The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-10
dence of the fac, that the trial was

dcnce OF the fact that the trial was
fair.
The Aliens were accused Of per2e-
trating a plot watch .va TO the u-atn
OF the five persons. la Jnis particular
they were either sui. - or NOS S1llS.
IL guilty. the COMMITTED III Iroer !"
the hrst degree. and IL MI gu.i.y' the3
o-ght, In my opinion. 10 os freed. a u"
all effort mad to fnd the men VINO
really did start the aT-ir Sreas
deal Of fuss IS made over the TAT OF
who fired the trst shot l.. no" 'ef'
a. the evidence proved there Was pre-
Conceived ciot on tn part OF the Al
lens. IL manes no difference VINO Tea'-!
shot lTst. Lieutenant Charles cen
er Is to-day convicted OF hTst DEGREE
murder. although lie 4" as nov hci, he4.
when KOsentnal was snot- Acc I a.hS
TO the law as undo. STAND II. II ten
men were to form plot which led.
even arciden .ai.y. 10 me de@t. o. q
single Individual. the Ien "oo-u os
equally gGifry OF mufuer- 90 an tAiS
case. Claude Al en- must ha - known
OF this conspiracy, an cOnScs -eht-H
must have been equal! SIAts or lie
ensu.ng murders. In ms Opin-on ne
hau no excuse in defending his father
wnen that father hau o..en rSiUseu
to obey the mandates OF law wn'Sh u
had violated. mat OF ltser :. as m
clent excuse for the sheriff 10 draw ms
gun, and was, IN all pro-aDiitS, a y
mai for the shooting 10 oesin ne mere
fact that Dexter GOad Wa qu.c---"it-
ted enough 10 foresta4i tn pan. oy
opening nre himself. does not d.I1lh-
ish the guilt OF the Aliens. in@e~o.
had IL not been for his lu.cA acton.
the list OF the aad would nave De~ii
very much larger. That the Aliens,
or rather a part OF them. We're able TO
escape into the mountains 10. several
months seems to indicate further that
there .as prem.-itatld plot
notice that s1me OF the Alien sym
hxs a. 4
ment. that Claude Alien does not look
like q criminal The same tninS could
no do.bt b. said OF McCue or beattc.
But does that lessen his gdl-tE is no
man criminal un ess ne LOOKS HAe
one? II SO. who IS gong 10 '.eteiiH
what Il crimina! does look ike;
The Daneful effect OF a shiitIng pup
lie sentiment is nowhere better sno''h
than when SiGna Allen wa on-J en-
vlc1ed of second degree mproer. a.
though he was me lie der % tae CAN
and aIthCush witness had sworn
that ne s1w the Int NJ frOin J.osr
Nxssie's coat wAen S.dna Aliens Dii-
let struck II. Then. too. Judge mas
death on SIdna. If, as Il = rroposel
In tails case. We &c, PUBIC opinion ue
eide then We might just as we.i 40
away with our laws II the Aliens are
sui.ty, they axe only. / believe. S-i.,y
OF first degree murder. and II they re
as their sympatu.zers claim. t"e VIC
TINS OF 4 ioGi Conspiracy, taen release
them and zet the ones who really ala
form the plot
In CONCLUSION. ! wish TO say that 1
am opposed TO capital punishment. BOT
as IL is a Jaw. believe In enforcing III
until lie imprisonment. with no chance
OF pardon can be substituted IN place
Of IL To taOse who consider electro
cu..on n disgrace to The wives ana
children Of the accused 1 would gay
that this was not cons desed whfh
the, formed the plot. and that the rear
d .sErace came in knowing nat their
dear ones could b. g.ilty "f sucn
foul cons piracy. and Won be no more
zazmented BY tneii d-a.h than BY
sentence OF life i-npr sOnhieHt- In case
they or any OF them. are pardon,c. IL
Will b. more team iik 3 that the next
Governor will have 50 m--ca pressure
brought 10 bear on him thtt he WI.
have to restore them al TO the tu!l
privi.. g.s Of ct zenyh-p. II TINS result
could br cbta .n-d in 70 othcr way. ~
IS rzrly thar IL woull even - mi1e
In. issu. Of EIDernat0ria campaign
th, people refusing 10 vote for a riaa
who g=ogid not pledge h mise I TO par
don the Aliens. ...
Nathalie