhg so reciIed tiie i3'c'S' 'o''''''-
dIng with TINS:
III view oi Iiie decision ana RECON-
ilehuaIfoli, "ltho'iI giving any oPiii-
ION Iiiyseil' L nefe"ith SIailG Iiie aP7
pilcatloh Oh mon Is j. lllCe ana
manners l.. " ilIe LOT Paruoii con,
ultioIled OH lhelF remaining vi Soou
behavior c.>.
H. ID. TLENN'
uoVerhor,
ASdiH we say I'ldt we w MOI queS
non the motlFe OF Cile Governor or Oh
any member % the Iouiicil ol state
we assume anu really peiIeFe ClldO
e"c!l anu "Il Vi THESE eli'itiiieii were
hcIliiS from l,le oeSI Iio'.'eS' ou'
tu'liilS rom Upe iueoUioii VI iiloSi>tH
!" 'i'e que?IiOii vi lc'uiuo' we ho,o
ITO l't9IcatloIi Ill say llIS tmat we re-
Saru ChiS 1dlucll DIS uhcdiie'i ior ny
:ile 4I.e,,d,lS elic'i,ii9 , uli,''el
i '. y "ily 'oue Vi iIt" l'u .1si VI
ui'il'e' "nu "io'' o",iei.', III i'' e e.
upon tile enforcement oi Id" Ill NorIh
'hl oll''".
III 'iie il'' pidce We 10 ilou DeileNe
III 'me Sallttlty Vi Tue uii"rIttell
law, never nave; ana we leei SAFE Ill
s"t my never VIII: NO" tne PaIuoiI
~ h'e"n' "iH 'iisiiS "I I'LL cuisine
vi Iile iues'ioii vi iIili''eiee eil'ile'y
hparI lIoin the merits OF tne case
nnr...s " , leCoS T Iivloh vi Tue ul-
written law: inere was no 4ues-
lloI raiSeu ol l'lllllS healtn on 'he
I"1' VI 1"t piiHoieIS' no question ol
inulSehG ldiiillieS ;, 10 DE supporter
~ ueNoiNeS l'sell silnPiS lllIo tiie
pnie Piopo'iIioii :lidl Il q man hliiS
''ilo'1i't uiluet CIRCUMSTANCES ~. sup
po'eu 70 !uiI'"S hii,ins ui'utI 'ne
s e!r" l1'en l,'" 'iie NouIIclI o' 'Iite
th; tne , ie',O ot"ee vi -N1llli aroma
U'i''No ''l''O a ~. liiiiS !eSe 'l'dii '"o
stn'S Is d suIl'ciehU puhisiiihliii''
poe2 1t loO eicouadSe laWiesslless
MUS lou. tlle S'!t'e. buu Iiiis Is IioC
on ,hnO ny ie' III .lle "hlte east
liau the TWO hleh Oh large physique
,'i'u MIXTURE SI yours snoI Ihe Younger
"eaheI o"eflili duu Iileh "leh ar
laiS.ed 70 answer ior Illeir acO IrahkIy
auil. Ut Ieu II ana gwen the reason lor
IT. SUI, mouiu we nave sald 1hat they
Shoulu De punished out they would
-" ioi.ou 'lelepH nun! US IL certain
ueSree oi respect ana sympathy. But
Iney ula hothlhS OF the KIND. They
killed MN IL Is true, but when put on
triai Ihey gave no such manly an
s"er us might DE supposed TO come
Iroin one VINO lhVokes the 'unwrlt-
zen law liis!eau 'hel ADOPTED the
lhlSelaoie' ehh'lllS, pitlaDle, con-
teulplldoIe course ol pleadlnS self-de-
lense-accordlng TO their own story
Two StronS men 1uily armed were
forced to XIII an unarmed weakling
lust aroused from bed to prevent
hlm from killing them-according to
their own story they were not de-
terlnlned men intent on avenglng
thelr family honor, but simply men
VINO Killed another manln self-defense
ana asked the court to excuse them
because 1t was necessary TO do this
Killing to save themselves. When
this plea was made the public at first
SasPed Ill astonishment and then
gave cOntemptuOus and incredu-