Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-12-12
WHERE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
HAS BEEN ABOLISHED BY LAW

NJ IN ON d. vA--Speciai-
In shis weeks issue cf the Religious
YerasG. Dr.. X. II. Pitt. the editor, con-
tlnpes the discussion 81 The Soo1ect,
s.palsing 70 Death" lie writes as
90 Putting 20 Death
II L. no easy task 20 md trust
worthy ana verifablc facts an1 hg-
ures on This most interesting soo9SSS
and u As already clear 70 as tnaA ~
win probably be oiiticeiS - 50 ny
least. 70 come ont upon Wcli-Srouno-
a. conclusions couccf ning the VISION +,
81 fnficfing the death penalty rather i
than iOng term imprisonment ~
ourselves are tryinE 70 STUDY tne cues
tso~ with open miu0 an1 corNlatA% tt-
site our reaccrs 10 help Us an tnis
invest fcation. We give In this articte
q seSr aScertained facts. settlne 'fein
down without any p2rticllaE otee--
w mentioned laSt week tnat hAN0t
rslr-,s r-rS araour The States that had
aboltsl.ed the death peua4t1- ~ sen
.,ral the statement holoS 5000. N~e
There is one singular cNreFt-~.-- -
the case 90 mur4tr coinlNAtete 80 N--N
alreaax uudCr nle sentence ct iiisiI -
onmtrt. the dearh sentence may Z,
ir-ursed The theory ol tnts SENS
10 ht shat. luaSul1ch as ilt t-tt-'e~-
is alrandN under IKE sentence, tAt ~i.it
additional punishment /" Alon So
Inflicted Is death y coSr. Nv -
has ever arisen an Rhode lsiano Dn-
der this pcCulAr law 49,
In order 10 sci at facts ~ IFsi
hand. we have written 70 me Se.-r
tnrics OF states In each 81 ihc lNe
$3.50 v-Ne~e capital punishment has
49, abolished. we asked these thfee
questions 49,, ...-s-.
unert aholishe6 AZ your STATE
y Has its abolition rVs-ltte -
IN Increase or q lirniulton -
- t,-.cS 81 crimes Tor when ~
had been originally iinpese-
. Are convictions iQr ms -
Of crime more easily ontAinca ~
than v hen THE sentence q oe-~"
W Nare received answers from
s0ur II the States Ne reply nAs 4eN
o0 ne - 500 81 STATE O. Rhode
Island SENDS rs "a pamphlet Pref-.l &c
~ the warden - the STATE rl-S-.---
Prom this wrc learn TINT 1-ll..1-
fshrneut Vas abolished IN t>neee -
ta-d with the singular exec = lili
h.--a -otesD II 1859. Aon- NlArlrs
y Stearus. =ho was for e-snl - ,
aSsoriatcd with the Attorney Se-e
-aTs office O. RHODE lsian1. p l~oSe~
- f-rirnatirr his own opinion 80.
-. &c. Island laws might wisely
- -no6ifea 80 as 20 perrnit me 80
-. 80 death 20 be intActe1 lcE Lls'
der-ee murder. The p.rnFn-e~ -
80 gives ~ no comparative iAcis
Fra1--rest can be furDe1-
T@~r-n Maine me Secretary o. StAt'
wrises- A. 60 49, Once
showing an increase or decrease
~ rhte rs-pe o. crimes II No1lo
----,--.~sfre 70 STAKE whether
-. rhzurs from capital punish
r~arr nas affected Ia any Nal the
s..-urtrr O. CONVICTIONS Al
lsaart evidently publshea ~ 49,
thurlgy. an interesting nl--1is =
even q the progress % leEisla-
- -rl--a-a me abolition q the
6esth penalty. which seems -
have been --nally alot-sle- -
49, IL 1875 The death penaltg
Vas abolished. IL Aee- * N@s
re-esraallsned tur mlreer e---e-
In 1855 the Governor. IL mes
80 r,cfrfed out that the reEtu-
ration uf The death pena-l4 A--
no nrrr1aG the prufe-1-ll -l~
rfrinsrec. and in lbtl the dean
penalty Was again a1ollsi-s.'1'
The paper a1lA- me
-rert ~ our people "a nov -
,---ourIv araiust capital punish
rnert rhlt t may BE- ---r-+
s-med that d. W-A never again -0
enacted il Maine
Prem The STATE bcar1 q -1lL
O. Wilson's Secretary 81
rtrr WRITES Ca l-tE-e-L-i-h -r+---s 81 N
uhich We Gupte-
--csr.ral uurishmert VAS put
into UrerltlCI lu tte sac
1sa8. and wlF abolished ~ $50
During -his pe-lcl -I-l4 N--i &C
executions took place
III - cLffLcllt 20 give you any
-orurlr r-ison Ct ELa--t---s ~ -----
rvoufd show whether caTit4l OK
fences have increased ~ l-il-Ai--
lEhed since capital E--l- --i- g 4
49, abolished ln this state Al
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