The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-14

cution who would not be willing tC
ask that the case be dismissed and
the doctor exhonerated II something
should come to light to convince
| them OF his innocence, even though
the guilty person were still un-
known. The law Is not vindicated
nor is the state satisfied with secur-
Ing the conviction of one who is not
clearly guilty. We believe the pros
ecution has been handled c0nscien-
lousy, and 1t may be that they are
withholding or are In pursuit of evil
dence they did not present at the
hearing.
Our Theory.
Mary Robb came under an influ-
ence at Lewisville and Rigby that
swept her of of her former princi-
pies. The present social fabric there
- Dulit up on customs and practices
That were not rebuke to the wrong
start tnat she made under the com
Dined influence of vicious compan-
ions whom she overrated. Once into
the mire she became the servant Of
conditions that she was born to gov
ern. Next she became the victim Of
conditions from which she sought to
escape, and while she was willing to
40 the most honorable thing possible
uhder the circumstances. her partner
Or partners in sin were not.
In this connection we want to saw
tnat It IS unfair to the injured girl
10 any such case to say that the man
Is simply the partner in sin no is
Ine Wnole tnlng as a rule and should
DC dealt with accordingly.
FINDING herself thrown upon her
own resources she went back to Lew
lsville as she said, to make out her
scnool reports, and there she CON-
-erred with some ignoramus who
was willing to advise or aid in tho !
rhine that the testimony shows was |
lone In a laundering manner as if
'elf inflicted or done by somebody
VINO knew very little, about it. Not
'elng satisfied with results, and hay-
ng reason. to be alarmed at unex-
'ected developments she sought the
"a OF physician and bore up brave
until the 9th of June, when from
atlgue lnduceds by being up nearly
II night, going without breakfast.
landing around somewhere waiting
nd watching for the return Of the
octor whom she was going to con-
ult, the loneliness Of being in 4
lrahge place and without her com
anlons In this most trying hour that
ne mad yet seen, she easily yielded
condition that was rapidly I'M
her strength and ind-c-
lg blood poisoning.
AS the noon hour approached she \
eturned to the hotel looking dis I
'essed, rested few hours, consult
] the doctor, took fresh courage.
ent to the hospital, ate some supper s
1d slept some that night. During /
le day, loneliness and a conviction /
wrongs done and wrongs suffered :
the hands Of somebody she had
listed, combined with her bad ply Q
cal condition and that night she had 0
nervous chill. The doctor came in p
g morning and she told him of that t
"a ne inquired more about her case II
Y she refused to tell him the par I
,ular things he should have been :
"a at the first. In her efforts to
de her shame even from the ply !.
ian, she allowed SO hours to be I
ded to the delay. q
Ihen followed three physical ex- =
to enable them to dis y
yer the history of the case which y
+ desire for life and respectable q
had kept her from telling them. =
ring these examinations she was :
der the influence of an anesthetic
1ch rendered her unconscious, and a
evented her from relenting and
ing them the much needed infor- =
t1on that might have enabled A,
I'm to act in time to save her fast :
ming strength. Following one dis
cry after another they traced the -
hble to it's worst, and the man who w
the task of trying to save her
the time of danger, is prosecuted
the crime, while the one who did IN
criminal work is still undiscov- he
d. of
This theory may not be correct, III
sincere study of the case since
18th of June leads us to this
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