The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05

approval. 10 make protest. and SOUND
a warning. As A man among Fellow
men. and with nothing save a com
mon interest at heart. 7 feel constrain-
ed 10 say that this effort. which pliu-
gates the awfulness of the Hilisviile
tragedy. has more than ordinary signi.
ficance and. believe me. has an EVIL
foreboding Let us turn to this. one
of the darkest pages in Firg'nias fair
history. anil since we naturally revolt
at bloody detail. let us make brief
summary. An honOred court and Us
officers merciiessly shot down. help
less juror and an innocent women also
killed: others injured. courthouse
turned into hospital and morgue:
mothers widows and orphans weep
and lament for those that were bun
are not: the law lies Inundated IN the
dust with its dead and dying represen-
tatives. a nation looks or I'm amaze
ment and a State mourning. and WI
not be comforted. And how can We
comfort our state She has known in
surrection ard punished II. she mas
faced inyasi and met II with intrepid
heart; but never before has she been
thus greppled al the throat by her
own sons. It IS not within our prov
lnce 20 know as 10 the proVocaoon
We trust that all extenuatine circum-
stances will have the attention they
willie tragedy without precedent In the
annals OF crime. Then. TO mitigate
the seriousness OF such A crime would
be nothing less than crime itself SO
please let It's cease to o1er puerlIe
rea sons for clenency, and for the sake
cease to lonize any one who has
thus erred by using complimentary
epithets. as some are doing even
through the press
Now. as to the merits OF the ques-
ton. we rejoice that we don't have
To render the decision. That was
reached and rendered by the usual
competent souTces-our courts-and
the prisoners were given the benefit
OF every doubt Now the matter rests
What will he dO?" Some say: I'VE.
the people plead for Communication OF
sentence" so assuming the same right
20 speak TO- tae we" who think diff
ferently. say. We don't plead thus
Knowing the case Is imperfectly as We
do. II Is nothing less than assumption
to make this request Of the Governor.
who is so familiar with both the law
= nd evidence. What We want Is JUS
tice We don't say this harshly, but
Justice softened by T,ercy. but Justice
still. and although we would not say
one word to wound any q those a.
really so soreiy agErieVed. We SIN
cerely hope thst II Communication Of
sentence is granted 10 one or both OF
the Aliens. Il will have better excuse
ifo- fts existence than vacillsting
emotion and spasmodic feeling. stirred
by continued appeals to sympathy.
Standing in the presence of death Is
an awful thing. but II r. reflection
upon the dignity % manhood 20 be Rs
chsff before tho wind Standing IN
the very presence OF death At HIS
vile. we would have constituted MOB
for the desUr.cion OF the Allen clan
Standing r. the presence or death on
Pcn.;cnfiary Hill. We would again con
stitu:c a mob for liberation
We sincerely hope that oar cover
nor can find sufficient reason for COM
Tnutire tho sentence % Claude Allen.
but we would not hav. him rnlsled BY
wishes and svmpa fhies accredited 10
the people For reasons that are Cd
vious We hope too that our Governor
will continue 20 -epTieSe the Aliens
so fha- the demands cf justice may be
i'm, -rtsaIiy met. With justice 20 a.!
fhr rartics coucernc1 and severity 20
none. We wish the law 20 take is
course n the Law Is disreS7Tdcd- on
What will our future be- Let the Jaw
have Sc true course. sri some osF.
Whoa feeling has been sgpplantec BY
reason. when our svmrathies -naii
nave attained breadth ss well as oepth,
lien Father Tine shall have shaken
from the hourElass the parchinx sand
- isis present irving our. trnst
--. shar af ~ able 20 say. The wise
,a-rs- rs done and -sv eternity 70
s.a,d the echo. fc- whether IL lite
81 IN sesfh may mercy sttent the
Aliens" u