The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-11

time when within few hours they
could return to their homes. These
jurors. he said, have to discharge the
gravest and the most important duty
that has ever deyolyed upon them.
AS long as the country shall have
patient, honest and upright jurors it
is safe. He said that he came to
assist the State of Tennessee in this
trial. The State does not require a
/ life for life; it demands one life TO
save many lives. All governments
were organized for this purpose. HUI
man life is the greatest gift from God
! to man. God himself placed the high
est price on human life. He was the
/ first Court that ever tried murderer.
He was the Judge and Jury and exc
cutioner of Cain when he slew Abel.
From that day to this the blood of
every man murdered crieth to God.
But not contented with this God
Wonder at Sinai Numbered forth amid
the lightning's flash and thunder's
roar Thou Shalt Not KILL"
with his own omnipotent finger he
wrote upon tables of stone Thou shalt
do no murder" said Mr. Figuers.
THAT commandment has been printed
in 400 languages and is known to
nearly all the peoples of this world
Governments were devised to guaran-
. tee life and liberty. Our own fore
fathers, when they wrote the declara-
ton of independence declared that
men had the inalienable right to live.
The enforcement Of these laws to pre-
serve life depends upon the courage
and integrity of Juries.. There are a
few cases where a man may take the
life of another and not violate the law
against murder and these l shall
enumerate."
Mr.. Figuers then proceeded to-
enumerate the cases where the killing
of another may be justified
Continuing, he said: Nov the case
at bar does not come within these
definitions and exceptions. Mr..
Hughes talks to you of the higher law
and the unwritten law. There is no
such thing in Tennessee as the I'M
written law and his Honor will so
instruct you. But from Mr.. Hughes
speech you would never have known !
that this defendant stepped UP be-
hind another and committed cold
blooded and most horrible murder
Now am not going to deal with fancy !
and fiction, but with the facts. Carryd
Mr.. Hughes theory into practice and
we would have anarchy and murder
by the wholesale in Tennessee. Ev-
cry man would be his own avenger
and personal vengeance would super
,ede the law. l was amazed that G.
T. Hughes should dare to stand in the
,ourt house and preach the unwritten
aw. The unwritten law will destroy ,
he very fabric of our government. &
Follow Mr. Hughes and every man I
will get Colts revolver and go forth /
0 STAY. If he is right then Malcolm I
,ong has the right to avenge the death a
( his brother./ Kentucky, our sister y
tate, is paying the awful penalty FOR a
the law. n
THE families are not involved In |
lis lawsuit Pedigrees don't count .
| court or anywhere else. Let us o
In noble names by noble deeds. Get
own to the facts of this case. Don't m
eal in fiction, imagery and fancy. oil
ut want to tell Mr.. Hughes that II W
, would kill a man under the cir tn
that he said he would, he OF
ould be murderer and if jury did W
s duty he would be punished for It, W,
ION June g. this year, a nineteen a
ar-old boy was standing playing the an
nocent game of pool He was eli
itching his play At that moment tn
TRY Cranberry appeared fifteen feet Of
his back. Harry paused moment he
d then walked up to his victim and XIX
1t him to the ground But he did
stop there; that malice that he OF
4 been feeding for months prompted ty-
n to shoot again. and nine tines he gel
IT into that PROSTATE form and ev- of
time he pumped a shot into that to
ly the pistol echoed back thi
ward" murderer" assassin. . coo
these bullets did not ger
p there, but ever since that to
Ir those bullets have been piercing sicl
heart of this boys mother and wa
rs why the State of Tennessee two
ishes murder. in-l
defy any onerto put his niger on ''anC