Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-03-15

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now exists. but was then struggling
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..uJ do Won remember having given
mir, =, chnf..o between accepting all
.i,,,,o,t urd.r the Uiaz govern
,,d -, ,ri,t f,r treason. which
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.,v.n ,or.r know how he managed
g. ,,,.a,. ~. ,c,urd. you threw around
,.,rr h,,;.nd, ON every available
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81, ,c.r m; hove then been best
d., ,.,,, "a mag Ibis nor is il now.
49,, 80 o,d..,.,,,. vour urisounr re-.
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,o,,.. r. ,ny new. Had it no, been
for tb,; assistance another victim
,,.o,,,d how. h.n, added To the one
for .hootiuo whom Won have lust been
,d;,,d.,od ~,,iltv"
Al iii, ,,.,s , nuzzra 70 those nres.
ont oxcaut rho urisorer and his dau-h-
ton Tha ;rtne suo,a with evident
epotiop The prisoner seemed deeply
r,,,rod u,s a.uphter as the address
nroreaded wound her arms tighter
abont har father There was an i'm
nro,,s;,,oros, r. tha scene that held the
ard;a,,.a ,naIlhound When the Judge
-, - sro,,. ove,v ono thourht that
ho ,,,.. ,hnu+ r. oira another instance
th,n tho n,o hefora tha court why the
.,r;.onor should suffor deoth When
taa ,,ou tho ,.st m.t+ar no
a.;acs Ill r,oro thrown info q
800 - Doubt nc to whot was coming
mwo GRO entering in Mexico" he
continued .unon now ara-an age
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-. ,,ros;dan+ Of tho United States
w. i,a~~ - .ho ,,rootost roba,lion
-. .,ld roc orar COON For that in.
'ne W.. 49,. 5uo,> oe hIood vos
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sp 5;saro+;o, Inv NV yovarn-
Deen 49,, ,,.,;ah,,o,+ 70 no moi
~. sou 49,, th.t ooonrred durinp q
s,o.;od u.han ororv mans hand was
paoins+ ororr otbar man II is not
49, - th,s ZOO whom universal neace
- so,;nn for rho world that Mexico
S,o,,d ran'oin IN horbarism, The acts
- 49, tro,,,,Ion, t;mas through which
,.,.o ,,oao,,+,r nnrod belong to =
400 noet and shouId he buried with
thot nost THO oct of which Won have
49,, eo,,a entity w,s reneuted again
and again on both sides. That the
revolution has triumphed is no cause
for committing in the name of justice
acts of revenge.
."rhe finding of the jury is set aside.
You are ut liberty to go free
By his address the judge attempted
to prepare the feelings of those pres
entsfor what had neither been expect
ed nor desired But the temper OF the
pconle WIS reyensefuI and had for
ages been used to different principle.
\ few applauded. but the majority
grumb!ed. There were those present
who had suffered at the hands OF the
man to whom this magnanimous treat
ment had been accorded. 1hey hao
brought the accusation that they might
he revenced-might revenge the dead
they loved. They rebelled against the
decision. Cries of Hang him." Shoot
him." Use the machete!" were heard.
and a movement WIS made by the
most active toward the prisoner. The
iudre arose and, raising his hand. en-
Joined silence.
.Ir striking this man." he said, you
stri,;a fine girl who loves him."
..IIo ,,trrcl, those we Ioyedm some
a ar;od
~ Of mo fol, Won one thing more. that
-h;oh sn,I;a of INF did not sneak.
Won ramember that | mentioned the
os.ono ,r ,na whom the prisoner would
hor, s..r;f;.ed am that person.
si,anoa followed this announce.
man. Th.t tho iudne had set aside
.antonce of death upon the man who
h,d ;rtonlod IN fake his life filled
tbose nrasont with wonder He had
so,,,rod tba;r attention. He went =
.to,, f,,r+hnr
~ I'm +oI, r,o,, how escaned
ouo NV iira 70 that girl" pointing
"Sho # was vim yave me a disguise
on1 droro m. throurh her fathers
,,aras r,s,,ira bar life for mine Had