Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-03-13

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sunea6ars When brought to trial at Caldwell this week lie be
sentenced on 18th
What should his sentence be-
state just this not to be answered oahnd To begin
with bs be tfueaud bis giving up life expiration
greatest proof mankind has prove any trut-then be-
dup, punished while the principals 90 free to be
lonized e n going he galiou proves story can
believe that he should denounced as a
Adeous criminal DeBosan monster, for the crimes he
% hSse committed yet if his story true, he
madefous monster but arrobaby no bigger liar than any Of
million other liars unTestratned should hard
lg be- banged FOR being liar surely the irrational
tAa logically lead only % Che scanod II these stories ueand
the Journal believes they logically proven court though
inidy largely BY implication rather than by tangible evil
could produced asethn one moose is not
enough Justice satisfied did the actual
crime and Who euenlng made possible prosecute offenders
ahen The real principals 70 free II he lied All through he il NOT ~
monster BE painted But believes story ending
with the plea Of guilty which the zeal truth logical con
sten 30 iis reasoning from effect geo
metry
Orchard can not become popular hero though he hang hundred
times lie not martyr he crimes like the
patriot dying for bis the friend dies may
i've he he is honest enough epentant
enough pay the price voluntarily invoking the pitu
plea Of insanity which might And even his na
iadanty men- as he saws there
be such nenwho eonsed these though they escape
human There final which hearts not the
words Of menand false witness pass Only there
perhaps will the whole truth be known voluntarily put
ting halter around his neck by his testimony,
credible witness than the whose contrary testimony his
life Shall still essential necessary part which
me central plot which had TO be IN the beginning like the faint of
blood poisoning and believe outward manfesta-
ton like murder his eighteen hero-worhip
mawksh sympathy that would passing sentence with
such evidence 10 consider.
Il need hardly be said that Orchards plea guilty an eloquent
eommendauan u the seals with the
offer Of his life the pledge the last campaign Seunenbug
assan should be found Pleading guilty has been mposs
bic pardon him. to let him the insanity lax
prosecution With has life he proves his story-the story
The administration believed when prosecution does
not matter much whether the criminals punished escape by
Jack Of conventional legal proven and the
legal oopbo Tor escape shown up they 90 free for
then they must show only escaped criminals as martyrs
The administration expected forced con
ons would not have Tho force Of certainty of guilt The
majority q te people of Idaho believed the proof be found Of
auraerous conspiracy larger majority believed was fairly p
proven n the trials though e would voted hang the
pso Of intangible like the law Of eravt ns
on yei ppaoy real IA both appearance and had
believe it As time clears the partisan hatred recognized
that not organized labor that conspiracy oil
individuals And Orchards cnhes his testimony civ ON
10 Ga the denial Of the accused dena
shch their lives is Orchards affirmative en-
which loses him bis M aud the long Of crimes pointing ine
Ply which they interested No one heard
saw contract 70 do these crimes administration did not
fer this ocular evidence which would have conclusive IT. as has
sen charged the state had determined convict this evidence woud
aye been % manufacture Without proof few ~ would J
'ns whatever they besgednd the The state did
% thirst oT mans blood sought only truth and lost It's
Ice rather than manufacture the only worth while and tbe
% q make The state ha been humane been fair has pau
aonAby proven the conspiracy alleged yet without prosttpg
e courts No state could honor than Idaho has done no
ae epd do The administration full duty is the
nd y re o. Aud idaho is honored a having that kind
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