The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-06-11
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
THE THOMP-
SON CASE
Chester Thompson, the Murderer of
Judge Emory, is Free.

! About two years ago the life of {
distinguished citizen was taken b,
violence in his own home.
The murderer's name was Chester
Thompson-and the place Of tie Ell
ing-and the hOur-was Judge Emo
rvs home on a beautiful twilight
evening.
What was the occasion for thi.
violent killing of a man in the midst
of his family?
None, so far as Judge Emory was
concerned. He was wholly blame
less-having done nothing, and do.
ing nothing at the time of the muir
der which would excite a child.
Judge Emory was lying upon a
lounge upon the pOr1ico or his home
talking to his wife and some neigh
bors.
His two younger children were be-
ing put to bed by their nurse, as the
hour was their bed time.
While Judge Emory lay there upon
the pOrtico of his own home, a man
half dressed-rushed into his gate
up his steps-across his portico
and into his household, which was
wide open.
All observed that the man was
armed, carrying a heavy pistol in a
belt at his side.
What must have been the thoughts
that ran through Judge Emory's
mind when he saw a man IN trous-
ers and sweater, thus armed, rush
into his house, where only his young
children could be found?
Whatever they were, he did the
most natural thing in the world by
shouting at the fellow and following
him into the house.
AS quickly as the man could turn
on his heels he emptiej the entire
contents OF his revolver at Or into
Judge Emory's body.
The news quickly spread through
the city that Chester Thompson had
Judge Emory in his own
home! A large number of citizens
sathered about the house.
When those citizens understood
the facts disposition was manifest.
ed to break into the room where
Thompson had secreted himself
and where the two young children
had been put to bed-and take the
fellow out and string him up to a
telephone pole.
If the police had not arrived very
justice might have been
neted out without the Intervention
Of the law-which has proved to be
such a farce in the Thompson case.
By cunning and the exhibition of
great grief the trial of this murderer
vas sent over to Tacoma-and solely
because justice would undoubtedly
nave been melted out to Thompson if
lie had been tried in King County.
The defence of insanity was put
Up before the Tacoma jury-a lot of
alleged expert medical men were call
I'd, and Thompson was acquitted by
reason of insanity"
Within years time, Thompson
vas again brought before the court
Is an alleged sane man, in order
nat he might be excused from iail
md go free to commit other murders.
With tbu expectation, of course. of
hiding behind his convenient 'inslG-
20 as ii defense.
NS practically no defense vas put
n against this latter movement. and
- the alleged medical evDarfs de
,iared that Thompson had recovered
- ''arijy, the jury declare, him to
We sane
Trerense OF taking an appeal .
lc supreme Court was male Dat
- E'ptly withdrawn at the sugp.s-
;on OF Thompson's attorneys-and
he murderer of Judge Emory went
.Crth a free man last night in the
;ity of Tacoma,
what travesty on alleged justice
n case involving the highest crime
Known to man!
Thompson is free-but where is
Judge Emory?
thompson is given his liberty-but
Judge Emory's liberty was not only
AIKEN from him forever, but his life
vas extinguished at the same time.
Thompson is ireland is coming |
'ack 10 Seattle in order that he may
'"hold the widow AMI the orphans
which were made wien Judge Emory |
'as killed-and probably gloat over
heir misfortunes.
w Cont know whether Judge
Emory has any real, live, burning
rlerds in Seattle or not-but if he |
las, and that murderer THOMPSON I
noWs his head in Seattle and lives
wenty-four hours, the friends of
emory VIII be denounced as towards. .
- Seattle Times