The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-23
CONDEMNED
Is Judge WiCkham For
SaSpGnding Sentence
He Had Imposed Upon
Michael 7. Lee
In Resolutions Prepared By
A Committee
Appointed At Meeting Held
Wednesday Night
Resolutions Ask Sending
Here nj An0thef .Iud0e
To Hold Sessions OF The
Common Pleas Court
Fifty Copies To Be CirCulat-
ed For Signatures
And Are Then To Be Sent
To Judge WiCkham
To Hold Sessions Of The
Common Pleas Court
Fifty Copies To Be Circulat.
ed For Signatures
And Are Then To Be Sent
To Judge WiCkham

A meeting of citizens of Mt. Vernon,
some fifteen in number, was held at
the city council chamber Wednesday
evening, the prompting of the meet
ing being the recent action of Judge
Wickham in suspending the sentence
in the case against Michael T. Lee.
The meeting was presided over by Mr.
Edward Dever.
1t was the sense of the meeting
that a committee on resolutions be
appointed, this committee TO make
a report at an adjourned meeting to
be held at the Office of Stream &
Rimer on Thursday afternoon at 1
o'clock
Chairman Deyer appointed as the
committee on resolutions Rev. e. d.
Barnett, l.. A. Culbertson, Leander
Hays, L. A. Stream and Silar Parr.
This committee met Thursday morn
ing and drafted the resolutions which
were reported back to the adjourned
meeting in the afternoon. Present
at the meeting in addition to the
members of the committee were f. G..
Mardis, Edward Dever and w. F.
Rimer
The report of the committee was
read and upon motion of Mr. Mardis
it was adopted.
1t was also determined to have fifty
copies of the resolutions printed and
; circulated in Mt. Vernon and through
out Knox county for signatures. AT
ter the signed resolutions are returned
to the committee they will be sent
to Judge Wickham.
The resolutions are as follows
The Resolutions.
Whereas, In the recent proceedings
of the Court of Common Pleas in
Knox County, Ohio, Judge e. M. Wick
ham, presiding, in the case of the
State of Ohio against Michael 7. Lee
believing the dignity of our community
and of the commonwealth of Ohio
ndS DetU dSSdlltu anu JuotiCO uGin OCCI
set at naught by the action of Judge
Wickham in suspending the sentence
of Michael T. Lee, after said Lee had
been found guilty on two counts
namely: OF manslaughter and giving
poison; and whereas, the confidence
in the dignity of our courts is es
sential to the perpetuation of our lib
critics, we, the undersigned citizens o
Knox county, 90 hereby record oul
disapproval and condemnation of salt
action of said Judge e. M. Wickham
Be it therefore resolved:
First, That we most heartily com
mend the action of Prosecutor l.. 7
CromleY and Sheriff Peter Parker II
executing the duties of their respeC
tive offices in manner reflectin
great credit on themselves and equa
honor upon the public which electe
them rs It's servants, by making sue
use of law and authority as to speed
lily bring criminals to justice.
Be 1t resolved:
Second, That we commend the az
tion of the jury TO whose judgmen
and consideration was committed tn
testimony of the witnesses in tn
case. That we hereby express au
confidence in said jurymen, believin
they faithfully performed their dutie
in rendering verdict in accord wit
the testimony given.
Be it resolved:
Third, That the action of Jude
Wickham in anconditionally suspen
ing the sentence imposed on the d